BNET Industries
Market Cap:$228.3M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$48.2M
- Public
- US
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Develops, Licenses & Provides Products for the Life Science & Media Technology Sectors
President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc
Mansoor MohammedNumber of Employees 41
Contact Information
500 Newport Center Drive
7th Floor
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 480-8300
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Investment Advice: 523930
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Acacia Subsidiary Acquires Rights to Patent for Microprocessor Technology
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that its subsidiary, Acacia Patent Acquisition LLC, has acquired rights to a patent relating to microprocessor technology. "Acacia continues to grow its base of future revenues by adding new patent portfolios," commented Paul Ryan, Acacia Chairman and CEO. "As...
Acacia Names Bradley Botsch, Former VP & Chief Intellectual Property Officer of ON Semiconductor, to Management Team
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. -- Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACTG) announced today that it has named Bradley Botsch as Vice President. Mr. Botsch joins Acacia from ON Semiconductor, where he was Vice President and Chief Intellectual Property Officer. He was with ON Semiconductor since 2004 and initiated their patent licensing program...
Current Research on CombiMatrix Corporation.
M2 PRESSWIRE-12 June 2007-Biotech News: Current Research on CombiMatrix CorporationC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12062007 Not only does CombiMatrix offer an array of products, it offers arrays as products. The company, a unit of Acacia Research, develops technology to make customizable microarrays...
Sherwood's All Smiles After Surviving Gateway Purge
Broadcom Named Most-Respected Fabless Chip Maker; Acacia Research Makes a Patent Play TECHNOLOGY Things have gone well for Ron Sherwood, chief financial officer of Gateway Inc. and the only executive of the former Poway-based operation to keep his post after the combination with eMachines Inc. At...
CombiMatrix and the CBRC of Japan Enter Into a Technology Access and Purchase Agreement
Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.--BW HealthWire--April 26, 2002 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that its subsidiary CombiMatrix Corporation's Japanese subsidiary, has entered into a technology access and purchase agreement in Japan with the Computational Biology Research Center, a division of the Japanese...
Acacia Research Affiliate, CombiMatrix Corporation, Raises $36 Million in Private Equity Financing
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 3, 2000 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) today announced that its majority-owned affiliate, CombiMatrix Corporation, has raised $36 million in institutional private equity financing. "The proceeds of the offering will be used for commercialization, research and development, working capital and possible strategic partnerships,"...
Acacia Research Affiliate, CombiMatrix Corporation, Granted U.S. Patent for Biochip Array Processor System
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 1, 2000 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) today announced that its majority-owned affiliate, CombiMatrix Corporation, has been granted a United States patent for its biochip array processor system, which enables quick and economical turnaround of custom-designed microarrays for use in biological research. This is...
Acacia Research Increases Ownership of CombiMatrix Corporation to 61.4 Percent
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 28, 2000 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq/NMS:ACRI) announced today that it has increased its ownership of privately held CombiMatrix Corporation from 51.8 percent to 61.4 percent. Acacia Research acquired the additional ownership position from existing shareholders of CombiMatrix in exchange for approximately 489,000 restricted...
Acacia Research Affiliate CombiMatrix Raises $17.5 Million in Equity Financing
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--March 7, 2000 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that affiliate CombiMatrix Corporation has raised $17.5 million in equity financing. Acacia Research participated in the financing and owns 52% of CombiMatrix. CombiMatrix's biochip system has the potential to offer significant advantages over current...
Acacia Research Affiliate Awarded Department of Defense Grant
Business Editors PASADENA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 10, 2000 Acacia Research Corporation (Nasdaq:ACRI) announced today that affiliate CombiMatrix Corporation has been awarded a $730,000 Phase II SBIR grant from the Department of Defense to use CombiMatrix's proprietary ArrayChipR technology to develop 'Nanode Array Sensor Microchips.' This grant was awarded...
