Emma Johnson

Heartport, Inc. develops systems and procedures for heart surgery. The company's technologies allow surgeons to perform a wide range of less invasive open-chest and minimally invasive heart operations, including stopped heart and beating heart procedures. Heartport was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

EUSA Pharma is a rapidly growing transatlantic specialty pharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and marketing late-stage oncology, pain control and critical care products. The company currently has eight products on the market, including Caphosol for the treatment of oral mucositis, a common and debilitating side-effect of radiation therapy and high-dose chemotherapy, ProstaScint for imaging the extent and spread of prostate cancer, Quadramet for the treatment of pain in patients whose cancer has spread to the bones, Erwinase and Kidrolase for the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the antibiotic surgical implant Collatamp. EUSA also has several products in late-stage development, notably Collatamp topical, a gentamicin impregnated collagen sponge for the prevention and treatment of infected skin ulcers, and CollaRx bupivacaine implant for local post-surgical pain control. Founded in 2006, EUSA Pharma is supported by a consortium of leading life science capital investors, comprising TVM Capital, Essex Woodlands, 3i, Goldman Sachs, Advent Venture Partners, SV Life Sciences, NeoMed and NovaQuest. Since its foundation, the company has raised over $275 million, and completed several significant transactions, including the acquisitions of Cytogen Corporation, Talisker Pharma Ltd, the French biopharmaceutical company OPi SA and the European antibiotic and pain control business of Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Inc. As part of its rapid growth strategy the company has established commercial infrastructure in the US, a pan-European presence covering over 20 countries and a wider distribution network in a further 25 territories. EUSA Pharma plans to continue its aggressive program of acquisitions and in-licensing within its specialist areas of medical and geographic focus, in line with its ambitious target to create a rapidly growing $1 billion company by the beginning of the next decade.

Mundipharma International Ltd. develops and produces pharmaceutical products. It offers analgesics, oncology, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and cardiovascular drugs. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

White Pine Medical, Inc. manufactures and markets medical devices. The company was founded in February 2010 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.

Sierra Ventures, Inc (Sierra Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Peter Wendell. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Part of Medtronic Plc, CardioRhythm is a company that manufactures electrophysiological catheters. The company is based in San Jose, CA. CardioRhythm was acquired by Medtronic, Inc., part of Medtronic Plc from January 27, 2015 on May 26, 1992.

Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs based upon chromatin biology and novel cell accumulation approaches. The firm uses chromatin biology, drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop cancer, inflammation treatments and small molecule drugs. The company was founded by David Allis, Alan Hornsby Davidson, Alan Hastings Drummond, Anthony Kouzarides and Paul Workman in September 2001 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Essex Woodlands Management, Inc. (EW Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Jim L. Currie and Martin P. Sutter. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

IPVALUE Management, Inc. provides strategic intellectual property consultation services. It specializes in IP rights licensing, technology transfer and enablement, spin-outs, and new venture formation. The company was founded by Peter Wheeler and Joseph J. Cote in 2001 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV (Forbion) is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm which was founded by Bart Bergstein. Headquartered in Naarden, the firm specializes in late-stage and early-stage clinical development programs to optimize the commercial potential of their investee company's technologies.

L.E.K. Consulting is a global strategy consulting firm that specializes in corporate strategy, transaction services, and performance improvement. Founded in 1983, L.E.K. currently employs over 900 professionals in 20 offices worldwide. Global clients include Fortune 500, FTSE 100, Eurotop 300, and many of the largest firms in Asia-Pacific. With a reputation for solving the most complex issues, L.E.K. collaborates with business leaders to accelerate the pace and precision of strategic decision-making.

F2G Ltd. provides novel drugs for the treatment of life-threatening systemic fungal diseases. It primarily focuses on developing an F3 series of anti mould compound, which is an antifungal agent that acts through a mechanism different from marketed drugs. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.

Mundipharma Pharmaceuticals SRL manufactures and supplies therapeutic remedies. It offers treatments in the respiratory, inflammatory, oncohematology, and pain therapy medical fields. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Jazz Pharmaceuticals UK Ltd. is pharmaceutical company focused on in-licensing, developing and marketing late-stage oncology, oncology supportive care and critical care products. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Oxford, United Kingdom.

BiognoSYS AG operates as a biotechnology company. Its products include iRT Kit, HRM Kit, Sample Prep Kit, PlasmaDive, Spectronaut and SpectroDive. The company was founded by Philipp M. Antoni, Johan Malmstroem and Oliver Rinner on September 3, 2008 and is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

Targovax Oy focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted cancer immunotherapy. It is a biotechnology company with novel immunotherapy platform that is based on engineered oncolytic viruses armed with potent immune-stimulating transgenes. The firm's products induce a tailored response by the immune system directed at each patient’s unique cancer cells. The company was founded by Pekka Ilmari Simula and Antti Vuolanto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Athyrium Capital Management LP (Athyrium) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Jeffrey A. Ferrell in 2008 as Athyrium Capital Management LLC and converted from a Delaware limited liability company to a Delaware limited partnership in 2015. Athyrium provides advisory services on a discretionary basis to its clients, which may include specific tailored vehicles and pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors and institutional investors.

PIQUR Therapeutics AG engages in development of anti-cancer drugs based on the inhibition. Its products include PQR309, PQR620 and PQR5xx. The company was founded by Bernd Giese, Vladimir Cmiljanovic, Andreas Emmenegger, Ralf Rosenow and Matthias Wymann in August 2011 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

EUSA Pharma (UK) Ltd. supplies medicines and medical devices. It offers Caphosol, Xenazine, Collatamp, Custodiol, and Fomepizole. The company was founded in March 2015 and is headquartered in Hemel Hempstead, the United Kingdom.

Amryt Pharma Holdings Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and delivery of treatments to help improve the lives of patients with rare and orphan diseases. Its products include Lomitapide and Metreleptin. The Lomitapide provides homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HoFH), and Metreleptin provides treatment for generalized lipodystrophy (GL) and partial lipodystrophy (PL). The company was founded on December 20, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

NMD Pharma ApS engages with the research and preparation of small molecules targeting an undisclosed ion. It offers medical treatment of neuromuscular diseases for patients with chronic muscle wasting diseases such as myasthenia gravis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded by Ole B?kgaard Nielsen, Thomas Holm Pedersen, and Claus Elsborg Olesen on May 7, 2015 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Primex Pharmaceuticals AG operates as a pharmaceutical company which develops, manufactures, and markets healthcare products and medicines to consumers and healthcare professionals. The company was founded by Kari Sarvanto in 2008 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Chemidex Pharma Ltd. operates pharmaceutical chains. The private company is based in Egham, UK. The British company was founded in 1982 by Navin Engineer.

Essential Pharma Ltd. engages in the manufacturing of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on February 02, 2011 and is headquartered in Egham, the United Kingdom.

Engenome Srl develops software technology for the analysis and interpretation of molecular data in order to support translational research & clinical practice. The company was founded by Ettore Rizzo and Ivan Limongelli in 2016 and is headquartered in Pavia, Italy.

Corcym Srl is an Italian medical device company that specializes in surgical solutions to fight structural heart disease. The company is based in Milan, Italy, and the CEO of the company is Christian Paolo Mazzi. With a presence in over 100 countries and approximately 850 employees, the company provides continuous support to patients, healthcare professionals, and healthcare systems worldwide.

Evolve Healthcare Partners (Evolve Healthcare Partner) is a private equity firm founded in 2018 by Jordi Sabé and Mayer Ferdinand. The firm is headquartered in Barcelona London.