Guy L. Mayer

Spire Corp. is a pv module testing company, which provides turnkey solar simulation solutions for PV module factories as well as calibration and certification laboratories. The company was founded by Roger G. Little in 1969 and is headquartered in Billerica, MA.

Tutogen Medical, Inc. manufactures sterile biological implant products made from human and animal tissue. Tutogen utilizes its Tutoplast Process® of tissue preservation and viral inactivation to manufacture and deliver sterile bio-implants used in spinal/trauma, urology, dental, ophthalmology and general surgery procedures. The Company''s Tutoplast® products are sold and distributed worldwide by Zimmer Spine and Zimmer Dental, subsidiaries of Zimmer Holdings, Inc. the Mentor Corporation, IOP, Inc. and through independent distributors and subsidiaries in the U.S. and other international markets. Tutogen Medical is located in West Paterson, NJ.

Advanced Bio-Surfaces, Inc. manufactures medical devices. Its products include orthopedic implant and applications, biocompatible polymers, and biomaterials. Advanced Bio-Surfaces was founded by Jeffrey C. Felt in 1994 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

VisEn's in vivo fluorescence imaging technologies, including its Fluorescence Agent Portfolio and its Fluorescence Molecular Tomographic (FMTTM) Imaging Systems provide robust fluorescence molecular imaging performance in identifying, characterizing and quantifying ranges of disease biomarkers and therapeutic efficacy in vivo. VisEn's FMT systems and agents are used by leading research institutions and pharmaceutical companies in applications including cancer research, inflammation, cardiovascular, skeletal and pulmonary disease. The company also works with large pharmaceutical partners to design ranges of tailored molecular imaging agents and applications that are designed to their specific pre-clinical and clinical research areas.

Etex Corp. manufactures calcium phosphate biomaterials. Its products are used for bone graft substitutes, reconstruction of skeletal defects, orthopedic, spine indications, and orthopedic implants. The company was founded by D. Duke Lee in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. is a global surgical implant company providing surgeons with biologic, metal and synthetic implants. It operates through the following business lines: Spine, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Sports and International. The Spine business line designs, manufactures, and distributes surgical implants, instruments, and biologics used in the treatment of conditions affecting the spine caused by degenerative conditions, deformities or traumatic injury. The OEM business line market and distributes the implants and instruments. The Sports business line deals with sports-related injuries that can be addressed with allograft implants. The International business line markets and distributes products through a direct distribution organization and a network of independent distributors from foreign affiliates. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

Zimmer, Inc. provides joint replacement solutions. The firm products include trauma and dental implants and orthopaedic surgical products. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. designs, develops and markets orthopedic implants and devices. The company was founded by Jerome J. Klawitter in 1996 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

Pivot Medical, Inc. develops and markets novel technologies for a rapidly growing segment of the orthopedic marketplace. It offers services in the non-spine orthopedic areas. The company was founded by Julian Nikolchev on January 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.