Gwen T. Drain

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Cardiac Pathways Corp. designs, develops and manufactures cardiac diagnosis systems. Its products consist principally of systems for performing ablation treatment and for diagnostic mapping. Cardiac Pathways is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Control Delivery Systems Inc. designs, develops and manufactures drug delivery products. The products are designed to deliver precise quantities of drugs to difficult-to-treat areas of the body. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Part of Viatris, Inc., Mylan Bertek Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a company that manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Icon Bioscience, Inc. develops and markets ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. It develops specialty pharmaceuticals targeting ophthalmic indications including macular edema, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and cataract surgery. The firm's pipeline includes IBI-10090, IBI-20089, IBI-60089, and IBI-80090. The company was founded by Vernon G. Wong and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. conducts clinical research for early cancer detection and patient monitoring. It offers live cell analysis, automated patch clamping, and circulating tumor cell analysis. The company was founded by Michelle Khine, Cristian Ionescu-Zanetti, and Michael Schwartz in 2006 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Contego Medical LLC develops novel emboli protection devices. Its products include CORGUARD coronary stent system, VANGUARD renal stent system, and PALADIN carotid post-dilation balloon. The company was founded by Ravish Sachar and Jay S. Yadav in 2005 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Oculeve, Inc. develops devices for dry eye disease treatment. The company was founded by D. Michael Ackermann, Brandon M. Felkins, Garrett Cale Smith and Victor Wayne McCray in 2011 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Orthofix, Inc. designs and manufactures orthopedic medical devices. It offers spine products, orthopedic trauma, reconstruction, vascular, sports medicine bracing and pain management. The company was founded by Edgar Wallner in 1980 and is headquartered in Mckinney, TX.

Part of Japan Lifeline Co., Ltd., Cardiac Rhythm Management is a company that manufactures implantable devices to treat arrhythmias. The company is based in Sylmar, CA.

Impulse Dynamics NV develops electrical therapies for the treatment of chronic heart failure. Its product Optimizer III is designed for the treatment of patients with moderate and severe heart failure. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.

Neuros Medical, Inc. develops neurostimulation therapies. It offers Altius System that consists of an implantable generator with an integrated rechargeable battery, cuff electrode, and external devices. The company was founded by Jon J. Snyder, Kevin L. Kilgore, and Niloy Bhadra in 2008 and is headquartered in Willoughby Hills, OH.

Kew, Inc. provides oncology services. It provides multiple services to oncologists to assist in treatment decisions for cancer patients and offers genomic testing for patient tumor samples and genomic information important to diagnostic and treatment decisions that assist physicians and are detailed in cancer-specific Therapeutic Pathways. The company was founded by Richard Bohmer, Viren Mehta, Clayton Matt Christensen, Jeffrey Elton, Mason Freeman, John P. Glaser, H. Robert Horvitz, Bruce Johnson, Kathy Behrens Wilsey and Raju S. Kucherlapat in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, Fresenius Kabi Asia Pacific Ltd. is a Chinese healthcare company that was founded in 2001. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and specializes in providing lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion, and clinical nutrition. Fresenius Kabi is committed to making essential medicines and technologies accessible to healthcare professionals who help patients.

Nucleus Network Ltd. engages in the ownership and operation of a clinical research organization. It offers product development consultation services, including regulatory strategy, pre-clinical gap analysis, and preparation of clinical trial documentation as well as provides regulatory submission services for clinical trials and marketing authorization applications. The firm also provides education services such as GCP education, classroom courses, seminars, certification reviews, certification review packages, online courses, resources and standard operating procedures related education services. The company was founded by Garry Jennings in 2003 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Essential Medical, Inc. designs, develops, and markets medical and surgical devices. It specializes in vascular closure devices that seals the opening created from cardiac catheterizations in leg arteries. The company was founded by Gary S. Roubin and Greg A. Walters in 2010 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Impopharma, Inc. engages in developing and testing of pulmonary and nasal drug delivery systems and ophthalmic, otic, and dermal products. The company was founded by Hanna Piskorz and Harold Wulffhart in 1996 and is headquartered in Concord, Canada.

Integrated Clinical Oncology Network Pty Ltd. engages in the provision of cancer and hematological care services. It offers chemotherapy compunding, pharmacy management, remote radiation therapy planning, and medical physics services. The firm also offers patients the option of emerging treatment through clinical trials. The company was founded by Stuart Giles in 2012 and is headquartered in South Brisbane, Australia.

Verana Health, Inc. engages in the development of software solutions for remote patient monitoring and data analytics. It focuses on bridging the gap between healthcare providers and patients with mobile tests. The company was founded by Mark S. Blumenkranz and Daniel V. Palanker in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Lagunita Biosciences LLC (Lagunita Biosciences) is a venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Mark S. Blumenkranz. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Majalin LLC (Majalin), doing business as Amzak Health, is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Amzak Capital Management LLC, ultimately owned by Amzak International, Inc. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joyce Erony and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Candid Care Co. provides orthodontists services. It offers teeth aligners which are easily accessible than braces and Invisalign. The company was founded by Lynn Hurst and Nick Greenfield in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Impulse Dynamics Ltd. (US) develops implantable device for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The company is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Compression Works, Inc. is a company headquartered in Birmingham, AL, that develops a medical device that helps to stop hemorrhages and junctional bleedings. It was founded in 2008 by Richard Schwartz and John Croushorn. Scott Dodson has been the CEO since 2020. The company says this about itself: Compression Works is a medical device company that has developed a game-changing solution to one of the leading causes of preventable deaths: hemorrhaging. As a developer and manufacturer of the Abdominal Aortic and Junctional Tourniquet-Stabilized (AAJT-S) medical device, they offer an innovative solution that meets the most pressing and unmet needs of emergency healthcare providers. Through their commitment to hemorrhage control research, identifying capability gaps, and developing life-saving technologies, Compression Works facilitates the delivery of quality care in critical moments. The AAJT-S device is trusted by the military, trauma centers, rural emergency departments, EMS and federal and local law enforcement agencies, and is proudly manufactured and assembled in the USA. Compression Works is a veteran-owned business dedicated to providing urgent, professional, and life-saving solutions to save lives on and off the battlefield.