Ron Myers

Acucela, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It discovers and develops novel therapeutics to treat and show the progression of sight-threatening ophthalmic diseases. Its pipeline includes drug candidates and therapeutics for the treatment of age related macular degeneration, cataracts, presbyopia, diabetic retinopathy, retinitis igmentosa and Stargardt disease. The company was founded by Ryo Kubota in April 2002 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Viral Logic Systems Technology Corp. provides pharmaceutical products and services. It develops treatments for autoimmune, inflammatory diseases and disorders. The company was founded by Steven R. Wiley and Craig A. Smith in 2004 and headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Corixa Corp. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It develops and manufactures oncology and immunology products. The firm offers vaccines, immunotherapeutic, monoclonal antibody-based therapeutics, adjuvant and antigen delivery systems, toxin-conjugated, and antigen-specific diagnostic products. The company was founded by Steven H. Gillis and Mark McDade in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, MT.

Cashmere Valley Financial Corp. operates as a holding company of Cashmere Valley Bank. It operates through the following segments: Retail Banking; Mortgage Banking; Treasury and Community Banking; Dealer and Equipment Finance; and Other and Eliminations. The Retail Banking segment offers traditional loan and deposit services to customers and businesses. The Mortgage Banking segment sells residential properties. The Treasury and Community Banking segment purchases whole loans and operates treasury activities. The Dealer and Equipment Finance segment provides leasing and financing services for automobiles. The Other and Eliminations segment includes the firm's corporate revenues and administrative expenses. The company was founded on March 29, 2005 and is headquartered in Cashmere, WA.

Institute for Systems Biology operates as a nonprofit biomedical research organization. It develops a systems approach to characterize, predict, and manipulate state transitions in biological system. The company was founded by Leroy E. Hood, Ruedi Aebersold and Alan Aderem in 2000 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Nexgenia, Inc. develops molecule-specific selection reagents. Its technology include polymer-protein conjugates and magnetic nanoparticles. The company was founded by James Lai and Thomas Schulte in February 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.