Andrea Biffi

TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

SV Health Investors LLC is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of SV Health Investors LLP founded in 2006. SV Health Investors LLC is headquartered in Boston.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in artery cleaning angioplasty catheters. The company is based in Osseo, MN. The company was founded by Lawrence L. Horsch. SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. on February 27, 1995 for $865 million.

IVAX LLC discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals, respiratory drugs, and cancer treatments. It offers drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, brain cancer, asthma, and epilepsy. The company was founded by Phillip Frost and Jane H. Hsiao in 1987 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.

Mindframe, Inc. provides web designing services. The company's services include graphic designing, content management, site designing, generation, website strategy, planning, hosting and traffic analysis services. Mindframe was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Spinal Kinetics LLC operates as a holding company that provides therapeutic devices. It focuses on partnering with spine surgeons to develop motion preservation systems for treating degenerative diseases of the spine. The company was founded by Thomas A. Afzal in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Parker Laboratories, Inc. is a leading medical products company that develops, manufactures, and sells ultrasound and electromedical contact media and accessories, as well as instrument cleaners and disinfectants. Parker Laboratories is based in Fairfield, NJ. Its flagship product, Aquasonic® 100 ultrasound transmission gel, is the world standard for medical ultrasound. The private company was founded in 1958 and has been a worldwide leader in ultrasound medical products for the past 60 years.

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

Serpex Medical, Inc. provides biomedical services. The company is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Cortica Healthcare, Inc. operates neurological clinics. It offers in-home, in-clinic, and telehealth services. The company was founded by Neil Hattangadi and Suzanne Goh and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Ablacon, Inc. provides machine learning based electrographic mapping services for heart treatments. The company was founded by Peter Ruppersberg in 2015 and is headquartered in Wheat Ridge, CO.

Ajax Health LLC (Ajax Health) is a private Equity and venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Duke S. Rohlen. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Treeline Biosciences, Inc. develops transformative precision medicines for patients with cancer. The company is based in Stamford, CT. The company was founded by Joshua H. Bilenker. Joshua H. Bilenker has been the CEO since incorporation.

Summus Global, Inc. is a virtual health advisory platform that connects families to a network of over 4,000 top specialists across 48 leading hospitals worldwide. The company is based in New York, NY. The company aims to provide a faster and more efficient way to access high-quality medical expertise, transforming the existing inefficient and opaque referral system. Summus partners with companies across the country to create an elevated healthcare experience for their employees and to support better, cost-efficient outcomes across all health questions. The company was founded by Julian Flannery, Aftab R. Kherani, and Jennifer Kherani, and Julian Flannery has been the CEO since incorporation.

MST Medical Surgery Technologies Ltd. develops image guided solutions for laparoscopy. Its product AutoLap, an image-based laparoscope positioning system for minimally invasive surgical procedures. The firm offers the surgeon full and natural control of the laparoscope and exceptional intraoperative image capabilities and the freedom to fully focus on the surgical procedure. The company was founded by Ziv Tamir and Moti Sholev in 2005 and is headquartered in Yokneam, Israel.

Spirox, Inc. develops medical devices. Its product LATERA Absorbable Nasal Implant is designed to address causes of nasal obstruction today, nasal valve collapse caused by weakened lateral wall cartilage. The company was founded by Donald Albert Gonzales and Iyad Saidi on November 3, 2011 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Altura Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers Agili-D AAA System, an endovascular aneurysm repair technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Aisling Capital LLC (Aisling Capital) is an venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Dennis Joseph Purcell. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

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.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.