Company Overview

B-Bridge International, Inc.

Established in 2001 by Hiro Masumoto, former head of International Sales and Marketing for Clontech Laboratories, B-Bridge is a California company headquartered in Mountain View, California—south of San Francisco

B-Bridge International also has a subsidiary in Tokyo, B-Bridge K.K.

Company History

February 2000:B-Bridge International, Inc. founded
February 2001:Moved into 4320 Stevens Creek Blvd San Jose CA
October 2001:Signed contract with Dharmacon for Japan Distribution
June 2002:Launched the Otsuka's Adiponectin ELISA Kit (the first commercially available Adiponectin assay)
July 2002:Started B-Bridge RNAi consortium in Japan
January 2003:Helped DRCA Gel Electrophoresis system establish US subsidiary
February 2003:Co-founded Avocel with Stanford Professor Mark Kay
August 2003:Company moved to 639 N.Pastoria Ave. Sunnyvale CA
October 2003:Co-founded STREX Mechanical Cell Strain Company
May 2004:Avocell purchased by Benitec Ltd.
September 2004:BioSite Capital bio-incubation partner agreement
November 2004:Launch siSolutions siRNA Products
December 2004:Hokkaido Venture Capital bio-incubation partner agreement
December 2004:Signed to distribute DiscoveRx in Japan
March 2005:$4.3 million additional investment-lead investors Hokkaido Venture Capital, BioSite Capital, and the Marubeni Corporation
November 2005:BayMode partnership to distribute books and technical journals
March 2006:Bioincubation partnership with Japanese External Trade Resource Organization (JETRO) and established bioincubator facility.
May 2006:Company moved to 320 Logue Ave., Mountain View, CA
December 2006:BayMode acquisition
April 2007:Established B-Bridge Subsidiary in Tokyo, B-Bridge K.K.
June 2007:Additional $1M investment from the Marubeni Corporation
October 2007:Partnership with Kanasawa Technology Licensing Office
February 2008:Collaboration agreement with Neurosky
March 2008:Partnership with MSA Partners LLC
April 2008:Hiro Masumoto becomes managing partner in Global Innovators
October 2008:Partnership with Kansai Technology Licensing Office
January 2009:Hiro Masumoto becomes General Manager of Intertrust Management
June 2009:B-Bridge Technology Transfer Site launched