Jeffrey C. Mack

Enobia Pharma, Inc. develops therapies to treat patients with ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic metabolic bone disorders. Its lead product candidate, asfotase alfa or ENB-0040, is a treatment for hypophosphatasia—a life-threatening disease that can cause skeletal deformity, severe muscle weakness and progressive damage to vital organs. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Sonitus Medical, Inc. designs and develops hearing aids. Its SoundBite hearing system is non-surgical and removable hearing solution that imperceptibly transmits sound via the teeth. The firm offer this devices to hearing professionals such as otologists, ENTs, and audiologists. The company was founded in June 2006 by Amir Abolfathi and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Volcano Corp. designs, develops and manufactures a broad suite of intravascular ultrasound products. The company was founded by Olav B. Bergheim and Samuel Ward Casscells and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Thoratec Corp. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary medical devices used for circulatory support for the treatment of heart failure patients. The company's products include Ventricular Assist Devices, HeartMate Left Ventricular Assist System, HeartMate II Left Ventricular Assist System, Thoratec Paracorporeal Ventricular Assist Device and Thoratec Implantable Ventricular Assist. It also manufactures and markets the CentriMag Acute Circulatory System, HeartMate II, PVAD, IVAD and for pediatric patients PediMag/PediVAS Acute Circulatory System. Its ventricular assist devices products primarily serve patients suffering from late-stage heart failure. Heart Failure is a chronic disease that occurs when degeneration of the heart muscle reduces the pumping power of the heart, causing the heart to become too weak to pump blood at a level sufficient to meet the body's demands. The company operates its business through the Cardiovascular group segment, which develops, manufactures mechanical circulatory products to support the cardiovascular systems of humans and to provide product-related services. Thoratec was founded in March 1976 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.