Richard L. Novak

Quidel Corp. engages in the development, manufacture and market of rapid diagnostic testing solutions. Its portfolio includes rapid immunoassays, cardiac immunoassays, specialized diagnostic solutions and molecular diagnostic solutions. The firm products are directly sold to end users and distributors and for professional use in physician offices, hospitals, clinical laboratories, reference laboratories, urgent care clinics, universities, retail clinics, pharmacies and wellness screening centers. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Dianon Systems, Inc. provides anatomic pathology, genetic, and clinical chemistry testing services. The firm offers services in uropathology, dermatopathology, gastrointestinal pathology, hematopathology, and breast pathology. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Stratford, CT.

Somatogen, Inc. develops specialty oxygen therapeutics. It is engaged in the research, clinical development and commercialization of genetically engineered recombinant human hemoglobin-based products. The company is located in Boulder, CO.

AmeriPath, Inc. provides of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and surgery centers. The firm offers health plan coverage and personalized services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

Orchid Cellmark, Inc. provides DNA testing services. It generates genetic profile information by analysing an organism's unique genetic identity. The firm also offers non-DNA forensic laboratory services. The company was founded on March 8, 1995 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Monogram Biosciences, Inc. develops and commercializes diagnostic products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and other viral illnesses, as well as cancer and other diseases. It offers HIV tests, including genotypic, phenotypic, tropism, and combined phenotype and genotype assays, suppression management and viral load testing, HCV assays and oncology tests. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Arxan Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of application security and protection solutions. It offers threat analytics, key and data protection, and application management. The company was founded by J. Eric Davis, John T. Korb, Hoi Chang, John Rice, Richard P. Earley, and Mikhail Atallah in 2001 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Sword Diagnostics, Inc. provides next generation detection technology to life scientists. It offers IL-22, IL-1Beta, IL-33, IL-23 and ELISA boosters. The company was founded by David Dingott in 2004 and is headquartered in Summit Argo, IL.

Aurora Diagnostics Holdings LLC provides pathology and diagnostics services. It offers dermatopathology, hematopathology, and moleculary diagnostic services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

NXThera, Inc. provides technology platform to treat endourological conditions. It develops medical devices to treat patients suffering from urologic conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer, and kidney cancer. The company was founded by John H. Shadduck and Michael Hoey in 2008 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

AlertWatch, Inc. develops clinical decision support systems for hospitals. It simplifies patient monitoring with intuitive products for the operating rooms or intensive care unit (ICU). The company was founded by Kevin Tremper in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Echo Group, Inc. provides software solutions. It offers cloud services/data center, revenue cycle management, health information exchange and training and implementation services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Conway, NH.

EDF Ventures (EDF Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Mary L. Campbell. The firm headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics GmbH is a German company that develops innovative medicines, treatments, and diagnostics. The company is based in Mannheim, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Claudia Fleischer, Claus Haberda, Clemens Schmid. Roche Diagnostics was acquired by Roche Holding AG on January 01, 1999.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cerenis Therapeutics, Inc. discovers, develops and commercializes drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. It focuses on discovery, development, and commercialization of HDL therapies. Cerenis Therapeutics is located in Ann Arbor, MI.

Reservoir Venture Partners is a venture capital firm founded in the year 2001. The firm is headquartered in Ohio.

Resonant Venture Partners LLC (Resonant Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Michael Godwin and Jason Townsend. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor,Michigan.

Tappan Hill Venture Partners LLC (Tappan Hill Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Wolverine Venture Fund, an evergreen fund, invests in companies located in the United States. The fund targets companies that are affiliated with the University of Michigan and operating in the fields of biomedicine, healthcare IT, advanced materials, and other emerging technologies. It provides financing for seed and early-stage capital requirements with an investment size ranging from $0.05 - $0.10 million. It acts as a lead investor and makes follow-on investments.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Francis Medical, Inc. develops an innovative and patented vapor ablation therapy to treat a variety of endourological cancers, beginning with prostate cancer. The company was founded by Michael F. Hoey and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

NX Prenatal, Inc. is amolecular diagnostics company, which engages in the development of diagnostic assays for adverse pregnancy conditions such as preterm birth. The company was founded by Gail S. Page and Brian D. Brohman and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.