Douglas J. Downs

Alpha-Beta Technology, Inc. engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of novel carbohydrate-based products for the prevention and treatment of infectious disease. It develops a novel class of immune modulation pharmaceutical products composed of complex carbohydrates and is discovering and developing new anti-fungal diagnostics and drugs. In addition, Alpha-Beta has developed a rapid in vitro diagnostic to detect and monitor systemic fungal infections and has an anti-fungal research program to discover direct inhibitors of fungal cell wall synthesis. It is in the development stage and is devoting substantially all of its efforts toward product research and development, raising capital, marketing products under development, clinical trials and manufacturing. The Company was founded on March 2, 1988 and is headquartered in Worcester, MA.

Aurora Biosciences Corp. designs and develops proprietary drug discovery systems, services and technologies to the discovery of new medicine. It develops a proprietary ultra-high throughput screening platform that uniquely integrates innovative fluorescence chemistry, molecular biology, miniaturization, automation, and informatics. The company also provides assay development and screening services. Aurora was founded in 1995 and is located in San Diego, CA.

DJO Global, Inc. engages in the development and distribution medical devices for musculoskeletal health, joint reconstruction, vascular health, and pain management. Its product include knee ligament bracing, custom bracing, post-op knee bracing, hip implants, shoulder implants, shoulder bracing, spine bracing, cervical collars, walking braces, and ankle bracing. The company was founded by Mark Nordquist and Ken Reed in 1978 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

Masthead Venture Partners LLC (Masthead Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Danvers, Massachusetts.

Expo Communications, Inc. provides consumer-generated video product reviews. It distributes informative video content for digital points of purchase viewable at expotv.com, retail websites, youtube, facebook, manufacturer sites. The company was founded by Daphne Kwon and William Hildebolt in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Afraxis, Inc. operates as a contract research organization (CRO), specializes in preclinical efficacy evaluations (in vivo and in vitro), neurotoxicity evaluations, and structure-efficacy relationship (SER)-driven medicinal chemistry. It develops Afraxis ESP, an enhanced spine analysis platform that quantifies the morphology and maturity of synaptic dendritic spines, which are fundamental to information processing by neural synapses in the brain. The company was founded by Jay B. Lichter, Carmine Stengone, Susumu Tonegawa and Ben Vollrath in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Pictela is a global platform for distributing definition brand content. The platform reaches over 120 million consumers worldwide and supports 1 billion impressions per day. With Pictela, brands can deliver high definition video, photos, text and more. Since launching in 2009 with Disney and American Idol, Pictela has experienced rapid growth with clients across retail, CPG, automotive and entertainment categories. Pictela technology has been certified by Time Inc., The Wall Street Journal, Scripps Networks, Glam Media, Hearst, Rodale, Undertone and Thomson Reuters, among others. Pictela is based in the Flatiron District of New York City, the heart of the New York tech sector. The company is led by senior media and technology executives and backed by prominent venture capital investors.

Backupify, Inc. provides online backup solutions. Its products include google apps backup, office 365 backup, salesforce and social media backup, pricing and cloud to cloud backup. The company was founded by Vikram Chadha, Robert May and Dharmesh Shah in November 2008 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Redbooth, Inc. provides platform to share tasks, discussions, files, group chat and high definition video conferencing. It provides Teambox, a work management solution for freelancers, self-employed, small business owners, and large teams that allows individuals within and outside of an organization to work together in a social setting. The company was founded by Pablo Villalba Villar in 2008 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

AristaMD, Inc. develops specialty care platform and seamlessly integrate into clinical workflows. It provides eConsult solutions to empower primary care providers with clinical workup checklists and the ability to conduct electronic consults. The company was founded by Rebecca Cofinas in 2014 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Arthur Andersen LLP used to provide accounting services. It was also into consulting services for clients that operate businesses throughout the United States and around the world. Arthur Andersen was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Avalon Ventures Management LLC (Avalon Ventures Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 by Kevin J. Kinsella. The firm is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

COI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides life science investors. It offers research and development infrastructure and industry mentors to the portfolio companies of Avalon Ventures. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Sova Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutic drugs. It provides internal clinical plan on therapies supported by the mechanism, our preclinical findings, and the development of compounds reported to act on the molecular targets of H2S that include postherpetic neuralgia, chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathic pain (CIPN pain) and diabetic neuropathy. The company’s pre-clinical findings support large-market indications, such as osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, neuropathic pain and migraine, that we would seek to develop with a strategic partner. The company was founded by Gary W. Pace and Solomon Snyder in 2010 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Part of Cullinan Therapeutics, Inc., Cullinan Mica Corp. is a company that provides worldwide rights to CLN-619. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The CEO of the company is Nadim Ahmed.

Avelas Biosciences, Inc. develops integrated suite of therapeutic and imaging agents for treatment of cancer. It develops AVB-620, an intravenously administered in vivo fluorescent protease activatable peptide that detects, marks, and diagnoses cancer. The company was founded by Yon Chien Tsien, Quyen T. Nguyen and Michael A. Whitney in 2008 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Nerio Therapeutics, Inc. provides biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Enlaza Therapeutics, Inc. is a company that develops novel classes of protein therapeutics using their proprietary war-lock™ platform. The company is based in La Jolla, CA. The company's platform utilizes synthetic biology technology for site-specific covalent coupling driven by drug binding. Enlaza Therapeutics is pioneering the field of covalent biologics and aims to deliver more efficacious and safer treatments for patients. The CEO of the company is Sergio G. Duron.

TVC Capital LLC (TVC Capital) is an operator-led growth equity firm founded in 2000 by Jeb Spencer and Steven Hamerslag. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Qpex Biopharma, Inc. develops a pipeline of agents addressing critical needs for the treatment of infectious diseases in the inpatient and outpatient settings. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Accelerator Services Corp (Accelerator Services) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Carl Weissman and Rodney F. Burgar. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Jumpcode Genomics, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

JDRF T1D Fund (JDRF T1D Fund) is a venture capital subsidiary of JDRF International founded in 2011 by Sean Doherty. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Joy Life, Inc. provides wedding website and application. Its website and applications enable users to add photos, choose wedding colours and fonts, invite guests, send and store RSVP information and send messages. The company was founded by Michael Dorian Bach, Vishal Joshi and Kaiwalya Kher in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Talla, Inc. provides artificial intelligence powered service desk to human resources, information technology and other internal service teams. The company was founded by Rob May in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Getabl, Inc. provides consumer-to-business texting services. It is a service that replaces the phone conversation with a universal chat utility that allows consumers to send text messages to businesses and the business to reply by text message in real-time. The company was founded by Milenko Beslic, Bryan Lennett and Mark Slater in May 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Watson Technology Group LLC provides investment services. The company was founded by Matt Watson in 2003 and is headquartered in Leawood, KS.

Kinvey LLC provides a Backend as a Services platform for mobile apps. The firm offers Kinvey that enables developers and IT with the next generation platform for delivering enterprise applications; and mBaaS, a mobile health solution for healthcare providers, payers, and pharmaceutical/biotech and life sciences companies for its mobile and responsive web applications. The company was founded by Sravish Sridhar and Morgan Bickle in 2010 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Pacific Ridge School operates a school. The non-profit company is based in Carlsbad, CA.