Michael Alston

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

Beckman Coulter, Inc. manufactures and distributes biomedical testing instrument systems and general biomedical research products. It develops and markets products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing. The firm’s systems operate in both diagnostics and life sciences laboratories on seven continents. Its products improve the productivity of medical professionals and scientists, supplying critical information for improving patient health and delivering trusted solutions for research and discovery. The company was founded in 1935 by Arnold O. Beckman and is headquartered in Brea, CA.

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Viridos, Inc. develops and commercializes genomic-driven solutions and products. The firm's offerings are designed for application in solutions such as human health, food, water production, and environment. The company was founded by J. Craig Venter, Hamilton O. Smith, David C. Kiernan and Juan Enriquez-Cabot in February 2005 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Therapure Biopharma, Inc. engages in the business of contract development and manufacturing. It operates through the following divisions: Therapure Biomanufacturing, Therapure Innovations, and Evolve Biologics. The Therapure Biomanufacturing division focuses on contract development and manufacturing of complex biologics. The Therapure Innovations division includes in-house proprietary-drug development. The Evolve Biologics division develops a portfolio of plasma-derived pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on June 22, 2007 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

BDO USA LLP operates as an accounting, auditing, and bookkeeping firm. It offers advisory; audit and assurance; digital; and tax services. The company was founded by Maximillian L. Seidman in 1910 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Graham & James LLP provides legal services. The private company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Michael A. Hertzberg.

Part of Clariant AG, Nipa Laboratories Ltd. trades as an agent of BTP Chemicals Plc. The company is based in Manchester, UK.

Berliner Cohen LLP operates as a law firm. The firm serves agriculture, consumer goods & services, financial services, food & beverage, governmental, hospitality, industrial & manufacturing, real estate development and technology industries. Its practice areas include, class actions, real estate, tax law, land use, and construction defect. The company was founded by Stan Berliner and Sam Cohen in 1966 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Snell & Wilmer LLP provides legal services. It offers bankruptcy, commercial finance, corporate and securities, employee benefits and compensation, healthcare, industry groups, intellectual property, labor and employment, litigation, natural resources, environment and energy, political law and government relations, real estate and tax related services. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

GE Healthcare Ltd. provides transformational medical technologies and services which include icenter, AssetPlus, preventive maintenance, continuity, digital solutions and Unisys multi brand probe repair services. The firm offers magnetic resonance imaging, hemodynamic recording, EP recording, metabolic health and computed tomography. The company was founded on February 16, 1971 and is headquartered in Little Chalfont, the United Kingdom.

Rhodia Pharma Solutions Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on August 26, 1965 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.

University of Hawai'i at Hilo engages in the provision of services relating to higher education. It offers bachelor’s degrees, minors, master’s degrees, doctoral degrees, certificate programs, graduate certificate programs, and distance learning. The company was founded in 1947 and is headquartered in Hilo, HI.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

AGC Biologics A/S provides contract process development and biopharmaceuticals manufacturing services worldwide. It specializes in delivering custom solutions for the scale-up and the cGMP manufacture of protein-based therapeutics for pre-clinical, clinical trials, and commercial production. Its services include cell line development, bioprocess development, formulation, and analytical testing. The company was founded by Peter Vilby, Mads Laustsen, Thomas Sandal, and Morten Munk in 2001 and is headquartered in Soeborg, Denmark.

Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It offers development services in the areas of process development, protein formulation technology, analytical development and validation, and regulatory support. The company was founded by Magda Marquet and Francois Ferre in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of IDEX Corp., Innovadyne Technologies, Inc. manufactures enabling non-contact, nanoliter to microliter liquid handling devices. The company is based in Santa Rosa, CA. Innovadyne Technologies was acquired by IDEX Corp. on November 14, 2008 for $3.30 million.

The State Bar of California operates as an official attorney licensing agency. The non-profit company is based in San Francisco, CA. Elizabeth Rindskopf Parker has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Clariant International AG manufactures specialty chemicals. It is involved in the following business areas: Care Chemicals, Natural Resources, Catalysis, and Plastics and Coatings. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland.

Induce Biologics, Inc. is a medicine company. The firm is develops bio implants for bone regeneration. It also offers URIST product. The company was founded by Sean Peel and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

BioSpyder Technologies, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Carlsbad, CA. BioSpyder Technologies has developed a novel product for targeted sequencing called Tempo-Seq, which is a gene expression profiling tool designed to monitor hundreds to thousands of genes at once in high throughput. Tempo-Seq can analyze expression in samples with thousands of cells or from single cells without pre-amplification, maximizing utilization of precious or limited samples. The assay content is flexible and customizable, delivering unprecedented accuracy and sensitivity with simplified data analysis that eliminates the need for bioinformatics. Tempo-Seq assays deliver an easy-to-use solution for customers doing expression profiling for any species. The private company was founded in 2011 by Joel McComb, Bruce Seligmann, and Joanne Yeakley, with Joel McComb serving as the CEO since then.

Argonaut Manufacturing Services, Inc. engages in providing contract manufacturing in the life science and biotech arena. It offers products launch, scale-up & volume, decline and sunset services. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Tempo Therapeutics, Inc. engages in development of materials that are immune stealth, minimally invasive, and precision engineered for regenerative medicine. Its pipeline TT101, TT102, TT201. and TT301. The company was founded by Westbrook Weaver, Philip Scumpia, Dino Di Carlo, Tatiana Segura, and Donald Griffin and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Therapure Biopharma (USA), Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. It also facilitates US payroll and benefits. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.