Gary S. Kaplan

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Envoy Medical Corp. manufactures surgical instrumentation and diagnostic equipment for implantable hearing systems. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, and markets disposable surgical devices. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

MetaCure (USA), Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of invasive treatment for diabetes. The company was founded by Shlomo Ben-Haim in 2003 and is headquartered in Orangeburg, NY.

InGeneron, Inc. engages in the provision of cell-based technologies for health care and life science research. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

ReShape Weightloss, Inc. operates as a medical device company, which focuses on technology to treat obesity and metabolic diseases. It operates through the following segments: Lap-Band, ReShape Vest and ReShape vBloc. The company was founded in December 2002 and is headquartered in San Clemente, CA.

Aesthera Corporation was founded in January 2004 by a group of veterans in the field of aesthetic laser and light based technology. Driven by a passion to develop and market patient treatment technologies that were painless and fast while eliminating the side-effects associated with traditional technologies, the team also sought to make aesthetic treatment technologies more accessible to practitioners across the world. Proprietary Photopneumatic™ technology turns traditional light science inside out - changing the optical characteristics of the skin, rather than attempting to manipulate light. This revolutionary technology changes treatment paradigms bringing revolutionary science for the effective treatment of acne, skin rejuvenation, hair removal and more.

Xlumena, Inc. operates as a medical device company. The company was founded by Kenneth F. Binmoeller in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Bluegrass Vascular Technologies, Inc. develops lifesaving devices and methods that address shortcomings in vascular access procedures. It offers Surfacer® Inside-Out™ Access System which give access to central venous by inserting a guide wire through the femoral vein and navigating it through the body and exiting at the jugular or subclavian vein. The company was founded by John Gurley and Jim Clifton in 2010 and is headquartered in San Antonio, TX.

Nova Biomedical Corp. develops and manufactures blood analyzers. Its products include automated chemistry analyzers for analysis of nutrients, metabolites, and gases in cell culture and fermentation. The company was founded in 1976 by Robert L. Coleman and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Part of Biotech-IgG Equity AB, Vivomedical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets chemical analytical instruments. The company is based in Cupertino, CA. The company was founded by Robert N. Blair. Vivomedical was acquired by Chemel AB on May 18, 2006.

MediSense, Inc. provides blood-glucose monitoring systems. Its products are used to monitor sugar levels in diabetes people. The company was founded in 1996 and is located in Bedford, MA

nRichDX, Inc. develops vitro diagnostic products and solutions. It provides the sensitive targeted cell enrichment solution for the cancer patients. The firm’s products are EpiSeP, paramagnetic anti bodies, conjugate antibodies and stains, laboratory reagents, specimen debulking and mixing tools. The company was founded by Chris Feistel and Robert L. Coleman on January 20, 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Therix Medical Development Ltd. operates as a medical technology incubator company. The private company is based in Lexington, KY.

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops therapies and inhalation delivery technologies. The company was founded by Thomas A. Armer on July 3, 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Civitas Therapeutics, Inc. develops transformative pulmonary delivery therapies. The company was founded by Glenn Batchelder, Richard P. Batycky, Martin I. Freed, Jennifer Fujii, Jeffrey Elton and James L. Wright on June 17, 2009 and is headquartered in Ardsley, NY.

Part of Roivant Sciences Ltd., Dermavant Sciences, Inc. develops biological products. The company is based in Raleigh, NC. Todd Zavodnick has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Dermavant Sciences Ltd. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company which focuses on developing and commercializing therapeutics in medical dermatology. The company is developing a pipeline of therapies in medical dermatology and is currently advancing development programs for five product candidates which targets specific unmet needs in two of the immuno-dermatology markets, psoriasis and atopic dermatitis, as well as other large markets, including vitiligo, primary focal hyperhidrosis and acne. The company was founded on September 28, 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Xoc Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as Biopharmaceutical Company. It focuses on the development of innovative therapeutics. The company was founded by Scott W. Borland, Miguel Guzman and Lisa Borland and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Roivant Sciences, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical firm. It develops and markets drugs. The firm specializes in uterine fibroids, endometriosis, prostate cancer, diabetes, and pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company was founded by Vivek Ramaswamy in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Conor Medsystems LLC develops vascular drug delivery technologies. Its products include controlled vascular drug delivery technologies and novel stent that are used in the treatment of coronary artery disease and delivery of a broad spectrum of therapeutic agents. The company was founded by John F. Shanley in 1999 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.