Kevin Nickels

Preventice Technologies, Inc. develops mobile health and wellness platform solutions. It designs monitoring systems, uses the latest in cloud, analytical, and micro-electronic technology to connect patients to their doctors and healthcare providers. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Rosemount Aerospace, Inc. designs and manufactures aircrafts and engine sensors. It offers air data attitude heading reference systems, air data sensing probes, air data transducers and computers. The firm also provides ice detection, flux detectors, liquid level sensors, potable water level sensors, pressure and transducers sensors. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Burnsville, MN.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in artery cleaning angioplasty catheters. The company is based in Osseo, MN. The company was founded by Lawrence L. Horsch. SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. on February 27, 1995 for $865 million.

Part of Orthofix Medical, Inc., Kinesis Medical, Inc. is a company that develops and manufactures orthopedic products. The company is based in Bloomington, MN. Kinesis Medical was acquired by Orthofix Medical, Inc. on August 30, 2000 for $6 million.

Celleration, Inc. manufactured medical devices. It developed and marketed a proprietary technology to accelerate healing in wounds by delivering therapeutic, low frequency ultrasound without direct contact of the delivery device to the wound surface. The firm’s core product was the MIST Therapy System, impacted all critical aspects of the wound healing process providing clinical and economic benefits to institutions treating nonresponding wounds. The company was founded by Gene Berghoff, Dennis L. Davey and Eliaz P. Babaev in 1999 and was headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Rapid Diagnostek, Inc. develops sensor appropriate for detecting bacteria, viruses, spores and disease biomarkers. Its products include test cartridge, instrument and assays. The company was founded in 1986 by Richard A. Van Deusen and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.