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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.

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Diagnostic Hybrids, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cellular and molecular diagnostic kits. Its products include rapid diagnostics, thyroid testing solutions, respiratory family testing, herpes family testing, chlamydia testing, enterovirus testing, cell lines and media and supplements. The company was founded by Wilfred R. Konneker, Joseph Jollick and Thomas E. Wagner in 1983 and is headquartered in Athens, OH.

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.

Part of Advanced Medical Technology Association, AdvaMedDx operates as a trade association representing diagnostics manufacturers. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Scott Whitaker.

The Health Industry Distributors Association provides legal information, networking and educational programs. It also hosts conferences for distributors and manufacturers, lobbies government on behalf of the industry, publishes newsletters & special issue reports and conducts research on industry trends. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA

American College of Healthcare Executives operates as a professional society of healthcare executives. The company was founded in 1933 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Carestream Dental LLC provides dental equipment such as imaging systems and practice management solutions. Its products include CS Solutions, 3D imaging, digital imaging plate systems, digital intraoral sensors, panoramic and cephalometric imaging, and X-Ray units. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Beyond Air, Ltd. is a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company engaging in the development of nitric oxide generator and delivery system that uses nitric oxide generated from ambient air and delivers precise amounts of nitric oxide to the lungs for the potential treatment of respiratory and other diseases. The company was founded by Yossef Av-Gay, Amir Avniel, and David Greenberg in May 2011 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

TechGROWTH Ohio provides business intensive operational assistance services. The firm's program focuses on four technology industries: digital interactive media, bio-sciences, bio-agriculture and advanced energy and companies in other industries are also encouraged to apply. The company was founded by David C. Wight in 2008 and is headquartered in Athens, OH.

Central Hockey League operates a professional minor league hockey teams playing in small to medium-sized markets primarily in central and southwestern US states. The league, which was started in 1992, is managed and operated by WPHL, a subsidiary of Global Entertainment Corporation.

Myonexus Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage company. It engages in the research and development of limb-girdle muscular dystrophy gene treatments. The company was founded by Michael Triplett and Bruce Halpryn in February 2017 and is headquartered in New Albany, OH.

Armatus Bio, Inc. is a biotechnology company that operates at the intersection of genetic science and bioengineering. The company is based in Columbus, OH. The company was founded by Peter G. Kleinhenz, Michael Triplett. Michael Triplett has been the CEO since incorporation.

Andelyn Biosciences is a full-service cell and gene therapy company that specializes in the development, characterization, and production of viral vectors for gene therapy. The private company is based in Columbus, OH. The company operates out of three facilities in Ohio and offers support to its clients in developing curative cell and gene therapies from concept through plasmid development and manufacturing, process development, and cgmp clinical and commercial manufacturing. Andelyn's advanced digital model, quality system, full regulatory support, and supply chain vertical integration help accelerate the development and manufacturing of its clients' innovative cell and gene therapies. The company has more than 20 years of experience and has produced cgmp material for over 450 clinical batches and 75 clinical trials. Andelyn's versatile capabilities include cgmp manufacturing capacity for both adherent and suspension processes up to a 2,000-liter capacity. The CEO of the company is Wade Macedone.

Part of AtriCure, Inc., Enable Medical Technologies LLC is a company that manufactures medical equipment. The company is based in Cincinnati, OH. The company was founded in 1994 by Michael D. Hooven.

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. develops laparoscopic visualization tools and systems. It offers FloShield Air, a vortex barrier technology that provides a continuous flow of dry carbon dioxide gas over the tip of the scope, instantly defogging it while continuously shielding it from condensation, debris, and smoke. It also offers FloShield Plus, an intra-operative flush that can be used to clean a scope if it gets dirty during surgery. The company was founded by Wayne L. Poll and Jodi Wolfe in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Enable Injections, Inc. develops wearable bolus injectors for investigational use in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to deliver high viscosity, high volume payloads up to 20cc to the subcutaneous tissue. The company was founded by Michael D. Hooven in February 2010 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Genetesis, Inc. provides medical devices. Its technology utilizes the body’s weak magnetic fields to reconstruct, computationally, areas of high and low electrical conductivity in the heart. The firm also offers computational medicine, electrophysiology and diagnostics services. The company was founded by Peeyush Shrivastava in 2013 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

SynCardia Systems LLC engages in the manufacture of temporary total artificial heart. Its total artificial heart provides immediate, safe blood flow of up to 9.5 L/min through each ventricle. The company was founded by Marvin J. Slepian, Jack G. Copeland, and Richard G. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

JobsOhio is designed to drive job creation and new capital investment in through business attraction, retention, and expansion efforts. It provides services to the manufacturing, aerospace and aviation, automotive, biohealth and information technology industries. The company is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.