James M. la Neve

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.

TPC Group, Inc. engages in production of value-added products derived from niche petrochemical raw materials such as C4 hydrocarbons. It sells products into a specialty and intermediate markets, including synthetic rubber, fuels, lubricant additives, plastics and surfactants. Its products include butadiene, butane-1, fuel products, polyisobutylene, isobutylene derivative, propylene tetramer and pentamer. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Houston, 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.

Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. provides professional information services for professionals and students in medicine, nursing, allied health, and pharmacy. It offers bibliographic and reference databases, drug information software, point-of-care tools, web-based information systems, and online education products. The company was founded on October 29, 2001 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Wellington Partners GmbH (Wellington Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1991 by Rolf Christof Dienst. The firm is headquartered in Munich, with offices in Zurich, London, and Palo Alto.

Thomasville Furniture Industries, Inc. manufactures and markets furniture. Its wooden and upholstered wares are sold in furniture retail stores, including Thomasville Galleries & Home Furnishings and authorized dealers. The firm manufacturing units include Pearson, Hickory Business Furniture, Founders, and Creative Interiors. The company was founded in 1904 and is located in Thomasville, NC.

Acumed LLC designs and manufactures orthopedic fixation for the global healthcare community. It offers hand and wrist, elbow, shoulder, hip and pelvis, and foot and ankle, and screw and pin related products. The firm provides orthopedic and medical solutions that improve patient care around the world. The company was founded by Mary Huebner and Randall Huebner in 1988 and is headquartered in Hillsboro, OR.

Breg, Inc. manufactures and sells sports medicine products and services. Its products include knee braces, cold therapy, hip braces, shoulder braces, elbow and wrist braces, Orthopedic Practice Solutions, canes, crutches and walkers. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Smiths Medical manufactures and supplies medical devices and equipment. It offers medical devices for the hospital, emergency, home, and specialist environments. The firm's products are used in intensive care, surgery, post-operative care during recovery, and in a series of high-end home infusion therapies. The company was founded by S. A. Leader in 1940 and is located in London, UK

GE Healthcare Ltd. provides transformational medical technologies and services which include icenter, AssetPlus, preventive maintenance, continuity, digital solutions and Unisys multi brand probe repair services. The firm offers magnetic resonance imaging, hemodynamic recording, EP recording, metabolic health and computed tomography. The company was founded on February 16, 1971 and is headquartered in Little Chalfont, the United Kingdom.

Medtronic MiniMed, Inc. manufactures insulin pumps and glucose monitoring systems. Its products include minimed 530g system, smartguard, enlite sensor, minimed revel and infusion sets. The company was founded by Alfred E. Mann in 1979 and is headquartered in Northridge, CA.

AT&T Business Services provides business communication services to multinational corporations, small and midsized business clients, and government agencies. It offers networking, mobility, cloud, security, hosting, application management, unified communications, VPN, VoIP, and conferencing solutions for medium to large businesses. Its Global Networking Technology Services (GNTS) division offers voice and data services, such as private lines, special local access services and domestic, and international long-distance calling services. The company is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Zimmer, Inc. provides joint replacement solutions. The firm products include trauma and dental implants and orthopaedic surgical products. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Part of General Electric Co., GE Medical Systems Ceská Republika sro is a company based in Prague, Czechia. The Czech company distributes and services medical equipment.

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is focused on the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating condition affecting the aging spine. The firms product portfolio and pipeline include spinal disorder products and systems. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Availity LLC provides health care services. The firm's health information network encompasses administrative and clinical services, supports both real-time and batch transactions via the web and electronic data interchange. It offers products for medical groups, hospitals, health systems, health plans, developers and vendors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Avalign Technologies, Inc. engages in the design and manufacture of precision-machined tools and implants for surgical and medical specialties. It operates through the Avalign Orthopedics and Avalign Surgical divisions. The Avalign Orthopedics division produces implants and instruments for orthopedic, spine, and trauma applications. The Avalign Surgical division sells surgical instruments to hospitals, distributors, and orthopedic equipment manufacturers. The company was founded by Forrest R. Whittaker in 2005 and is headquartered in Rosemont, IL.

Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association operates as a trade association. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Thomas C. Thompson.

Twin-Star International, Inc. manufactures home furniture products. The firm offers home furnishings, electric fire places, stoves, heaters and consumer electronics. The company was founded by Mark Asofsky and Michael D. Horvitz in 1996 and is headquartered in Delray Beach, FL.

LifeScience Alley provides access to industry leaders, opportunities to build business through education and networking, insights into current trends, regulations, research and emerging technologies. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. Shaye R. Mandle has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Prettybrook Partners LLC is a healthcare and life sciences investment firm that creates value in the industry. Prettybrook Partners is based in Princeton, NJ. The private company screens investments to match its investment criteria, which includes control-oriented leveraged buyouts, restructurings, and staged transitions of corporate entities. The company has invested in various healthcare companies, including Trimedx, Elap, Dohmens, Keystone Dental, and Availity. The company co-invested with Water Street in Take Care Employer Solutions, which merged with CHS Health Services. The company's mission is to improve the healthcare industry through transformative opportunities. The company was founded by Stuart M. Essig, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Mission Bio, Inc. engages in the provision of tools for the study of cellular heterogeneity in human health and life science research. It develops research tools that allow high-throughput, single-cell nucleic acid characterization across a variety of research applications, including oncology and immunology. The company was founded by Charlie Silver, Adam Sciambi, Adam Abate, and Dennis Eastburn on June 29, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.