WASHINGTON, D.C. (December 6, 2024) — Today, the Alliance of U.S. Startups & Inventors for Jobs (USIJ) launched a new advisory committee and named nine new member companies.
“We are excited to welcome more innovators and investors on the cutting edge of life sciences, artificial intelligence and computer engineering to USIJ,” said USIJ executive director Chris Israel. “USIJ’s growth reflects a widespread, cross-industry commitment to safeguarding U.S. innovation and enforcing patents and other intellectual property rights.”
The new advisory committee and member companies will strengthen USIJ’s existing efforts to educate policymakers and the public about the importance of an intellectual property system that protects inventors’ rights and incentivizes breakthrough innovation.
The new member companies joining USIJ are Altos, Calyxo, Centripetal, Fortem IP, Laude Partners, Netlist, Shape TX, Techquity, and Tune Therapeutics.
The members of the new Advisory Committee are:
| Earl (Eb) Bright | Abha Divine | Jeff Grainger |
| Dr. Laurie Hill | Chuck Hong | Chris Israel |
| Gary Lauder | Angela Macfarlane | Bob Pavey |
| Laura Peter | Bob Taylor |
“Our advisory committee includes nationally renowned experts in intellectual property policy, trailblazers in the healthcare and tech industries and experienced venture capital investors,” said Israel. “Committee members may have different backgrounds, but they all understand the difficulty of turning a promising idea into a real-world innovation that boosts America’s economy and changes lives.”
More information about the new member companies and advisory committee members is available on USIJ’s redesigned website.
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About The Alliance of U.S. Startups and Inventors for Jobs: USIJ is an association of inventors, startups, venture capital investors, entrepreneurs and supporters, whose efforts to bring new companies and new technologies into being are entirely dependent on a reliable system of patent protection. Collectively, we have launched dozens of companies in areas including biotechnology, clean energy, AI, semiconductors, medical devices and wireless technology.