Craig Carra

HealthQuest Capital Management Co LLC (HealthQuest Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Garheng Kong and Randy L. Scott. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices that focus on improving the accuracy of diagnostic blood culture tests. The company was founded by Gregory J. Bullington and Richard G. Patton and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Avizia, Inc. provides telemedicine solutions. The firm uses Cisco TelePresence technology, that enable to meet the product requirements and user needs of healthcare, education, and government customers. Its solutions include telemedicine devices, workflow management software and a line of peripherals, such as digital stethoscopes and examination cameras. The company was founded by Michael Baird, Steven Luke Leininger, and Core Costley in April 2013 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

VirMedica, Inc. provides technology solutions which designed to optimize the commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical products. It is an innovative holding company bringing together complimentary businesses for the specific purpose of redefining the market access landscape for specialty products. The company’s technology solution offers an end-to-end transformational platform to optimize specialty product commercialization and management. The company was founded by Mark K. Barnes in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Duke University Health System, Inc. engages in the provision of health care services. It offers cancer treatment, primary care, orthopedics, aesthetics, and fertility services. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Perspectum Ltd. provides technology solutions for diagnosing and staging liver disease. The company was founded by Rajarshi Banerjee, Stefan Karl Neubauer, Matthew David Robson, Alastair Cavanagh, James Hugh Charteris Mallinson and John Michael Brady on September 18, 2012 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kindgom.

ENT Specialty Partners, Inc. is a collaborative community of ear, nose, and throat specialists that aims to provide excellent patient care. ENT Specialty Partners has partner practices located across 18 locations. The company is based in Austin, TX and was founded by Ron Kuppersmith. The company brings together world-class physicians, practice solutions, team members, and innovations to be the foremost provider of ENT services in the country. With over 60 ENT physicians and a wide network of advanced practice providers and audiologists/hearing specialists, the company offers a wide range of services in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, audiology, and allergy treatments. Ron Kuppersmith has been the CEO since incorporation.

83Bar LLC is a healthcare solutions provider that aims to bridge the gap between patient awareness and patient action to drive positive healthcare outcomes. The company is based in Austin, TX. It is passionate about providing healthcare solutions to patients and committed to providing activated patients to its clients. The company envisions a world where patients are empowered with the knowledge and hope they need to pursue personalized healthcare solutions from innovative life science companies who aren’t satisfied with the status quo. The company was founded by Bob Baurys, Sue Hrim, and Daniel Maynard, with Bob Baurys serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Sofinnova Investment Inc (Sofinnova Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by Jacques F. vallle & Joel F. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

TherOx, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on developing and commercializing therapies to treat ischemic and oxygen deprived tissue. Its SSO2 therapy consists of TherOx DownStream system, a mobile hardware device that interfaces with the TherOx DownStream Cartridge that controls cartridge operation wherein SSO2 solution is created and mixed with the patient's blood to create superoxygenated blood for delivery to the coronary arteries. The company was founded by David B. Musket, Paul J. Zalesky and J. Richard Spears in 1994 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

First Aid Beverages, Inc. develops and commercializes comprehensive portfolio of over-the-counter pharmaceutical products. It develops liquid formulated single-dose products for treating pain and upset stomach symptoms. The company was founded by Mary Page Platerink and Jay Pasricha in 2010 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Calibra Medical LLC develops and markets medical devices and technologies in the diabetes sector. Its products include finesse and insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Daniel Hawkins and Clifton A. Alferness in 2004 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Salveo Specialty Pharmacy, Inc. operates as a holding company that engages in the provision of medications and clinical services to patients with chronic conditions. It specializes in organ transplant, stem cell transplant, HIV, hepatitis, oncology, biologics, rheumatoid arthritis, dermatology, and neurology therapies. The company was founded by Jeffrey Freedman and Charles Brown in 2011 and is headquartered in St. Petersburg, FL.

ScribeAmerica, Inc. provides healthcare solutions and services. It offers medical scribing, care coordination and real-time coding across a range of care settings. The firm?s solutions are offered through the following channels: ScribeAmerica, QueueLogix and CareThrough. The company was founded by Michael Murphy and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

GlaxoSmithKline LLC engages in discovering, developing, and delivering medicines, vaccines, and other healthcare products. It offers prescription medicines that treat various diseases, including cancer, HIV/AIDS, depression, diabetes, high blood pressure, herpes, asthma, migraine, and heart diseases, as well as stomach and skin problems, infections, and flu. It also provides vaccines for children and adults; and over-the-counter products. The company was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Viamet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops inhibitors of validated metalloenzymes. The firm's clinical portfolio includes novel agents to treat both chronic and life threatening fungal infections. It also leverage our metalloenzyme expertise in other therapeutic areas including oncology and orphan diseases. The company was founded by Thomas V. O’Halloran and Holden H. Thorp on August 18, 2005 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

PECA Labs, Inc. focuses on surgical and medical instruments and apparatus. It designs MASA Valve that utilizes the material properties of ePTFE and an RVOTR-specific valve design to alleviate the problems with currently available conduits. The company was founded by Doug Bernstein, Arush Karla and Jamie S. Quinterno in 2012 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Serenex, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops drugs for tumors and cancers of the blood and bone marrow. Its products include drugs for chemotherapy treatments as well as inhibitor compounds. Serenex was founded by George Young and Timothy Haystead in 2000 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences provides medical research services. Its services include preclinical safety, inhalation exposure and aerosol sciences, analytical chemistry and hepatassure services. The firm specializes in Chemical, Drug safety, Toxicology, Global partnership, Translational research, Computational modeling, Genomics, Vivarium and Biosciences Accelerator services. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

SARcode Bioscience, Inc., develops biopharmaceutical products. Its program is a novel class of lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) antagonists for the treatment T-cell mediated inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Thomas Gadek and John P. Burnier in 2006 and is headquartered in Brisbane, CA.

Council for Entrepreneurial Development provides an interactive forum for entrepreneurs, investors, service professionals, academicians, researchers and public policy makers. Its services and programs include connections to capital, venture mentoring, and signature conferences empower member companies to go further. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Alcresta Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of enzyme-based products designed to address challenges faced by people living with gastrointestinal disorders and rare diseases. It offers products designed to improve the delivery, digestion, and absorption of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids or LCPUFAs. The company was founded by Robert Gallotto and Dr. Alexey L. Margolin in 2011 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Nine West Group, Inc. designs & markets women's shoes, casual footwear, clothes and accessories. Its brands include Nine West, Easy Spirit, Bandolino, Enzo Angiolini and Calico. The company was founded by Vince Camuto in 1977 and is located in White Plains, NY.