James E. Pinkin

Quidel Corp. engages in the development, manufacture and market of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. Its portfolio includes rapid immunoassays, cardiac immunoassays, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic solutions. The firm products are directly sold to end users and distributors and for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, universities, retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, LXN Corp is a company that develops and commercializes fructosamine monitoring technology for diabetes. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by John F. Burd. LXN was acquired by Inverness Medical Technology, Inc. on March 29, 2001 for $18.48 million.

Perceivant LLC operates data analytics software platform and provides data science services . It develops and owns a real-time analytics platform which allows companies to access their data to make decisions based on customers’ needs, personas, and trends. The firm helps companies in healthcare, higher education, finance, insurance, technology and more to see their business and markets in a whole new way by first processing data, then uncovering relationships between all the data points of their company. The company was founded by Brian Rowe, Matthew Coffman and David A. Castor in 2012 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

WellTrackONE Corp. provides wellness program solutions to healthcare providers and organizations. The firm focuses on patient wellness related to Medicare, Medicaid and commercial populations. Its approved patient assessment software provides physicians and organizations with a comprehensive baseline report detailing modifiable risk factors, preventative goals and measurable data. The firm provides a full service wellness solution, including scheduling, screening and documentation. Its solutions include: THEO, PreventONE, CareONE DVCP, CareONE Employer Program and AccessONE. The company was founded by Peter Bechtel and is headquartered in Hilton Head Island, SC

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

E. & J. Gallo Winery, Inc. engages in the production, distribution, and marketing of wines and spirits. Its portfolio includes Apothic, Carnivor, Chateau Souverain, Columbia Winery, Ecco Domani, and Edna Valley Vineyard. The company was founded by Ernest J. Gallo and Julio Gallo on September 22, 1933 and is headquartered in Modesto, CA.

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The firm offers over-the-counter eye care products, medical devices, equipment, ophthalmic drugs, surgical instruments, needles, and sutures for microsurgery and disposable drapes. The company was founded by Robert Alexander and William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Part of Resonac Holdings Corp., MAST Immunosystems, Inc. is a company that specializes in providing quality allergy care through their comprehensive panel test for environmental and food allergens called OPTIGEN® Allergen-Specific IgE Assay. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company also offers the OPTIGEN® Multiplex Allergen-Specific IgE Assay and the AP3600™ Fully-Automated System for OPTIGEN Allergy. MAST Immunosystems was acquired by Resonac Corp., part of Resonac Holdings Corp. from April 20, 2020 on November 04, 1996 for $40 million.

JumpStart, Inc. is a non profit organization that supports entrepreneurial service organizations. The firm advises, invests in, assists and accelerates Northeast Ohio's early-stage ideas and companies. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Windamere Venture Partners LLC (Windamere Venture Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Scott L. Glenn. The firm is headquartered in San Diego.

Claremont Creek Ventures (Claremont Creek) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Nat Goldhaber, Randy Hawks and John Steuart. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

University of California, Irvine Foundation engages in the management of private funds to support teaching, research, and public service. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

The Lacocca Family Foundation offers funds diabetes research to bring new hope and promise to everyone living with type 1 diabetes. The company was founded by Lido Anthony Iacocca in 1984 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

AssureRx Health, Inc. operates as a personalized medicine company that develops genetic tests. It specializes in pharmacogenomics, a study of the genetic factors that influence an individual’s response to drug treatments, as well as evidence-based medicine and clinical pharmacology. The firm offers GeneSight, a genetic test that helps healthcare providers to take a personalized approach for prescribing medicine for patients; GeneSight Psychotropic, a test that analyzes genes that affects a patient’s response to antidepressant and antipsychotic medications; and GeneSight Analgesic, a test that analyzes how genes affect the way the body respond to medicines prescribed to treat acute or chronic pain. The company was founded by Donald R. Wright Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in Mason, OH.

Genalyte, Inc. specializes in instrumentation and multiplex assays for biomarker and protein detection. The firm offers autoantibody testing assays for autoimmune research, custom assay services and maverick detection system. The company was founded in 2007 by Lawrence Cary Gunn III and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

University of California Irvine Alumni Association operates as a alumni association. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

In Counsel with Women conducts association services namely, promoting the economic, leadership and personal growth of women of high accomplishment; organizing, conducting and hosting business networking events for women of accomplishment. The company was founded by Janet M. Miller in 1997 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

NuMedii, Inc. discovers and de-risks effective new drugs by translating Life Sciences Big Data into therapies. Its Big Data technology, originally developed at Stanford University, utilizes large amounts of scientific data together with proprietary biological network-based algorithms to discover drug-disease connections and biomarkers that are predictive of efficacy. The firm translates these predictions into novel de-risked drug candidates and partners with pharmaceutical companies for development and commercialization. The company was founded by Gini Deshpande, Joel Dudley and Atul J. Butte in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Label Independent, Inc. provides software development services for life science and business enterprises in the United States. It provides consulting services for designing and developing bioinformatics and custom assay software to meet specific laboratory needs. The company is headquartered in West Windsor, NJ.

MD Revolution, Inc. engages in the provision of a digital care management platform. Its product platform include care management features, clinical tools, patient engagement tools, and integration. The firm solutions also include Chronic Care Management; Remote Patient Monitoring; Behavioral Health Integration; Annual Wellness Visits; Transitional Care Management; Whole Person Care; Clinical Care Teams; And Care Program Design. The company was founded by Samir Damani in 2011 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

DiaSorin Molecular LLC manufactures and distributes of molecular diagnostic products for hospital and reference laboratories. Its product Simplexa molecular menu includes HSV 1 & 2, Flu A/B & RSV, Group A Strep, C. difficile and Simplexa controls that help laboratories consolidate testing, streamline processes and increase efficiency. The company is headquartered in Cypress, CA.

Interactive Lifestyle Management LLC operates as a healthcare software platform. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Sequoia Consulting Group LLC provides consulting services. The company is based in Encinitas, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Brandy Bullen and she has been the CEO since incorporation.

DME Innovations, Inc. has developed uplyft™, a medical device that enables people with mobility limitations to safely and efficiently self-transfer from bed to wheelchair, and vice versa. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The device restores independence to people with mobility challenges, improving their quality of life, and protects healthcare workers from encountering patient lifting injuries, avoiding costly workers compensation claims. The company was founded in 2016 by Anton Keats Simson. Craig H. Misrach has been the CEO of the company since 2018.