Linda D'Abate

Parker Laboratories, Inc. is a leading medical products company that develops, manufactures, and sells ultrasound and electromedical contact media and accessories, as well as instrument cleaners and disinfectants. Parker Laboratories is based in Fairfield, NJ. Its flagship product, Aquasonic® 100 ultrasound transmission gel, is the world standard for medical ultrasound. The private company was founded in 1958 and has been a worldwide leader in ultrasound medical products for the past 60 years.

Altura Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers Agili-D AAA System, an endovascular aneurysm repair technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

AqueSys, Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops ocular implants that reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with glaucoma. It focuses on commercializing implantable devices that will significantly improve the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

Spinal Kinetics LLC operates as a holding company that provides therapeutic devices. It focuses on partnering with spine surgeons to develop motion preservation systems for treating degenerative diseases of the spine. The company was founded by Thomas A. Afzal in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Mindframe, Inc. provides web designing services. The company's services include graphic designing, content management, site designing, generation, website strategy, planning, hosting and traffic analysis services. Mindframe was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

SV Health Investors LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of SV Health Investors LLP founded in 2006. SV Health Investors LLC is headquartered in Boston.

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 Compass Group Plc, Letheby & Christopher Ltd. is a British company that provides catering facilities. The company is based in Wokingham, UK.

Part of Lombard Medical, Inc., Lombard Medical Technologies, Inc. is an American company that manufactures and sells medical and hospital equipment.

Part of Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc., Diurnal Ltd. is a European, British UK-headquartered specialty pharmaceutical company founded in 2004. The company is based in Cardiff, UK. The company is dedicated to developing lifelong treatments for rare and chronic endocrine conditions.

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

ActivStyle LLC provides home delivery and full-service of medical supplies. The firm offers incontinence, urological, and pediatric and youth supplies. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

CoastEdge Partners LLC is an Independent Private Equity firm founded in 2005 by Richard J Effress and Charles Ume. Coast Edge Partners LLC is headquartered in La Jolla.

Epic Sciences, Inc. develops novel diagnostics to the treatment and management of cancer. It develops sensitive diagnostic tests to molecularly characterize circulating tumor cells in the blood. The firm also offers fluid-phase biopsy that identifies rare cell of interest in the blood; and provides cancer management through earlier diagnosis, staging and therapeutic selections. The company was founded by David M. Nelson in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BioLegend, Inc. develops and manufactures cutting edge immunological reagents for biomedical research. It offers mouse immunology, human immunology, rat immunology, non-human primate immunology, cell biology, direct-blot, secondary reagents, recombinant proteins, cytokines chemokines and factors, immunoassays, neuroscience, cell separation, soluble MHC, cell health, cellular dyes and ancillary products, diagnostics, and lyophilized control cells. The company was founded by Gene Lay in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Vital Images, Inc. provides visualization and image analysis solutions for medical professionals in clinical analysis and therapy planning . It offers software, customer education, software maintenance and support, professional services, and third-party hardware. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Zamba Corp. provides information technology services. Its services include consultinng, business case evaluation, system planning, design, implement, software package implementation, custom software development, training, installation and change management. its corporate head office is located in Minneapolis, MN.

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association operates as a trade association. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Thomas C. Thompson.

Part of TOSHIBA Corp., Toshiba (UK) Ltd. is a British company that manufactures electronic equipment.