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Accelerator Life Science Partners catalyzes the development and commercialization of breakthrough biotechnology innovations.
Calyxt, Inc. is a consumer-centric, food- and agriculture-focused company based in Roseville, Minnesota. Our mission is to address health challenges such as obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and food allergies by developing healthier food ingredients that produce high-quality, convenient and delicious food, while also providing agriculturally advantageous crop traits to farmers. As a leader in our field, our team is positively changing the way Americans eat by pioneering a paradigm shift to help make the food you love a healthier choice™.
Singlera Genomics Inc., a fast growing company focusing on non-invasive genetic testing, was co-founded in July 2014 in San Diego, California by Professor Yuan Gao (Johns Hopkins University), Professor Kun Zhang (University of California at San Diego), Mr. Jiangli Zhang (CEO), Mr. Qiang Liu (COO), and Dr. Rui Liu (CTO). The company currently has an R&D center in La Jolla, California, and a business and clinical operation site in Shanghai, China. Singlera has proprietary technologies in single cell sequencing, DNA methylation and bioinformatics. In the past decade, Professor Gao, Professor Zhang and Dr. Liu have made outstanding achievements in their respective scientific research fields, and have published hundreds of research papers in top level scientific journals. These publications include 20+ papers in Cell, Nature, and Science. In recent years Professor Gao, Professor Zhang, and Dr. Liu have expanded their efforts to translational diagnostics, and have applied their expertise to develop genetic tests. Singlera is committed to the application of Next Generation Sequencing technologies, to diagnose genetic diseases and disorders. Singlera`s main products and services include tumor diagnosis and personalized treatment, non-invasive prenatal diagnosis, pre-implantation genetic screening, and customized scientific research services. Singlera is dedicated to the development of precision medicine, striving to help the patients through early, accurate and informative diagnoses.
Roche is a global pioneer in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics focused on advancing science to improve people’s lives. Roche is the world’s largest biotech company, with truly differentiated medicines in oncology, immunology, infectious diseases, ophthalmology and diseases of the central nervous system. Roche is also the world leader in in vitro diagnostics and tissue-based cancer diagnostics, and a frontrunner in diabetes management. The combined strengths of pharmaceuticals and diagnostics under one roof have made Roche the leader in personalised healthcare – a strategy that aims to fit the right treatment to each patient in the best way possible. Founded in 1896, Roche continues to search for better ways to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and make a sustainable contribution to society. Twenty-nine medicines developed by Roche are included in the World Health Organization Model Lists of Essential Medicines, among them life-saving antibiotics, antimalarials and cancer medicines. Roche has been recognised as the Group Leader in sustainability within the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology & Life Sciences Industry seven years in a row by the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. The Roche Group, headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, is active in over 100 countries and in 2015 employed more than 91,700 people worldwide. In 2015, Roche invested CHF 9.3 billion in R&D and posted sales of CHF 48.1 billion. Genentech, in the United States, is a wholly owned member of the Roche Group. Roche is the majority shareholder in Chugai Pharmaceutical, Japan.
National Food Laboratories Inc is a Livermore, CA-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.