John Sperzel

Chembio Diagnostics, Inc. engages in the developing, manufacturing, marketing, and licensing of rapid medical tests. It offers rapid point-of-care tests for infectious, tropical and fever, and respiratory diseases, handheld analyzers, and veterinary products. The firm distributes its products to hospitals and clinics, physician offices, clinical laboratories, public health organizations, government agencies, and consumers. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Medford, NY.

ITC Nexus Holding Co., Inc. is a hospital-focused point-of-care (POC) cardiovascular diagnostics company. It is primarily focused on the manufacture and sale of testing equipment and associated disposables used to measure blood coagulation and platelet response. The company’s two lead products are the Hemochron and VerifyNow systems. Hemochron is used by physicians during cardiovascular interventions to monitor a patient’s blood clotting factors. VerifyNow is used to measure platelet reactivity following antiplatelet therapies, including ADP receptor antagonists and aspirin.

Axis-Shield Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded 1993 and is headquartered in the United Kingdom.

Chembio Diagnostic Systems, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and commercialization of point-of-care diagnostic tests and technology for the detection of infectious diseases. It offers human and veterinary diagnostic products. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Medford, NY.

International Technidyne Corp. manufactures point of care hemostasis management products. Its products include HEMOCRON, IRMA TRUpoint, AVOXimeter, ProTime, HgbPro, tenderfool, Tenderleft, and Surigicutt. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Edison, NJ.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Diadexus, Inc. engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. Its portfolio intends to treat cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded on November 27, 1995 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.