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Apostle Inc
Apostle Inc is a Pleasanton, California biotechnology company that develops nucleic acid isolation and preservation technologies for liquid biopsy. Its flagship magnetic-nanoparticle kit, Apostle MiniMax, extracts circulating cell-free DNA and RNA from blood for applications in early cancer detection, non-invasive prenatal testing, infectious disease research, and even astronaut biospecimen collection in commercial spaceflight. Founded in 2018 out of the Stanford StartX accelerator, the company sells reagents, automation instruments, and CLIA/CAP lab services to researchers and diagnostics developers worldwide.
Sus Clinicals, Inc.
Sus Clinicals, Inc. is a Cincinnati- and Chicago-based biotechnology company commercializing the Oncopig Cancer Model - a genetically engineered pig that develops human-like tumors on demand. Billed as the only FDA-cleared large animal cancer platform, the Oncopig carries KRAS and TP53 mutations found in more than half of human cancers, giving drug, device, and diagnostic developers a predictive testing ground that sits between the mouse and the human clinical trial. Alongside live animal supply, the company runs histology services and a tumor-tissue biorepository, and partners with CROs across the US and Europe.