Nick Traggis

Cytyc Corp. manufactures and markets medical diagnostic applications. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

QualMark Corp. manufactures accelerated reliability test equipment. Its products include bench-top, highly accelerated stress screen systems, multifunction, and portable systems. The company was founded in July 1991 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Oclaro Photonics, Inc. manufactures and markets fiber-optic products. The firm develops photonics solutions for commercial and research applications. Its products include optical posts and rods, linear translation stages, mirror mounts, motorized linear stages, rail systems, motorized actuators, high speed photo receivers, general purpose detectors, tunable diode lasers, specialty optical mounts, and beam position detectors. The company was founded by Milton Chang, Timothy Day, Robert Marsland and Frank Luecke in 1990 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

ViaCell, Inc. provides and develops cellular medicine for the treatment of diseases. The firm develops medicines for treatment of cancer, genetic disorders, organ transplant tolerance, neurological disorders, and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded in April 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

YesVideo, Inc. provides video and photographic services. Its patented technology allows them to efficiently transfer personal videos at scale. The company was founded by Sai-Wai Fu in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Biotheranostics, Inc. develops and provides diagnostic, prognostic and predictive tests that support physicians in the treatment of cancer patients. It has commercialized two proprietary, highly differentiated products focused on early stage breast cancer and all metastatic cancers, Breast Cancer Index (BCI) and CancerTYPE ID (CTID). The company was founded by Thomas M. Baer in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Precision Photonics Corp. supplies precision optics, femtosecond fiber laser, ultrashort and precision laser instruments. The company was founded by Christopher J. Myatt and Sarah C. Hatcher in 2000 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

ThinGap LLC designs and manufactures electric motors and generators. The firm specializes in the development and production of custom high performance brushless DC and synchronous permanent magnet motors and generators. The firm serves the medical devices and technologies, aerospace and defense, unmanned systems, robotics and industrial automation and green technology industries. The company was founded in 1997 by Greg Graham, R. Michael Crill and Jerry Yankie and is headquartered in Camarillo, CA.

Greystripe, Inc. provides mobile advertising services. The company was founded by Andrew C. Choi and Michael M. Chang on September 9, 2003 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aurrion, Inc. develops and manufactures silicon photonic integrated circuits. The firms platform enables all the elements of photonics systems, including active components such as lasers, modulators and amplifiers, to be fabricated on the wafer scale with the performance of traditional III-V materials and the control and cost-structure of silicon foundries. The company was founded by Alexander W. Fang and John E. Bowers in 2007 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

KIYATEC, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology research services. The company was founded by Matthew R. Gevaert and David E. Orr in 2005 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Inovonics Wireless Corp. provides 900 MHz radio frequency products for security applications. It delivers reliable, cost-effective and flexible solutions for critical wireless applications. The company was founded by Don Hume and Steve Koonce in 1986 and is headquartered in Louisville, CO.

Photonic Materials Ltd. develops and manufactures single crystal components. Its products are used in fiber optic components, medical imaging scanners, and lasers. The company was founded by Dr. John Nicholls and Jean-Luc Lefaucheur in 1999 and is headquartered in Bellshill, UK.

Incubic Management LLC (Incubic) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Judith M O'Brien and William L Nighan. The firm is headquartered in Los Altos Hills, California.

The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a non-profit organization that owns and operates technical professional association. It provides membership and services, societies and communities support, publication services, and conferences and events. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of Cello Health Ltd., RS Consulting Group Ltd. specializes in market research and business consulting services. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded by Robert J. Silverman. RS Consulting Group was acquired by Cello Health Ltd. on August 01, 2005 for $8.41 million.

Laser Institute of America operates as society for laser applications and safety. It offers a wide array of products, services, education and events to enhance laser applications and safety knowledge. The company was founded by Arthur Schawlow and Theodore H. Maiman in 1968 and is headquartered in Orlando, FL.

The Optical Society of America provides publications, meetings, and membership programs in optics and photonics. The private company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Elizabeth Rogan.

OEpic Semiconductors Inc. manufactures compound semiconductors. It offers services ranging from epitaxial material growth through complete wafer processing and limited packaging and testing. The firm supports product development programs through initial stages of manufacturing and qualification, as well as research and development programs for academic and commercial institutions. The company was founded by Yi-Ching Pao, M. Leonard Riaziat, Cindy Yuen and Yu-Min Houng in December 2004 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

The Webb School of California was founded in 1880 and is based in Claremont, CA. The school offers a college preparatory boarding and day high school experience with an unbounded curriculum and cultural and environmental assets.

Capital For Founders LLC (Capital For Founders) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Andrew F. Drenick. The firm is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado.

Brava Diagnostics, Inc.develops acute care diagnostic products. It specializes in IVD, point-of-care, cardiovascular, sepsis, and acute care services. The company was founded by Byron Hewett, David Okrongly and Carrie Mulherin in August 2018 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Luminate Accelerator (Luminate) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in New York.