Ryan M. Schwarz

PixelOptics was founded in 2005 as the world's first composite lens company. Its unique and proprietary approach to lens design combines sound lens design principles and well-known, proven lens materials to create entirely new categories of eyeglass lenses. Its objective is to bring 'transformational innovation' to the spectacle lens category and deliver significantly enhanced vision performance to eyeglass wearers worldwide. To accomplish this endeavor, they have brought together an impressive team of leading scientists, industry professionals and business leaders from around the globe to make its vision a reality. And to date, PixelOptics has registered over 300 lens-related patents and patent applications worldwide. PixelOptics lenses are marketed through traditional vision care industry channels of distribution. There is no need to purchase special equipment to process its lenses or incorporate them into their practice. With PixelOptics, everyone wins-eyeglass consumers, vision care professionals, optical dispensaries, and wholesale laboratories.

Carefx Corp. provides information technology solutions for healthcare providers. It offers Fusionfx streamlines and simplifies clinical and business workflow, and connects care providers to the information they need where and when they need it. The company was founded by Oscar Diaz in 2002 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

The Carlyle Group LP (Global Private Equity) is a private equity firm founded in the year 1990 by William E. Conway, Jr. and Daniel A. D'Aniello. The firm is headquartered in Washington DC.

BAE Systems Imaging Solutions, Inc. manufactures & markets electronic imaging components and systems. Its electronic imaging arrays are suitable for applications such as astronomical imaging, aerial reconnaissance, aerial mapping, spectrographic analysis, star tracking, missile seekers, dental and medical radiography, machine vision, x-ray diffraction and other state-of-the art military, industrial and scientific measurement applications. The company is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Transport Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engaged in the development of medical products for the treatment of multiple dermatological diseases. It developed iontophoretic technique to effect trans-dermal drug delivery for a number of dermatological conditions. The company was founded by Dennis I. Goldberg in 1999 and was headquartered in Framingham, MA.

AqueSys, Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops ocular implants that reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with glaucoma. It focuses on commercializing implantable devices that will significantly improve the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

NaviMed Capital Advisors LLC (NaviMed Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 2011 by Brian Canann and Bijan Salehizadeh. The firm is headquartered in Rosslyn, Virginia.

ConnectiCare, Inc. provides health plan services. It offers a range of products and services for businesses, municipalities, individuals, and those who are Medicare-eligible. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Heritage Health Systems, Inc. provides health care services for medicare beneficiaries and also provides management resources to physician organizations. The company was founded by Rock A. Morphis and Brian G. Murphy and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Mid-Atlantic Venture Association represents private equity and venture capital companies. The private company is based in Timonium, MD. The company was founded by Charles W. Newhall.

AcuFocus, Inc. develops KAMRA inlay for the treatment of presbyopia. Its KAMRA inlay is an intra-corneal inlay designed to create a small aperture effect, allowing the eye to see near and intermediate objects more clearly. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

EnableComp LLC provides revenue cycle management solutions. It specializes in correcting and collecting worker's compensation underpayments to hospitals and physicians by insurance companies. The firm's solutions include CompDirect, CompRecover, CompResolve, CompAdvocate and ContractVue. The company was founded by David Iskowe in 2000 and is headquartered in Franklin, TN.

Lucent Health Solutions, Inc. provides healthcare risk management services. It utilizes data to analyze network risk management solutions to deliver health plans for employers. The company was founded by Brett Rodewald and Alex Arnet in 2014 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

OPEN Health Communications LLP provides health communications services. The company was founded by David Rowley, Sandy Royden and Roger Selman and is headquartered in Marlow, the United Kingdom.