Bob Ward

Emergence Venture Partners LLC (Emergence Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

ExThera Medical Corp. develops medical devices that address unmet clinical needs in the treatment of bloodstream infections and pathogen-reduction in blood banking. The company develops Seraph Microbind Affinity Blood Filter (Seraph), which captures and removes normal and drug-resistant bacteria, viruses, toxins, and pro-inflammatory cytokines from human blood; and offers solution for use in a dialysis, such as extracorporeal circuit for treating existing bloodstream infections. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Martinez, CA.

Part of DSM-Firmenich AG, Polymer Technology Group, Inc. manufactures polymer based solutions that are used in medical applications. The company is based in Berkeley, CA. White, Keith McCrea. The company was founded by Robert S. Ward, Kathleen A. Polymer Technology Group was acquired by Koninklijke DSM NV, part of DSM-Firmenich AG from May 31, 2023 on May 29, 2008.

Thoratec Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. The company's products include Ventricular Assist Devices, HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device and Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist. It also manufactures and markets the CentriMag Acute Circulatory System, HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System. Its ventricular assist devices products primarily serve patients suffering from late-stage heart failure. Heart Failure is a chronic disease that occurs when degeneration of the heart muscle reduces the pumping power of the heart, causing the heart to become too weak to pump blood at a level sufficient to meet the body's demands. The company operates its business through the Cardiovascular group segment, which develops, manufactures mechanical circulatory products to support the cardiovascular systems of humans and to provide product-related services. Thoratec was founded in March 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.