Richard P. Thompson

Aradigm Corp. was a pharmaceutical company, which was focused on the development and commercialization of drugs delivered by inhalation for the prevention and treatment of severe respiratory diseases by pulmonologists. The company was founded in 1991 and was headquartered in Hayward, CA.

TheraSense develops, manufactures and sells easy to use glucose monitoring systems designed to reduce the pain of testing for people with diabetes. The company began selling its first product, the FreeStyle® blood glucose monitoring system, in June 2000. The FreeStyle system has wide distribution in the United States through national retailers including Walgreens, Wal-Mart, CVS, Eckerd and Rite Aid

Luminous Medical is developing an Automated Blood Glucose Monitor (ABGM) that addresses the rapidly growing clinical demand for better, safer glycemic control in the intensive care unit (ICU), Operating Room (OR) and Intermediate Care Units. Compelling clinical evidence has demonstrated significant morbidity and mortality benefits from normalizing glucose levels in hyperglycemic patients. As a result, clinicians have rapidly adopted glycemic control procedures but struggle with time consuming and inadequate manual glucose monitoring methods.

Asante Solutions, Inc. operated as a medical device company that focuses on the management of diabetes for patients and healthcare practitioners. The firm offered Asante Snap insulin pump system (Snap system), a pump for individuals starting insulin pump therapy and for existing pumpers. The company was founded by James L. Peterson in 2006 and was headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

ReShape Medical, Inc. develops non-surgical medical devices for the treatment of obesity. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Lifescan, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and market of blood glucose monitoring products. Its portfolio includes personal blood glucose meters, testing strips, lancets, point of care testing systems and integrated digital solutions. The company was founded by Gary H. Stroy in 1981 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Intuity Medical, Inc. develops a blood glucose monitoring system for diabetic patients. The firm offers POGO Automatic, an automated, self-contained handheld monitor that enables patients to measure blood glucose levels within seconds. It also offer Patterns, an application which centralizes each patient?s blood glucose testing data in a digital form that can be shared with healthcare providers. The company was founded by Syrous Parsay on April 24, 2002 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

GlySens, Inc. develops glucose monitoring system. It offers GlySens ICGM system, a long continuous glucose monitoring system intends to dramatically improve the lives of people with diabetes. The firm develops testing in clinical trials a novel, long term implant to continuously monitor and transmit blood glucose levels to smart phones and other devices. The company was founded by Joseph Y. Lucisano and David A. Gough in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.