Yehoshua Broder

IRIS International, Inc. engages in the manufacture of surgical and medical instruments. Its products include in vitro diagnostic systems. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Brea, CA.

Accellix, Inc. develops in-vitro diagnostic systems. Its Accellix platform is an affordable tabletop diagnostic device with single-use assay cartridges that does not require extensive training nor involve complex operational processes. The firm’s product is an application for the rapid identification of sepsis, a condition associated with high morbidity and mortality with no existing rapid diagnostic test. The company was founded in 2009 by Julien Meissonnier and Harvey Kasdan and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

NASA Ames Research Center develops scientific research and applications for space technology. The company performs research on supercomputing, networking, intelligent systems, nanotechnology, fundamental space biology, biotechnology, aerospace, thermal protection systems, and human factors. NASA Ames Research Center was founded on December 20, 1939 and is located in Moffet Field, CA.