Stephen B. Thau

DNAnexus, Inc. develops a cloud-based data analysis and management platform for DNA sequence data. It engages in the provision of cloud-based solutions for large-scale Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) data management and analysis. The firm offers a centralized hub for managing data, collaborating with other scientists, sharing tools, and accessing diverse reference datasets, including genotypic and phenotypic data. The company was founded by Serafim Batzoglou, Andreas Sundquist and Arend Sidow in 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Tech Council of Maryland, Inc. provides membership association services for technology and life science communities. The firm serves the advanced technology and biotechnology communities. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Catalyst Bioscience, Inc. develops and markets catalytic biopharmaceutical products. Its technology consists of methods to identify proteases with tailor-made specificity or improved pharmacological properties. The company was founded by Charles Craik, Sandra Waugh Ruggles and Christopher Thanos in 2003 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Morrison & Foerster LLP is a law firm that provides legal services on various industries, which include: litigation, financial services, intellectual property and technology, and transactional work, such as corporate, capital markets and real estate finance representations. The company was founded in 1883 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Venture Law Group provided law and legal services. The firm specialized in mergers and acquisitions, bankruptcy and restructuring, taxation, labor and employment, intellectual property, technology licensing, corporate partnerships, and executive compensation. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Heller Ehrman LLP provides legal services. It offers litigation, business, and intellectual property services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.