Buzz Benson

Stonebridge Capital Management, Inc. (Stonebridge) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Julian Weiss in 1946. Stonebridge specializes in the management of growth equity portfolios for institutional investors and high net-worth individuals.

Synecor LLC (Synecor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Richard S. Stack, William N. Starling, and Judith L. Swain. The firm is headquartered in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

LipoScience, Inc. develops and markets medical applications of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance. The firm provides advanced patient care for the patients who are suffering from cardiovascular, metabolic and other related diseases. The company was founded by James D. Otvos, Stephen K. Markham, and Richard A. Franco, Sr. and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Verax Biomedical, Inc. develops rapid tests for detecting bacterial contaminants in blood cells and tissues. The firm's first target application for its technology is to test for the presence of bacterial contaminants in platelets and bacterial contaminants in platelets and red blood cells represent the greatest lethal infectious risks in transfusion medicine today and no rapid, simple methods are presently available to effectively address this threat. Verax Biomedical was founded by Joe R. Sanders and Joe L. Straight in 1999 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Broncus Technologies is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions for lung diseases. With LungPoint™, physicians plan bronchoscopic procedures and navigate to locations in the lungs accurately and quickly. Its line of Yield™ catheters are used to obtain tissue samples and detect blood vessels. Its patented treatment method, Airway Bypass using Exhale® Drug-Eluting Stents, is being investigated to determine if it can provide the first minimally-invasive treatment option for homogeneous, or diffuse, emphysema, the form of the disease experienced by the majority of emphysema patients.

AcuFocus, Inc. develops KAMRA inlay for the treatment of presbyopia. Its KAMRA inlay is an intra-corneal inlay designed to create a small aperture effect, allowing the eye to see near and intermediate objects more clearly. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Suros Surgical Systems, Inc. manufactures and develops medical devices. Its products include consoles, hand pieces, MRI, and biopsy markers. The company was founded by Joseph L. Mark, Michael E. Miller, and Timothy Goedde in 2000 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Anulex Technologies, Inc. develops medical technologies. It focuses on the research and development of medical technologies to preserve and repair soft tissue of the spine for patients undergoing a surgical procedure to remove a herniated disc. The company was founded in 2001 by Matthew M. Burns and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.