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Biotechnology
Achaogen
South San Francisco, CAAchaogen is discovering and developing life-saving antibiotics.
Alexza Pharmaceuticals (ALXA)
Mountain View, CAAlexza is a specialty pharmaceutical company developing fast onset medications.
Biotie Therapies (BTH1V)
Turku, FinlandBiotie is a specialized drug development company focused on the development of drugs for neurodegenerative and psychiatric disorders and inflammatory diseases
FivePrime Therapeutics
San Francisco, CAFivePrime accelerates drug discovery by rapidly isolating and assaying the world’s largest collection of pharmaceutically relevant targets and therapeutics from the human genome.
FLAP
Flap is a non operating company with rights to future milestones and royalties from GlaxoSmithKline related to the advancement of Amira’s FLAP inhibitor.
Flexion Therapeutics
Woburn, MAFlexion is developing novel therapeutics for the targeted treatment of musculoskeletal disorders.
Fluidigm (FLDM)
South San Francisco, CAFluidigm has developed the biological and chemical equivalent of the integrated circuit called Integrated Fluidic Circuits (IFC’s). IFC’s incorporate tens of thousands of miniature channels, pumps and valves.
Gensight Biologics
Tassin la Demi Lune, 69160 FranceGenSight is a leading company in gene therapy specialized in prevention of loss of vision and restoration of sight.
Groove Biopharma (fka Mirina Corp.)
Seattle, WAGroove Biopharma develops therapeutics using Minor Groove Binder Technology (MGB) to affect cellular processes involving microRNAs.
Helicos Biosciences (HLCS)
Cambridge, MAHelicos BioSciences Corporation is developing instruments for high-speed sequencing of DNA or RNA without amplification.
Immune Design
Seattle, WAImmune Design uses breakthrough technology to develop new vaccines for the prevention and treatment of infectious disease, based on a novel understanding of the role of dendritic cells in the immue system.
Inception 1
San Diego, CAInception 1 is translating biological insights into novel, first-in-class, small molecule drugs to treat diseases of aging.
Inception 2
San Diego, CAInception 2 is focused on Oncology. The company is translating biological insights into novel, first-in-class small molecule drugs for CLL and other oncology indications spanning both liquid and solid tumors.
Inception 3
San Diego, CAInception 3 is focused on the discovery of therapeutics for sensorineural hearing loss. The company has entered into a partnership with Roche with a pre-negotiated acquisition at IND.
Metabolex
Hayward, CAMetabolex discovers and develops novel therapeutics to treat Type 2 Diabetes and related metabolic disorders.
Novira Therapeutics, Inc.
Doylestown, PANovira Therapeutics is an antiviral drug discovery company that is focused on the discovery and development of first-in-class antiviral therapeutics for the treatment of chronic HBV infections.
Okairos
Rome, ItalyOkairos is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company using a best-in-class, proprietary genetic vaccine technology to develop vaccines for major unmet diseases, such as malaria, hepatitis C (HCV) and a universal influenza vaccine.
OpGen
Madison, WIOpGen is developing a molecular biology system to automate rapid (2-hour) identification of infection-causing bacteria for deployment in the hospital microbiology lab.
Panmira Pharmaceuticals
San Diego, CAPanmira focuses on clinical development of CRTH2 program for multiple allergic and inflammatory conditions.
PathWork Diagnostics
Sunnyvale, CAPathwork Diagnostics (fka Predicant Biosciences, Inc.) is developing innovative molecular diagnostic tests for cancer – initially for “tumor of unknown origin”.
PhaseRx
Seattle, WAPhaseRx is developing a novel approach to intracellular delivery of macromolecules.
Quanticel Pharmaceuticals
San Francisco, CAQuanticel is a pharmaceutical company focused on the development of improved cancer therapeutics and their companion diagnostics.
RuiYi
Shanghai, ChinaRuiYi is a drug discovery and development company focused on first-in-class antibodies targeting G protein coupled receptors (GPCRs).
Semprae Laboratories
Saddle Brook, NJSemprae Laboratories a women’s sexual health and vitality company, providing products and content.
Spark Diagnostics
San Francisco, CASpark Diagnostics is a diagnostics company utilizing next-gen sequencing technology to more efficiently and effectively diagnose disease.
Theraclone Sciences
Seattle, WATheraclone Sciences, Inc. is focused on developing novel human therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of infectious diseases.
Transcept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (TSPT)
Richmond, CATranscept Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary products that address important therapeutic needs in the field of neuroscience.
Veracyte
South San Francisco, CAVeracyte is a start-up company focused on molecular diagnostics.
Viral Logic Systems Technology
Seattle, WAVLST Corp. has developed a novel and streamlined approach to speed the development of effective therapeutics for the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

























