Barry J. Allen

Biomerge Industries Ltd. is a Canadian medical device company and leader in fluorescence endoscopy for improved cancer detection. The Company’s first-generation product, Xillix LIFE-Lung™ received Pre-Market Approval (PMA) from the U.S. FDA in 1996. Xillix’s latest device, Onco-LIFE™, incorporates fluorescence and white-light endoscopy in a single device that has been developed for the detection and localization of lung and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers.

Medical Ventures Corp. develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices and is focused on the development and commercialization of medical devices which clearly address a clinical need in the cardiovascular marketplace. The Company has two divisions: PMD tissue products used in cardiac reconstruction and repair and Angiometrx catheter products for the rapidly growing interventional cardiology market. The focus in both divisions is the commercialization of the cardiovascular medical devices currently in the MEV’s product portfolio and the development of new products based upon these two core technologies. The company is located in Richmond, Canada.

VSM MedTech Ltd. manufactured blood pressure and heart rate monitors. It developed and marketed medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on October 19, 1995 and was headquartered in Coquitlam, Canada.

Venturi Ventures, Inc. engages in the development and marketing of its advanced verification of integration dose technology. The company was founded on December 3, 1980 and is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Ascent Partners, Inc. develops investment strategies and obtains institutional equity and debt to acquire and build companies. The firm caters to industries including business-to-business, digital printing, outsourced mailing, document management, consumer storage products, healthcare and medical and marine hardware. The company was founded by Theodore C. Feierstein and Byron McCann and is headquartered in Mequon, WI.

Ventures West Management, Inc. is venture capital firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Toronto, Montréal and Kanata, Ontario

LifeSciences British Columbia is a non-profit organization, which engages in supporting and representing the life science community through leadership, investment, advocacy, and promotion. It ensures that no life sciences sector is working in isolation and that all sectors come together in a comprehensive, complementary, and coordinated fashion. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.