San Diego Fast 50 growth companies ATCO AND EDIG
made the list. Wonder what the odds of that were?
NuVasive, Inc. Tops Deloitte's San Diego Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology Companies, with 73,752% Growth Over Five Years
SAN DIEGO --(Business Wire)-- Sept. 22, 2005 -- NuVasive, Inc., a medical device company specializing on the design, development, and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, tops the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the San Diego area as recognized by Deloitte & Touche LLP. An awards event was held on September 22nd at the Estancia Hotel & Spa in San Diego. The "San Diego Technology Fast 50" annual award program ranks technology companies located in San Diego by revenue growth over the most recent five year period.
"The past five years have been a rollercoaster ride for technology companies," said Helen Adams, Partner in the Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) Group at Deloitte based in San Diego. "The companies on the Deloitte San Diego Technology Fast 50 have shown they can prosper in challenging economies and marketplaces. Deloitte is pleased to recognize their achievements."
Winners are selected based on percentage revenue growth over five years from 2000 to 2004. To be considered, Technology Fast 50 entrants must: have operating revenues of at least $50,000 in 2000 and at least $1,000,000 in 2004; be headquartered in San Diego; be a "technology company," defined as a company that owns proprietary technology that contributes to a significant portion of its operating revenues; or devotes a significant proportion of revenues to the research and development of technology.
The San Diego Technology Fast 50 company ranking is as follows: -0- *T 2005 5yr% Rank Company City growth Ticker ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 1 NuVasive, Inc. San Diego 73,752% NUVA ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 2 BakBone Software, Inc. San Diego 7,944% BKB ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 3 SkinMedica Carlsbad 4,467% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 4 Illumina, Inc. San Diego 3,764% ILMN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 5 XIFIN, Inc. San Diego 3,414% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 6 Active Motif, Inc. Carlsbad 2,789% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 7 PacketVideo Corporation San Diego 2,369% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 8 The Active Network, Inc. San Diego 1,633% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 9 Leap Wireless International, Inc. San Diego 1,542% LEAP ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 10 Acceris Communications Inc. San Diego 1,050% ACRSE ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 11 Digirad Corporation Poway 863% DRAD ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 12 Broadband Communications, Inc. San Diego 633% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 13 e.Digital Corporation San Diego 598% EDIG ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 14 Websense, Inc. San Diego 541% WBSN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 15 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. San Diego 541% NBIX ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 16 Epimmune Inc. San Diego 502% EPMN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 17 Althea Technologies, Inc. San Diego 386% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 18 Cypress Bioscience, Inc. San Diego 385% CYPB ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 19 Biosite Incorporated San Diego 345% BSTE ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 20 Invitrogen Corporation Carlsbad 316% IVGN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 21 American Technology Corporation San Diego 301% ATCO ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 22 ViaSat, Inc. Carlsbad 267% VSAT ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 23 CardioDynamics International Corporation San Diego 213% CDIC ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 24 Information Systems Laboratories, Inc. San Diego 205% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 25 St. Bernard Software, Inc. San Diego 199% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 26 Maxim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. San Diego 197% MAXM ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 27 ResMed Inc. Poway 194% RMD ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 28 Captiva Software Corporation San Diego 172% CPTV ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 29 Continuous Computing Corporation San Diego 150% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 30 The Titan Corporation San Diego 143% TTN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 31 Diversa Corporation San Diego 137% DVSA ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 32 Gen-Probe Incorporated San Diego 126% GPRO ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 33 SEQUENOM, Inc. San Diego 124% SQNM ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 34 SmartDraw.com San Diego 114% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 35 Dot Hill Systems Corp. Carlsbad 98% HILL ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 36 ComGlobal Systems, Inc. San Diego 94% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 37 Overland Storage, Inc. San Diego 93% OVRL ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 38 Vical Incorporated San Diego 91% VICL ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 39 Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. San Diego 87% MBRX ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 40 dj Orthopedics, Inc. Vista 78% DJO ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 41 Arena Pharmaceuticals, Inc. San Diego 78% ARNA ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 42 Science Applications International Corporation San Diego 78% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 43 SeraCare Life Sciences, Inc. Oceanside 75% SRLS ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 44 Spescom Software Inc. San Diego 71% SPCO ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 45 Novatel Wireless, Inc. San Diego 69% NVTL ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 46 Natural Alternatives San International, Inc. Marcos 64% NAII ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 47 NTN Communications, Inc. Carlsbad 62% NTN ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 48 Wireless Facilities, Inc. San Diego 61% WFII ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 49 QUALCOMM, Inc. San Diego 53% QCOM ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- 50 Predicate Logic, Inc. San Diego 50% N/A - Private ---- --------------------------------- --------- ------- ------------- *T
ProSanos Corporation was recognized this year as a "Rising Star" which recognizes the fastest growing technology companies based on revenue growth over three years (2002-2004). ProSanos saw 128% percent growth over the past three years.
The San Diego Technology Fast 50 program is presented by Deloitte & Touche LLP, Brown Thompson Executive Search, Comerica, Cooley Godward LLP, Corporate Real Estate Advisors, Focus Creative, KPBS, Marsh, Shoreline Press, and in association with AeA and BIOCOM.
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