Erik N. Kubiak

Oxford Bioscience Partners is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 1992 by Edmund Martin Olivier, Alan G. Walton and Cornelius T. Ryan. The firm is headquartered in Boston.

Renalguard Solutions, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices for cardiac and vascular markets. Its product includes RenalGuard, which remove contrast dyes that are known to be toxic to the kidneys. The company is headquartered in Milford. MA.

The Boy Scouts of America provides a program for young people that builds character, trains in the responsibilities of participating citizenship, and develops personal fitness. The company was founded in 1910 and is headquartered in Irving, TX.

American Institute For Medical & Biological Engineering engages in research and development of medical and biological engineering. The private company is based in Washington.

Vital Access Corp. engages in designing and manufacturing of surgical and interventional technologies. The company was founded by Duane Blatter in July 2006 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Coherex Medical, Inc. designs, develops, and markets catheter-based technologies for the treatment of structural heart defects. It offers WaveCrest device that is placed in the opening of the left atrial appendage to reduce complications associated with other device types, as well as simplifies the implant procedures. The company was founded by Brian K. Whisenant and Clark C. Davis in 2003 and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

FlowMedica, Inc. develops intravascular systems and medical devices. The company's products include Benephit CV, PVSolo, PVMini, and XT Infusion systems. It also develops novel, proprietary, and minimally invasive intravascular systems for implementing Targeted Renal Therapy. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

BioVentures Investors (BioVentures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997 by Peter J. Feinstein and Marc E. Goldberg. The firm is headquartered in Wellesley, Massachusetts.

X-Cell Medical, Inc. develops drugs for cardiovascular clinical applications. It focuses on delivery of drugs with safety and efficacy profiles for cardiovascular indications including restenosis, myocardial infarction and vulnerable plaque. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Monmouth Junction, NJ.

OPKO Diagnostics LLC engages in the provision of health services. It develops blood testing devices for use in homes and doctors offices. The company was founded by Vincent Linder, George M. Whitesides, David Steinmiller, and Samuel K. Sia in 2004 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Criticare designs, Inc. manufactures and markets vital signs and gas monitoring instruments and related noninvasive sensors used to monitor patients in many healthcare environments. Their products also provide readings for electrocardiograms and monitor oxygen saturation, carbon dioxide levels, blood pressure, temperature, heart rate, and respiration rate. The company also makes reusable pulse oximetry sensors for use with its equipment. Criticare sells its products to hospitals, nursing homes and physician offices in the U.S. and abroad. The firm was founded in 1984 and is located in Waukesha, WI.

IntraPace, Inc. develops systems for the treatment of obesity. These also track patient activity levels, providing an overview of food consumption and exercise trends. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

HydroCision, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets fluid-jet based surgical tools. Its products include spinejet system, spinejet XL, hydrodiscectomy system and allograft system. The company was founded by Kevin P. Staid and Timothy E. Moutafis in 1994 and is headquartered in North Billerica, MA.

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.

Mitralign, Inc. operates as a valve repair company that engages in transcatheter annuloplasty system designed to treat both functional tricuspid regurgitation and mitral regurgitation. The Mitralign Percutaneous Annuloplasty System, MPAS, is intended for the treatment of symptomatic functional mitral regurgitation for annular reduction through tissue plication. The company was founded by Paul A. Spence and Richard P. Geoffrion in 2003 and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

NanoHive Medical LLC is a leading innovator in 3D printed spinal interbody fusion implants and instrumentation. The company is based in Woburn, MA. The company's proprietary biomimetic Soft Titanium™ technology sets them apart in the $1.50B spinal interbody fusion device market. The Hive™ portfolio of interbody fusion devices provides ideal biomechanical elastic modulus properties, clear and precise diagnostic imaging capability, osteoblast cell attraction and integration, all of which lead to consistently strong fusion constructs and efficacious clinical experiences. NanoHive was founded by Chris Jones and Ian Helmar, and the CEO is Patrick T. O'Donnell.