Jim Allen

IVAX LLC discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets generic pharmaceuticals, respiratory drugs, and cancer treatments. It offers drugs for the treatment of multiple sclerosis, brain cancer, asthma, and epilepsy. The company was founded by Phillip Frost and Jane H. Hsiao in 1987 and is headquartered in Weston, FL.

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

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.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Vascular Devices develops and manufactures cardiovascular devices for people with cardiovascular disease. The company is based in Redwood City, 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.

Actavalon, Inc. operates as a preclinical stage pharmaceutical company. It focuses on the development of a single, broad spectrum, drug with the potential to target and eradicate human cancer cells of all types such as breast, lung, pancreatic and colon cancer among others. The company was founded by Ned Israelsen and Wesley G. Hatfield and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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.

The Institute of International Education, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides educational and training programs for participants, sponsors and donors. It promotes educational relations, strengthen and link learning institutions. The firm?s programs are focused on the advancement of academic freedom, leadership skills development and capacity enhancement of individuals and organizations to address educational challenges. The organization was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Autonomic Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes innovative therapies for the treatment of severe headache. Its product, the ATI Neurostimulation System, is used for the treatment of acute pain of cluster headache. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

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

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.

Aerin Medical, Inc. develops non-invasive medical devices. It offers improvement in snoring and nasal airflow during surgery. The company was founded by Scott Jordan Wolf and Andrew G. C. Frazier in 2011 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

United Data Technologies, Inc. provides information technology solutions and services. The firm’s solutions include collaboration, data center, cloud, cyber security, mobility and education. It offers advanced and technical services. The company was founded by Enrique A. Fleches and Gerard Amaro in 1995 and is headquartered in Doral, FL.

UNC Health Care System owns and operates hospitals. It specializes in cancer care, heart and vascular care, and solid organ transplant. The company was founded in November 01, 1998 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.