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Cordis Corp. develops and manufactures devices for interventional vascular medicine and electrophysiology. The firm's products include guidewires, balloons, forceps, catheters, and stents to treat a variety of circulatory system problems including coronary artery disease and cerebral aneurysms. The company was founded by William P. Murphy Jr. in 1959 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

LipoSonix, Inc. develops technology for non-invasive cosmetic surgery applications. Its products are used to remove fat and body sculpting. The company was founded by Steven B. Waite, Thomas D. Weldon, Jens Ulrich Quistgaard, Charles E. Larsen and John Arthur Deedrick in 1999 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Torax Medical Inc. designs and develops medical devices to treat chronic diseases related to defective sphincter muscles. Its technology platform, Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation (MSA), uses attraction forces to augment weak or defective sphincter muscles to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and fecal incontinence (FI). The firm's products include LINX, a reflux management system for the treatment of GERD; and FENIX, a continence restoration system for the treatment of FI. The company was founded by Todd Berg in 2002 and is headquartered in Shoreview, MN.

AqueSys, Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops ocular implants that reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with glaucoma. It focuses on commercializing implantable devices that will significantly improve the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

Vertical Ventures LLC provides investment and commercial real estate assets development services. The private company is based in New York, NY and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company was founded by Richard Kenneth Abbe.

CardioFocus, Inc. engages in the development and market of catheter-based approach to treating atrial fibrillation. The company was founded by Edward Sinofsky in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Iroquois Capital LP engages in providing investment advice services. The company was founded by Joshua N. Silverman in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Case Western Reserve University provides educational services. It offers a variety of undergraduate degree courses and graduate and professional options such as arts and sciences, dentistry, engineering, law, management, medicine, nursing, social work, and more. The firm also offers dual-degree programs. The company was founded in 1826 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Terumo Medical Corp. manufactures and distributes medical products. It offers products through three business divisions: Terumo Interventional Systems, Terumo Medical Products, and Terumo Transfusion Products. The company was founded in 1972 and is based in Somerset, NJ.

The Innovation Factory LLC (The Innovation Factory) is an incubator firm headquartered in Duluth, Georgia. The firm is founded by Thomas D. Weldon and Charles E. Larsen in 1999.

Center for Global Health Innovation, Inc. is a member of Georgia Bio, a non-profit life sciences association in Georgia. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA. Georgia Bio works with various organizations to shape public policy, improve access to innovative technologies, and grow Georgia's life sciences economy. The CEO of the company is Maria Thacker-Goethe.

Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. is a global surgical implant company providing surgeons with biologic, metal and synthetic implants. It operates through the following business lines: Spine, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Sports and International. The Spine business line designs, manufactures, and distributes surgical implants, instruments, and biologics used in the treatment of conditions affecting the spine caused by degenerative conditions, deformities or traumatic injury. The OEM business line market and distributes the implants and instruments. The Sports business line deals with sports-related injuries that can be addressed with allograft implants. The International business line markets and distributes products through a direct distribution organization and a network of independent distributors from foreign affiliates. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

Joele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer Katcher provides public relations services. It offers corporate communication, investor relations, transaction communications, shareholder activism, crisis communication, and litigation support. The company was founded by Joele Frank in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Mainstream Merchant Services, Inc. provides credit card processing services. The private company is based in Alpharetta, GA.

Parkfield Funding LLC provides capital management services. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Joshua Nathaniel Silverman.

Crellin Capital LLC provides investment advisory and asset management services. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ.