Lisa Olson

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is a collective endeavor focused on realizing the potential of transformative innovation in the medical device industry. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. The company encourages med device companies to adopt advanced technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT to develop supply resiliency, production agility, innovation rigor, and secure medical product supply. MDIC's CFQ program is a dynamic collaborative exchange and engagement of diverse experiences and professional insights in advancing innovation to the forefront of patient safety and accessibility. The company was founded by William A. Hawkins. Andrew Fish has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

The Baim Institute for Clinical Research manages clinical trial data in a range of therapeutic areas for commercial, academic, and scientific purposes. The firm engages in the design, management, and data analysis of clinical trials in the U.S. and internationally. It offers clinical CRO services that include trial design, project management, site management and monitoring, statistical analysis, medical monitoring and oversight, clinical endpoint event identification and adjudication and medical writing services; and data management, including electronic data capture services. The company was founded by Donald S. Baim and Richard E. Kuntz in 1993 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Fortis Healthcare Ltd., Fortis Escorts Heart Institute is a hospital based in New Delhi, India. The Indian company was founded by Naresh Kumar Trehan. The CEO is Shivinder Mohan Singh. Fortis Escorts Heart Institute was acquired by Fortis Healthcare Ltd. from Escorts Kubota Ltd. on September 29, 2005 for $147.73 million.

Scripps Health is a non-profit organization that operates a group of health care units. It offers medical, surgical, wellness, research and support services, primary, urgent and emergency, hospice and health care, and health education classes. The company was founded by Ellen B. Scripps in 1924 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Vivasure Medical Ltd. manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants. It offers an absorbable implant and delivery system for use in a range of medical applications, primarily in minimally invasive and percutaneous procedures, such as percutaneous closure of arteriotomies. The company was founded by Gerard Brett and Christopher Martin on August 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

Roxwood Medical, Inc. manufactures and designs cardiac catheter products. The firm offers a platform of front-line catheters to help patients with coronary and peripheral arterial diseases. Its products include multicross catheter that provides multiple wire options for complex coronary and peripheral interventions and centercross catheter that offers a 3F central lumen to support guide wires and micro catheters to navigate complex coronary and peripheral interventions. The company was founded by Charlie Davidson and Mark Taber in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital provides healthcare services. The firm offers acute and tertiary inpatient care, ambulatory care, wellness and prevention programs. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Direct Flow Medical, Inc. develops transcatheter heart valve technologies. It explores application of its technology beyond the aortic valve, to the mitral valve, and other valve anatomy. The firm’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve System is indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are at risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. The company's system incorporates a polymer frame, which is expanded using pressurized saline and contrast for placement, assessment and repositioning. Direct Flow Medical was founded by Gordon B. Bishop and Randall T. Lashinski in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

American College of Cardiology Foundation provides cardiovascular education services. Its services include cardiac surgery, chronic angine, diabetes, geriatric cardiology and heart failure and cardiomyopathies. The company was founded by Franz Groedel, Robert P. Glover and Bruno Kisc in 1949 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.