Jim R. Baumgardt

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Laserscope, Inc. manufactures medical laser systems for surgical and aesthetic applications. Its products are used to perform treatments including the removal of leg and facial veins, unwanted hair, pseudo-folliculitis and wrinkles. Laserscope was founded by Robert J. Pressley and Rodney C. Perkins in 1982 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. Its products include consoles, hand pieces, MRI, and biopsy markers. The company was founded by Joseph L. Mark, Michael E. Miller, and Timothy Goedde in 2000 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

NICO Corp. develops and manufactures neuro and spinal medical devices. It offers NICO Myriad, a disposable non-heat generating soft tissue resection device; NIC company offers NICO Myriad, a disposable non-heat generating soft tissue resection device and NICO BrainPath products that provide access for the visualization of abnormalities in the subcortical space of the brain. The company was founded by James R. Baumgardt, Jim Person, Joseph L. Mark, Jeffrey Hanthorn in October 17, 2007 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Twilight Venture Partners LLC (Twilight Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jim R. Baumgardt, Harry L. Gonso, and Ronald D. Henriksen. The firm is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana.

NeoChord, Inc. develops medical devices. It offers NeoChord, a disposable device that replaces damaged chordae through a small incision while the heart is beating. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN.