Rufus W. Burlingame

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.

The Scripps Research Institute is a private, non-profit research organizations that performs basic biomedical research in molecular & cellular biology, chemistry, immunology and neuroscience. They receive the majority of its funding from federal agencies such as the National Institutes of Health. The organization also partners with pharmaceutical companies and is affiliated with the Scripps hospital group. The organization was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in La Jolla, California.

INOVA Diagnostics, Inc. manufactures and distributes autoimmune disease diagnostics markers. It provides IVD systems and reagents for hospitals and clinical laboratories. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.