Ward Allen Putnam

Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

BioSphere Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets microsphere technology to medical applications. The company uses microsphere technology to develop its products for medical applications using embolotherapy techniques. It offers Embosphere Microspheres for uterine fibroids, hypervascularized tumors and other arteriovenous malformations, EmboGold Microspheres for Hypervascularized tumors and arteriovenous malformations, EmboCath Infusion Catheter and Segway Guidewire for peripheral embolization procedures and HepaSphere Microspheres for liver cancer. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

NetOptix Corp. engages in manufacturing optical telecommunications components and optically coated products. The company is headquartered in Sturbridge, MA.

Sonic Innovations, Inc. provides digital hearing aids and hearing aid components. The company was founded by Douglas M. Chabries in may 1991 and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ.

Part of Sanarus Technologies LLC, Sanarus Medical, Inc. manufactures minimally invasive medical devices. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. The company was founded in 1999 by Seth A. Stabinsky, Glenn Foy. The CEO is BJ Hardman. Sanarus Medical was acquired by Sanarus Technologies LLC on July 16, 2009.

Vertos Medical, Inc. develops and markets minimally invasive devices for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis. Its product is called mild devices, which conists of mild Tissue Sculpter, mild Portal, mild Trocar and Handle, mild Bone Sculpter Rongeur, mild Portal Stabilizer, mild Depth Guide, and mild Surgical Clamp. The company was founded by David Solsberg and Donald F. Schomer in 2005 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

InTouch Technologies, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of remote presence devices and medical robots for clinical applications. Its solutions include consumer, specialty, and emergent telehealth solutions. The firm also offers implementation, consulting, and physician capacity management solutions. The company was founded by Yulun Wang, Michael Chan, Steve Jordan, and Keith Phillip Laby in 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Medisyn Technologies, Inc. develops novel pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, and animal health products. The firm engages in the development of pre-qualified proprietary drug compounds. Its Forward Engineering platform is focused on predicting the behavior of molecules from topology. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Neograft Technologies, Inc. engages in the research and development in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Its product Angioshield, addresses inherent limits associated with using veins for coronary bypass surgery. The company was founded by Mohammed El-Kurdi in 2009 and is headquartered in Taunton, MA.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, CareLink Corp is an American company that provides specialized home care services. CareLink was acquired by Tokos Medical Corp. on February 11, 1993 for $39.30 million.

Part of Medtronic Plc, World Medical Manufacturing Corp. is a company that makes stents for use in heart surgery. The company is based in Santa Rosa, CA. The company was founded by Howard J. Leonhardt. World Medical Manufacturing was acquired by Arterial Vascular Engineering, Inc., part of Medtronic Plc from January 28, 1999 on December 15, 1998 for $62 million.

Agensys, Inc. develops a pipeline of therapeutic fully human monoclonal atibodies (mAbs) to treat cancer. It develops a pipeline of naked and antibody-drug conjugated (ADC) therapeutic antibodies to treat cancer indications, including prostate, kidney, pancreas, ovary, bladder, lung, colon, breast, and skin. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, CA.

BCBSM, Inc. engages in the provision of health care plans and resources. It offers individual and family plans, medicare plans, employer provided plans, prescription drugs, and dental plans. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Senseonics, Inc. develops transformative glucose monitoring products. It develops Senseonics continuous glucose monitoring system, an implantable continuous glucose monitoring system, which includes a miniaturized sensor and receiver that is inserted into the subcutaneous space under the skin to wirelessly transmit glucose levels to an external receiver. The company was founded by Michael James Barrett and Arthur E. Colvin in 1996 and is headquartered in Germantown, MD.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Minnetronix Medical, Inc. provides design, development, manufacturing, commercialization services to the electronics-based medical device and life science marketplaces. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Den-Mat Holdings LLC manufactures and markets dental products. The firm offers three main product categories: Consumables, Small Equipment, and a full-service Dental Laboratory. Its consumables include the brands known and trusted: Geristore, Core Paste, Tenure®, Ultra-Bond, Infinity, Splash, Precision, Perfectemp, Atridox and LumiBrite. The company was founded by Robert Ibsen in 1974 and is headquartered in Lompoc, CA.^ ^