Roderick N. Allen

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.

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.

Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. is a global surgical implant company providing surgeons with biologic, metal and synthetic implants. It operates through the following business lines: Spine, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Sports and International. The Spine business line designs, manufactures, and distributes surgical implants, instruments, and biologics used in the treatment of conditions affecting the spine caused by degenerative conditions, deformities or traumatic injury. The OEM business line market and distributes the implants and instruments. The Sports business line deals with sports-related injuries that can be addressed with allograft implants. The International business line markets and distributes products through a direct distribution organization and a network of independent distributors from foreign affiliates. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

Cardiva Medical, Inc. designs and develops vascular access management products. It offers VASCADE, an extravascular closure device designed to increase the comfort and safety of vascular closure for patients; and Catalyst, a device that supports the body's natural healing process by enhancing the vessel's inherent natural elastic recoil, tissue apposition and coagulation. The company was founded by Zia Yassinzadeh and Augustine Y. Lien in July 2002 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Be The Match is a non-profit organization that connects patients with their donor match for a life-saving marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant. The private company is based in Minneapolis. The American company operates the most diverse registry in the world, which includes both adult donors willing to donate to a stranger in need and stored cord blood units. Be The Match provides patients and their families one-on-one support, education, and guidance before, during, and after transplant. Amy L. Ronneberg has been the CEO of the company since 2013.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Part of The Marrow Foundation, National Marrow Donor Program is a company that provides treatments for those facing life-threatening blood cancers. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Amy L. Ronneberg.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

Pegasus Biologics, Inc. engages in manufacturing, developing, and marketing bioimplants for soft tissue repair and wound care for diabetic ulcers. Its products include Unite Biomatrix and OrthADAPT Bioimplant. Pegasus Biologics serves orthopedics, sports medicine, neurosurgical, and spine applications. The company is headquartered in Irvine, CA

University of Nevada functions as a college and university. It provides education, research, scholarship, creative activities, and clinical services. The company was founded on September 10, 1957 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

DeRoyal Industries, Inc. manufactures and markets medical and surgical equipment. Its product line includes syringes, respiratory care equipment, wheelchairs, X-ray equipment, laser systems, and other medical equipment. The company was founded by Pete O. V. DeBusk in 1973 and is headquartered in Powell, TN

KeraLink International, Inc. operates as a non-governmental network of eye and tissue banks. It also provides ocular tissues used in transplant surgeries. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Tutogen Medical GmbH manufactures medical apparatus. The company is based in Neunkirchen am Brand, Germany. The German company was founded in 1993. The CEO is Stefan Puskeppelies.

Amend Surgical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It focuses on enhancing the healing and regenerative capacity of bone grafts in the orthopedic, spine and dental surgery fields. The company was founded by Robby Lane and Ronald Cobb in June 2015 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention operates as a government health center. It helps to prevent and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards, disabilities and environmental health threats. It conducts research and investigations for its action oriented approach. The company was founded on July 1, 1946 and is located in Atlanta, GA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Catalyst Orthoscience LLC provides health care services. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Naples, FL.

Centinel Spine LLC operates as a privately-held spinal device company. It offers brand-name motion-preserving and fusion solutions. Its products include PRODISC L, STALIF M FLX, STALIF HISTORY, PRODISC C, and STALIF C FLX. The company was founded by John J. Viscogliosi in August 2008 and is headquartered in West Chester, PA.

Narragansett Bay Insurance Co. provides consultancy services for property and casualty insurance industry. It offers specialty underwriter of homeowner’s insurance products and services. The firm also offers insurance products in homeowners, renters and dwelling fire in these states: Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island. The company was founded by Stewart H. Steffey, Jr. in 1848 and is headquartered in Pawtucket, RI.