> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Axial Biotech - URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/axial-biotech/ - Published: 1999-01-02T11:12:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-14T03:49:06.000Z - Author: Liam Sturgess - Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization **Axial Biotech** was an American biotechnology company based in Salt Lake City, Utah. It ran a GenDB Genealogical Database, a "proprietary genealogical database."[\[1\]](#fn1) ## History Axial Biotech, Inc. was incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 1, 2002.[\[2\]](#fn2) The company was officially founded in 2002, and launched in 2003.[\[1:1\]](#fn1)[\[3\]](#fn3) On July 22, 2009, Axial announced it had entered a partnership with the University of Utah which provided the company access to "the University’s rich genetic resources," including the Utah Population Database, "a genealogical and family history database composed of more than 6 million records that provides a rich source of information for genetic, epidemiological, demographic and public health studies."[\[1:2\]](#fn1) ## Organization | Name | Position | Notes | | -------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | John Climaco | President and Chief Executive Officer[\[1:3\]](#fn1) | Quokka, Fabian & Clendenin, InfuSystem, PDI, PermaFix Medical, Perma-Fix Environmental Services, Digirad, Moleculin Biotech, CNS Pharmaceuticals[\[4\]](#fn4) | | Kenneth Ward | Board Chair and Chief Scientific Officer[\[1:4\]](#fn1) | University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, [Taueret Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Taueret-Laboratories), Affiliated Genetics, [Predictive Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Predictive-Laboratories), Slopes Bio[\[5\]](#fn5) | | [Eric Olson](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Eric-Olson) | Executive Vice President – Sales and Marketing[\[1:5\]](#fn1) | [MyID](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/MyID), [Predictive Biotech](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Predictive-Biotech) | | Danielle Hayes | Secretary[\[6\]](#fn6); Director of Finance[\[7\]](#fn7) | Q Therapeutics, Deltagen, Cognetix, Acacia Biosciences | | Lesa Nelson | Vice President of Clinical Operations[\[8\]](#fn8) | [Taueret Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Taueret-Laboratories), EmerGen Laboratories, ARUP Laboratories, University of Utah, Human Genome Project | | Joe Ross | Vice President of Strategic Initiatives | Stryker Biotech, DePuy Synthes, [United States Navy](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/United-States-Navy) | | Roberto Macina | Vice President of Research and Development | diaDexus, SmithKline Beecham, Wistar Institute, Human Genome Project | | Rakesh Chettier | Senior Bioinformatics Scientist/Statistical Genetist | [Taueret Laboratories](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Taueret-Laboratories) | | Dinesh Patel | Director[\[9\]](#fn9) | vSpring Capital, Signal Peak Ventures, Theratechnologies, Ashni Naturaceuticals, Salus Therapeutics, The IndUS Entrepreneurs, Jon Huntsman, Jr., Utah Science, Technology, and Research Initiative (USTAR)[\[10\]](#fn10) | | William Lister | Director[\[9:1\]](#fn9) | Roche, Boehringer Mannheim, [Eli Lilly](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Eli-Lilly)[\[3:1\]](#fn3) | ### Investors Investors in Axial Biotech include:[\[11\]](#fn11)[\[12\]](#fn12) - [ATEL Capital Group](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/ATEL-Capital-Group) - Johnson & Johnson Innovation (JJDC) - Medtronic - Ohio Biotech Group - [Vencore Capital](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Vencore-Capital) - [VentureCapital.Org](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/VentureCapital-Org) (VCO) - vSpring Capital ## External links - [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/axial-biotech) - [Website (archived)](https://web.archive.org/web/20120730021040/http://www.axialbiotech.com/) ### Corporate registrations - [Axial Biotech, Inc. (Delaware)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us%5Fde/3586939) - [Axial Biotech, Inc. (Florida)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us%5Ffl/F09000002079) - [Axial Biotech, Inc. (Utah)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us%5Fut/5360053-0161) - [Axial Biotech, Inc. (Utah #2)](https://opencorporates.com/companies/us%5Fut/5360053-0143) --- 1. Olson, E. K., Cummings, B., & Richards, K. (2009, July 22). *Axial Biotech Enters Partnership with the University of Utah to Utilize the Utah Population Database to Develop Personalized Diagnostic Tests for Spine Disorders.* Axial Biotech. [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1) [↩︎](#fnref1:2) [↩︎](#fnref1:3) [↩︎](#fnref1:4) [↩︎](#fnref1:5) 2. Delaware Department of State, Division of Corporations. *AXIAL BIOTECH, INC.* OpenCorporates. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref2) 3. Olson, E. K. (2008, October 14). *Axial Biotech Appoints Retired Roche Diagnostics Executive to Board.* BioSpace. [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) 4. *Experience | John Climaco.* LinkedIn. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref4) 5. *Experience | Kenneth Ward.* LinkedIn. Retrieved August 16, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref5) 6. Utah Department of Commerce. *AXIAL BIOTECH, INC.* OpenCorporates. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref6) 7. *Danielle Hayes from Utah Phone Number, Address, Age, Contact Info, Public Records.* Radaris. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref7) 8. *Management Team.* Axial Biotech. Retrieved February 13, 2010, from [↩︎](#fnref8) 9. Florida Department of State Division of Corporations. *AXIAL BIOTECH, INC.* OpenCorporates. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref9) [↩︎](#fnref9:1) 10. *Dinesh Patel.* Crunchbase. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref10) 11. *Axial Biotech - Funding, Financials, Valuation & Investors.* Crunchbase. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref11) 12. *Axial Biotech.* Tracxn. Retrieved September 9, 2023, from [↩︎](#fnref12)