Jim Karkanias

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, which engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical products and technologies, within the areas of interventional oncology, wound closure and ophthalmology. The company was founded by William L. Hunter and Cruz F. Tony in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP provides legal services. The firm offers advertising litigation, advertising, marketing, media, antitrust, competition, branding, trademarks, copyright, business strategy and consulting services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Active Pass Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drugs for infectious diseases. It engages in the development of drugs that inhibit ABC transporters. The firm also provides portfolio of therapeutic programs, including age-related macular degeneration, travelers' diarrhea, and lipid disorders. The company was founded by Peter B Reiner in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Aphelion Capital LLC (Aphelion Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Ned Scheetz and Rodney Altman. The firm is headquartered in Mill Valley, California.

LifeSciences British Columbia is a non-profit organization, which engages in supporting and representing the life science community through leadership, investment, advocacy, and promotion. It ensures that no life sciences sector is working in isolation and that all sectors come together in a comprehensive, complementary, and coordinated fashion. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

National Research Council of Canada, provides research & development. It services include research programs and collaboration opportunities, technical and advisory services, licensing opportunities and industrial research assistance program. The company was founded by Graham W. Burton and is headquartered in Ottawa, ON.

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.

The Vancouver Prostate Centre provides prostate cancer research, treatment, and education services. Its comprehensive, in-house research program ranges from molecular biology to functional genomics, and encompasses active clinical trials, socio-behavioral studies and research into complementary and alternative medicine. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Knowledge First Financial, Inc. operates as an investment fund manager, administrator and distributor. It offers Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP) and financial services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Childrens Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, Inc. operates a pediatric health and research center. Its services include early childhood program, lifespan program, assistive technology program, special activities and playgroups, and respite services. The company was founded on May 17, 1974 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Part of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft eV, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE is a research institute based in Freiburg, Germany. The German company conducts research for energy sustainability purposes.

Global Kinetics Pty Ltd. provides point of care measurement and reporting of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms. Its product includes Personal KinetiGraph (PKG), a wrist worn medical device which reminds the patient when they have taken Levodopa medication as prescribed by doctor. The company was founded by Robert Griffiths and Malcolm Horne in 2007 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

BioScience Managers Pty Ltd (Bioscience Managers) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Jeremy Curnock Cook. The firm is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Privacy Analytics, Inc. provides data anonymization software solutions for healthcare organizations, insurance and medical claims providers, and medical device manufacturers to safeguard and enable data for secondary purpose. The company was founded by Khaled El Emam in 2007 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

V-Wave Ltd. engages in the development of implantable medical device for treating chronic heart failure. It offers V-Wave Shunt, which is a biocompatible inter-atrial unidirectional implant. The company was founded by Gad Keren and Yaacov Nitzan in 2009 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

Phemi SystemsCorp., operates as a big data warehouse company. It serves to healthcare institutions. The firm’s products include PHEMI central and PHEMI clinical. The company was founded by Alan Rabinowitz, Paul Terry, Adam Lorant, and John M. Seminerio in 2013 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Electronic Health Information Laboratory engages in research program specializing in sharing of electronic health information. It offers theoretical work, empirical work, and knowledge translation. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

PC-TRiADD is a translational research program. It also offers pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as external researchers, integrated translational research services such as drug discovery, preclinical testing, tumour biology and clinical research. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

SoundBite Medical Solutions Inc. offers medical devices. It develops and commercializes proprietary shockwave device and generator technology. The company was founded by Steve Arless, Martin Brouillette, Louis-Philippe Riel and Steven Dion and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Quark Venture Inc (Quark) is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

ARTMS, Inc. operates as biotechnology company, which develops novel technology and products. The company was founded by Michael Cross and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Summatix Pty Ltd. operates as a medical data monetization platform. The firm provides connectivity to its HIPAA compliant platform, software, APIs, and data management. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

AndHealth is an Australian company that was founded in 2017 by Bronwyn Le Grice. The private company is based in Australia's National Digital Health Initiative. The company aims to provide programs and support to digital health companies in Australia, specifically addressing the challenges of commercializing in this new and emerging sector. Bronwyn Le Grice has been the CEO since incorporation.

Nina Capital SGEIC SA (Nina Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Marta Gaia Zanchi. It is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Venture Valkyrie Consulting LLC is an American company that operates as a blog providing infectious disease information. Lisa M. Suennen has been the CEO of the private company since 2014.

HealthXL LLC provides virtual care services for healthcare providers to make virtual care programs like Chronic Care Management and Remote Patient Monitoring a reality. The American company's Chronic Care Management services combine consistent virtual monitoring, phone-based follow-up, and monthly accountability to improve patient outcomes, reduce hospital readmissions, and deliver better care. HealthXL's Remote Patient Monitoring provides accountability for chronically-ill patients using in-home vitals monitoring and follow-up. The private company uses best-in-class, simple-to-use monitoring devices, allowing patients to transmit their vitals in real-time, enabling providers to deliver better care. HealthXL also offers an Education Center to learn about their Virtual Care Services.

Replica Analytics Ltd. engages in the provision of synthetic data solutions. It specializes in handling complex data; and research, privacy, data, and technology. The company was founded by Khaled El Emam and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

HealthXL is a community of senior leaders in healthcare, including entrepreneurs, investors, researchers, healthcare professionals, and life sciences executives. The company, based in Dublin, Ireland, combines the power of their specialized advisory team, their member platform, and the intelligence of their expert community to provide real-world insights to clients' questions. HealthXL helps its customers understand the healthcare technology landscape, engage colleagues and experts to find the right strategic partners, and measure specific segments of the market, as well as their performance. The Irish company was founded by Martin Kelly, and Chandana Fitzgerald has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Closed Loop Medical Pty Ltd. is a boutique, full-service CRO that operates across Australia and New Zealand. The company is based in Artarmon, Australia. The Australian company specializes in offering expert biostatistical services in clinical trial design, data management, data analysis, data modeling, and much more. Closed Loop Medical is dedicated to assisting young, start-up companies with the clinical development of their products. The company was founded in 2019 and provides clinical trial electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management services.

TrialStat Corp. provides clinical data solutions for life science products. It offers customer suport, CROFirst, user training and data center services. The firm serves pharmaceutical, biotechnology and contract research organizations. The company was founded by Peter O'Blenis in 2001 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.