Christopher M. Owens

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Organogenesis, Inc. designs and manufactures regenerative medical products. It offers Apligraf, a living cell-based product indicated for the treatment of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers and Dermagraft, a product for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The firm also provides bioactive wound healing, biosurgery, and aesthetic medicine containing living cells and natural connective tissues. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

DJO Global, Inc. engages in the development and distribution medical devices for musculoskeletal health, joint reconstruction, vascular health, and pain management. Its product include knee ligament bracing, custom bracing, post-op knee bracing, hip implants, shoulder implants, shoulder bracing, spine bracing, cervical collars, walking braces, and ankle bracing. The company was founded by Mark Nordquist and Ken Reed in 1978 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

Encore Medical LP develops, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic surgery products. It supplies its products to orthopedic surgeons, physicians, physical and occupational therapists, and other health care professionals. The company was founded in April 1992 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Encore Medical GP LLC manufactures CPM devices. It is a limited liability company. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Micell Technologies, Inc. operates as a biomedical device company. It develops interventional cardiology systems for vascular drug delivery. The firm offers MiStent SES is designed to optimize healing in patients with coronary artery disease. The company was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone and James B. McClain in 1995 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

DJO Finance LLC develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices with a products used for rehabilitation, pain management and physical therapy. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Vista, CA.

FlowMetric, Inc. provides flow cytometry and cell sorting services. It serves partners in multiple fields including biotechnology, small and large cap pharmaceuticals, hospitals and academic institutions. The firm provides flow cytometry, pre-clinical, pre-clinical toxicology and safety, clinical, cell sorting, monoclonal antibody production, and agri-food services. The company was founded by Renold Capocasale in 2010 and is headquartered in Doylestown, PA.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Mallinckrodt Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets healthcare products. Its products include contrast media & delivery systems, radiology imaging products, radiopharmaceuticals and urology imaging systems. The company is headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Canada.

Part of Capstone Therapeutics Corp., Chrysalis BioTherapeutics, Inc. develops therapeutics to accelerate the healing of hard and soft tissue. The company is based in Galveston, TX. The company was founded by Dennis L. McWilliams. Chrysalis BioTherapeutics was acquired by Capstone Therapeutics Corp. on August 06, 2004 for $34.50 million.

University of Houston System offers higher education degrees and job training or vocational study programs. It offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in fields such as business, education, humanities and law. It was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

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.

Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

PTV Sciences LP (PTV Healthcare Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Matthew S. Crawford and Evan S. Melrose. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Emergent Technologies, Inc. (Emergent Technologies) is a venture capital firm founded in 1989 by Thomas A. Harlan. The firm is headquartered in Austin. Texas.

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.

The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center provides cancer patient care, research, and prevention for cancer. The firm also provides education for undergraduate and graduate students, trainees, professionals, employees and the publics. The company was founded in 1941 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Technology & Entrepreneurship Center of Houston operates as a non-profit organization created to accelerate the growth of Houston’s innovation ecosystem. It aligns ecosystem support around strategic initiatives that are connecting, attracting, and promoting startups, investors, corporations, government, and universities. The company was founded in October 2017 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Nittany Polymedics, Inc. develops, manufactures, and distributes polymer based products. Its products used in the medical device and dental markets. The company was founded by Jeffery J. Sheldon and is headquartered in State College, PA.

Ethicon Corp. manufactures and markets surgical sutures. The company is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

CitareTx Management LLC (CitareTx) is a venture capital firm founded in August 2008 by Jeffery Sheldon and Elvin Jerome Pederson. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

EMIT Corp. manufactures and supplies portable fluid warming devices. It engages in sale of devices and related products for the treatment and prevention of hypothermia caused by traumatic, environmental, and procedure related occurrences. The company was founded by Jeffery J. Sheldon in January 2009 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Cougar Venture (Cougar Venture) is a venture capital division of C. T. Bauer College of Business founded in 2008. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.