Richard J. Plestina

Medicago, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. It develops novel vaccines and therapeutic proteins to address a broad range of infectious diseases worldwide. The firm provides vaccines and therapeutic proteins based on its proprietary Virus-Like Particles and manufacturing technologies. It develops Virus-Like Particles vaccines using a transient expression system which produces recombinant vaccine antigens in plants. The company was founded by Louis-Philippe Vézina on July 17, 1997 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

Miramar Technologies, Inc. develops and provides medical devices for dermatologic medical conditions. It specializes in microwave energy positioned to be adopted for dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Henry A. Plain Jr., Mark E. Deem and Steven Kim in 2006 and is headquartered in Half Moon Bay, CA.

Part of Sanofi, OraVax, Inc. is a company that has a slick name that taps into the words 'oral' and 'vaccine' in a subtle way. The company is based in Cambridge, MA. The company is a possible oral health brand, medical licensing service, app, or chemicals company. OraVax was acquired by Acambis Plc, part of Sanofi from September 22, 2008 on May 11, 1999 for $17.79 million.

AGA Medical Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company for manufacturers of medical devices for the treatment of heart defects and vascular diseases. The companies AGA Medical Holdings operates sell devices, which are used by pediatric cardiologists, radiologists, and vascular surgeons. The company was founded in July 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

AGA Medical Corp. manufactures medical devices used to treat structural heart defects and abnormal blood vessels. Its AMPLATZER products help improve patient outcomes, reduce length of hospital stay, and accelerate patient recovery times. The company was founded by Kurt Amplatz and Franck L. Gougeon on July 12, 1995 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Neuronetworks Fund is an American company that identifies new products, therapeutics, or diagnostics for patients with serious neurological disorders such as autism, epilepsy, and schizophrenia. The private company is based in New York. The company invests in companies or form companies that translate research into products. By bridging the gap between research and product development, they help these companies become attractive to later stage VCs and pharma. The company was founded by Sandra Panem.

Part of Applied Biosystems, Inc., Molecular Informatics, Inc. develops bioinformatics software. The company is based in Santa Fe, NM. Molecular Informatics was acquired by Applera Corp. on November 24, 1997.

MDX Medical, Inc. provides online doctor evaluation and comparison services. It offers health plans, employers vitalsmartshopper and consumer media kit. The company was founded by Mitchel E. Rothschild, Richard D. Forman and Todd K. Rosengart in 2006 and is headquartered in Lyndhurst, NJ.

The Brookings Institution provides research and policy solutions. The firm's activities are carried out through four research programs: economic studies, foreign policy studies, governance studies, and metropolitan policy. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

GQ Life Sciences, Inc. provides software solutions to life science research organizations. It offers LifeQuest, a patent search platform specific for the life sciences that provides a solution for semantic keyword and life science ontology searching; and GenomeQuest that integrates full-text search and sequence search in the intellectual property domain. The company was founded by Eric Glemet in 1998 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Oppenheimer & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. It also offers investment banking and advice to high net worth investors, individuals, businesses and institutions. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Labcyte, Inc. operates as a biotechnology tools company that manufactures and markets echo liquid handling systems. It offers liquid handling, automation and consumables. The company was founded by Richard Nathan Ellson and Mark D. Fischer-Colbrie and A. Mark Bramwell in October 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Founded in 1994, Cross Atlantic Partners, Inc. is a New York City-based private equity firm.

Pacific Star Communications, Inc. provides information technology and communications solutions. The firm serves clients in the military, government, and commercial sectors. It offers tactical and deployable command kits for routing, computing, and wireless networking. Its services include systems engineering, hardware acquisition, logistics, and delivery, installation and configuration, technical training, and project management. The company was founded by George Stroemple in 2000 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Part of Randstad NV, Monstermoving.com, Inc. provides comprehensive advertising services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Astoria-Pacific, Inc. manufactures medical supplies and technology. It offers medical analyzer for newborn screening, SPOTCHECK microplate kits, analyzer and software. The company was founded by Raymond Pavitt in 1990 and is headquartered in Clackamas, OR.

Tatum LLC provides executive consulting services. It provides services to the healthcare, private equity, venture capital, public, not-for-profit, manufacturing, distribution, retail, financial and business services sectors. The company was founded by John Tatum and Doug Tatum in 1993 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Part of TSI, Inc. (Minnesota), Amherst Process Instruments, Inc. develops and makes powder flow and sizing equipment for the pharmaceutical industry. The company is based in Hadley, MA. Amherst Process Instruments was acquired by TSI, Inc. (Minnesota) on October 15, 1998.

Part of Nektar Therapeutics, Nektar Therapeutics UK Ltd. develops and manages the exploitation of patented technology for controlled particle formation. The company is based in Bradford, UK. Nektar Therapeutics was acquired by Nektar Therapeutics on January 09, 2001 for $140.98 million. The British company was founded by Mazen Hanna, Gwynfor Owen Humphreys.

MPEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures therapies for antibiotic resistance with focus on gram-negative organisms. It offers Aeroquin (MP- 376), an aerosol formulation of levofloxacin for the treatment of pulmonary infections in patients with cystic fibrosis, as well as antibiotic programs to address antibiotic resistance in gram negative organisms. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Patricia Industries AB (Patricia Industries) is a private equity subsidiary of Investor AB founded in 1972. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

ARCH Development Partners LLC is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Chicago.

National Oncology Alliance, Inc. provides group services for oncology practices, including competitive pricing, practice management, and clinical programs. The company was founded by Mike Cunningham and is headquartered in San Rafael, CA.

GSK Equity Investment Ltd (GSK Equity) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Reedwood City, California.