Craig Halberstadt

Asterias Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company, which focuses on developing and commercializing novel therapies in the emerging fields of cell therapy and regenerative medicine. Its product candidates include AST-OPC1, trial for spinal cord injuries; AST-VAC1, a patient specific cancer immunotherapy focused on acute myeloid leukemia; and AST-VAC2, a non-patient-specific cancer immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer. The company was founded on September 24, 2012 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Organovo, Inc. develops and supplies pharmaceutical products. It focuses on delivering human tissue printing technology and creating tissue on demand for research and surgical applications. The firm helps physicians and researchers fulfill the promise of regenerative medicine by overcoming problems in cardiovascular medicine, medical research and transplant medicine. The company was founded by Eric Michael David, Andras Forgacs, Gabor Forgacs and Keith Murphy in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Desmos, Inc. develops a platform for building and sharing educational content. It offers graphing calculator, a browser based math software which is used by students, teachers, researchers, and general math enthusiasts. The firm provides other software that runs in any browser, offering virtual whiteboard capability for remote, real time collaboration, teaching and tutoring and software that permits tutoring companies to manage their resources and client interactions. The company was founded in 2007 by Eli Luberoff and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.