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Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Mansoor Mohammed | President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc |
| Robert L. Harris Jr. | President |
| Clayton J. Haynes | CFO & Senior Vice President |
| Dooyong Lee | Executive Vice President |
| Robert Stewart | Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance |
| Edward Treska | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Paul R. Ryan | Chairman & CEO |
| Edward W. Frykman | Board of Directors |
| Fred A. de Boom | Board of Directors |
| G. Louis Graziadio III | Board of Directors |
| William S. Anderson | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | President & CEO, Combimatrix Molecular Diagnostics Inc | Current |
Mr. Ryan has served as a Director since August 1995, as Chief Executive Officer since January 1997 and as Chairman since April 2000. He also served as President of the Company from January 1997 until July 2000. Prior to being named Chief Executive Officer, he was Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Acacia Research from 1996 through 1997 and Vice President, Capital Management, of Acacia Research from 1995 through 1996. He was formerly co-founder and general partner of the American Health Care Fund, L.P., held positions with Young & Rubicam, Ogilvy & Mather, and Merrill Lynch and was a private venture capital investor. Mr. Ryan holds a B.S. from Cornell University and attended the New York University Graduate School of Business.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | President | Current |
| Acacia Technologies | Director & President | Current |
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| Entertainment Properties Trust | President | Former |
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Mr. Haynes joined Acacia in April 2001 as Treasurer and Senior Vice President, Finance. In November 2001, Mr. Haynes was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Acacia Research. From 1992 to March 2001, Mr. Haynes was employed by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, ultimately serving as a Manager in the Business Advisory Services practice. Mr. Haynes received a B.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles, is a Certified Public Accountant and is a Certified Public Accountant.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | CFO & Senior Vice President | Current |
| Acacia Technologies | Current | |
| University of California, Los Angeles | B.A. | Former |
Mr. Lee joined Acacia in 2005 as Executive Vice President. He has over 20 years of experience in patent licensing and technology management with a track record of success. He was previously Chief Operating Officer of Global Patent Holdings/TechSearch, which was acquired by Acacia. Prior to Global, he was President of LPS Group, a patent licensing company he founded under Information Holdings Inc. (now part of The Thomson Corporation, NYSE:TOC), that achieved profitability in less than two years. Prior to LPS Group, he co-founded FRI, an intellectual property consulting firm, then under the sponsorship of Fish & Richardson, PC and previously was a licensing executive at AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies. Mr. Lee received a B.A. from Oberlin College and an M.S. (under a full fellowship) from the University of California, Berkeley.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Acacia Technologies | Current | |
| Fr&I | Former | |
| Fish & Richardson | Former | |
| University of California, Berkeley | M.S. | Former |
| Oberlin College | B.A. | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Technologies | Senior Vice President, Finance & Ir | Current |
| Acacia Research Corporation | Senior Vice President, Corporate Finance | Current |
| University of Colorado | Bachelors Degree In Economics | Former |
Mr. Treska joined the company in April 2004 as Vice President, Licensing. Mr. Treska was most recently General Counsel, Director of Patents and Licensing for SRS Labs, Inc., a technology licensing company specializing in audio enhancement. Prior to joining SRS Labs, Mr. Treska was an associate attorney with the intellectual property law firm Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear and a design engineer with the TRW Space & Technology Group. Mr. Treska holds a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Colorado State University and a J.D. degree from the University of San Diego School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Technologies | Vice President, Licensing | Current |
| Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear Llp | Vice President, Licensing, Acacia Technologies Group | Current |
| Acacia Research Corporation | Secretary | Current |
| University of San Diego | Director of Patents | Former |
| SRS Labs, Inc. | Director of Patents and Licensing | Former |
| TRW, Inc. | Design Engineer | Former |
| SRS Labs, Inc. | General Counsel | Former |
| University of San Diego School of Law | J.D. Degree | Former |
| Colorado State University | B.S. Degree In Electrical Engineering | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crowell & Company Inc. | Accounting Officer | Current |
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| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pacific Coast National Bank | Director | Current |
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| University of Southern California | M.B.A. degree | Former |
| Michigan State University | B.A. degree | Former |
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| Imperial Bank Limited | Director of Imperial Bancorp | Former |
Mr. Anderson has served as a Director since August 2007. Mr. Anderson is the Chairman and CEO of National Beverage Properties, Inc. and is also a Director of 1st Century National Bank and Topa Insurance Company. Mr. Anderson is a Board Advisor to new Belgium Brewing Company and sits on the Advisory Boards of PGP Capital Advisors, LLC and Lineage Capital Partners. Mr. Anderson is the former Executive Vice President of Topa Equities, Ltd. and President of Topa Properties Ltd. and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Southland Title Company, a former Director of Mellon First Business Bank and a former Trustee of the Provident Investment Counsel of Mutual Funds and was an attorney with O'Melveny & Myers in Los Angeles. Mr. Anderson received his B.A. from Bowdoin College, a Master's from Boston University, and a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Acacia Research Corporation | Board of Directors | Current |
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