Nicholas M. Pachuda

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Connecticut Innovations, Inc (CI) is venture capital firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Rainbow Medical Ltd. (Rainbow Medical) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Efi Cohen Arazi and Yossi Gross. The firm is headquartered in HaMerkaz, Israel with an additional offices in China and United States.

CuraGen Corp. develops protein, antibody and small molecule pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the development of CR011-vcMMAE, a Phase II clinical trial drug for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

PluroGen Therapeutics LLC provides clinically advanced and advantaged burn, wound and skin care products. The firm also provides online ordering services. PluroGen Therapeutics was founded by George T. Rodeheaver and Adam J. Katz in February 2003 and is headquartered in Norristown, PA.

FMP Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells laboratory automation equipment to pharmaceutical companies. Its products include 3D digital video microscope with automated xyz stage and servo controlled micro manipulators. The company was founded by Thomas J. Friedlander And Walter Meltzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

Molecular Detection, Inc. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases. It offers Detect-Ready methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) panel that allows for the detection of MRSA. The company was founded by Aryeh L. Gassel in 2007 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

EpiEP, Inc. develops heart-related medical devices. It has developed epicardial access system, EpiAccess, which engages a patent protected pressure-guided needle that is designed to alert physicians of needle tip location during epicardial access procedures. The firm specializes on instruments that facilitates an epicardial approach for patients who benefit from minimally invasive procedures on the surface of the heart. The company was founded by Pamela M. Bunes, Jason Tucker-Schwartz, Srijoy Mahapatra and George T. Gillies in December 2008 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

P2 Science, Inc. operates as a specialty chemical biorefinery company. It offers cosmetics and personal care, flavors and fragrances, specialty materials, and bioactives. The company was founded by Neil A. Burns, Paul Anastas, and Patrick Foley in 2011 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, CT.

SAMI Health, Inc. provides healthcare information technology services. It is developing information solutions for hospitals and other healthcare institutions. The company was founded by Richard R. Rakowski and Matt Walton in 2012 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Synbody Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a platform for the discovery and development of novel and attractive molecules. The company was founded by Paul L. Hallenbeck, Chris Diehnelt, Kevin D. Burroughs and Stephen Albert Johnston in 2010 and is headquartered in Chester Springs, PA.

Citelighter, Inc. provides academic research platform that finds, captures, organizes and cites information on the web. It allows students and researchers to save, organize and automatically cite online or offline information throughout the duration of the writing process and store content privately or aggregate it by topic to be shared with the community via knowledge cards. The company was founded by Mohammed Saad Alam and Robert Lee Jokl in June 2011 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Active Protective Technologies, Inc. develops medical technology solutions. It provides a smartbelt that can determine a human fall, and deploys airbags to protect the hips of older adults. The device also has all functionality of medical alert pendants, and will therefore wirelessly alert caregivers. The company was founded by Drew Lakatos and Robert F. Buckman and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

The Vertical Group LP (TVG) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by Richard B. Emmitt. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Part of Plus Therapeutics, Inc., StemSource, Inc. develops treatments for cancer. The company is based in Thousand Oaks, CA. The company was founded by Adam J. Katz, Marc H. Hedrick. StemSource was acquired by MacroPore Biosurgery, Inc. on November 30, 2002 for $5.71 million.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society is a national medical honor society founded in 1902. The non-profit company is based in Menlo Park, CA. The society's mission is to foster the development of the next generation of medical researchers by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, and supporting the improvement of care for all.

MentorTech Management LLC (MentorTech Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Michael B. Aronson and Boris M. Kalandar. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Gentis, Inc. engages in the development and testing technologies for the minimally invasive treatments. The company was founded by Charles Cohen and Paul Ducheyne in 2000 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons is the largest organization of board-certified plastic surgeons in the world, representing over 11,000 physician members worldwide. The non-profit company is based in Arlington Heights, IL. The society is recognized as a leading authority and information source on cosmetic and reconstructive plastic surgery, comprising more than 92 percent of all board-certified plastic surgeons. The society was founded in 1931 and represents physicians certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery or the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.

Neuro Diagnostic Devices, Inc. provides medical devices. Its product ShuntCheck is an aid to the detection of flow in implanted cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts. The company was founded by Samuel R. Neff and Frederick J. Fritz on May 16, 2005 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

SMG, Inc. provides travel agency services.

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops new prescription drug products. It developes proprietary prescription pharmaceuticals that utilize currently marketed drugs or generally recognized as safe (GRAS) active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for use in therapeutic applications. The company was founded by Harry H. Penner Jr. in 2008 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

The American Association of Plastic Surgeons provides plastic surgery education, research, scientific presentations, and professional interaction.

AlloMek Therapeutics LLC develops and discovers pharmaceutical products for cancer therapies. It offers MEK kinase inhibitors that improve the biopharmaceutical properties of previous MEK inhibitors. The company was founded by Khire R. Uday and Barry Hart in 2010 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Part of Molecular Detection, Inc., Syntezza Bioscience Ltd. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

The Plastic Surgery Research Council (PSRC) is an inclusive organization that focuses on stimulating fundamental research in plastic surgery, representing plastic surgery at the highest level, and promoting excellence in clinical innovation and clinical translation. The non-profit company is based in Hanover, NH. The membership of the research council represents those in basic science, academic plastic surgery, those focusing on clinical and translational research, and those on the forefront of innovation and tech development. The PSRC offers funding grants and resources, including the Baronio Fund, and hosts an annual meeting for its members.

Tangen Biosciences, Inc. develops portable instruments and methods for use in molecular diagnostics. Its instrument provides rapid nucleic acid detection, with the specificity and sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction amplification. The company was founded by John R. Nobile and John Davidson in 2013 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.