Mona Chadha

Applera Corp. manufactures medical instruments

Takara Bio USA, Inc. helps to accelerate the discovery process by providing pioneering tools that enable researchers to ask new questions and investigate ever more complex systems than was previously possible. With more than 5,000 literature citations, its innovative products and services continue to facilitate advancement in areas such as genomics, cancer research, apoptosis, cytogenetics, developmental genetics, cellular physiology, pharmocogenetics, and neurobiology.

WaferGen, Inc. develops novel products for cell biology and genetic analysis. The firm focuses on the development systems for gene expression, genotyping and stem cell research for the life science and pharmaceutical industries. The company was founded by Alnoor Shivji, Victor Joseph and Amjad Huda and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

WaferGen Bio-systems, Inc. used to provide genomic technology solutions for single-cell analysis and clinical research. The firm offered SmartChip Real-Time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system, which provided a suite of gene expression and genome analysis technologies enabling biomarker discovery and validation on a single platform with the sensitivity and accuracy of PCR. The company was founded by Alnoor Shivji, Victor Joseph and Amjad Huda on October 22, 2002 and was headquartered in Fremont, CA.