ALDERON BIOSCIENCES, INC.

Alderon Biosciences (formerly AndCare) develops alternative, low-cost, simple-to-use diagnostic systems for medical, environmental, and laboratory research and testing needs. The company specializes in electrochemical sensing technologies for point-of-care diagnostics, including an electrochemical testing system (eSystem) for HIV viral load determinations and a biosensor for blood lead level testing (One Touch Lead Care). Their PESA (primer-extension signal amplification) platform enables sensitive and low-cost testing for infectious disease markers including HCV and HIV viral load.