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Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical products. Its products include Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) tablets, Latuda (lurasidone HCl) tablets, Lunesta (eszopiclone) tablets, Xopenex (levalbuterol HCl) Inhalation Solution, Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol tartrate) Inhalation Aerosol, Brovana (arformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution, Omnaris (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray, Alvesco (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol, and Zetonna (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures to advance the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm offers EsophyX device and StomaphyX device. The company was founded by Stefan J. M. Kraemer, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Jordan Wolf, James W. Fitzsimmons and John M. Adams in 2003 and is headquartered in Redmond City, WA.

PowerVision, Inc. develops fluid-controlled intraocular lens. The firm provides FluidVision accommodating intraocular lens technology, which restores the vision of youth to middle aged or elderly individuals affected by presbyopia and cataracts regain to adjust focus for clear vision at all distances. The company was founded by Matthew A. Frinzi, Randy McDonald, and Barry Cheskin in 2002 and is headquartered in Belmont, CA.

Gynesonics, Inc. provides medical devices for women's health. It offers VizAblate System for the transcervical treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids under intrauterine ultrasound guidance. The company was founded by Jessica grossman in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Altura Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers Agili-D AAA System, an endovascular aneurysm repair technology. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Exploramed NC7, Inc. manufactures wearable breast pumps. It also offers milk bags and accessories, such as flange, flextube, and charger. The company was founded by Josh Makower in 2014 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Carl Zeiss AG engages in the development and manufacture of scientific optics technologies and solutions services. Its products and solutions inlcude medical, microscopy, optemetry, industrial metrology spectroscopy, semicondictor technology, camera and film lenses, and simulation solutions planetariums. The company was founded by Carl Zeiss in 1846 and is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany.

Part of International Business Machines Corp., Wilkerson Group is a consulting company that provides services to the pharmaceutical and medical products industry. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by Kenneth D. Noonan. The CEO is Neil MacAllister. Wilkerson Group was acquired by International Business Machines Corp. on April 01, 1996.

Emphasys Medical, Inc., a medical technology company, focuses on developing and commercializing minimally invasive therapeutic devices for the treatment of patients with emphysema and other breathing disorders. It offers Zephyr Endobronchial Valve system, which is designed to block air from passing through the opening in the lung and into the chest cavity, resulting in the reduction or elimination of airflow through the leak to allow the tissue to heal. The company offers its products through distributors and dealers in Europe, Australia, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Emphasys Medical was founded in 2000 and is based in Redwood City, CA. Emphasys Medical, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Pulmonx Corp.

TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, Systagenix Wound Management US, Inc. is a company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical preparations. The company is based in Warren, NJ.

The Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute is a research center dedicated to finding cures for heart disease through world-class and cutting-edge medical research. The institute is located in Western Australia and is the first dedicated center of heart research in the region. The scientists at the institute are urgently working to discover better ways of understanding, diagnosing, treating, and preventing the onset of heart disease. The CEO of the Australian company is Mark Rodrick Granger Johnson.

The Garvan Institute of Medical Research engages in the provision of biomedical research. It focuses in cancer, genomics and epigenetics, immunity and inflammation, healthy ageing, clinical trials, and research centres. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Darlinghurst, Australia.

Second Genome, Inc. develops microbiome-based therapeutic products. It offers phyclochip community, 16S sequencing community analysis, whole metagenomic profiling, nucleic acid isolation, inferred function and custom informatics services. The company was founded in 2009 by Corey S. Goodman, Janet A. Warrington, Todd Z. DeSantis, John Hulls and Gary Andersen and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

OrganOx Ltd. develops a medical device for liver transplantation. The firm's product OrganOx metra, is a fully automated normothermic liver perfusion device for improved organ preservation. It also engages in research and development of transplantation related technologies. The company was founded by Peter Friend and Constantin Coussios in April 2008 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Part of Advanced Medical Technology Association, AdvaMed Accel operates as a medical technology association. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Mark A. Augusti.

Cala Health, Inc. operates as a bioelectronic medicine company. It develops wearable neuromodulation therapies. The company was founded by Kathryn Rosenbluth, Scott Delp and Serena Wong in 2014 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Gila Therapeutics, Inc. provides developing therapies for obesity patients. The company was founded by Sergei Zolotukhin and Andres Acosta in January 2014 and is headquartered in Excelsior, MN.

Ausflag Ltd. operates as a non-profit organization.

LSV Capital Management LLC (Lightstone Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.