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page 1Health care companies based in California
Neuralink
Neuralink Corp. is an American neurotechnology company that has developed as of 2024 implantable brain–computer interfaces (BCIs). It was founded by Elon Musk and a team of eight scientists and engineers. Neuralink was launched in 2016 and first publicly reported in March 2017. The company is based in Fremont, California, with plans to build a three-story building with office and manufacturing space in Del Valle, about 10 miles east of Gigafactory Texas, Tesla's headquarters and manufacturing plant.
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Theranos
Theranos Inc. () was an American privately held corporation that was touted as a breakthrough health technology company. Founded in 2003 by then 19-year-old Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos raised more than US$700 million from venture capitalists and private investors, resulting in a $9 billion valuation at its peak in 2013 and 2014. The company claimed that it had devised blood tests that could be performed rapidly and accurately, while requiring very small amounts of blood, all using compact automated devices that the company had developed. These claims were proven to be false.
Agilent Technologies
American life sciences company that provides instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow
Illumina
American company that develops systems for the analysis of genetic variation
Calico
American biotech company founded by Alphabet Inc.
Kaiser Permanente
American integrated managed care company
Intuitive Surgical
American corporation
Varian Medical Systems
American healthcare company

Edwards Lifesciences
American medical technology company

BioMarin Pharmaceutical
American company
Allergan, Inc.
U.S. subsidary of Allergan plc
Dexcom
Dexcom, Inc. is an American multinational healthcare company that develops, manufactures, produces and distributes a line of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems for diabetes management. It operates internationally with global headquarters and R&D center in San Diego, California, U.S.A., and manufacturing facilities in Mesa, Arizona, U.S.A.; Batu Kawan, Malaysia; and Athenry, County Galway, Ireland.
One Medical
American healthcare company
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
company
Schwab's Pharmacy
former drugstore located at 8024 Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, California
Ligand Pharmaceuticals
biopharmaceutical company based out of La Jolla, California
Exelixis
Exelixis, Inc. is a genomics-based drug discovery company located in Alameda, California, and the producer of Cometriq, a treatment approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for medullary thyroid cancer with clinical activity in several other types of metastatic cancer.