Abby Mayo

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Advanced Bionics Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets bionic technologies for neurological conditions. Its neuromodulation technology includes neurostimulators, programmable drug pumps, and cochlear implants. The company was founded by Alfred Mann in 1993 and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA.

Pervasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage company developing a broad portfolio of biologically active therapeutics. The company was founded by Robert S. Langer Jr. and Helen Marie Nugent in 2004 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Ancora Heart, Inc. manufactures medical devices for the treatment of mitral valve regurgitation. It develops percutaneous cardiac procedures for mitral valve regurgitation. The company was founded in 2001 by Lewis C. Pell, Niel F. Starksen and Nathan B. Pliam and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Ulthera, Inc. provides ultrasound therapy under the Ultherapy brand. It focuses on ultrasound imaging to to deliver its collagen-boosting treatment. The company was founded by Peter G. Barthe, Inder Raj S. Makin, Brain D. Oconner, Lana Slayton, and Michael H. Slayto n in April 2004 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Ciel Medical, Inc. solves unmet clinical needs in the ICU. It is a biotechnology company which develops a medical device to treat ventilator associated pneumonia. The firm’s products include The Sherpa Suction Guide and The NEMO Gauge. The company was founded by Kate Garrett and Dan Azagury in 2012 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

TransMedics, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. It offers a portable warm blood perfusion system designed to maintain organs in a functioning state outside the human body during transport from organ donor to recipient. The firm’s products are used in heart, lung, liver, and kidney transplants. The company was founded by Waleed H. Hassanein in August 1998 and is headquartered in Andover, MA.

Medtronic CardioVascular manufactures medical devices. Its products include dru-eluting stents, guide catheters, guidewires and balloon diagnostic catheters to treat diabetes, heart disease, neurological disorders and vascular illnesses. The company is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association operates as a trade association. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Thomas C. Thompson.

The World Economic Forum USA, Inc. operates an organization for economic reforms. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

JenaValve Technology GmbH develops and manufactures transcatheter valve implantation systems for transapical and transfemoral implantation. The firm offers a therapeutic alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for high-risk patients suffering from aortic heart valve stenosis. The company was founded by Markus Ferrari, Volker Guyenot and Hans-Reiner Figulla in 2006 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

The Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center for the City of New York, Inc. provides research and clinical testing solutions for HIV and AIDS. The firm focuses on basic science of AIDS and its related research. The company was founded by Irene Diamonds on April 16, 1991 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

TriSalus Operating Life Sciences, Inc. develops infusion systems for the interventional radiology and oncology markets. Its infusion systems are designed to deliver embolic agents through a micro-catheter with an expandable tip that collapses in forward flow and expands the vessel wall in reverse flow to increase targeted delivery, minimize reflux, and reduce damage to healthy tissue. The company was founded by Aravind Arepally and James E. Chomas in 2011 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.

D. E. Shaw & Co., (Asia Pacific) Ltd. (D E Shaw-Asia Pacific) is the Hong Kong-based alternative investment subsidiary of D.E. Shaw & Co. LP in the US, founded in 1988 by David E. Shaw. Registered in Hong Kong in 2007, the firm invests in a wide range of companies and financial instruments within both the major industrialized nations and emerging markets. They also help to advance societal interests, developing and deploying technologies to convert waste to energy and producing energy from biofuels and wind power.

JenaValve Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems. The company was founded on March 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

A123 Systems LLC develops and manufactures nanophosphate lithium-ion batteries and battery systems. Its products include cells, modules, and systems. The company was founded by Bart Riley and Yet-Ming Chiang in 2001 and is headquartered in Livonia, MI.

MIT Corp. (US) owns and operates as a trust. The corporation and its committees have responsibility for reviewing and providing guidance on strategic directions, approving annual budgets and exercising long-term fiduciary responsibility. The company was founded in 1861 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

RenBio, Inc. is a preclinical biotechnology company based in New York, NY. The company is focused on developing novel antiviral antibody therapeutics and a next-generation antibody delivery platform. RenBio's lead compound, rb-100, is a SARS-CoV-2 bispecific antibody that has demonstrated robust antiviral activity against emerging and evolving SARS-CoV-2 variants. The company is also developing a revolutionary, next-generation nucleic acid-based antibody delivery platform called Myo (Make Your Own) Technology™. RenBio was co-founded by David D. Ho, a world-renowned HIV expert and founding scientific director of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center, and Yaoxing Huang, an associate professor of medical sciences at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. The company has received non-dilutive financing from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and MedImmune (now AstraZeneca).

Desktop Metal Operating, Inc. engages in the provision of three dimensional printing services. It offers studio, production, and software solutions. The firm serves to automotive, heavy industrial, manufacturing tooling and machine design industries. The company was founded by Ric Fulop, Jonah Meyerberg, Emanuel Sachs, Rick Chin, A. John Hart, Christopher A. Schuh, and Yet Ming Chiang, in October 2015 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

VS, Inc. engages in the development of human-like surgical robotics. It creates virtual reality software for minimally invasive surgery procedures. The company was founded by Adam Sachs, Barry E. Greene and Sammy Khalifa in 2014 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Advanced Bionics AG develops cochlear implant systems. The company is based in Stäfa, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded in 1993 by Alfred E. Mann. The CEO is Victoria E. Carr-Brendel.

Madorra, Inc. develops medical device solutions towards changing the paradigm for treating vaginal dryness. The company was founded by Holly Rockweiler and Ryan Krone in June 2014 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.