Thomas Raffin

NewLink Genetics Corp. is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company. It engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel immunotherapeutic products to improve cancer treatment options for patients and physicians. The firm's portfolio includes biologic and small molecule immunotherapy product candidates intended to treat a range of oncology indications. It products include HyperAcute Pancreas, HyperAcute Lung, HyperAcute Melanoma, HyperAcute Imunotherapies, NLG8189, and IDO Pathway Inhibitors. The company was founded by Charles J. Link and Nicholas N. Vahanian on June 4, 1999 and is headquartered in Ames, IA.

PneumRx, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on developing minimally-invasive solutions for unmet medical needs in pulmonary medicine. Its product is a minimally invasive device intended to improve exercise capacity, lung function, and quality of life in patients with both heterogeneous and homogeneous emphysema. The company was founded by by Erin McGurk, Mark L. Mathis, and Ronald Dieck in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

LDR Spine USA, Inc. offers sterile spinal implant systems. Its product line which includes pre-sterilized fusion devices help in ensuring simple and reliable management of spinal implants. The company was founded in December 1999 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

AngioScore LLC manufactures and wholesales angioplasty balloon catheters for the treatment of simple to complex coronary lesions. The firm designs, manufactures, and markets endovascular tools to treat cardiovascular and peripheral artery diseases. The company was founded by Gary Gershony, Nimrod Tzori, Tanhum Feld and Eitan Konstantino in 2003 and is headquartered in Colorado Springs, CO.

LDR Holding Corp. is a medical device company, which engages on designing and commercializing novel and proprietary surgical technologies for the treatment of patients suffering from spine disorders. Its products include VerteBRIDGE fusion and Mobi non-fusion platforms. The company was founded by Christophe Lavigne, Herve Dinville and Patrick Richard in 2000 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Invisalert Solutions, Inc. provides patient safety solutions. The firm offers ObservSMART, a wristband and software-based q15 minute check tracker that replaces pencil and paper-based forms. It specializes in resolving non-compliance issues in the acute healthcare, corrections, drug delivery, long-term care, youth and special education markets. The company was founded by Regina Widdows, Peter Nagy and Michele Marcolongo on August 20, 2014 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.