Sherry Ransom

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Ash Access Technology, Inc. develops catheters, antimicrobials, vascular access devices and other catheter-related products and services. Its products include zuragen Injection, zuraprep, centros and pipeline. The firm engages in the development and commercialization of proprietary technologies and devices to treat and prevent the clinical consequences of diseases and disorders related to vascular access. The company was founded by Robert B. Truitt and Stephen R. Ash in 1983 and is headquartered in Lafayette, IN.

Zurex Pharma, Inc. provides safe and effective anti-microbial products. Its products include ZuraPrep, a pre-surgical skin preparation for the prevention of SSI; ZurAsept, an antimicrobial and antithrombotic catheter solution to reduce CRBSI; and ZuraGard that prevents extra-luminal or exit site wound CRBSI. The company was founded in April 2008 and is headquartered in Middleton, WI.

American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, Inc. provides a forum that globally promotes the development of innovative medical device technology at the crossroads of science, engineering and medicine. The company was founded by Peter Salisbury in 1955 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.

Renal Solutions, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices for dialysis. It commercializes the Allient Sorbent Hemodialysis Systems, a technology/service solution for the chronic and acute dialysis market. The company was founded by Peter M. DeComo on August 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Warrendale, PA.

Specialty Renal Products, Inc. develops medical devices for patients with renal diseases. The firm focuses on the development of products for patients with renal disease, including a hemodiafiltration (HDF) system for the treatment of patients with End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.