Jim Post

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

Alere, Inc. engages in developing, manufacturing, and marketing consumer and professional medical diagnostic products. It operates through the following segments: Professional Diagnostics, Consumer Diagnostics, and Other Non-Reportable. The Professional Diagnostics segment includes an array of diagnostic test products and other in vitro diagnostic tests. The Consumer Diagnostics segment consists of manufacturing operations. The Other Non-Reportable segment includes Alere Home Monitoring, which distributes PT and INR coagulation; monitors and facilitates the distribution of equipment; and supplies to power and control customers' implanted ventricular assist devices and VADs. It also provides telemonitoring services that allow VAD coordinators to monitor patients soon after discharge and receive alerts when critical patient values fall outside pre-established ranges. The company was founded by Ronald Zwanziger on May 11, 2001 and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

Alere San Diego, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets, diagnostic products. The company was founded by Kim D. Blickenstaff and Gunars E. Valkirs on June 28, 1988 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CEPHEID develops, manufactures and markets fully-integrated systems that perform genetic analysis. The firm's systems enable molecular testing for organisms and genetic-based diseases by automating otherwise complex manual laboratory procedures. The company was founded by Thomas L. Gutshall, William McMillan, Kurt Petersen, Greg Kovacs and M. Allen Northrup on March 4, 1996 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Water Street Healthcare Partners LLC (Water Street Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2005. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Dreampath Diagnostics provides diagnostic solutions for pathologists to access paraffin blocks, slides, and patient samples through sample management and digital archiving solutions.