Maithili Rairkar

Paracor Medical, Inc. develops medical devices for treatment and prevention of congestive heart failure. The firm offers HeartNet Ventricular Support System, a super-elastic Nitinol mesh. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Primaeva Medical, Inc. develops skin tightening and rejuvenation dermatological devices. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Pivot Medical, Inc. develops and markets novel technologies for a rapidly growing segment of the orthopedic marketplace. It offers services in the non-spine orthopedic areas. The company was founded by Julian Nikolchev on January 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Delpor, Inc. develops therapeutic products. Its products include DLP-114, DLP-119, DLP-202 and DLP-414. The company was founded by Tassos Nicolaou and Frank Martin in 2009 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ForSight VISION5, Inc. develops ocular drug delivery technologies and device solutions for ophthalmic diseases. It engages in the development of non-invasive products to replace eye drops and provide sustained therapy for major anterior segment eye diseases including glaucoma, dry eye, and allergy. Its lead product candidate is the Helios insert, a novel, non-invasive delivery system designed to allow glaucoma and ocular hypertensive patients to continually receive their medication. The company was founded by Eugene de Juan Jr., J. Andrew Corley and K. Angela Macfarlane in 2010 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Brookes & Gatehouse Ltd. is an electronics firm. The firm designs and manufactures navigational equipment, instruments, autopilots and other technological products. The company was founded by R.N. Gatehouse in 1955 and is headquartered in Romsey, the United Kingdom.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

The Innovation Factory LLC (The Innovation Factory) is an incubator firm headquartered in Duluth, Georgia. The firm is founded by Thomas D. Weldon and Charles E. Larsen in 1999.

Delphi Ventures Inc (Delphi Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1988 by James Bochnowski. The firm is headquartered in San Mateo, California.

AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs and supports long-term humanitarian assistance programs for all people around the world, irrespective of race, creed or political persuasion. The organization was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Astellas Pharma US, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers cardiology, dermatology, immunology, infectious diseases, and urology. The firm was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Northbrook, IL.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Aragon Surgical, Inc. develops and manufactures surgical instruments. The company was founded on April 13, 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Chicago United operates as a non-profit organization. The firm specializes in corporate governance, multiracial leadership and minority business enterprises. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Part of Astellas Pharma, Inc., Astellas US LLC is a company that manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Northbrook, IL. The CEO of the company is Kenji Yasukawa.

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

Lutonix, Inc. develops and commercializes drug coated balloon catheters. Its catheters help to deliver therapeutic dose of paclitaxel. The firm’s catheters are used to treat peripheral and coronary lesions. The company was founded in July 2007 by Dennis Wahr and Lixiao Wang and is headquartered in New Hope, MN.

Mission Bay Capital Management Inc (Mission Bay Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of University of California, California Institute For Quantitative Biosciences is a biotech company that offers internships to UC students through its state-funded Qwest internship program. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2000. The program places students with Bakar Labs tenant companies for work experience, and four of its first cohort have already received full-time job offers from their hosts. The company conducts proof-of-concept experiments in a mouse model of ALS and offers mentoring programs to early-stage companies.

BioInnovation Management LLC (Bioinnovation Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Peter D Parker and Susie T Harborth. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Tangible Science, Inc. manufactures contact lenses and provides eye care services. It develops a novel polymer based coating technology for use in contact lenses to treat dry eye disease. The company was founded by D. Michael Ackermann, Brandon M. Felkins, Karen Havenstrite, Victor W. McCray, and Garrett Cale Smith in 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Zephyrus Biosciences, Inc. provides tools for protein analysis at the single cell level. The firm's products include Z1 instrument, zWest Kits, and scWestern system which enables western blotting on individual cells. Its products are used to gain insights into the biology of cancer, stem cells, neurology, and human disease and development. The company was founded by Kelly Gardner, Amy E. Herr and Joshua Molho in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

SiteOne Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel pain therapeutics and diagnostics. Its therapeutic candidates are selective inhibitors of a voltage-gated sodium ion channel. The company was founded by Sandip Biswal, Justin Du Bois, George Miljanich, John Mulcahy and David Yeomans in 2010 and is headquartered in Bozeman, MT.

Magnap, Inc. provides surgical devices to prevent airway collapse during sleep. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Viewpoint Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It prevents and treats cataracts and presbyopia, and protein misfolding. The company was founded by Leah Makley in July of 2014 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Invenio Imaging, Inc. provides treatment for cancer through label-free chemical imaging and fiber-laser technology. Its NIO Imaging System is designed to streamline intraoperative histology, reducing downtime in the OR and allowing examination of specimens from multiple sites in the surgical cavity. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Epiodyne, Inc. engages in biotechnology services. The company was founded by Brian Shoichet, Brian Kobilka, Peter Gmeiner, Bryan L. Roth, Gregory Scherrer, and Aashish Manglik in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mitokinin, Inc. develops kinase neo-substrates for the treatment of neurodegenerative and mitochondrial diseases. The company was founded by Kevan Shokat, Nicholas Hertz, and Daniel de Roulet Jr. and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Graphwear Technologies, Inc. develops software and wearable devices for dehydration monitoring. It specializes in wearable sensors, nanotechnology, non-invasive healthcare monitoring and preventive healthcare. The company was founded by Saurabh Radhakrishnan and Rajatesh Gudibande and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Plexium, Inc. provides drug development methodology services. It specializes in immunomodulation as a therapeutic approach for CNS and oncology. The company was founded by Brian Paegel on July 12, 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Avexegen Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel and revolutionary therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The CEO of the company is Artin Asadourian.