Gary Berman

Medex, Inc. manufactures and markets medical products. Its products are used in acute and alternate care of both therapeutic and diagnostic procedures. The company also provides syringe pumps, and I.V. catheters. Medex was founded in 1959 and is located in Carlsbad, CA.

Respironics, Inc. manufactures sleep solutions, home respiratory therapy products, and respiratory drugs. Its products include pressure relief, supplemental oxygen, ventilators, oximetry devices, nebulizers and compressors, asthma management, spacers and holding chambers, and peak flow meters. The company was founded by Gerald E. McGinnis in 1976 and is headquarters in Murrysville, PA.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., Bird Medical Technologies, Inc. is a company that makes respiratory products. The company is based in Palm Springs, CA. Bird Medical Technologies was acquired by Thermo Electron Corp. on August 31, 1995 for $38.25 million.

Warburg Pincus LLC (Warburg Pincus) is a private equity subsidiary of Warburg Pincus & Company US LLC founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Medwave, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing and selling of non-invasive, blood pressure measurement and monitoring systems related technologies. It develops sensor-based non-invasive blood pressure solutions. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

VeriCare Management, Inc. provides behavioral health care services. The company was founded by Joseph M. Casciani and Tom P. Cooper on July 28, 1994 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Dynamic Healthcare Systems, Inc. develops software systems for medicare advantage and commercial exchange health plans. The firm’s products include charts and projects, dual eligible solutions, enrollment and eligibility, HCC analytics, marketplace solutions, PDE management and audit, premium billing, professional services, RAPS and EDPS, revenue reconciliation, and risk optimization. The company was founded by Steven G. Shreeve, Ken J. Stockman, Jay Baker and Brooks A. Corbin in 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Altura Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers Agili-D AAA System, an endovascular aneurysm repair technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Respironics Ltd. develops and manufactures medical and healthcare products. Its products include Porta-Neb, Freeway Freedom, Sidestream, and Ventstream. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Bognor Regis, the United Kingdom.

Midmark Corp. manufactures and distributes healthcare equipment. It offers breathing bags and circuits, sterilizers, electrocardiograms, endotracheal tubes, scavenging, and anesthesia masks to podiatrists, dermatologists, and obstetricians. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Versailles, OH.

W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. develops and manufactures products derived from fluoropolymers. It offers consumer products, cable and cable assemblies, electronic and electrochemical material, fabrics, fibers, filtration, medical, pharmaceutical processing, sealants and venting. The company was founded by Wilbert Lee Gore and Genevieve W. Gore on January 1, 1958 and is headquartered in Newark, DE.

Part of Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA, National Medical Care is a company that develops engineered materials & systems. The company is based in Boca Raton, FL. National Medical Care was acquired by Fresenius SE & Co. KGaA from W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn. on September 16, 1996 for $4,400 million.

SensorMedics Corp. manufactures medical diagnostic equipment subsidiary. It also markets advanced diagnostic and therapeutic products to the respiratory care market. The company offers pulmonary diagnostic products for pediatric and adult applications that test spirometry, lung volume and lung diffusing capacity and airway resistance. SensorMedics was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Yorba Linda, CA.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., CareFusion 203, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets innovative products for respiratory care worldwide. The company is based in St. Paul, MN. CareFusion 203 was acquired by VIASYS Healthcare, Inc. on June 20, 2005 for $98.81 million.

Bird Products Corp. manufactures and distributes medical equipment. Its products include respirators, volume ventilators, air and oxygen mixers, compressors, circuit connectors, and adapters. The company was founded by Forrest Bird in 1954 and is headquartered in Palm Springs, CA

Young Presidents' Organization, Inc. is a global leadership community of over 30,000 chief executives from 142 countries. The non-profit company is based in Irving, TX and has a global presence of subsidiaries in several regions. The company's mission is to help its members become better leaders and better people. The company was founded in 1950 by Ray Hickok, Khalid Mohamed Jassem Kanoo. Thayer Smith has been the CEO of the company since 2007.

Allegheny Conference on Community Development operates as economic and community development organizations, which combines private sector leadership with commitment from public sector partners. The company was founded in 1944 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The American Association for Homecare is an organization that provides official statements, comments, analysis, and records of congressional testimony related to homecare. The non-profit company is based in the United States and has subsidiaries across the country. The organization aims to achieve success on behalf of the HME community. The American company offers legislative updates to their members on the latest developments affecting the homecare industry. Thomas H. Ryan has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

American Textiles, Inc. manufactures underwear. The private company is based in Bayonne, NJ.

Pittsburgh Life Sciences Green House (PLSG) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Founded in 2002, PLSG Capital Investment Programs is a venture capital/private equity firm located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

LinguaFlex, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea. It offers the LinguaFlex Tongue Retractor which is a minimally invasive device designed to be inserted into the tongue by a thin needle. The LinguaFlex Tongue Retractor is designed not to interfere with normal tongue functions such as speech and swallowing and to be removed or replaced in a doctor’s office in a short period of time without the need for anesthesia. The company was founded by Ira Sanders in 2007 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Zoological Society of Pittsburgh operates and manages zoos. The private company is based in Pittsburgh, PA.

Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. develops novel surgical tools for arthroscopic procedures. It offers NovoStitch Pro Meniscal Repair System, a device designed to address complex meniscal tear patterns not adequately served by other repair systems. The company was founded by Justin Saliman and John G. McCutcheon in October 2010 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Ohmeda Medical, Inc. is an American company that wholesales health products.

Noctem Health, Inc. is a company that is modernizing behavioral sleep care for clinicians and their patients. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company has developed a tool called COAST, which is designed for clinicians practicing CBTI. The company was founded in 2020 by Anne Germain. Anne Germain has been the CEO since 2020.