James D. Joye

Bausch & Lomb, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets eye health products. It offers over-the-counter supplements, eye care products, ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, contact lenses, lens care, ophthalmic surgical devices, and instruments. The company was founded by John Jacob Bausch and Henry Lomb in 1853 and is headquartered in Rochester, NY.

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.

Cardiogenesis Corp. designs, develops, and distributes surgical products for the treatment of refractory angina in patients with chronic cardiac ischemia caused by coronary artery disease. The company was founded by Randy J. Kesten in April 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Imagyn Medical Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures equipment for general surgery. The firm markets its products to hospitals and other health care providers through direct sales, distributors and on the internet. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Spinal Kinetics LLC operates as a holding company that provides therapeutic devices. It focuses on partnering with spine surgeons to develop motion preservation systems for treating degenerative diseases of the spine. The company was founded by Thomas A. Afzal in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Microvention, Inc. develops and markets medical devices for the treatment of vascular diseases. Its products include platinum and hydrogel coils, V-trak system, access products, and intraluminal devices. The company was founded by Robert F. Rosenbluth in April 1997 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Benvenue Medical, Inc. engages int the provision and development of invasive systems for spine repair. It offers Kiva an implant solution for vertebral augmentation and a departure from balloon kyphoplasty, Blazer-C a vertebral augmentation system that utilizes a unique cannulated curved wire offering mechanical channel creation, and Luna a interbody implant that is delivered through a minimally-invasive cannula to the disc space and expands in-situ. The company was founded by Laurent B. Schaller in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

IDEV Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices for endovascular uses. Its products include interventional cardiology, interventional radiology and vascular surgery. The company was founded by Sheldon J. Jeffery in 1999 and is headquartered in Webster, TX.

Gynesonics, Inc. provides medical devices for women's health. It offers VizAblate System for the transcervical treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids under intrauterine ultrasound guidance. The company was founded by Jessica grossman in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

ReVision Optics, Inc. develops optical solutions for the treatment of presbyopia. The company also develops Raindrop Near Vision Corneal Inlay, which is a refractive surgery solution. ReVision Optics was founded by Hansen A. Yuan, Adrian Koppes and Alok Nigam in 1996 and is headquartered Lake Forest, CA.

Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc. manufactures glaucoma diagnosis products. The company is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Stackhouse, Inc. manufactures smoke evacuators and air filtration products for hospitals and surgery centers. The company provides personal protective equipment designed for the operating room environment. It provides personal protective equipment designed specifically for the operating room environment. Stackhouse is headquartered in Palm Springs, CA.

Spiracur, Inc. develops innovative wound healing technologies. Its products include smart negative pressure wound care system that includes cartridge, hydrocolloid dressing, and interface layer for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds; and ciSNaP closed incision systems, including sterile cartridges, controlled tension relief layers, advanced surgical dressing, and straps for patients undergoing high-risk procedures, including orthopedic, abdominal, vascular, and podiatric surgeries. The company was founded by Kenton D. Fong and Moshe Pinto in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Stokes Bio Ltd. develops microfluidics technologies for gene expression measurement and target detection. It detects soft and solid tumors, and toxicology. The company was founded by Mark Davies, Tara Dalton and Edward M. Walsh in 2005 and is headquartered in Limerick, Ireland.

Covagen AG engages in the research in as well as development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products and technologies. The company was founded by Julian Bertschinger and Dragan Grabulovski in 2007 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Apica Cardiovascular Ltd. designs and develops innovative medical devices for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Its product includes innovative transapical access and closure system that is designed to simplify and standardize the technique used to open and close the apex of a beating hear. The company was founded by Ajit P. Yoganathan, Jorge H. Jimenez, Vinod H. Thourani and James L. Greene in November 2009 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

Seroba BioVentures Ltd (Seroba BioVentures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kernel Management Partners Ltd founded in 2001 by Peter Sandys and Seamus O''Hara. The firm is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Medlumics SL provides medical imaging diagnostics services. It specializes in optically guided medical devices. The firm’s proprietary integrated optics platform technology combines optical and electrical components in a miniature chip, enabling for the first time complex multi view optical probes of the size of a grain of rice and ultra-portable, hand-held OCT systems that produces real-time images. The company was founded by Eduardo Margallo Balbás and Jose Luis Rubio Guivernau on April 3, 2009 and is headquartered in Tres Cantos, Spain.

Shifamed LLC (Shifamed) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Amr Salahieh. The firm is headquartered in Campbell, California.

Atlantic Therapeutics Ltd. is a medical device developer of non-invasive pelvic floor strengthening and nerve stimulation products. The firm offers INNOVO products. The company is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

R3 Vascular, Inc. provides health care services. It creates a novel technology platform for developing and manufacturing fully bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) technology with a sirolimus coating for the treatment of PAD below the knee. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

O'mahony Holding Srl is a Belgian company that provides purchase, sale, and rental of real estate services. The private company was founded in 2005 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.