Martin Abrams

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Cardiac Pathways Corp. designs, develops and manufactures cardiac diagnosis systems. Its products consist principally of systems for performing ablation treatment and for diagnostic mapping. Cardiac Pathways is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Control Delivery Systems Inc. designs, develops and manufactures drug delivery products. The products are designed to deliver precise quantities of drugs to difficult-to-treat areas of the body. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Aptus Endosystems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical equipment. It focuses on developing technologies to transform Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), empowering physicians to perform minimally invasive aneurysm repair while still providing the control and potential long term durability of open surgical repair. The company was founded by Alan Kaganov and Lee Bolduc on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

PEAK Surgical is a medical device company that has developed the PEAK Surgery System, a new tissue dissection system based on a proprietary technology that represents an important advance in radiofrequency surgical technologies. The PEAK Surgery System consists of the PEAK PlasmaBlade, a family of disposable cutting devices that offer the exacting control of a scalpel and the bleeding control of traditional electrosurgery without extensive collateral damage, and the PULSAR Generator, which supplies pulsed plasma radiofrequency energy to the PlasmaBlade. The PEAK Surgery System is cleared for use in general, plastic and reconstructive, ENT, gynecologic, orthopedic, arthroscopic, spinal and neurological surgical procedures in the United States, and for use in general surgery in the European Union. It was launched in the United States in July 2008 and has been used by U.S. surgeons on many patients, including general, gynecologic, orthopedic and plastic and reconstructive surgeries

Icon Bioscience, Inc. develops and markets ophthalmic pharmaceuticals. It develops specialty pharmaceuticals targeting ophthalmic indications including macular edema, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration and cataract surgery. The firm's pipeline includes IBI-10090, IBI-20089, IBI-60089, and IBI-80090. The company was founded by Vernon G. Wong and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Fluxion Biosciences, Inc. conducts clinical research for early cancer detection and patient monitoring. It offers live cell analysis, automated patch clamping, and circulating tumor cell analysis. The company was founded by Michelle Khine, Cristian Ionescu-Zanetti, and Michael Schwartz in 2006 and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

Contego Medical LLC develops novel emboli protection devices. Its products include CORGUARD coronary stent system, VANGUARD renal stent system, and PALADIN carotid post-dilation balloon. The company was founded by Ravish Sachar and Jay S. Yadav in 2005 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

HeartFlow, Inc. operates as a cardiovascular company which engages in diagnosing coronary artery diseases. The firm provides a patient-specific analysis of coronary blood flow utilizing coronary CT scans and proprietary computer algorithms based on computational fluid dynamics. The company was founded by Charles A. Taylor, Nathan M. Wilson, and Christopher K. Zarins in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Synergy Venture Partners LLC operates as a venture capital investment firm. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA.

Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC Inc (Johnson & Johnson Innovation JJDC) is a venture capital subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson founded in 1973. The firm is headquartered in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Sam's West, Inc. operates a membership warehouse club. The firm offers jewelry, electronics, organic foods, choice meats, and beauty items. The company was founded by Sam Walton in 1983 and is headquartered in Bentonville, AR.

Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc. develops and distributes topical drug products. The firm provides product development services including formulation and regulatory consulting, formulation optimization utilizing state-of-the-art in vitro permeation models, full analytical support, cGMP clinical manufacturing and clinical labeling. The company was founded by Gordon J. Dow in 1977 and is headquartered in Petaluma, CA.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Cedarburg Hauser Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Charles M. Boland and James G. Yarger in 1997 and is headquartered in Grafton, WI.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

ORBIS International, Inc. prevents and treats blindness by providing eye care to transform lives. It offers tools, training and technology necessary for local partners to develop eye care services. The company was founded in 1982 by David Paton and is headquartered in New York, NY.

The Science Museum of Minnesota provides research and collection facilities. It programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Greater Twin Cities United Way provides services related to basic needs, education and health to the people in some counties in Minnesota. The company was founded in 1915 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Synergy Management Company I LLC (Synergy Management Company) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Richard S. Stack, William N. Starling and John Onopchenko. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

NeoChord, Inc. develops medical devices. It offers NeoChord, a disposable device that replaces damaged chordae through a small incision while the heart is beating. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in St. Louis Park, MN.

Impulse Dynamics NV develops electrical therapies for the treatment of chronic heart failure. Its product Optimizer III is designed for the treatment of patients with moderate and severe heart failure. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles.

Neuros Medical, Inc. develops neurostimulation therapies. It offers Altius System that consists of an implantable generator with an integrated rechargeable battery, cuff electrode, and external devices. The company was founded by Jon J. Snyder, Kevin L. Kilgore, and Niloy Bhadra in 2008 and is headquartered in Willoughby Hills, OH.

Kew, Inc. provides oncology services. It provides multiple services to oncologists to assist in treatment decisions for cancer patients and offers genomic testing for patient tumor samples and genomic information important to diagnostic and treatment decisions that assist physicians and are detailed in cancer-specific Therapeutic Pathways. The company was founded by Richard Bohmer, Viren Mehta, Clayton Matt Christensen, Jeffrey Elton, Mason Freeman, John P. Glaser, H. Robert Horvitz, Bruce Johnson, Kathy Behrens Wilsey and Raju S. Kucherlapat in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Essential Medical, Inc. designs, develops, and markets medical and surgical devices. It specializes in vascular closure devices that seals the opening created from cardiac catheterizations in leg arteries. The company was founded by Gary S. Roubin and Greg A. Walters in 2010 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Impopharma, Inc. engages in developing and testing of pulmonary and nasal drug delivery systems and ophthalmic, otic, and dermal products. The company was founded by Hanna Piskorz and Harold Wulffhart in 1996 and is headquartered in Concord, Canada.

Majalin LLC (Majalin), doing business as Amzak Health, is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Amzak Capital Management LLC, ultimately owned by Amzak International, Inc. The firm was founded in 2015 by Joyce Erony and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Treo Ventures LLC (Treo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Mudit K. Jain and Brad H. Vale. The firm is headquartered in Santa Clara, California, with an additional office in Dublin, Ireland.

Noctrix Health, Inc. engages in the development of wearable therapeutics. The company was founded by Jonathan Charlesworth and Shriram Raghunathan and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Shiratronics, Inc. develops therapies to combat debilitating migraine headache. It focuses on commercializing novel neuromodulation technologies to treat this large unmet clinical need for patients and physicians. The company was founded by Lynn Elliott and Mudit K. Jain in 2019 and is headquartered in Saint Paul, MN.

Impulse Dynamics Ltd. (US) develops implantable device for the treatment of chronic heart failure. The company is headquartered in Mount Laurel, NJ.

Pelvital USA, Inc. engages in healthcare business. The company was founded by Gunnar Leivseth, Ole Olsen, Dale Wahlstrom and John Feriancek in 2016 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.