Charlie Larsen

Torax Medical Inc. designs and develops medical devices to treat chronic diseases related to defective sphincter muscles. Its technology platform, Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation (MSA), uses attraction forces to augment weak or defective sphincter muscles to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and fecal incontinence (FI). The firm's products include LINX, a reflux management system for the treatment of GERD; and FENIX, a continence restoration system for the treatment of FI. The company was founded by Todd Berg in 2002 and is headquartered in Shoreview, MN.

NovaLign Orthopaedics, Inc. manufactures devices for long bone fractures. The company was founded by Thomas D. Weldon, Douglas M. Lorang and Steven B. Waite in 2005 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

AqueSys, Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops ocular implants that reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with glaucoma. It focuses on commercializing implantable devices that will significantly improve the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

Halscion, Inc. developed technologies and biomaterial to treat dermatological conditions. It offered a device for the reduction in the appearance of scars resulting from acute surgical wounds. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen, Thomas D. Weldon, and Gerard van Hamel Platerink in 2005 and was headquartered in Suwanee, GA.

Sebacia, Inc. develops novel technology to treat acne. It also engages in the development of products for the dermatology market. The company was founded by Anthony V. Lando, Charles E. Larsen and Thomas D. Weldon in 2010 and is headquartered in Duluth, GA.

Novoste Puerto Rico, Inc. designs and manufactures medical devices. It supplies disposable small-caliber diagnostic catheter for use in cardiology procedures. The company was founded by Thomas Weldon and Ken Kam in 1987 and is headquartered in Aguadillo, Puerto Rico.

CardioFocus, Inc. engages in the development and market of catheter-based approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Edward Sinofsky in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

The Innovation Factory LLC (The Innovation Factory) is an incubator firm headquartered in Duluth, Georgia. The firm is founded by Thomas D. Weldon and Charles E. Larsen in 1999.

Accuitive Medical Ventures LLC (Accuitive Medical Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Thomas Weldon, Gerard van Hamel Platerink, John Arthur Deedrick, Steven Waite and Charles Larsen. The firm is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.

Cerebral Vascular Applications, Inc. develops medical devices. It has developed a set of minimally invasive tools for atrial appendage sealing for stroke prevention. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Duluth, GA.

NOVT Corp. operates as a development stage company that aims to redeploy its existing resources to identify and acquire new business operations. The company was founded on January 8, 1987 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Intuity Medical, Inc. develops a blood glucose monitoring system for diabetic patients. The firm offers POGO Automatic, an automated, self-contained handheld monitor that enables patients to measure blood glucose levels within seconds. It also offer Patterns, an application which centralizes each patient?s blood glucose testing data in a digital form that can be shared with healthcare providers. The company was founded by Syrous Parsay on April 24, 2002 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.