Robert Auerbach

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.

HealthMarkets, Inc. provides health and life insurance services to individuals, families and small businesses. Its products include health plans and supplemental plans. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in North Richland Hills, TX.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ORIGIO A/S manufactures and markets assisted reproduction technologies and related human reproductive products. Its products include Andrology, sequential series, EmbryoGem, BlastGen, Pipettes, ICSI micropipets. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Maaloev, Denmark.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., CooperSurgical Holdings Ltd. is an investment holding British company. The company is based in Fareham, UK and was founded in 2015.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., Origio Ltd. is a British company founded in 1996 that specializes in providing innovative solutions for the field of assisted reproductive technology. The company is based in Fareham, UK and offers a wide range of products and services to support fertility clinics and laboratories worldwide. Origio's mission is to help couples achieve their dream of having a healthy baby by providing high-quality products and services that improve the success rates of assisted reproductive treatments.

Coopervision Lens Care Ltd. develops, manufactures and markets contact lenses and aftercare products. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Fareham, the United Kingdom.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., CooperVision Manufacturing Ltd. is a leading manufacturer of contact lenses. The company is based in Fareham, UK, and provides innovative products and focused practitioner support to create real advantages for customers and wearers. CooperVision has a strong reputation for addressing challenging vision issues such as astigmatism, presbyopia, childhood myopia, and highly irregular corneas, and offers a complete portfolio of spherical, toric, and multifocal products. Founded in 1992, the British company produces a wide range of soft contact lenses, including daily disposable, two-week, and monthly lenses, as well as premium rigid gas permeable lenses for orthokeratology and scleral designs.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

Part of The Cooper Cos., Inc., CooperVision (UK) Holdings Ltd. provides business support services. The company is based in Fareham, UK and was founded in 2014.

Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops tumor specific driver mutations. It offers fully automated live-cell screening from NGS data. The company was founded by Haim Gil-Ad and Yoram Altschuler in 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Moon Surgical SAS is a French medical technology company that is creating a new category of robotic surgery. The company is based in Paris, France and is operated by renowned serial medical innovators and backed by leading venture capitalists. Its Maestro system enhances existing laparoscopic techniques and tools with new capabilities, benefiting the 93%% of patients who currently do not have access to minimally invasive robotic surgery. The CEO of the company is Anne Osdoit.

OptiCul Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the medical device company. Its product is optidet that can identify microorganisms immediately from primary culture plate, at the clinical lab, within minutes after applying the sample on the disposable/removable unit. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Vascular Insights LLC engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of medical devices for the minimally invasive treatment of peripheral vascular disease. It offers ClariVein infusion catheters for the infusion of physician-specified agents in the peripheral vasculature; and ClariVein occlusion catheters for the treatment of incompetent veins in patients with superficial venous reflux. The company was founded by Michael Tal and John Marano in 2005 and is headquartered in Quincy, MA.

CartiHeal Ltd. operates as a medical device company which develops implants for the regeneration of cartilage and bone disorders. Its product includes Agili-C implant which promote regeneration of true hyaline cartilage and its subchondral bone without the use of cells, growth factors, or other exogenous agents. The company was founded by Nir Altschuler in 2009 and is headquartered in Kfar Saba, Israel.

Accurate Medical Therapeutics Ltd. specializes in development of microcatheters for interventional radiology. The company was founded by Eran Miller and Michael Tal in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Part of Medtronic Plc, AV Medical Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli company that specializes in the development of chameleon™, a high-pressure balloon catheter with supervision™ technology. The company is based in Tel Aviv, Israel. This technology allows for targeted injection of diagnostic or therapeutic fluids during peripheral vasculature procedures. The company was founded in 2012 by Michael Tal. AV Medical Technologies was acquired by Medtronic Plc on October 11, 2019 for $8.55 million.

LifeBond Ltd. engages in the development of medical devices designed to restore and repair tissues to reduce post-operative complications. The company was founded by Nir Mashkif, Orahn Preiss-Bloom and Ishay Attar in 2007 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

OMRIX Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. specializes in the manufacture and development of biosurgical and passive immunotherapy products. Its product range encompasses hemostatic, surgical, and immunotherapy solutions. The firm offers solutions for bleeding control, surgical operations, and biodefense applications. The company was founded by Robert Taub in 1995 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

Vensica Medical Ltd. operates as a medical device company. It designs and develops ultrasound catheter for the treatment of bladder cancer. The firm creates a drug delivery platform to the urinary bladder using the VensiCare device, ultrasound cavitation safely and effectively delivers Botox into the bladder wall in a quick, painfree, needlefree procedure in an office setting. The company was founded by Avner Geva in 2013 and is headquartered in Misgav, Israel.

Gradient Denervation Technologies SAS engages in research and development in other physical and natural sciences. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Taconic Biosciences, Inc. provides research rodents and related products and services. It offers monoclonal antibody production, drug safety testing and other services. The firm also provides contract breeding solutions, animal models, Taconic transgenic exchange, custom model generation, contract research solutions, and research services. The company was founded by Robert K. Phelan in 1949 and is headquartered in Rensselaer, NY.

Novo Nordisk Scandinavia AB develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products and services. Its products include medicine for diabetes, hemophilia, growth disorders, and hormone therapy. The company is headquartered in Malmö, Sweden.

LeadQual LLC provides digital marketing solutions. It offers search engine optimization services; search engine marketing; social media advertising; affiliate program management; mobile marketing; call and contact center; and conversion optimization services. The company was founded by Glenn Houck and Andrew Coleman in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Spine Wave, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders. It offers posterior platform, anterior platform, lateral platform, thoracolumbar, cervical, and biologics products. The company was founded by Mark LoGuidice and John A. Pafford in February 2001 and is headquartered in Shelton, CT.

Part of Roper Technologies, Inc., AMS Services, Inc. provides insurance agency automation software. The company is based in Bothell, WA.

SafeHeal SAS develops anastomosis protection devices for improved patient recovery and reduced healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

Vascular Access Centers LP provides health care services. The firm's clinical services include dialysis access care, peripheral arterial disease clinical services, peripheral arterial disease treatment, limb salvage, varocose and spider vein acre and treatment, central venous access, vascular-ultrasound and vertebroplasty. The company was founded by James F. McGuckin and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

EndoShape, Inc. commercializes medical devices. Its products include Medusa multicoil, animation and instructions, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging. The company was founded by Harold Tyber, Jeffrey Cstleberry and Robin Shandas in 2006 and is headquartered in Idaho Springs, CO.