David Thompson

Inamed Corp. developed and manufactured breast implants, wrinkle prevention & obesity solutions. Its products were available through its two business divisions: INAMED Aesthetics, and INAMED Health. The company offered breast implants for augmentation, reconstruction surgeries, invasive surgeries for sustained weight loss and other dermal products to correct facial wrinkles. INAMED was headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA.

Mentor Worldwide LLC develops, manufactures and markets science-based products. It offers surgical and non-surgical medical procedures such as breast implants, skin and tissue expanders and facial and dermal implants. The company was founded by Christopher J. Conway in 1969 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Innovasive Devices, Inc. designs, develops, manufacturers and markets proprietary tissue repair systems which facilitate the repair of soft tissue injuries. Its tissue repair systems are designed to be used in either open surgical or minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Stanmore Medical Investments LLC (Stanmore Medical Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Jupiter, Florida.

Providence Medical Technology, Inc. designs and manufactures medical devices. It offers DTRAX spinal systems, cavux cervical cages, ally screw systems, and biologix allograft bone. The company was founded by Jeff Smith and Bruce McCormack in 2008 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

N Spine, Inc. designs, develops and markets surgical equipment. The company was founded by Sean Na in 2003 and is headquartered in New Brunswick, NJ.

VentureMD is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Wade Fallin and Alan Chervitz. The firm is headquartered in North Logan, Utah.

Surgical Frontiers LLC (Surgical Frontiers) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Logan, Utah.

Founded in 1969, CIBC World Markets Corp. is a broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. The firm provides a range of credit and capital market products, investment banking and merchant banking services in North America and worldwide. They offer a range of advisory services, as well as underwrite debt, credit and equity products for corporate, government and institutional clients. CIBC world Markets Corp. also provides equity products and services, fixed-income services, foreign exchange products and solutions, securitization and credit structuring services, as well as trades and distributes short-term debt instruments. In addition, the firm originates financial solutions including credit products for medium-sized businesses in Canada. They also provide private equity, mezzanine and bridge financing to companies in North America, Europe and Australia. The company is based in New York City

ZKR Ortho is an American medical device company that specializes in the treatment of Chondromalacia Patella, a degenerative knee disease. The private company's minimally invasive technology is currently in clinical trials and aims to help patients avoid knee replacement surgery. David F. Cash has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

BrightSpec, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures laboratory instrumentation equipment. The firm engages in the commercialization of products and technologies for the analysis of pharmaceutical and high value chemical compounds that affect human health and well-being. It provides K-Band BrightSpec Discovery, W-Band BrightSpec Discovery, BrightSpec One, and BrightSpec Chiral Broadband. The company was founded by Robert Lloyd, Matt Muckle, Dave McDaniel, and Justin Neill in 2012 and is headquartered in Charlottesville, VA.

Stanmore Development LLC is an active venture capital firm. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

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.

Visus Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing multi-targeted ophthalmic therapeutics for the front and back of the eye. The company is based in Seattle, WA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company is developing novel, pupil-modulating therapeutics designed to correct the loss of near vision associated with presbyopia. In parallel, Visus is advancing its pipeline of early-stage ophthalmic drug candidates engineered to preserve and restore visual function associated with the leading causes of vision loss including cataract and presbyopia, ocular surface and corneal disease, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. The company was founded by Benjamin Scot Bergo, Rhett M. Schiffman, and Benjamin Scot Bergo has been the CEO since incorporation.

Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.

SpineCore, Inc. was a privately-owned developer of artificial lumbar and cervical discs located at Summit, NJ. SpineCore was founded in 2001 by Thomas Errico, MD and J.P. Errico

OmniGuide, Inc. develops advanced energy surgical solutions. It offers gynecology, head and neck, otolaryngology and otology services. The firm also provides enhance surgical accuracy, access and control for minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopy and robotic-assisted surgical products. The was founded by Yoel Fink, John D. Joannopoulos, Edwin L. Thomas and Uri Kolodny in 2000 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Founded in 1898, Northeastern University is a private research university located in the heart of Boston. Northeastern teaches worldwide experiential learning, urban engagement, and interdisciplinary research that meets global and societal needs. The University offers a range of undergraduate and graduate programs leading to degrees through the doctorate in nine colleges and schools.

Tornier SAS engages in the orthopedic industry. The company was founded on April 27, 1970 and is headquartered in Montbonnot-Saint-Martin, France.

Resolve Surgical Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides products in the spine, biologics, orthopedics, and cardiothoracic markets. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Marquette, MI.

Tornier, Inc. provides healthcare services and distributes medical devices. It offers joint replacement products including hips, knees, shoulders, ankles, and other extremity prostheses. The company is headquartered in Bloomington, MN.

Tornier Holding SAS operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing orthopedic implants. The company was founded in November 1987 and is headquartered in Saint Ismier, France.

The Institute for Health Technology Studies provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Tenex Health, Inc. develops and provides minimally invasive therapies for removal of diseased soft tissue and restoration of healthy musculoskeletal function. The firm specializes in procedures that allow physicians to identify, debride, and aspirate pain-generating pathologic soft tissue in tendons and other musculoskeletal structures of the elbow, knee, ankle, foot, and shoulder. The company was founded by Jagi Gill in 2009 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.