Bruce A. Weber

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.

Corvita Corporation is a development stage company engaged primarily in research and development of new medical devices and related biomaterials for treatment of late stage vascular disease. The company is sponsoring two FDA controlled, randomized prospective trials in the US for its peripheral grafts and AV access grafts, both of which are approved for sale in the European Common Market. In addition, Corvita is conducting clinical tests in Europe and plans to begin FDA controlled clinical studies in the US of the Corvita Endoluminal Graft, a new less invasive product for lower cost treatment of vascular trauma, vascular occlusive disease and aneurysmal disease. The majority of the company's activities in FY 96 will be focused on development and testing of Corvita Endoluminal Grafts.

Part of Ashni Naturaceuticals, Inc., BioNexus Genomics, Inc. develops proprietary drug supplements and functional foods. The company is based in Ithaca, NY. BioNexus Genomics was acquired by Ashni Naturaceuticals, Inc. on January 25, 2000.

Innovia LLC designs and provides medical devices and polymers. It specializes in the development and manufacture of novel biomaterials and innovative medical devices. The company was founded by Leonard Pinchuk and John B. Martin in 2002 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

InnFocus, Inc. operates as an ophthalmology company that provides products for glaucoma surgery. Its product, InnFocus MicroShunt, is a glaucoma drainage implant consisting of a micro-tube twice the size of an eyelash. The company was founded by Leonard Pinchuk and John B. Martin Jr. in 2004 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.