Michael Fiechtner

MicroPhage, Inc. provides clinical product development services. The firm develops and markets bacterial identification and antibiotic susceptibility through its bacteriophage-based amplification platform for immunoassay diagnostics. The company was founded by Jack Wheeler and Kent Voorhees in June 2002 and is headquartered in Longmont, CO.

GENICON, Inc. designs, produces and distributes surgical instrumentation for laparoscopic surgery. Its products include trocars and port systems, laparoscopic instrumentation, specimen retrieval, lavage, veress needle-GeniFirst and ligation. The company was founded by Gary Haberlandz in 1998 and is headquartered in Winter Park, FL.

Ngen, Inc. advanced diagnostics provides physicians and patients worldwide with sophisticated information to predict, diagnose and treat disease. Research and clinical reference labs use the highly accurate and reliable NanoChip(R) Molecular Biology Workstation, NanoChip(R) Electronic Microarray and broad suite of analyte specific reagents to develop diagnostic tests for variety of diseases. Nanogen also offers a broad portfolio of patented nucleic acids chemistries and molecular tools that accelerate genomic analysis and are compatible with many systems. The SynX subsidiary offers a line of point-of-care diagnostic tests and is building expertise in cardiac related health conditions. Nanogen's ten years of pioneering research involving nanotechnology may also have future applications in medical diagnostics, biowarfare and other industries. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA

Alere San Diego, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets, diagnostic products. The company was founded by Kim D. Blickenstaff and Gunars E. Valkirs on June 28, 1988 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.