Emily Winn-Deen

Arcxis Biotechnologies, Inc. develops and distributes molecular diagnostic products. It products include Xisyl workstation, a nucleic acid sample preparation platform; and BioPhalanx analysis workstation, an automated sample-to-result system for clinical laboratory workflows. The company product applications include genetics, cancer, cardiac diseases, infectious diseases, viral diseases, multi-system diseases, biomarkers, pharmacogenomics, and proteomics. The company was founded by Robert H. Smith, Jay A. A. West, John Joseph Jansen, Kyle W. Hukari and Brent C. Satterfield in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

CEPHEID develops, manufactures and markets fully-integrated systems that perform genetic analysis. The firm's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The company was founded by Thomas L. Gutshall, William McMillan, Kurt Petersen, Greg Kovacs and M. Allen Northrup on March 4, 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. develops and produces molecular-based diagnostic tests and automated testing platforms. It specializes in oncology, virology, microbiology and blood screening tests areas. The firm's customers include researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals, laboratories and blood banks. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Applera Corp. manufactures medical instruments

Oncor, Inc. markets a variety of molecular biology products, including restriction enzymes and markets related apparatus and equipment. The company was founded in July 1983 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.