Frank Middeke

Boar's Head Provisions Co., Inc. processes and distributes meat and cheese to restaurants, grocers, supermarkets, gourmet stores, and fine food establishments. Its products include Deluxe Ham, Maple Glazed Honey Coat, Bologna, Frankfurters, and Kielbasa. The company was founded in 1905 by Frank Brunckhorst and is headquartered in Sarasota, FL.

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.

Ascension Orthopedics, Inc. designs, develops and markets orthopedic implants and devices. The company was founded by Jerome J. Klawitter in 1996 and is headquartered in Overland Park, KS.

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.

Part of Globus Medical, Inc., NuVasive UK Ltd. is a company that develops minimally disruptive, procedurally-integrated solutions for spine and beyond. The company is based in Herts, UK. NuVasive offers the XLIF Corpectomy technique that allows surgeons to treat corpectomy patients through a reproducible, minimally disruptive exposure that provides direct visualization to the affected area. NuVasive aims to help an estimated 10 million adults who suffer from chronic back pain each year and most have problems with degenerative and related conditions. The British company's Complex portfolio delivers innovative technologies to support a wide range of open, less invasive, and hybrid techniques in a single seamless platform. Additionally, the Reline system offers a complete solution to address a wide range of degenerative pathologies.