Therésa K. Dixon

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

AXA Winterthur provides insurance services. It offers pension products to individual, corporate customers and associations. The firm sells its products and services via its own sales channels, credit suisse group banks and third party distribution partners. The company was founded in 1875 and is headquartered in Winterthur, Switzerland.

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.

Linvatec Corp. provides advanced electrosurgical systems and electrocardiogram electrodes and accessories. The company's products include polymer implants, such as screws, pins, and meniscal implants used in various orthopedic procedures. In addition, it offers battery, pneumatic, and electric-powered surgical instruments, which are used in open orthopedic surgery and other surgical applications, including oral, maxillofacial, ENT, otolaryngology, podiatry, thoracic hand, cardiology, and neurosurgery. The company's products, such as arthroscopic instrumentation, implants, fixation, tissue repair systems serve orthopedic surgeons for diagnostic purposes, minor surgeries and complex reconstructions of knees, shoulders and small joints, such as the wrist and ankle. It has operations in Tampere, Finland, California, and Oregon, as well as Canada, the United Kingdom, Spain, France, Germany, Belgium, South Korea, Australia, Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Largo, FL.L.

Trauma Records produces music records. The private company is based in Sherman Oaks, CA.

ConvaTec, Inc. engages in the manufacture of medical products and technologies focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions. It specializes in the wound care, ostomy care, continence and critical care, and infusion devices. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Prolexys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering small molecule drugs that act at novel therapeutic targets. The Company's therapeutic focus is on cancer and cardiovascular indications. Prolexys scientists have exploited proprietary proteomics-related techniques to rapidly and accurately identify drug candidates that interact with targets of interest. The result of targeted drug discovery work at Prolexys is a pipeline of product candidates with high value in areas of unmet medical need. Lead programs include: a) Solid tumor oncology program with a small molecule clinical candidate with selective anti-tumor activity, b) The colon cancer program with novel small molecule compounds targeting the beta-catenin signaling cascade and c) HSP20 antagonists, identified as protein interaction inhibitors from targets validated in asthma and vasorelaxation.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets fertility and endocrinology products. Its products include Bravelle, Repronex, Novarel, Acthrel and Desmopressin Acetate. The company's products are used in treatment of osteoarthritis, prostate cancer, and other infertility related diseases. Ferring Pharmaceuticals was founded in 1951 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

KeraLink International, Inc. operates as a non-governmental network of eye and tissue banks. It also provides ocular tissues used in transplant surgeries. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

American Institute For Medical & Biological Engineering engages in research and development of medical and biological engineering. The private company is based in Washington.

Garland Group, Inc. provides real estate services. It also provides an online searchable database of all its current listings, as well as up to date information of events of buckeye real estate. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Part of CONMED Corp., ConMed Linvatec, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. The company is based in Largo, FL.

Rahn AG is a Swiss specialty chemical company that develops and distributes performance materials for highly specialized industries. The private company is based in Zurich, CH. The company works with international chemical suppliers to offer innovative solutions for amino acids, mild surfactants, and effective active ingredients for skin and hair care. Rahn has partners for natural antioxidants, functional active ingredients, gelling agents, and thickeners. The company also offers encapsulations, transport systems, and active ingredients. Rahn has subsidiaries in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, and China.