Howard Birndorf

Ngen, Inc. advanced diagnostics provides physicians and patients worldwide with sophisticated information to predict, diagnose and treat disease. Research and clinical reference labs use the highly accurate and reliable NanoChip(R) Molecular Biology Workstation, NanoChip(R) Electronic Microarray and broad suite of analyte specific reagents to develop diagnostic tests for variety of diseases. Nanogen also offers a broad portfolio of patented nucleic acids chemistries and molecular tools that accelerate genomic analysis and are compatible with many systems. The SynX subsidiary offers a line of point-of-care diagnostic tests and is building expertise in cardiac related health conditions. Nanogen's ten years of pioneering research involving nanotechnology may also have future applications in medical diagnostics, biowarfare and other industries. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

FasTraq, Inc. provides blood diagnosis solutions. The company's product includes FasTraQ ER-CPC workstation. It was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Henderson, NV.

IDEC Pharmaceuticals Corp. used to develop and commercialize targeted immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases. The company’s products used to act chiefly through immune system mechanisms, exerting their effect by binding to specific, readily targeted immune cells in the patient’s blood or lymphatic system. The company was headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of Media 100, Inc., 21st Century Media is a private company that provides encoding, hosting, Web casting, and interactive production of streaming media. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company was founded by Howard C. Birndorf. 21st Century Media was acquired by Media 100, Inc. on June 12, 2000.

Gensia Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products for cardiovascular diseases. The company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Robert L. Engler, Paul K. Laikind.