Paul Billings

ProterixBio, Inc. supplies novel protein measurement technology. It manufactures and markets the ViBE platform, enabling highly sensitive, automated acoustic immunoassays to accelerate drug discovery, development and production of biological and pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Edward F. Crawley and Mark Lundstrom in 2002 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Cyntellect, Inc. develops life science technologies. Its products supported key applications to advance life science research, biopharmaceutical production, and stem cell research and drug discovery. The company was founded by Paul R. Billings, Manfred R. Koller and Bernhard O. Palsson in 1997 and was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Informed decisions will improve the way cancer is treated. On-Q-ity is an innovative diagnostic company that is focused on providing physicians with the tools they need to make the best decision when treating individual cancer patients. Its platform will enable better decision-making across multiple cancers: improving the cost of treatment, the quality of life for patients and ultimately increasing survival. Products currently in development are based on two core technologies: 1) DNA repair biomarkers that predict treatment response and 2) Microfluidic chip technology that enables capture, enumeration and characterization of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in the bloodstream.

Lipomics is uniquely positioned as a leader in personalized medicine for metabolic disorders. Developing diagnostics for metabolic diseases. Its research and development efforts apply proprietary techniques in lipid profiling and data interpretation to identify clinically relevant biomarkers and validate their potential for diagnostic tests. Working with strategic partners, Lipomics Technologies is advancing its goal to develop clinical diagnostic tools with an emphasis on high-density lipoprotein metabolism, diabetes, weight loss and inflammation. Its service unit provides biomarker discovery and biological consultation services for advancing drug development with their pharmaceutical partners. The company generates high-quality quantitative profiles of lipid metabolites that are central to metabolic diseases. These metabolites include eicosanoids, acylcarnitines, sterols, bile acids and structural and energetic lipids. In addition to quantitative metabolite profiling, Lipomics provides bioinformatic analysis and biological interpretation services.

Ancestry.com, Inc. provides online network services for connecting families. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Lehi, UT.

CBR Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of newborn stem cell company. Its clinical application of cord blood and cord tissue stem cells by partnering with institutions to establish FDA-regulated clinical trials for conditions that have no cure today. The company was founded by Thomas E. Moore, Jesse O. Kramer, Wendy K. Grant, Paul R. Billings and Stephen M. Grant in 1992 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

GeneSage, Inc. provides healthcare services. The firm develops genetic tests and medical treatments for consumers and health care providers. The company was founded by Paul R. Billings and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

PAX Scientific, Inc. specializes in design services related to handling liquids and gases in industrial equipment. It offers an internationally patented technology that improves fluid handling equipment. The firm an engineering research and product design company, provides solutions for fluid-related industrial problems. The company was founded by Jayden David Harmon and Francesca Bertone in 1997 and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

Part of SGL Carbon SE, SGL Carbon LLC is a private company based in Saint Marys, PA.

Fabric Genomics, Inc. operates as an analytical genome interpretation company. It develops scalable and fully integrated informatics systems specifically design to interpret human genome sequences for research and clinical applications. The company was founded by by Martin G. Reese, Edward S. Kiruluta, John Stuelpnagel, and Paul Billings and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Life Technologies Corp. provides products in the areas of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. Its brands include Invitrogen, Applied Biosystems, Gibco, Molecular Probes, Noves, Ambion and Ion Torrent. The firm’s portfolio includes the most cited products and technologies in qPCR, capillary electrophoresis sequencing, nextgeneration sequencing, molecular diagnostics, forensics, cell culture and analysis, and agriculture research. The company was founded on November 21, 2008 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Biological Dynamics, Inc. engages in the development of cancer diagnostic solutions for labs and homes. Its platform offers a way to isolate cell-free nanoparticles and macromolecules directly from whole blood, serum, or plasma. The firm also develops a suite of oncology tests for early cancer detection, treatment response, and recurrence monitoring. The company was founded by Raj Krishnan, Edward D. Truitt III, Michael J. Heller, Roy Lefkowitz, and David Charlot in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CollabRx, Inc. is a data analytics company. It offers cloud-based systems, which provides clinically relevant interpretive knowledge to institutions, physicians, researchers and patients for genomics-based medicine in cancer and other diseases to inform health care decision-making. Its CollabRx Therapy Finders product provides information to physicians and patients for rapidly determining which medical tests, therapies, and clinical trials may be considered in cancer treatment planning with a specific emphasis on the tumor genetic profile. The company was founded by Jeff Shrager in December 1989 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

DecisionQ Corp. offers machine learning, computer science, applied statistics and business leadership. Its provides products and services to financial sector, managed care industries, molecular and genetic diagnostics, insurance and reinsurance, retail, consumer packaged goods, logistics and national defense. The company was founded by Todd A. Radano in 1996 and is headquartered in Arlington, VA.

Applied Immunology, Inc. provides specialty assay solutions for the development of therapeutics and diagnostics. It offers custom cell-based assays, GLP bio-analytical assays, and immune monitoring. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Mission Bio, Inc. engages in the provision of tools for the study of cellular heterogeneity in human health and life science research. It develops research tools that allow high-throughput, single-cell nucleic acid characterization across a variety of research applications, including oncology and immunology. The company was founded by Charlie Silver, Adam Sciambi, Adam Abate, and Dennis Eastburn on June 29, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

OmniSeq, Inc. operates molecular diagnostic laboratory. It offers two NGS-based assays: Immune Report CardSM and OmniSeq ComprehensiveSM. The company was founded by Carl Morrison in 2015 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

The Bethesda Group Fund invests in companies located in US. The fund target companies operating in the fields of Precision Medicine, Digital Health and Molecular Diagnostics. It provides financing for both early and growth stage capital requirements.

PlumCare LLC provides family healthcare advisory services. The private company is based in Alameda, CA. The company was founded by Petros Tsipouras, Paul R. Billings.

Part of Yuga Labs, Inc., Wenew, Inc. operates as an online platform for the development of apparel brands. The private company is based in Los Angeles, CA. The company was founded by Mike Winkelmann, Tim Smith, Michael H. Figge, Guy Oseary. Michael H. Figge has been the CEO since incorporation. Wenew was acquired by Yuga Labs, Inc. on November 14, 2022.