Robert P. Hickey

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.

Acclarent, Inc. engages in manufacturing, designing, and commercializing medical devices that address conditions affecting the ear, nose, and throat. Its products include balloon sinuplasty, eustachian tube dilation, airway dilation system, and ethmoid punch. The company was founded by Joshua Makower and John Y. Chang in June 2004 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

NeoTract, Inc. develops surgical devices for urological and gynecological disorders. It offers UroLift System, a minimally invasive device to treat lower urinary tract symptoms due to benign prostatic hyperplasia. The company was founded by Joshua Makower, Joseph Catanese, Theodore C. Lamson and Earl A. Bright II in 2004 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Svelte Medical Systems, Inc. develops balloon expandable stents. It offers balloon control band technologies, hybrid stent design and integrated delivery systems. The firm has locations in Brussels, New Providence and Sao Paulo. The company was founded by Robert E. Fischell, David R. Fischell and Tim A. Fischell in 2007 and is headquartered in New Providence, NJ.

Earlens Corp. develops medical devices. It offers EarLens Contact Hearing Device that uses light to transmit sound. Its earlens contact hearing device two components: a tympanic membrane transducer, which is nonsurgically placed deep in the ear canal on the eardrum, and a light-based behind-the-ear sound processor placed at the base of the ear canal. The company was founded in 1999 by Rodney C. Perkins and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Olympus America, Inc. manufactures microscopes and other optical instruments. The company also sells cameras, recording equipment, and camera accessories. It also designs and delivers solutions in healthcare and consumer electronics. The firm operates in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central & South America. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Melville, NY.

Part of Summit Medical LLC, MDI Instruments LLC develops medical devices that monitor ear fluid levels. The company is based in Omaha, NE. MDI Instruments was acquired by Innovia Medical LLC from Access Product Marketing LLC on April 20, 2005.

Part of Medtronic Plc, Surgical Navigation Technology, Inc. is a company that develops software and advanced surgical navigation technologies. The company is based in Broomfield, CO. Surgical Navigation Technology was acquired by Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. on April 30, 1996. The company was founded by Mark W. Hunter.

New Enterprise Associates LLC (New Enterprise Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1977. The firm headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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.

Vistakon, Inc. manufactures disposable contact lenses. The company's products include daily wear disposable and bifocal lenses. It also makes color contact lenses (in shades of blue, green, gray and honey). Vistakon is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

Biomerix Corp. engages in the development and manufacture of porous polyurethane materials. The company was founded by Steven I. Hochberg, Peter David Constantino, and Andrew Massik in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Tarix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. develops peptide drugs. The private company is based in Brookline, MA. The company was founded by Joerg Gruber, Richard L. Franklin. Richard L. Franklin has been the CEO since incorporation.

Micro Interventional Devices, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures minimally invasive and catheter-based technologies that address unmet needs in cardiac surgery and interventional cardiology. The firm’s Permaseal and Endovalve technologies provide for the one-two punch in mitral valve repair, one access and spontaneous closure to left-sided structures and two, 360 degrees anchoring capabilities. The company was founded by Michael Whitman in May 2010 and is headquartered in Newtown, PA.

Visualase, Inc. was founded in 2005 as a spin-off from BioTex, Inc., the original developer and current manufacturer of the Visualase technology. Visualase, Inc. is currently a privately held company located in Houston, Texas.

ExploraMed Development LLC operates as a medical technology incubation company that provides medical device solutions. The firm’s services include tissue bulking in incontinence and GI Reflux, revascularization technologies including percutaneous coronary and peripheral bypass and cell injection technologies for cardiac regeneration, therapy for osteoarthritis called the Kinespring system and consumer wellness products for women’s health. The company was founded by Joshua Makower in 2004 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Tarix Orphan LLC is a pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceutical formulation products. The private company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company was founded by Richard L. Franklin. Richard L. Franklin has been the CEO since incorporation.

Vensana Capital Management LLC (Vensana Capital) is a venture capital and growth equity investment firm founded in 2019 by Peter Klein Justin & Kirk G. Nielsen. The firm is headquartered in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Synthes Spine Co. offers implants and instruments for the treatment of fractures, tumors, deformities, and degenerative diseases affecting the spine. Its products include plates, screws, rods, cables, and hooks designed to stabilize the spine. Synthes Spine was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Bristol-Myers Squibb FCT bêta, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. It develops anti-tumor activity medication treatment. The company was founded by Ilia A. Tikhomirov in 2011 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.