Gilbert Ortega

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Benvenue Medical, Inc. engages int the provision and development of invasive systems for spine repair. It offers Kiva an implant solution for vertebral augmentation and a departure from balloon kyphoplasty, Blazer-C a vertebral augmentation system that utilizes a unique cannulated curved wire offering mechanical channel creation, and Luna a interbody implant that is delivered through a minimally-invasive cannula to the disc space and expands in-situ. The company was founded by Laurent B. Schaller in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Vertebral Technologies, Inc. is a spine technology company focused on creating modular implants for painful spine conditions that improve minimally invasive surgery (MIS) outcomes. The firm products include interfuse, interlink, and intergraft. It's proprietary intra-operative assembly technology creates less-invasive posterior implant approach. The company was founded by Jeffrey C. Belt in 2005 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

AngelMD Catalyst Advisors LLC (AngelMD Catalyst Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded by Tobin J. Arthur and Jens Francis in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Part of World Am, Inc., Medical Device Group, Inc. develops and markets innovative respiratory care products. The company is based in San Diego, CA.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

ApaTech Ltd. develops synthetic bone graft technology. It specializes in producing synthetic bone repair material. The company has developed a novel silicate substituted calcium phosphate bone graft material, Actifuse, which underpins the company's leadership in applying the science of silicon to bone graft technologies. Actifuse is the first of a new class of synthetic bone graft materials that combine osteoconductive, osteostimulatory and bioactive qualities resulting in accelerated bone growth. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Elstree, UK.

Kinetikos Medical, Inc. develops and manufactures orthopedic implants and surgical devices. It products helps to correct debilitating flatfoot for both pediatric and adult patients. The company's products are used for small bone and joint procedures involving the foot, ankle, hand, wrist, and elbow. It sells products through 45 independent sales agencies in the United States. Kinetikos Medical was founded in 1992 and is located in Carlsbad, CA.

Cartificial A/S develops and markets implants based on composite polymer technology. Its main products, Cartificial Hip can be inserted during day care surgery. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Vedbaek, Denmark.

Part of Smith & Nephew plc, Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG is a Swiss company that manufactures surgical appliances.

Artoss GmbH develops, manufactures and supplies biomaterials for bone regeneration. The company was founded by Thomas Gerber and Walter Gerike in 2003 and is headquartered in Rostock, Germany.