Nelson Lam

Crescendo Bioscience, Inc. develops and commercializes quantitative blood tests for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases. It develops quantitative, objective, reproducible blood tests to provide rheumatologists with deeper clinical insight to help enable more effective management of patients with autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Mike B. Centola and Christopher L. Sutton in July 2002 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. manufactures glucose monitoring equipments. It designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems and test strips for use in both home and hospital settings. The company was founded on August 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

Intuity Medical, Inc. develops a blood glucose monitoring system for diabetic patients. The firm offers POGO Automatic, an automated, self-contained handheld monitor that enables patients to measure blood glucose levels within seconds. It also offer Patterns, an application which centralizes each patient?s blood glucose testing data in a digital form that can be shared with healthcare providers. The company was founded by Syrous Parsay on April 24, 2002 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

TheraSense develops, manufactures and sells easy to use glucose monitoring systems designed to reduce the pain of testing for people with diabetes. The company began selling its first product, the FreeStyle® blood glucose monitoring system, in June 2000. The FreeStyle system has wide distribution in the United States through national retailers including Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVS, Eckerd and Rite Aid

CoolSystems, Inc. manufactures sports medicine and orthopedic medical devices. It offers GRPro 2.1 control unit, dual-action wraps, and accessories, such as post-op knee braces, cool post-op knee braces, single and dual connector hoses, carry bags, wrap bags, and rechargeable battery packs. The firm operates under the brand name Game Ready. The company was founded by William Elkins in 1997 and is headquartered in Concord, CA.