EXOKĒRYX joined Silicon Catalyst to take advantage of the extensive array of resources provided by the Silicon Catalyst ecosystem to assist with the development, commercialization, and market traction. With a singular focus on semiconductor and sensor technologies, Silicon Catalyst has dedicated itself to accelerating emerging hardware technologies that require microfabrication.

"We have seen an influx of applications from startups developing novel bio and life science technologies. The mission of EXOKĒRYX to dramatically improve the techniques for early-stage cancer and serious disease detection is one that Silicon Catalyst is pleased to support with the full force of our resources," said Pete Rodriguez, CEO of Silicon Catalyst. "The impact of these capabilities offers the prospect to improve the lives of everyone on the planet, and we applaud the urgency the EXOKĒRYX team has demonstrated to commercialize the products for deployment in the battle against cancer."

About EXOKĒRYX

EXOKĒRYX is based in San Diego, California, considered one of the world's top biotech centers. The founding team is multidisciplinary and broadly experienced in research, development, volume manufacturing, and compliance. Richard Young, CEO of EXOKĒRYX, has an extensive background in manufacturing, operations and finance and has worked in executive leadership for over 20 years. Bryan Rice Ph.D., CTO of EXOKĒRYX, has a broad semiconductor background, having started his career at Intel and then moved to Sematech, Global Foundries and several biotech companies. Amber Murray, Ph.D., leads the bio-assay product development and brings extensive experience in biotech product development at Exact Sciences and other biotech companies doing liquid biopsy and bio-analysis products. More information is available at: https://exokeryx.com/

About Silicon Catalyst

It’s About What’s Next® - Silicon Catalyst is the world’s only incubator focused exclusively on accelerating semiconductor solutions - including Photonics, IP, MEMS, sensors, materials and life science - building a large coalition of in-kind and strategic partners to dramatically reduce the cost and complexity of development. More than 700 startup companies worldwide have engaged with Silicon Catalyst and we have admitted 88 exciting companies. With a world-class network of mentors to advise startups, Silicon Catalyst is helping new semiconductor companies address the challenges in moving from idea to realization. The incubator/accelerator supplies startups with a path to design tools, silicon devices, networking, access to funding, banking and marketing acumen to successfully launch and grow their companies’ novel technology solutions. Silicon Catalyst has been named the Semiconductor Review’s 2021 Top-10 Solutions Company award winner.

The Silicon Catalyst Angels was established in July 2019 as a separate organization to provide access to seed and Series A funding for Silicon Catalyst portfolio companies.

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