Jim Caputo

Alere San Diego, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets, diagnostic products. The company was founded by Kim D. Blickenstaff and Gunars E. Valkirs on June 28, 1988 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of UBS Group AG, Maxxim Medical Group, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical products such as procedure trays, medical gloves, interventional radiology, and critical care products.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

SynergEyes, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells contact lenses. It offers hybrid contact lenses that transform vision for patients with astigmatism, presbyopia, and irregular cornea conditions. The company was founded by Jerome Legerton, Ali Dahi, Barry Chen, and Joe Collins in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Innovega, Inc. develops a display technology based on eyewear and contact lenses that enhances human vision. It provides components, technology, and reference designs to develop personal media eyewear. The company was founded by Jerome Legerton, Randall Sprague and Stephen R. Willey in 2008 and is headquartered in Bellevue, WA.

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.

Paragon Vision Sciences, Inc. manufactures contact lenses. It offers corneal reshaping, specialty contact lenses and oxygen permeable contact lens materials. The firm's products include Paragon CRT, Scleral Lenses, Paragon RG-4 and corneal topography software. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ.

Part of AbbVie, Inc., Pilkington Barnes Hind is an American company that manufactures contact lenses. The company is based in CA. Pilkington Barnes Hind was acquired by Allergan, Inc., a subsidiary of AbbVie, Inc. from Pilkington Plc on November 30, 1995.

The American company was founded by Cole Owen. Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a private group led by the management of Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

California Medtech LLC provides engineering services. The private company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by Brian Kelleher.

Cartesia Finance SAS (Cartesia) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Paris, France. The firm was founded by Tanguy P. Boullet in 2009 and owned by its executive team. Cartesia provides institutional clients, investment funds and managers, private management firms and family offices with advice or management services on sophisticated credit asset classes.

Fintex Partners Ltd. provides financial lending services. The firm serves in the area of structured credit, securitization markets, real estate, SME and consumer finance. The company was founded by Robert Stafler and Jerome Anglade in 2015 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of Becton, Dickinson & Co., Venetec International LLC is a company that manufactures medical, surgical, ophthalmic and veterinary instruments and apparatus. The company is based in Wilmington, DE.

Tear Film Innovations, Inc. engages in the research and development of products for the treatment of evaporative dry eye and related syndromes. It offers iLux system, a handheld treatment device which enables eye care professionals to identify and treat blocked meibomian glands. The company was founded by Kabir Gambhir and Brian Kelleher in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diergo, CA.