Mhairi Jones

C8 MediSensors, Inc. creates an innovative optical technology platform for non-invasive concentration measurement of substances in the human body to diagnose and support treatment of major diseases and to help maintain health. It develops HG1-c, a non-invasive continuous glucose monitoring product for diabetics; and optical glucose monitor, an adjunct investigational device to measure glucose trans-dermally. The company was founded in December 2003 by Robert McNamara and Paul Zygielbaum and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Xoft, Inc. develops Electronic Brachytherapy systems for radiation therapy applications. Its products include the Axxent Controller, which utilizes a miniaturized high dose rate (HDR) X-ray source to apply radiation directly to the cancerous tumor bed; Axxent HDR X-ray Source, a low energy radiation treatment without the use of radioactive isotopes; Axxent Applicators, which provides a channel for the Axxent X-ray Source to deliver high dose rate, low energy radiation directly to the targeted area; and Axxent Accessories, an accessory product line designed to support and aid a physician during a procedure or treatment of cancer radiation. The company was founded by Michael Forman in 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.