Spencer H. Kubo

Heart Leaflet Technologies, Inc. develops heart leaflet repair systems. It provides percutaneous aortic heart valves that can be used to repair stenosed or calcified valves without the use of open-heart surgery. The company was founded by Dan W. Gladney and Robert Foster Wilson in 2002 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Bio Control Medical BCM Ltd. develops implantable medical devices to treat disorders of the autonomic nervous system. It focuses on the development of the CardioFit System for the treatment of heart failure. The company was founded by Eyal Lifschitz, Yossi Gross and Boaz Lipshitz in 1999 and is headquartered in Yehud, Israel.

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.

Acorn Cardiovascular, Inc. provided medical devices. The firm's products were CorCap Cardiac Support Device is proprietary mesh wrap that is placed around the heart to provide gentle and permanent support. The company was founded in 1996 by Clif A. Alferness and was headquartered in St. Paul, MN.