Michael D. Laufer

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Asthmatx, Inc. develops catheter-based outpatient procedure that provides asthma control for adult severe asthma patients. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Broncus Technologies is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions for lung diseases. With LungPoint™, physicians plan bronchoscopic procedures and navigate to locations in the lungs accurately and quickly. Its line of Yield™ catheters are used to obtain tissue samples and detect blood vessels. Its patented treatment method, Airway Bypass using Exhale® Drug-Eluting Stents, is being investigated to determine if it can provide the first minimally-invasive treatment option for homogeneous, or diffuse, emphysema, the form of the disease experienced by the majority of emphysema patients.

NDO Surgical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets endoscopic technologies for the treatment of gastrointestinal disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Mansfield, MA

CoRepair, Inc. manufactures and develops radiofrequency device systems for the treatment of congestive heart failure. The company was founded by Mike Laufer in 2005 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

MedVenture Associates (MedVenture Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Annette J. Campbell-White. The firm is headquartered in Emeryville, California.

UCSF Medical Center owns and operates hospitals. It operates hospitals in San Francisco as well as satellite facilities. It provides health care facilities to children, organ transplants, cardiac care, fertility treatments, neurosurgery, ophthalmology, and orthopedics. It also provides outpatient care and some programs in areas as women's health, aging, cancer, and pain management. UCSF Medical Center is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Menlo Ventures Management LP (Menlo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by DuBose Montgomery. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Nuclear Energy Institute provides policy-making process for the nuclear energy and technology industries. It participates in both the national and global policy-making process. Nuclear Energy Institute was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.