Teodoro Forcht-Dagi

Axela, Inc. develops biosensor technology. It offers next generation, commercial stage, multiplex tools that provide enhanced analysis of proteins, DNA and RNA. The firm’s products include Ziplex System, autograph, metabolic, colon and breast cancer, inflammation Xpress chips, diffractive optics technology and sensors, dotLab mX System and dot-Avidin, Ready and Covalent products. The company was founded by M. Cynthia Goh, Richard Loo, B. Jane Goh and Richard McAloney in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1982, VenGrowth Capital Partners, Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Covington Capital Corp. They manage retail and institutional assets.

IntelliDx, Inc. develops medical devices. It offers automated ex vivo blood analysis systems that measure the constituents of flowing human blood, and automated blood glucose monitoring systems that measure glucose in hospitalized patients who have abnormally elevated sugar levels. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Aventura HQ, Inc. provides awareness computing for the healthcare industry. It offers desktop architecture solution for virtual desktops catering and improves the workflow of doctors and nurses by providing the information they need, when and where they need it. The company was founded by Joseph Jaudon and Jon Cooper in 2007 and is headquartered in Ellijay, GA.

The Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation focuses on perioperative patient safety priorities and ongoing activities. The private company is based in Indianapolis, IN. The company has a list of top 10 priorities and corresponding activities. The foundation also has a grant application process with a review process. The company formed the Perioperative Multi-Center Handoff Collaborative to improve patient handoffs. The foundation is launching a crowdfunding initiative to support their vision of no mishaps. The company also has a program to fund studies that improve patient safety and prevent mortality and morbidity. The Emergency Manuals Implementation Collaborative fosters adoption and effective use of emergency manuals.

Apta Biosciences Ltd. develops and commercializes synthetic antibody alternatives. It is a synthetic biology company specialized in developing unique, proprietary molecules that can be used broadly across diagnostics and therapeutics to facilitate and expand scientific discovery enabling the development of new healthcare solutions. The company was founded by Fredrik Edenius, William Addison and Shozo Fujita in 2013 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Boston Neurosciences, Inc. develops non-invasive intracranial pressure meter and cerebrovascular autoregulation monitor for patients suffering of neurological diseases, post-stroke complications, or traumatic brain injuries. It developed a suite of ultrasound-based devices to non-invasively measure the absolute value of intracranial pressure (ICP), real-time cerebral blood flow autoregulation (CA), and intracranial volumetric wave monitoring. The company was founded by Remis Bistras and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Microtest Matrices Ltd. provides automated multiplex in-vitro diagnostic tests. It offers services in the areas of Allergy, Autoimmune, Influenza and Infectious Disease. The company was founded by Tito Adolfo Bacarese-Hamilton, Henry Charles Hyde-Thomson, and Andrea Crisanti in 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.