Paul Smith

Alcon Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The firm offers over-the-counter eye care products, medical devices, equipment, ophthalmic drugs, surgical instruments, needles, and sutures for microsurgery and disposable drapes. The company was founded by Robert Alexander and William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Tel-Aviv University operates as a university in Israel. Its faculties include arts, engineering, science, humanities, law, life science, management, medicine, and social science. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Ramat Aviv, Israel.

Nicox Ophthalmics, Inc. develops ocular diseases treatment products. It offers extensive pipeline such as a number of clinical and pre-clinical programs that principally target ocular allergy, ocular inflammation, and blepharitis. The company was founded by Thomas Cavanagh on December 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Degania Silicone Ltd. manufactures medical catheters, silicone medical products and medical devices for critical care and operating rooms. Its products include silicone catheters, surgical drains systems, vessel loops, clamp covers and tubing. The firm cardiovascular products include cardiology, peripheral and accessories. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Emek Hayarden, Israel.

V.V.T. Med Ltd. is an Israeli medical company that offers innovative solutions for the treatment of insufficiency conditions, both medical and aesthetic indications. The private company is based in Kfar Saba, Israel. The company's flagship product, ScleroSafe with V-Block, is designed to treat severely dilated and challenging Great Saphenous Vein (GSV) conditions. The company delivers a new standard of care in aesthetic and medical vein treatments by offering advanced non-thermal non-tumescent solutions. VVT Medical was founded in 2007 by Zeev Brandeis, and the CEO is Erez Tetro.

Part of SBI Holdings, Inc., SBI Japan-Israel Innovation Fund provides investment services. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Medical Ltd. is an Israeli company that manufactures dialysis solutions, disposable bags and medical products. The company is based in Shoham, Israel.

Novolog Ltd. operates as a distribution company, which includes pharmaceutical, general health products, and disposable medical devices. Its partners include pharmaceutical and medical device companies. The company was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Modiin, Israel.

Hairstetics Ltd. engages in the development and manufacturing of hair restoration devices. The company was founded by Moshe Lapidoth, Ran Koronowski, Boaz Shenhav and Dvir Keren in 2010 and is headquartered in Omer, Israel.

Part of Kimberly-Clark Corp., ConTIPI Medical Ltd. is a medical device manufacturer. The company is based in Caesarea, Israel.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd. manufactures and produces pharmaceutical products. It offers Zomacton (somatropin) for that treatment of growth failure in children and for girl’s diagnosed with Turners syndrome; GONAPEPTYL (triptorelin), a GnRH agonist that is used for the treatment of children with central precocious puberty; Testim (testosterone gel), a hydroalcoholic topical gel; and PENTASA (mesalazine), which is used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom.

Part of World Am, Inc., Medical Device Group, Inc. develops and markets innovative respiratory care products. The company is based in San Diego, CA.

CardioNet LLC provides cardiac monitoring services. It operates its business through two segments: Patient Service and Product Business. The Patient Service segment focuses on the diagnosis and monitoring of cardiac arrhythmias, or heart rhythm disorders, through its core mobile cardiac outpatient telemetry, event and Holter services. The Product Business segment focuses on the development, manufacturing, testing and marketing of medical devices and related software to medical companies, clinics and hospitals. The company was founded by James M. Sweeney in 1999 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, PA.

TheraFuse, Inc. designs and develops non-contact optical flow sensors for use in the commercial, industrial and medical applications. It offers delivery systems for insulin, pain medication, and protein drugs, disposable insulin patches for diabetics; and sprinkler hypodermic needles for sub-Q fluid delivery in drug pens. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Braun & Co. provides legal services. Its services include advising and assisting in the preparation & filing of registration statements on Form S-8 and the preparation of the stock plan. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada

Hybritech, Inc. provides prostate diagnostic testing services. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

HandyLab, Inc. develops and manufactures novel clinical diagnostic testing products. It serves medical, industrial and bio-defense markets. The company was founded by Kalyan Handique and Sundaresh Brahmasandra in 2000 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Phoenix Molecular Designs operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing first-in-class inhibitors against ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK), an important drug target for cancer, heart disease, and inflammation. The company was founded by Sandra Dunn in 2012 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

SBI JI Innovation Advisory Ltd (SBI JI Innovation Advisor) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel.

Part of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Santen, Inc. is a company that develops ophthalmic products. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company was founded in 1993 by Adrienne L. Graves. Tatsuya Kaihara has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Quark Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers and develops novel RNAi-based therapeutics. The firm’s products include QPI-1002 and QPI-1007 is being developed as a neuroprotective agent for the treatment of optic neuropathies that result in the death of retinal ganglion cells. The company was founded by Daniel Zurr, David M. Fineman and J. Gregory Swendsen in December 1993 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

TearLab Research Inc. engages in the development of technologies to enable eye care practitioners to test a range of biomarkers at the point-of-care. The company is headquartered in Escondido, CA.