W. Henry Weinberg

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Symyx Technologies, Inc. develops and applies high-throughput experimentation to the discovery of materials for chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceutical development, electronics, consumer goods and automotive customers. The company works together with companies seeking to transform their search for better products and processes through research collaborations and Discovery Tools sales and the license of materials, intellectual property and software. The company was incorporated in February 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Draths Corp. manufactured bio-chemical products. The company was founded by John W. Frost, Mark Stowers and Karen M. Draths in 2005 and was headquartered in Emeryville, CA.