James Howe

MAKO Surgical Corp. is a medical device company, which develops and markets advanced robotic arm solution, joint specific applications for the knee, hip and orthopedic implants for orthopedic procedures. It also provides RIO robotic arm interactive orthopedic system, including a tactile robotic arm utilizing an integrated bone cutting instrument and a patient specific visualization component. The company was founded by Maurice R. Ferre and Rony A. Abovitz in November 2004 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

InspireMD Ltd. is a medical device company, which engages in the development and commercialization of platform technology for the treatment of vascular and coronary disease. It offers MicroNet stent, a device designed to trap and seal thrombus and plaque against the vessel wall, preventing embolization. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. operates as a medical device company for fracture treatment. It focuses on creating less invasive solutions for fractures in and around the joints. The firm offers distal radial and wrist fracture repair products. Its products include distal radius and proximal humerus. The company was founded by Michael P. Brenzel and Paul J. Hindrichs in 2009 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Lantos Technologies, Inc. develops intra-aural 3D ear scanning systems for the custom earpiece market. Its technology enables audiologists to eliminate the uncomfortable, messy, and error-prone technique that used to generate impressions of the ear canal. The firm provides 3D scanner that measures ear canal shape and tissue compliance to produce a map of the ear canal. It also offers noise protection devices for military and industrial markets, and consumer audio earphones. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

Cruzar Medsystems, Inc. manufactures houdini peripheral chronic total occlusion devices. The company is headquartered in Braintree, MA.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

Part of AbbVie, Inc., Ioptex Research, Inc. is a company that manufactures ophthalmic lenses. The company is based in Irwindale, CA. Ioptex Research was acquired by Allergan, Inc., part of AbbVie, Inc. from June 15, 2015 on September 08, 1994 for $16 million.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

OmniGuide, Inc. develops advanced energy surgical solutions. It offers gynecology, head and neck, otolaryngology and otology services. The firm also provides enhance surgical accuracy, access and control for minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy and robotic-assisted surgical products. The was founded by Yoel Fink, John D. Joannopoulos, Edwin L. Thomas and Uri Kolodny in 2000 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Catalyst Health Ventures (Catalyst Health Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Darshana Zaveri and Joshua S Phillips. The firm is Headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Covidien Unlimited Co. engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. It operates through Medical Devices and U.S. Medical Supplies segments. The Medical Devices segment involves in the distribution of surgical solutions, peripheral vascular and neurovascular therapies, patient monitoring products, and airway and ventilation products. The U.S. Medical Supplies segment includes marketing of nursing care, medical surgical, SharpSafety brand, and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) products. The company was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

AERIC, Inc., dba The Conference Board of Canada, is an independent, not-for-profit applied research organization headquartered in Ottawa, Saskatchewan. The Board helps build leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy issues, and organizational performance. They forge relationships and deliver knowledge through their learning events, networks, research products, and customized information services. Their members include a broad range of Canadian organizations from the public and private sectors. The Conference Board of Canada was formed in 1954, and is affiliated with The Conference Board, Inc. that serves some 3,000 companies in 67 nations.

Center for Drug Research & Development operates as a drug development and commercialization company. The firm provides the specialized expertise and infrastructure to identify, validate and advance promising discoveries, and transform them into commercially viable investment opportunities for the private sector and ultimately into new therapies for patients. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Creare, Inc. provides engineering research, development and consulting services. The firm specializes in fluid dynamics and heat transfer, cryogenics, robotics, data systems, advanced materials, control systems, and aerospace and biomedical engineering. Its projects range from analysis and computational modeling to prototype fabrication and testing. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Hanover, NH.

Skate Canada operates as a skating organization. The company is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

NovaTract Surgical, Inc. manufactures and develops laparoscopic medical devices. It offers NovaTract, a laparoscopic retractor that addresses the need to increase visibility (by using fewer instruments), improves tissue manipulations, provides angle of retraction modifications and reduces the number of ports and incisions. The firm also offers its intra-abdominal retraction system for use in general, colorectal, gynecology, urology, urogynecology, bariatric, and robotic-assisted minimally invasive surgery applications. The company was founded by Eleanor L. Tandler in April 2010 and is headquartered in Agoura Hills, CA.

Nexilis AG is a Swiss medtech company that specializes in providing cost-effective fixation enhancement for any bone screw. The private company's flagship product is the Immediate Stabilisation System (ISS), which is an implantable polymer sleeve that is moulded around the pedicle screw using ultrasonic energy. Nexilis has a culture built around innovative science, precision, and quality, and has engaged in collaborations with renowned institutions to create safe and easy-to-implement solutions for surgeons. The company was founded by Martin Horst and the CEO is Leanna Caron.

ReadyDock, Inc. develops and provides tablet docking solutions for clinicians and patients. It offers storage, charging, security, and disinfection for tablets and mobile devices. The company was founded by David Engelhardt and Eric Rosow in 2012 and is headquartered in Avon, CT.

Avitus Orthopaedics, Inc. develops orthopedic technologies that improve clinical outcomes for surgeons and patients. Its medical device company, develops and commercializes a novel orthopedic surgical device for autologous bone graft harvesting. The firm offers Avitus bone harvester product. The company was founded by Neil Shah, Maxim Budyansky, Khaled Kebaish, A. Jay Khanna and Lee H. Riley III in 2011 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

PanTher Therapeutics, Inc. provides health care services for the treatment of inoperable locally advanced solid tumors. The firm designed its delivery method to eliminate the toxicity and debilitating side effects that chemo agents can produce when delivered systemically through traditional IV or oral administration. The company was founded by Laura Indolfi, Elazer R. Edelman and David T. Ting in May 2014 is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

New View Surgical, Inc. develops a proprietary surgical imaging system for laproscopic surgery. The company was founded by Mel Prenovitz, Art McKinley and Jesse Plouffe and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Cytoveris, Inc. provides health care services. The firm offers assistance cancer surgeons to discern between cancer tissue and healthy tissue in real-time during surgery. The company was founded by Alan Kersey in 1997 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Simply Coached, Inc. develops personalized executive coaching software. The American company was founded by David Mackey.

Palliare Ltd. is a manufacturer of surgical smoke evacuation and insufflation technologies with a vision to create a safer operating room. The company is based in Galway, Ireland. The Irish company offers solutions for endoscopic and laparoscopic procedures, including the EVA15 insufflator and EndoTrap™ device. Palliare provides resources for users of their products, including regulatory information, user manuals, and CE training. The company was founded in 2018 by John O'Dea, who has been the CEO since 2018.