David Aslin

Applied Biosystems, Inc. provides genomics and proteomics related research instruments. It is focused on the markets which include basic research, commercial research (pharmaceutical and biotechnology), standardized testing, forensic human identification, paternity testing and food testing. The company has an installed base of approximately 180,000 instrument systems in nearly 100 countries. It was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.

Malvern Panalytical Ltd. provides materials and biophysical characterization technology. It offers systems that range from proteins and polymers in solution, particle and nanoparticle suspensions and emulsions, sprays and aerosols, industrial bulk powders, and high concentration slurries. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Malvern, the United Kingdom.

Discera, Inc is a timing and clock oscillator firm utilized proprietary MEMS (micro-electrical mechanical system) resonator and packaging processes which offered the lowest power oscillators on the market. The company was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Nanostellar, Inc. uses a unique nanotechnology methodology to develop precious-metals containing materials for the automotive and stationary power industries, enabling these industries to meet stringent diesel emissions-control requirements mandated in Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The company delivers nano-engineered catalyst materials that reduce exhaust emissions and increase effectiveness of precious metals in these catalysts by 25%-30%. Nanostellar's Rational Catalyst Design methodology combines computation materials science, novel synthesis and chemical engineering to aid in the rapid development of new materials. A clean-technology company, Nanostellar is committed to delivering revolutionary pollution control materials that will deliver cleaner air and fewer environmental toxins. Its customers, leaders in the automotive and stationary power industries, use its nano-materials to boost catalytic converter performance as well as to comply with industry regulations more cost-effectively.

3i U.S. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm is a subsidiary of 3i Group Plc (LSE: III).