John Kowalski

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.

Scios Inc. developed, manufactured, and commercialized pharmaceuticals for conditions such as cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 1981 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Nanosys, Inc. develops and manufactures inorganic nanostructures and other related products. It offers Ultra HD television. The company was founded by Paul A. Alivisatos, Stephen Empedocles, Peidong Yang, Robert M. Metcalfe, Jim Heath, Paul McEuen, Christoph H. Westphal, Moungi Bawendi, Lawrence A. Bock, Calvin Y. H. Chow, Chunming Niu, Karen Vergura, Hongkun Park, George Pontis and Charles M. Lieber in 2001 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Coherex Medical, Inc. designs, develops, and markets catheter-based technologies for the treatment of structural heart defects. It offers WaveCrest device that is placed in the opening of the left atrial appendage to reduce complications associated with other device types, as well as simplifies the implant procedures. The company was founded by Brian K. Whisenant and Clark C. Davis in 2003 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

VytronUS, Inc. develops imaging and therapeutic capabilities of ultrasound energy to treat cardiac arrhythmias. The firm develops a catheter-based ablation platform based on low-intensity collimated ultrasound (LICU) which allows for precise non-contact energy delivery and producing high-resolution maps of cardiac anatomy. The company was founded by Hira V. Thapliyal in 2006 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a medical device company that designs and manufactures catheter-based systems. It offers irrigated radiofrequency ablation catheters for atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Kenneth Carr, Peter van der Sluis, Eric Kanowsky and Timothy J. Lenihan in 2007 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Thermedical, Inc. develops thermal therapy systems. Its ablation therapy system is designed to optimize the treatment of liver cancer patients and patients with ventricular tachycardia, an abnormal rapid heart rhythm that can be potentially life threatening. The firm offers SERF (Saline-Enhanced Radio Frequency Ablation) which is used for surgical procedures. The company was founded by Michael G. Curley and Patrick S. Hamilton in 2008 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

TissueTech, Inc. develops and manufactures regenerative amniotic tissue-based products. Its products include aminiograft, prokera, cliradex, and neox. It serves ophthalmology, optometry, musculoskeletal, and wound care markets. The company was founded by Amy H. Tseng and Scheffer Tseng in 1997 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Capricorn Partners NV (Capricorn) is an independent European licensed manager of private and public equity investment funds which was founded in 1993 as a joint venture between Dr Jos B. Peeters and Baring Venture Partners Ltd. In 1999, Capricorn became a fully partner-owned, independent firm. It is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Weil, Gotshal & Manges provides its clients with legal services. The firm offers services to areas including consumer, financial, government and non-profit, health care, industrial, and technology. The company was founded by Claude Serra in 1931 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

TomoTherapy, Inc. manufactures and provides radiation treatment systems for advanced radiation therapy. It provides radiation treatment services for cancer patients with its TomoTherapy Hi·Art System, which changes the intensity of the radiation beam so that it adapts to the shape of the tumor. The firm's system focuses on killing cancer cells while sparing healthy tissue. The company was founded by Thomas Rockwell Mackie and Paul J. Reckwerdt in 1997 and is headquartered in Madison, WI.

Lifescan, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of blood glucose monitoring products. Its portfolio includes personal blood glucose meters, testing strips, lancets, point of care testing systems and integrated digital solutions. The company was founded by Gary H. Stroy in 1981 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Caliper Technologies Corp. is a private company that provides microfluidic technology and laboratory automation solutions to the life science, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries worldwide. The company is based in Mountain View, CA. The company was founded by J. Michael Ramsey.

Different Hotel Group NV owns and operates a chain of hotels. It operates hotels, restaurants and spa centers. The company was founded by Peter Geurden in 1992 and is headquartered in Houthalen, Belgium.

TI Group Automotive Systems LLC manufactures fluid carrying products and delivery systems. Its products include double-wall steel tubing, multi-layer plastic lines, easy-to-assemble quick connectors and heated nylon tubes. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Auburn Hills, MI.

Sherpa Technology Group, formerly known as 3lp advisors, provides strategy and M&A services for technology and intellectual property. Sherpa Technology Group is based in Silicon Valley. The American company acts as a guide for its clients, helping them navigate their journeys.

Altherx, Inc. operates as a clinical development company. The company was founded on May 11, 2010 and is headquartered in Glenmoore, PA.

PECA Labs, Inc. focuses on surgical and medical instruments and apparatus. It designs MASA Valve that utilizes the material properties of ePTFE and an RVOTR-specific valve design to alleviate the problems with currently available conduits. The company was founded by Doug Bernstein, Arush Karla and Jamie S. Quinterno in 2012 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Accure Acne LLC provides health care services. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

S4 Medical Corp. provides biotechnology research and development services. It develops a novel device for use in cardiac procedures to treat atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by William Fuller and Emile Daoud on July 19, 2017 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Adventus Ventures LLC (Adventus Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Shawn Moaddeb and James Hill. The firm is headquartered in Irvine, California.

Allevion Therapeutics, Inc. develops and operates software platform for monitoring. It develops wearable non-invasive multi-modal smart energy-based system for treating essential tremor with continuous tremor monitoring adaptive sensor. The company is headquartered in Delaware.

Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Algorithm Sciences, Inc. engages in the business of technology services. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ViralClear Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures anti-viral drug. The company is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Part of Anumana, Inc., NeuTrace, Inc. is a medical technology company that develops AI applications for electrophysiology. The company is based in Longwood, FL. The company was founded by Kalyanam Shivkumar. NeuTrace was acquired by Anumana, Inc. on November 07, 2022.

South 8 Technologies, Inc. has developed a novel liquefied gas electrolyte, Ligas®, to power the next generation of lithium-ion batteries and advance the world's clean energy future. The company is based in San Diego, CA. Its patented technology enables a substantial increase in energy, improved safety, and an exceptionally wide operating temperature. Leveraging conventional materials and manufacturing, South 8 Technologies offers a unique solution for a variety of e-mobility, energy storage, and industrial applications. The company was founded in 2016 as a spin-out of UC where the founding team developed its breakthrough new liquefied gas electrolyte (Ligas®) chemistry for next-generation lithium batteries. Cyrus Rustomji and Jungwoo Lee founded the company in 2015, and Cyrus Rustomji has been the CEO since then.