Ralph E. Barisano

Allergan, Inc. operated as a global healthcare company. It engaged in the development and commercialization of specialty pharmaceutical, medical device ,and over-the-counter products for the ophthalmic, neurological, medical aesthetics, medical dermatology, breast aesthetics, obesity intervention, urological, and other specialty markets. The company was founded by Gavin S. Herbert Sr. in 1950 and headquartered in Irvine, CA.

C. R. Bard, Inc. engages in designing, development, manufacturing, packaging, distribution, and sales of medical, surgical, diagnostic, and patient care devices. It sells its products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities, and alternate site facilities. The company was founded by Charles Russell Bard in 1907 and is headquartered in Franklin Lakes, NJ.

Axya Medical, Inc. develops and markets medical devices for ultrasonic welding of sutures. The company provides systems enabling minimally invasive tissue approximation and fixation. Axya Medical was co-founded by Paul V. Fenton and Thomas Egan in 1996 and is located in Beverly, MA.

Part of Smith & Nephew plc, Smith & Nephew Endoscopy, Inc. develops medical technology products used principally in tissue, bone, skin, and soft tissue repair. The company is based in Andover, MA.

Tornier, Inc. provides healthcare services and distributes medical devices. It offers joint replacement products including hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, and other extremity prostheses. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Valeritas, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of drug delivery solutions for the treatment of diabetes. Its product, V-Go wearable insulin delivery device, which enables patients to closely mimic the body’s normal physiologic pattern of insulin delivery by using one type of insulin at a continuous preset basal rate over a 24-hour period and provides on-demand bolus dosing for meals and snacks. The company was founded on August 2, 2006 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.