Bhaskar Ramamurthy

Appriva Medical, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures medical devices. The firm's products include manufacturing of closed-chest, catheter-based device for occluding the left atrial appendage and PLAATO. The company was founded by Dr. Lesh and Erik van der Burg in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA

Syntegra, Inc. applies machine learning to create validated replicas of medical data. The company was founded by Michael Lesh and Ofer Mendelevitch and is headquartered in Mill Valley, CA.

Genisphere LLC manufactures kits and reagents used for the ultra-sensitive detection of nucleic acids and proteins. Its solutions are primarily based on its proprietary whole transcriptome RNA Amplification processes, miRNA labeling methodologies, and 3DNA Dendrimer Nanotechnology. The firm's combined technologies permit the interrogation and ultra-sensitive detection of a wide range of biomolecules on a variety of detection platforms, including microarrays, flow and bead based assays, ELISAs, lateral flow assays and RNA sequencing. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Hatfield, PA.

Decipher Biosciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage precision oncology company which engages in patient care improvement. The Company?s differentiated approach measures the biological activity of a patient?s entire tumor genome, known as whole transcriptome analysis, and applies proprietary machine learning algorithms to improve therapy selection and accelerate adoption of new therapies into the standard of care. Its novel prostate cancer genomic testing products examine the underlying biology of a patient?s tumor, enabling physicians to select an optimal therapy. The firm?s whole transcriptome analysis of clinical patient samples from its commercial channel and its participation in practice-changing clinical trials has allowed it to build and expand its Decipher GRID database GRID. The company was founded by Elai Davicioni, Timothy J. Triche, Bruce A. Schmidt, and Jonathan D. Buckley and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Epic Sciences, Inc. develops novel diagnostics to the treatment and management of cancer. It develops sensitive diagnostic tests to molecularly characterize circulating tumor cells in the blood. The firm also offers fluid-phase biopsy that identifies rare cell of interest in the blood; and provides cancer management through earlier diagnosis, staging and therapeutic selections. The company was founded by David M. Nelson in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Elucid Bioimaging is a medical technology company based in the United States that aims to understand and treat the underlying cause of heart attacks and strokes, specifically subclinical atherosclerosis. The company is based in Boston, MA and was founded in 2009 by Andrew Buckler. The company uses AI to provide physicians with a cost-effective means to optimize treatment decisions for patients with known or suspected cardiovascular disease. Elucid Bioimaging's proprietary software, Vascucap, is the first tool to quantify atherosclerotic plaque against histology, deliver key arterial measures, and provide 3D visualization to inform the risk of events such as stroke or heart attack. Vascucap's unique information informs better treatment decisions by physicians, leading to better patient outcomes at a reduced cost of care. The CEO is Blake Richards.

Middle Peak Medical, Inc. develops implants for treatment of mitral valve disease. Its technology has application in both percutaneous catheter-based intervention and in minimally invasive or open-heart cardiac surgery. The company was founded by Michael D. Lesh and Alexander Khairkhahan in 2011 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

UCSF Medical Center owns and operates hospitals. It operates hospitals in San Francisco as well as satellite facilities. It provides health care facilities to children, organ transplants, cardiac care, fertility treatments, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. It also provides outpatient care and some programs in areas as women's health, aging, cancer, and pain management. UCSF Medical Center is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.