Paul Hermes

The Vertical Group LP (TVG) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by Richard B. Emmitt. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.

Molecular Detection, Inc. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases. It offers Detect-Ready methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) panel that allows for the detection of MRSA. The company was founded by Aryeh L. Gassel in 2007 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Gentis, Inc. engages in the development and testing technologies for the minimally invasive treatments. The company was founded by Charles Cohen and Paul Ducheyne in 2000 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Rainbow Medical Ltd. (Rainbow Medical) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Efi Cohen Arazi and Yossi Gross. The firm is headquartered in HaMerkaz, Israel with an additional offices in China and United States.

SMG, Inc. provides travel agency services.

Part of Molecular Detection, Inc., Syntezza Bioscience Ltd. develops and commercializes molecular diagnostic tests to detect infectious diseases. The company is based in Jerusalem, Israel.

Small Bone Innovations, Inc. develops and markets implants for the small bones and joints. It offers Star Ankle, A3 fusion nail, Auto fix stainless steel, Stafix, mini rail system, Fusifix, Silicon pip, Stability sigmoid notch, Rhead, Uni-Elbow radio capitellum and Autofix. The company was founded by Anthony G. Viscogliosi, John L. Viscogliosi, and Marc R. Viscogliosi in May 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, PA.

Gid Bio Inc. develops next-generation cellular therapies for degenerative musculoskeletal, dermal, and organ specific diseases. The company is based in Louisville, CO. The technology uniquely isolates and concentrates a cellular implant that is administered by injection in a physician's office under image guidance. The company has been granted two CPT Class III codes, a step toward Medicare reimbursement. Gid Bio's SVF-2 technology and point-of-care therapy harness the innate power of a patient's own stromal cells. The company was founded in 2010 by Adam J. Katz, G. Patrick Maxwell, Ramon Llull, J. William Futrell. The CEO is William W. Cimino.

Connecticut Innovations, Inc (CI) is venture capital firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

MentorTech Management LLC (MentorTech Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Michael B. Aronson and Boris M. Kalandar. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Synbody Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a platform for the discovery and development of novel and attractive molecules. The company was founded by Paul L. Hallenbeck, Chris Diehnelt, Kevin D. Burroughs and Stephen Albert Johnston in 2010 and is headquartered in Chester Springs, PA.

New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops new prescription drug products. It developes proprietary prescription pharmaceuticals that utilize currently marketed drugs or generally recognized as safe (GRAS) active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) for use in therapeutic applications. The company was founded by Harry H. Penner Jr. in 2008 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

CuraGen Corp. develops protein, antibody and small molecule pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on the development of CR011-vcMMAE, a Phase II clinical trial drug for the treatment of patients with metastatic melanoma and breast cancer. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

P2 Science, Inc. operates as a specialty chemical biorefinery company. It offers cosmetics and personal care, flavors and fragrances, specialty materials, and bioactives. The company was founded by Neil A. Burns, Paul Anastas, and Patrick Foley in 2011 and is headquartered in Woodbridge, CT.

FMP Products, Inc. designs, manufactures and sells laboratory automation equipment to pharmaceutical companies. Its products include 3D digital video microscope with automated xyz stage and servo controlled micro manipulators. The company was founded by Thomas J. Friedlander And Walter Meltzer in 2005 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

SAMI Health, Inc. provides healthcare information technology services. It is developing information solutions for hospitals and other healthcare institutions. The company was founded by Richard R. Rakowski and Matt Walton in 2012 and is headquartered in Westport, CT.

EpiEP, Inc. develops heart-related medical devices. It has developed epicardial access system, EpiAccess, which engages a patent protected pressure-guided needle that is designed to alert physicians of needle tip location during epicardial access procedures. The firm specializes on instruments that facilitates an epicardial approach for patients who benefit from minimally invasive procedures on the surface of the heart. The company was founded by Pamela M. Bunes, Jason Tucker-Schwartz, Srijoy Mahapatra and George T. Gillies in December 2008 and is headquartered in New Haven, CT.

Tangen Biosciences, Inc. develops portable instruments and methods for use in molecular diagnostics. Its instrument provides rapid nucleic acid detection, with the specificity and sensitivity of polymerase chain reaction amplification. The company was founded by John R. Nobile and John Davidson in 2013 and is headquartered in Branford, CT.

AlloMek Therapeutics LLC develops and discovers pharmaceutical products for cancer therapies. It offers MEK kinase inhibitors that improve the biopharmaceutical properties of previous MEK inhibitors. The company was founded by Khire R. Uday and Barry Hart in 2010 and is headquartered in Farmington, CT.

Citelighter, Inc. provides academic research platform that finds, captures, organizes and cites information on the web. It allows students and researchers to save, organize and automatically cite online or offline information throughout the duration of the writing process and store content privately or aggregate it by topic to be shared with the community via knowledge cards. The company was founded by Mohammed Saad Alam and Robert Lee Jokl in June 2011 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Neuro Diagnostic Devices, Inc. provides medical devices. Its product ShuntCheck is an aid to the detection of flow in implanted cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunts. The company was founded by Samuel R. Neff and Frederick J. Fritz on May 16, 2005 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Ben Franklin Technology Partners /Ventures/ (Ben Franklin Tech Partners) is a venture Capital firm founded in 1982. The firm is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Galil Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets cryotherapy systems and disposable products to treat prostate and renal cancer. Its treatment areas include conditions affecting bone, kidney, liver and lung, as well as targeted pain and nerve applications. The company was founded by Gideon Even Sturlesi in 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

Micro Therapeutics, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets invasive medical devices for the diagnosis and treatment of vascular diseases. Its products include infusion catheters, ballon catheters, delivery catheters, guide wires, infusion wires, and thrombolytic brushes. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA

Solarant Medical, Inc. develops minimally invasive therapies for women with stress urinary incontinence. It provides medical devises and technology, focused on minimally invasive therapies for women healthcare. It designs and manufactures a non surgical devises for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Velocimed LLC develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices. The firm's products are used in cardiology and neurology applications. The company was founded in 2001 by Jay Schmelter, Michael Berman, and Dennis W. Wahr and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

Tepha, Inc. develops and commercializes medical devices and biomaterial technology. The firm’s products include monofilament suture, monofilament mesh, surgical film and composite mesh. The company was founded by Anthony J. Sinskey and Simon Williams in 1998 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

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.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in artery cleaning angioplasty catheters. The company is based in Osseo, MN. The company was founded by Lawrence L. Horsch. SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. on February 27, 1995 for $865 million.

MicroVascular Tissues, Inc. develops biological vascular tissues for implantation. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.