Joseph Cook

Advanced Animal Diagnostics, Inc. develops integrated systems and solutions for the detection of animal diseases. The firm engages in the researching, developing and commercializing on-farm diagnostic tests, such as QScout MLD for early detection of subclinical mastitis in dairy cows. It also provides solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of veterinary health problems including mastitis and other animal diseases. The company was founded by Rodolfo Rodriguez and Victor M. Minton in July 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

VenX LLC operates as a medical device company which revolutionizes the treatment of spider and reticular veins. It develops and commercializes a device for the treatment of varicose veins associated with venous insufficiency. The firm offers VenX Reach, which is a disposable device that is used to treat small and medium sized lower limb veins, including reticular veins and spider veins, and also used as an adjunct treatment to other typical vein therapies including endovenous ablation, traditional phlebectomy, and even in combination with sclerotherapy. The company was founded by Edward M. Boyle, Jr. in 2009 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Cerebrotech Medical Systems, Inc. develops a technology for non-invasive monitor for early detection of cerebral events that can be catastrophic for patients after stroke, traumatic brain injury, brain surgery and other conditions. The company was founded by Mitchell E. Levinson in 2010 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

MiNDERA Corp. develops non-invasive diagnostic tests targeting skin diseases. Its invasive micro-needle device extracts the whole transcriptome from the skin of patients, eliminating the need for clinical researchers to source skin biopsies. The company was founded by Tahir Mahmood, Philippe Nore, and Tobin Dickerson and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Mountain Group Capital LLC (Mountain Group Capital) is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee.

Robert W. Baird & Co., Inc. operates as a wealth management, capital markets, private equity and asset management firm. It offers equity research, corporate restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, public financing and fixed income services. The firm serves individual, corporate, institutional and municipal clients. The company was founded by Robert Wilson Baird in 1919 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Pathfinder Therapeutics, Inc. develops computer-assisted surgical navigation products for soft tissue organ surgeries. It provides explorer system that line of sight localization and surface registration techniques to show surgeons where they are in the context of their target organ and surrounding anatomical structures. The firm also offers Scout, a software system for liver surgery planning. The company was founded by William C. Chapman, Benoit M. Dawant, Robert L. Galloway Jr., Alan J. Herline, Michael I. Miga and James D. Stefansic on April 2004 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.