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DJO Global, Inc. engages in the development and distribution medical devices for musculoskeletal health, joint reconstruction, vascular health, and pain management. Its product include knee ligament bracing, custom bracing, post-op knee bracing, hip implants, shoulder implants, shoulder bracing, spine bracing, cervical collars, walking braces, and ankle bracing. The company was founded by Mark Nordquist and Ken Reed in 1978 and is headquartered in Lewisville, TX.

TYRX, Inc. designs and manufactures medical-pharmaceutical combination devices. The firm commercializes implantable combination drug and device products focused on infection control including the AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope, designed to reduce surgical site infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Its AIGISRx products contain the antimicrobial agents, rifampin and minocycline, which have been shown to reduce infection by pathogens responsible for the majority of CIED infections, including superbugs such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The company was founded in 1998 by Satish Pulapura and Arikha Moses and is headquartered in Monmouth Junction, NJ.

Cayenne Medical, Inc. operates as a sports medicine device company which specializes in the soft tissue reconstruction segments. It focuses on the transformation of traditional arthroscopic procedures, by applying advanced technology through minimally invasive techniques. The firm also provides Quattro systems which are knotless and pre-loaded suture anchors and tailored instrumentations. The company was founded by Ed L. Chang, James W. Hart and Heber C. Crockett in March 2005 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

OcuNexus Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutic products for wound care and tissue repair. The firm offers Nexagon, an oligonucleotide that downregulates the gap junction in tissue repair. Its Nexagon also reduces lesion spread, swelling, inflammation, scarring, and time to wound closure in various tissue types, including the eye, skin, spinal cord, nerve, and brain. The company was founded in 2005 by David Lawrence Becker, Colin C. Green and Bradford J. Duft and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Biomet Leasing, Inc. designs, manufactures and markets medical products. The company was founded on May 18, 1999 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Ortho Kinematics, Inc. operates a diagnostic company focused on spinal activities. It offers services such as identifying the anatomic cause of pain and diagnoses possible leads and treatments. The company was founded by Adam Deitz in 2006 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

iScreen Vision, Inc. provides pediatric vision screening equipment and services. The firm utilizes digital photoscreening technology. Its system includes cloud-based transmission, analysis and storage of images for easy integration with physician Electronic Medical Records systems. Its product allows physicians and other medical professionals to screen for vision problems, including risk factors for amblyopia. The company was founded by Jack R. Bellows in 2009 and is headquartered in Cordova, TN.

Hapten Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. It identifies and develops novel, early-stage products that contribute to the health and well being of people around the world. Its product include PDC-APB, a small molecule that acts like a vaccine to prevent the extremely painful itching and rash. The company was founded by Raymond Joseph Hage Jr. and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Crossroads Extremity Systems LLC provides orthopedic foot and ankle fixation services. It also offers fusion system, stropp plantar plate, nitinol clips, bone screws, and allograft and wedges products. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Atlantic Health System, Inc. is a non profit organization which operates hospitals and medical health centers. Its services include behavioral health, cancer care, family medicine practices, genetic services, heart health, home care, integrative medicine, maternity, neuscience, pediatrics, and women health. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.

HealthpointCapital LLC (HealthpointCapital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Mortimer Berkowitz and John C. McCormick. The firm is headquartered in New York.

MB Venture Partners LLC (MB Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Gary Stevenson and Joseph R. Hyde III. The firm is headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee.

CoDa Therapeutics (NZ) Ltd. develops and markets biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by David Becker, Colin Green, Bradford J, Duft, and Howard E. Greene and on December 9, 2003 and is headquartered in Auckland, New Zealand.

Novae Corp. engages in the manufacture of utility, dump, equipment, and enclosed trailers. The firm offers its products under the Sure-Trac, H&H, CAM Superline, and Trailerman brands. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Markle, IN.

Covidien Holding, Inc. manufactures and supplies healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. It offers medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to hospitals, long-term care and alternate care facilities, doctors’ offices and in the home. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Better Walk, Inc. operates as a medical device company which designs and develops crutches. The company was founded by Frankie Swindell, Partha Unnava and Andrew Varghese in May 2013 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Red Bear Angels Management LLC (Red Bear Angels) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Sam Sezak. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Current Lighting Solutions LLC provides networked wireless control solutions for buildings. It offers LED lighting, energy management systems, and controls and sensors. Its solutions include building automation, environmental, in-store marketing, materials management, public safety, space planning and optimization, and guidance and movement. The firm serves the banking, commercial offices, horticulture, hospitality, industrial, municipalities, and retail industries. The company is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.