Lou Hawthorne

CoTherix, Inc. develops therapeutic products. Its ventavis product is a nebulizer delivered therapy for pulmonary artery hypertension, which restricts blood flow to the lungs. CoTherix markets its products in the US, Europe, and Australia. The company was founded in February, 2000 by Donald J. Santel and Gerard Turino and is located in Brisbane, CA.

Microsonic Systems, Inc. develops acoustics-based instruments for biotech and pharmaceutical industries. It offers ultrasonic fluid processing devices including Microsonics ST30, a personal deoxyribonucleic acid sample preparations system; and HENDRIX SM100, a ultrasonic fluid processor. The company was founded by Steven Horwitz on August 24, 2004 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

PharmaJet, Inc. operates as a medical device company which develops needle-free injection technology. Its products include Tropis needle-free injector device, and flu and polio application. The company was founded by Heather Callender-Potters and Kathleen Callender in 2005 and is headquartered in Golden, CO.

TOMA Biosciences, Inc. develops and provides DNA-based cancer testing technology. The company was founded by Hanlee Ji, Lincoln Nadauld, James M. Ford, and Calvin J. Kuo in 2011 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Silicom Ventures LLC (Silicom Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Gadi Behar. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos, California.

The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides science related journal, program, and education services. The firm also promotes the responsible use of science in public policy. The company was founded in 1848 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

California Heart Center Foundation provides cardiac care services. The non-profit company is based in Los Angeles, CA.

Omniox, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops medicines for hypoxic diseases. Its technology overcomes fundamental biochemical shortcomings of hemoglobin-based and per fluorocarbon oxygen delivery approaches. The company was founded in 2006 by Stephen P. L. Cary, Michael A. Marletta, Jonathan Winger and Elizabeth Marshall Boon and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science operates as a community of visionary people who advance the partnership between science and philanthropy. It partners with individuals, families, foundations, and the business community to develop philanthropic funding for the institute; educates the American public about the institute’s research; and represents the institute’s interests in the U.S. through the events such as galas, parlor meetings, and luncheons; meetings with institute scientists and campaigns to spread the news of research discovery. The company was founded by Chaim Weizmann in November 1944 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Progen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. researches and develops pharmaceuticals to treat cancer. The company is headquartered in Cary, NC.

Trident Labs, Inc. engages in the operation of toxicology laboratories. It offers urine and oral fluid drug testing to help medical offices monitor adherence to prescription medication and abstinence from illicit drugs. The company is headquartered in Holland, MI.

Assurance Health Services, Inc. provides healthcare services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Aravive Biologics, Inc. develops novel targeted therapeutics in oncology. The company was founded by Amato Giaccia and Albert Koong and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. provides drug discovery services. It develops tetravalent, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibodies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. The firm’s’ lead drug candidate is AMV-564, a CD33/CD3-targeting treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which Amphivena is currently preparing to advance into clinical development. The company was founded by Jeanmarie Guenot in December 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Matternet, Inc. develops drones for its delivery vans. It offers Matternet M2, a drone logistics system that features automatic payload and battery exchange, intelligent routing and monitoring, precision landing, and intuitive command and control. The company was founded by Andreas Raptopoulos, Darlene Damn, Dimitar Pachov, and Paola Santana in 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Parvus Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures and sells biopharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Wavemaker Three-Sixty Health (Wavemaker 360) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by John G. Nackel. The firm is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

xCures, Inc. engages in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) based precision oncology platform. It offers patients and physicians an individualized treatment options and facilitates access via reimbursement, clinical trials, and access support. The company was founded by Jeff Shrager and Jay Marty Tenenbaum in 2018 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Cellsonics, Inc. engages in development of a next generation single cell isolation. The company is headquartered in Newark, DE.

Immunai, Inc. engages in decoding of immune system to improve health. It offers an immune profiling platform, which is used to advance research and development in checkpoint blockade, cancer cell therapy, and cancer vaccines. The company was founded by Noam Solomon, Luis Voloch, Danny Wells, Ansuman Satpathy and Dan R. Littman in December 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Enable Medicine, Inc. is a company that aims to make biology more searchable. The company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The company has generated and indexed over a petabyte of data and are studying over 20 diseases across 75 scientific studies. The company works with researchers at institutions worldwide to develop scientific and clinical insights to better understand complex biology. The company's goal is to index and map biology to guide therapeutics discovery and development. The company was founded by Aaron Mayer. The CEO is Sunil Bodapati.

Cancer Commons is a non-profit organization that provides compassionate support for people with advanced or metastatic cancer. The private company is based in Palo Alto. The American company's services include leading-edge care navigation and personalized action plan creation for people with advanced or metastatic cancer. Founded in 2012, the company works one-on-one with patients and caregivers to surface the best-possible action plan for anyone dealing with advanced cancer.