Jeanne M. Bertonis

Genzyme Corp. engages in development and manufacture of specialty therapeutic, surgical and diagnostic product. It serves in the areas of rare genetic diseases, multiple sclerosis, cardiovascular diseases and endocrinology. The company was founded on June 8, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Guidant Corp. manufactures cardiovascular therapeutic devices. The company also provides cardiac and peripheral vascular repair surgical systems. It operates in Europe and Japan. Guidant was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Biogen MA, Inc. is a biotechnology company principally engaged in discovering and developing drugs for human healthcare through genetic engineering. The company’s research and development activities used to focus on novel products for multiple sclerosis, inflammatory, respiratory, kidney and cardiovascular diseases, developmental biology and gene therapy. The company was founded by Daniel D. Adams in 1976 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Twinstrand Therapeutics Inc. manufactures and distributes biological drugs. It focuses on discovering, developing and commercializing of therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis A, cytomegalovirus, malaria, schistosomiasis, and fungal diseases. The company was founded in 1995 and is located in North Vancouver, Canada.

OmniSonics Medical Technologies, Inc. developed medical catheter based thrombectomy device. It used to transverse ultrasound technology to remove thrombus and enhance the dispersion of physician specified fluids in the peripheral vasculature. The company was founded by Robert Rabiner and was headquartered in Lakewood, NY.