Darren Crow

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. develops laparoscopic visualization tools and systems. It offers FloShield Air, a vortex barrier technology that provides a continuous flow of dry carbon dioxide gas over the tip of the scope, instantly defogging it while continuously shielding it from condensation, debris, and smoke. It also offers FloShield Plus, an intra-operative flush that can be used to clean a scope if it gets dirty during surgery. The company was founded by Wayne L. Poll and Jodi Wolfe in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Keystone Dental, Inc. engages in the provision of oral healthcare company. It delivers advanced, easy-to-use implants, biomaterials and planning software for dental professionals. The company was founded on March 2006 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

Radius Ventures LLC (Radius ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Daniel C. Lubin and Jordan S. Davis. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Gynesonics, Inc. provides medical devices for women's health. It offers VizAblate System for the transcervical treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids under intrauterine ultrasound guidance. The company was founded by Jessica grossman in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

SinuSys Corp. develops medical device therapies to improve the sinus health of patients with chronic sinusitis. Its products include Vent-OS sinus dilation system, Restora steroid-eluting spacer, and SinuSys product pipeline. The company was founded by Jerome Hester and Thomas A. Schreck in 2010 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices. Its technology is being developed to provide an option for people whose diseased mitral valves need to be replaced. The artificial valve is designed to be delivered through a vein in the leg, forgoing the need for open-heart surgery. Replacement of the diseased mitral valve restores normal blood flow through the heart. The company was founded by Thierry Bernard Thaure and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

TriFlo Cardiovascular, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Huntington Beach, CA.

FlexDex, Inc. engages in the provision of robotic surgery. It engages in research of parallel kinematics, virtual center of rotation, and flexure mechanisms at the school’s precision systems design lab. The firm enhances the capabilities of all MIS instruments and endoscopes. The company was founded by James D. Geiger, Shorya Awtar and Gregory Bowles and is headquartered in Brighton, MI.

Aquyre Biosciences, Inc. is a biotech company that created Celtivity™, a rapid digital specimen adequacy assessment tool that can identify the presence of cancer cells and immune cells in a biopsy in just two minutes. The company is based in Weston, MA and was founded by Bertrand Le Conte de Poly, Claude Boccara. The assessment is presented as a cellular heatmap, making analysis and detection of cancer, granuloma, and immune cells such as lymphocytes relatively easier than traditional cancer diagnostic methods. Floyd Samuel Eberts has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

GT Metabolic Solutions, Inc. develops bypass technology for bariatric, metabolic, and digestive surgery. The company is based in San Jose, CA. Thierry Bernard Thaure has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Cardiva Medical, Inc. designs and develops vascular access management products. It offers VASCADE, an extravascular closure device designed to increase the comfort and safety of vascular closure for patients; and Catalyst, a device that supports the body's natural healing process by enhancing the vessel's inherent natural elastic recoil, tissue apposition and coagulation. The company was founded by Zia Yassinzadeh and Augustine Y. Lien in July 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Part of Getinge AB, LAAx, Inc. develops and manufactures mechanical occlusion devices. The company is based in Livermore, CA. LAAx was acquired by MAQUET Cardiovascular LLC on May 13, 2013.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, FemRx, Inc. is a company that produces medical products for gynecological disorders. The company is based in Sunnyvale, CA. FemRx was acquired by Johnson & Johnson on November 06, 1998 for $20.99 million.

Conceptus, Inc. develops and markets minimally invasive devices for reproductive medical applications. It sells its products through direct sales force and distribution networks to physicians and hospitals. The company was founded by Kathryn A. Tunstall in 1992 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Cytyc Prenatal Products Corp. provides products for the diagnosis of pregnancy related and female reproductive disorders. The company also designs, develops, and manufactures women health care products. It was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Philips Medical Systems MR, Inc. develops and manufactures magnetic devices. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Albany, NY.

Corvia Medical, Inc. develops medical devices for the treatment of heart failure. It also offers transcatheter treatment of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction. The company was founded by David S. Celermajer and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

Digma Medical Ltd. develops a device-based, one-time, non-invasive procedure, that restores the body’s natural ability to control glucose, which may provide long term remission from Type-2 Diabetes. The company was founded by Tamir Wolf and Irit Yaniv in 2013 and is headquartered in Petah Tikva, Israel.

EndoChoice, Inc. operates as a medtech company which focuses on the manufacturing and commercialization of platform technologies including endoscopic imaging systems, devices, and infection control products and pathology services. Its imaging systems include fuse endoscopy system, fuse accesories, carts, cart options, monitors, monitor cart mounts, monito wall mounts, scope services, and suction pumps and supplies. Its devices include band ligators, biopsy forceps, bipolar probes, bite blocks, cytology brushes, electrosurgical supplies, metal stents, needles, retrieval devices, and snares. The company was founded by Mark G. Gilreath and William Parks in 2007 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, GA.

EndoSpan Ltd. develops novel endovascular system for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The firm is opening up options for repairing aneurysms and dissections in patients with anatomy previously unsuitable for endovascular therapy. The company was founded by Rafi Benary and Alon Shalev in 2009 and is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel.

Pi-Cardia Ltd. develops catheter for the treatment of aortic stenosis. Its technology is based on delivering mechanical impact for creating fractures in valve calcifications, without injuring the surrounding soft tissue. The company was founded by Eyal Kolka and Erez Golan in 2009 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

ValCare Medical, Inc. engages in the designing, developing and commercializing devices and accessories for minimally invasive treatment of heart valve diseases. The firm develops a unique transcatheter device, which will provide the capability to implant the mitral annuloplasty device interventionally without surgery. The company was founded by Samuel M. Shaolian in 2012 and is headquartered in Herzlyia Pituach, Israel.