Kenneth A. Collins

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Part of DAIKIN INDUSTRIES Ltd., InControl, Inc. manufactures heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment. The company is based in Redmond, WA. The company was founded in 1990 by Kurt C. Wheeler, John M. Adams, Clifton A. Alferness, Michel E. Lussier. InControl was acquired by AirReps LLC from Boston Scientific Corp. on July 10, 2023.

North American Scientific, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices for the radiation oncology community. It offers intensity modulated and image guided radiation therapy products and services, as well as brachytherapy seeds used in the treatment of prostate cancer. The company also offers iodine-based and palladium-based implantable brachytherapy seeds for the treatment of prostate cancer. It provides a line of brachytherapy seeds for use in the treatment of ocular melanoma and other solid tumor applications. The company manufactures other radio isotopic products used in various medical, environmental, research and industrial applications. North American Scientific was incorporated in 1990 and is headquartered in Chatsworth, CA.

Oldtech, Inc. was engaged in developing treatments for conditions that affect the back of the eye, including age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The company was headquartered in New York.

Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. develops novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. It offers the CARILLON Mitral Contour System, a proprietary and implantable device designed to be positioned in the coronary sinus vein using cardiac catheterization techniques. The firm also offers patient enrollment, clinical testing, and medical consulting services. The company was founded by James W. Fitzsimmons and Scott Jordan Wolf in 2001 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Xoft, Inc. develops Electronic Brachytherapy systems for radiation therapy applications. Its products include the Axxent Controller, which utilizes a miniaturized high dose rate (HDR) X-ray source to apply radiation directly to the cancerous tumor bed; Axxent HDR X-ray Source, a low energy radiation treatment without the use of radioactive isotopes; Axxent Applicators, which provides a channel for the Axxent X-ray Source to deliver high dose rate, low energy radiation directly to the targeted area; and Axxent Accessories, an accessory product line designed to support and aid a physician during a procedure or treatment of cancer radiation. The company was founded by Michael Forman in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Flowonix Medical, Inc. designs and develops proprietary implantable pumps. It provides implantable intrathecal pumps to help manage chronic pain for cancer patients and patients with back pain. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Mt. Olive, NJ.

MicroMed Laboratories, Inc. provides environmental monitoring and testing laboratory services. It offers a fully equipped laboratory and a wide spectrum of microbiology tests. The company mainly serves for medical device and biotech companies. MicroMed was founded in 1999 and is located in Petaluma, CA.

ReShape Medical, Inc. develops non-surgical medical devices for the treatment of obesity. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

NeurOptics, Inc. provides neurological patient care services. It offers npi-100 pupillometer, an hand-held and cordless device that removes subjectivity in the measurement of pupil size and the pupillary light reflex. The company was founded by Kamran Siminou and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Part of Kimberly-Clark Corp., Neuro Navigational Corp develops and markets fiber-optic imaging technology. The company is based in Costa Mesa, CA. Neuro Navigational was acquired by Ballard Medical Products on March 04, 1997.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Irvine Biomedical, Inc. develops electrophysiology catheter products. The company is based in Irvine, CA. Irvine Biomedical was acquired by St. Jude Medical LLC, part of Abbott Laboratories from January 05, 2017 on October 07, 2004 for $47 million.

ALUS Liquidation Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells medical products. The company is based in Irvine, CA.

Cardiac Science Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets Powerheart automated external defibrillators. Its offers power heart AED G5, G5 trainer, G3 plus, G3 Pro, G3 trainer, and rescue ready services. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Waukesha, WI.

SenoRx, Inc. develops and manufactures invasive devices for the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Tempe, AZ.

SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops pharmaceuticals drugs. It offers drugs for cancer, kidney, thyroid, leukemia, and lung cancer. The company was founded by Roberto DeBenedetto in January 2009 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Avillion LLP operates as a drug development company that focuses on clinical development and approval of late stage pharmaceutical products and candidates. It offers global clinical trial, and global regulatory services. The firm serves pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Clarus Ventures LLC (Clarus Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Blackstone, Inc. founded in 2005 by Nicholas G. Galakatos. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Firefly Medical, Inc. develops and produces transformative patient mobility solutions. It offers IVEA, a flagship product that solves multiple problems around patient ambulation in the acute-care setting. The company was founded by Steve Schmutzer in 2013 and is headquartered in Fort Collins, CO.