Katherine Crothall

Animas LLC manufactures and distributes external insulin pumps for diabetes patients. The company was founded on November 5, 1996 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Founded in 2002, Othera Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing treatments for ophthalmic diseases. Othera is also engaged in the discovery of a novel set of orally available compounds to address severe medical conditions including inflammatory and oncology-related diseases.

Adhezion Biomedical LLC manufactures and supplies medical devices. Its products include Professional which includes surgical solutions which serves to develop and commercialize products designed to improve clinical outcomes in the surgical OR suite and emergency room settings, and wound management and infection prevention. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Wyomissing, PA.

Aspire Bariatrics, Inc. provides a minimally-invasive and reversible weight loss solution. The firm operates as a medical device company which engages in the treatment of obesity with its non-surgical weight loss system, the AspireAssist. The company was founded by Samuel Klein, Moshe Shik and Stephen B. Solomon in 2005 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA.

Intact Vascular, Inc. develops products for minimally invasive peripheral vascular procedures. Its tack endovascular system is designed to optimize peripheral balloon angioplasty results in the treatment of peripheral artery disease and this technology will offer physicians a new treatment option for treating peripheral artery disease. The company was founded by Robert Mero Giasolli and Peter M. Schneider in 2011 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Valeritas Holdings, Inc. develops and commercializes insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Leisa Swanson and Robert R. Gonnelli on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Luxar Corp. designs and makes surgical and cosmetic lasers and related products. The company is based in Bothell, WA. The company was founded by Katherine D. Crothall. Luxar was acquired by ESC Medical Systems Ltd. on March 12, 1997 for $84.70 million.

Liberty Venture Partners Inc. (Liberty Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Karen Gryga, Thomas Morse and David J. Robkin. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.