Appendix III: Corporation Glossary#
Company |
Designation |
Location |
Details |
|---|---|---|---|
Acron Cell LLC |
Private, US Limited Liability Company |
Florida |
Dissolved. Assets transferred to Androcyte LLC. |
Activision Blizzard |
Subsidiary, Formerly Public (NASDAQ: ATVI) |
X |
Acquired by Microsoft in 2023. Video game holding company. |
Amyris |
Public (NASDAQ: AMRS) |
X |
Synthetic biotechnology company; filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2023. |
Androcyte LLC |
Private, US Limited Liability Company |
Florida |
Biotechnology and longevity research entity. |
Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) |
Private |
California |
Venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley. |
Barclays |
Public (LSE: BARC; NYSE: BCS) |
UK |
British multinational universal bank. |
Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI) |
Public (SZSE: 300676) |
China |
Chinese life sciences and genomics company. |
Biomatics Capital Partnership |
Private |
Washington |
Healthcare and life sciences venture capital firm. |
BitPay |
Private |
X |
Bitcoin payment service provider. |
BlackBerry |
Public (TSX: BB; NYSE: BB). |
X |
Cybersecurity and software company; formerly a smartphone manufacturer. |
CGI (Complete Genomics Inc.) |
Subsidiary, Formerly Public (NASDAQ: GNOM) |
X |
Acquired by BGI-Shenzhen in 2013. |
CrowdStrike |
Public (NASDAQ: CRWD) |
X |
Cybersecurity technology company. |
Digisight Technologies |
Private |
X |
Digital health company focusing on ophthalmic care. |
eGenesis (eGenesisBio) |
Private |
X |
Biotechnology company focused on xenotransplantation. |
Gemini Trust Company, LLC |
Private, US Limited Liability Company |
X |
Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian. |
Public (NASDAQ: GOOGL) |
X |
Subsidiary of Alphabet Inc. Multinational technology company |
|
Helicos BioSciences |
Formerly Public (NASDAQ: HLCS) |
X |
Filed for bankruptcy in 2012. |
Hyatt Hotels Corporation |
Public (NYSE: H) |
X |
American multinational hospitality company. |
Illumina |
Public (NASDAQ: ILMN) |
X |
Biotechnology company focused on genomics. |
Ingenuity Systems |
Subsidiary |
X |
Acquired by Qiagen in 2013. Bioinformatics software company. |
Iperlane |
Subsidiary |
X |
Cybersecurity startup acquired by CrowdStrike in 2017. |
JPMorgan Chase |
Public (NYSE: JPM) |
X |
American multinational financial services firm. |
Knome |
Subsidiary |
X |
Acquired by Tute Genomics in 2015. Human genome interpretation company. |
Life Extension Foundation |
Private/Non-Profit status |
X |
Organization focused on extending the healthy human lifespan; sells supplements. |
Madison Dearborn Partners |
Private |
Chicago, IL |
Private equity firm. |
Microsoft |
Public (NASDAQ: MSFT) |
X |
American multinational technology corporation. |
Noble Group |
Private, Formerly Public (SGX: NOBLE) |
X |
Commodities trading house. |
Noble Markets |
Private |
X |
Banking and payment platform for cryptocurrency; later rebranded/restructured. |
Qihan Biotech |
Private |
X |
Chinese biotechnology company utilizing CRISPR technology. |
Rothschild & Co |
Public (Euronext Paris: ROTH) |
X |
Multinational investment bank and financial services company. |
Sberbank |
Public (MCX: SBER) |
X |
State-owned Russian banking and financial services company. |
Snap Inc. |
Public (NYSE: SNAP) |
X |
Camera and social media company (Snapchat). |
Sony Entertainment |
Public (TYO: 6758; NYSE: SONY) |
X |
Japanese multinational conglomerate. |
SpaceX |
Private |
X |
Space exploration and aerospace manufacturer. |
Telefonica |
Public (BME: TEF; NYSE: TEF) |
X |
Spanish multinational telecommunications company. |
Tesla |
Public (NASDAQ: TSLA) |
X |
Electric vehicle and clean energy company. |
Tether |
Private. |
X |
Cryptocurrency stablecoin issuer (USDT). |
Vaurum |
Private |
X |
Institutional cryptocurrency exchange; rebranded to Xapo (institutional custody). |
VTB Bank |
Public (MCX: VTBR) |
Russia |
Majority state-owned Russian bank. |
Zasis LLC |
Private. |
X |
Limited Liability Company associated with Gary Hirst. |