Alexander Langerman

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Intershunt Technologies, Inc. is a medical device company based in Plymouth, MN. The company is developing a proprietary catheter system that allows for the capture and excision of tissue from the interatrial septum. This results in a left to right atrial shunt that off-loads elevated left atrial pressure, reducing symptoms in heart failure patients. The mechanical system is designed for safety and ease of use and is the only interatrial shunting device that requires no implant and no energy. The company was founded by Gil Vardi and the CEO is Harlee L. Sorkin.

ightLine Partners LLC (SightLine Partners) is an independent venture capital and private equity firm founded in 1992 by Buzz Benson and Maureen Harder. The firm is headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota.

OrthoScan, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the development and manufacture of orthopedic surgery equipment. It provides Orthicon-HD Mini C-Arm, which is used for fluoroscopic imaging of the extremities in orthopedic surgery and digital diagnostic imaging. The company was founded by Larry Grossman and in 2002 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

VasoNova, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices. The company was founded by Sorin Grunwald and Bradley B. Hill in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Aphelion Capital LLC (Aphelion Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Ned Scheetz and Rodney Altman. The firm is headquartered in Mill Valley, California.

VentureMed Group, Inc. designs, develops, and markets interventional devices for the treatment of peripheral artery disease. Its product platforms are designes to reduce procedural costs and improve clinical outcomes. The company was founded by John P. Pigott in 2012 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Essex Woodlands Management, Inc. (EW Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Jim L. Currie and Martin P. Sutter. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Curant, Inc. develops medical devices for urinary incontinence. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Medilex Ltd. is an Irish private company located in Donnybrook. The firm retails medical and orthopedic goods.

Transluminal Technologies, Inc. develops intellectual property related to interventional cardiovascular medical devices. It offers velox CD and velox LB products. The company is headquartered in Syracuse, NY.

OrthAlign Corp. engages in the provision of precision alignment technology and products. It offers orthopedic services. The company was founded by Pieter Wolters and Curt Stone in 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Hyde Park Angels Inc. (HPA) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Jeffrey R. Carter. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Aardvark Medical, Inc. manufactures sinus and nasal care consumer products. It offers drug-free relief from colds, allergies and sinusitis. The company was founded by Richard R. Treadwell and Christensen Peter Baker in 2006 and is headquartered in Ross, CA.

Spencer Health Solutions, Inc. provides pharmaceuticals, health insurance, clinical trials, robotics, and aeronautics services. The company was founded by Tom Rhoads in 2015 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

SurgiQuest, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing of access technologies for minimally invasive surgery. It offers laproscopic surgical access system, enabling a variety of complex laproscopic procedures. The company was founded by Kourosh Azarbarzin on April 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Utica, NY.

Providence Medical Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures medical devices. It offers DTRAX spinal systems, cavux cervical cages, ally screw systems, and biologix allograft bone. The company was founded by Jeff Smith and Bruce McCormack in 2008 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. Its products include consoles, hand pieces, MRI, and biopsy markers. The company was founded by Joseph L. Mark, Michael E. Miller, and Timothy Goedde in 2000 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Part of Philip Morris International, Inc., Kraft General Foods Corp. manufactures cigarettes, food, and brewing. The company is based in New York, NY.

Freespira, Inc. operates as a digital therapeutic company, that focuses on revolutionizing the mental health industry with clinically proven, non-invasive, drug-free solutions. The firm's first commercial product, Freespira, is a treatment for panic attacks and the symptoms of panic disorder. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Danville, CA.

CyMedica Orthopedics, Inc. operates as medical device company. It has developed Cy-Motion muscle activation and patient engagement system to speed recovery and reduce complications. The firm?s products include e-Vive and QBI. The company was founded by Struan Coleman, Ronald Yagoda and Jeremy Fryer-Biggs in January 2013 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Catheter Connections, Inc. develops vascular access products. Its flagship product DualCap, designed to protect patients from acquiring infections during intravenous infusion therapy. It disinfects both IV tubing end connectors and needle-free valves. The company was founded by Michael W. Howlett, James Mercer, Vicki Farrar, and Robert Hitchcock in 2008 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Mercator MedSystems, Inc. develops medical injection devices. The firm focuses on the treatment of peripheral artery disease using its catheter-guided, micro-infusion systems for site-specific, non-systemic delivery of therapeutic agents directly across any blood vessel. It offers bullfrog micro-infusion device and blowfish trans-bronchial micro-infusion device. The company was founded by Kirk Patrick Seward, Michael Vestel, and Albert P. Pisano in 2000 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

ClearFlow, Inc. develops surgical and medical devices. Its products are based on proprietary tube clearance technologies to resolve catheter clogging in other medical market segments, including urinary catheters, gastrointestinal catheters, and wound drainage. The company was founded by Andrew D. Firlik, Marc A. Gillinov and Edward M. Boyle Jr. in 2006 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Bridgepoint Medical, Inc. develops interventional technology in the field of cardiology. It focuses on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions. The company was founded by Michael L. Berman, Chad J Kugler and Robert E Atkinson in 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

PreCision Dermatology, Inc. developed skincare therapies. It offered pharmaceutical products for skin barrier restoration, dermatoses, rosacea, acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and scaling associated with hyperkeratotic skin. The company was founded by Jeffrey M. Nugent in 2010 and was headquartered in Cumberland, RI.

Exubrion Therapeutics, Inc. develops electron therapeutic veterinary devices. The company is based in Buford, GA. The company was founded by Dennis F. Steadman. The CEO is Peter Selover.

iKnowMed, Inc. operates a web-based oncology electronic medical records system that replaces paper charts to provide clinical patient information for physicians. The company was founded by Don Simborg and Robert J. Barcklay in 1996 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

TearScience, Inc. diagnoses and treats meibomian gland dysfunction. It offers Lipiflow, Lipiscan, and Lipiview. The company was founded by Donald R. Korb and Timothy R. Willis in 2005 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.