Nesbitt W. Hagood

Affinity Biosensors LLC provides laboratory analytical instruments. It offers lifescale research, lifescale clinical. The company was founded by Kenneth Babcock and Scott Manalis in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Schott Corp. manufactures and distributes glass-ceramics. It offers glass products which include decorative, anti-reflective, smart, restoration and fire resistant glass. The company was founded in 1884 and is headquartered in Elmsford, NY.

Kotura, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets silicon photonics circuits. It engage in the design and manufacture of application-specific silicon photonics circuits that integrate a broad range of optical and optoelectronic functionality. Its products include single channel ultra VOA, 4-8 channel ultra VOA, and SFP ultra VOA. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Monterey Park, CA.

Xtellus is a leading supplier of ROADM technology and dynamic optical modules for Agile Optical Networking systems. Agile Optical Networks are reconfigurable DWDM networks that are used to provide rapid provisioning and efficient operation of triple-play high-speed Internet, video and telephone services. Xtellus is headquartered in Morris Plains, NJ, with manufacturing and development facilities in Israel and South Korea.

Primary Venture Management LLC (Primary Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Ben Sun and Brad Svrluga. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Essen Bioscience, Inc. specializes in developing and manufacturing instruments, software, reagents and consumables for real-time live-cell imaging and data analysis. Its cell imaging and electrophysiology products are used in academic and industrial laboratories. The company was founded by Kirk Schroeder and Brad Neagle in 1999 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Aushon BioSystems, Inc. provides protein biomarker measurement and analysis products and services. The firm’s products and services include Ciraplex Assay, Cirascan Imaging and Cirasoft Analysis, Cira services and 2470 Arrayer. The company was founded by Peter D. Honkanen and John Austin in 2003 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

NATRIX Separations, Inc. manufactures and supplies single use and multi-cycle disposable chromatography products to the life science, food, beverage and water markets. Its technology consists of a polymeric hydrogel formed within a flexible porous support matrix. The firm offers NatriFlo HD-Q membrane absorbers for single-use flow-through polish applications and Natrix HD-C hydrogel membrane devices for bind-elute applications. The company was founded by Alicja Mika, Lisa Crossley, and Ronald F. Childs in 2004 and is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Molecular Devices LLC engages in the provision of bioanalytical solutions for protein and cell biology in life science research, pharmaceutical, and bio-therapeutic development. Its product portfolio includes platforms for screening, genomic and cellular analysis, colony selection, and microplate detection. The company was founded by Harden M. McConnell in July, 1983 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

E Ink Corp. develops electronic paper display technologies. It offers electronic ink, films, flexible display, and color variety. The company was founded by Joseph M. Jacobson, Russell J. Wilcox, J. D. Albert, Barrett Comiskey and Jerome S. Rubin in 1997 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

North Bridge Venture Partners (North Bridge Venture Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by Edward Thomas Anderson and Richard A. D'Amore. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

Azimuth Systems Inc. provides wireless broadband test equipment and channel emulators. The firm’s products include spider, environment and channel emulators, director II test executive, and test enablers. Its solutions include LTE unlicensed drone testing, and field to lab. The company was founded by David Lucia, Fanny Mlinarsky, John Griesing, and Charles Wright in 2002 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Schott North America, Inc. manufactures and distributes special glass and glass-related systems. It specializes in optics, electronic packaging, flat glass, and lighting and imaging. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Elmsford, NY.

CyOptics, Inc. designs, develops and markets optical chips and components. It designs, develops and markets a line of InP optical chips and components for integration into access, metro and long-haul communications systems. The firm also provides contract design, foundry and packaging services. The company was founded by Uzi Koren, Micah Zimmerman, Mansur Roni and Yair Halpren in January 1999 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.

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 DpiX Holding LLC, dpiX LLC is a company that develops sensor arrays. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA.

Crystal IS, Inc. manufactures ultraviolet light emitting diodes. Its products include TO-39 ball lens and flat window. Its LEDs are integrated into customers’ products to sterilize and disinfect water, air and surfaces in a variety of applications. The company was founded by Leo Schowalter and Glen Alfred Slack in March 1997 and is headquartered in Green Island, NY.

Part of KLA Corp., Phase Metrics supplies inspection and certification technologies to the data storage industry. The company is based in San Diego, CA. Phase Metrics was acquired by KLA Corp. on April 11, 2001 for $21 million.

u-Nav Microelectronics Corp. develops Global Positioning System (GPS) chipsets and software solutions for mobile services. Its GPS chipset is used for battery powered mobile applications including wireless handsets, personal precision navigation and tracking devices. The company was founded in 2001 and is located in Irvine, CA.

Quest Software, Inc. engages in the design, development, and distribution of enterprise systems management software products. It offers consulting, educational, and support services including Microsoft Platform, data protection, unified endpoint management, performance monitoring, and database management services. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Investor Collaborative (NAIC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Len Hafetz . The firm is headquartered in Montvale, New Jersey.