Kenneth J. Nussbacher

Symyx Technologies, Inc. develops and applies high-throughput experimentation to the discovery of materials for chemical and petrochemical, pharmaceutical development, electronics, consumer goods and automotive customers. The company works together with companies seeking to transform their search for better products and processes through research collaborations and Discovery Tools sales and the license of materials, intellectual property and software. The company was incorporated in February 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Pathwork Diagnostics Inc. develops and delivers molecular diagnostics for oncology. The company was founded by Glenda Anderson, Richard Zare, and George M. Whitesides in 2003 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

XenoPort, Inc. operated as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products included horizant and regnite. The company was founded by Ronald W. Barrett, William J. Dower and Mark A. Gallop on December 17, 1999 and was headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Predicant Biosciences, Inc. is a life sciences company, which used to develop minimally invasive technology for identifying and assaying protein biomarker patterns that reflect and differentiate biological states. It was founded in 2002 and was located in San Francisco, CA

Achaogen, Inc. engages in developing and commercializing innovative antibacterial agents for multi-drug resistant gram-negative infections. The firm is also involved in the development of C-Scape, an orally administered antibiotic to address a serious unmet need for an effective oral treatment for patients with complicated urinary tract infections, including pyelonephritis caused by extended spectrum beta-lactamases producing Enterobacteriaceae. The company was founded by Nathaniel Eames David, Floyd E. Romesberg, and Peter G. Schultz in June 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Affymetrix, Inc. develops, manufactures and sells products and services for genetic analysis. The company was founded by Stephen P. A. Fodor in 1992 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Allopartis Technologies Inc. develops industrial and therapeutic proteins. The company was founded by Robert Blazej, Charles Emrich and Nicholas Toriello in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.