Stephen R. Ash

Ash Access Technology, Inc. develops catheters, antimicrobials, vascular access devices and other catheter-related products and services. Its products include zuragen Injection, zuraprep, centros and pipeline. The firm engages in the development and commercialization of proprietary technologies and devices to treat and prevent the clinical consequences of diseases and disorders related to vascular access. The company was founded by Robert B. Truitt and Stephen R. Ash in 1983 and is headquartered in Lafayette, IN.

HemoCleanse, Inc. develops sorbent-based technologies to remove toxins from blood. It offers HemoCleanse-DT, a sorbent-based centrifuge-like device for liver dialysis and drug overdose detoxification applications; and HemoCleanse-PF, a sorbent-based centrifuge-like device for removing protein-bound toxins from plasma in applications, such as treatment of sepsis and autoimmuned diseases. The firm also provides AmSorb Ammonium sorbent for use in HemoCleanse; as an oral sorbent for urea control in the treatment of patients with renal insufficiency or end stage renal disease; and for ammonium removal in treatment of patients with chronic liver diseases. The company was founded by Stephen R. Ash and Robert B. Truitt in 1989 and is headquartered in Lafayette, IN.

ZS Pharma, Inc. engages in the development of development and commercialization of non-absorbed drugs to treat renal, cardiovascular, liver and metabolic diseases. It develops treatment of hyperkalemia. It also focuses on clinical development, novel technology, and clinical trials. The company was founded by Alvaro F. Guillem and Donald Jeffrey Keyser on February 5, 2008 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Zurex Pharma, Inc. provides safe and effective anti-microbial products. Its products include ZuraPrep, a pre-surgical skin preparation for the prevention of SSI; ZurAsept, an antimicrobial and antithrombotic catheter solution to reduce CRBSI; and ZuraGard that prevents extra-luminal or exit site wound CRBSI. The company was founded in April 2008 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Inc. provides a forum that globally promotes the development of innovative medical device technology at the crossroads of science, engineering and medicine. The company was founded by Peter Salisbury in 1955 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Greater Lafayette Health Services, Inc. provides health services. It operates Home Hospital and St. Elizabeth Medical Center, which provide health services to residents of northwestern Indiana's Tippecanoe County. The company is located in Lafayette, IN.

Renal Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices for dialysis. It commercializes the Allient Sorbent Hemodialysis Systems, a technology/service solution for the chronic and acute dialysis market. The company was founded by Peter M. DeComo on August 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Warrendale, PA.