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Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

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.

Vital Images, Inc. provides visualization and image analysis solutions for medical professionals in clinical analysis and therapy planning . It offers software, customer education, software maintenance and support, professional services, and third-party hardware. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Covidien Holding, Inc. manufactures and supplies healthcare products for use in clinical and home settings. It offers medical devices, pharmaceuticals and medical supplies to hospitals, long-term care and alternate care facilities, doctors’ offices and in the home. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. provides medical devices and procedures for the minimally invasive treatment of venous reflux disease, an underlying cause of varicose veins. Venous reflux disease results in symptoms such as leg pain, swelling, fatigue, skin ulcers, and painful varicose veins. The company was founded on January 31, 1995 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Axon Therapies, Inc. develops treatment for heart failure. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Part of Eli Lilly & Co., Lilly Research Laboratories is a company that engages in research and develops medicines. The company is based in Indianapolis, IN.

HBM Partners AG (Investment Management) (HBM-IM) is the asset management division of HBM Partners AG. The firm is headquartered in Zug and was founded in 2001. HBM-IM provides investment advisory services to private companies. They manage the fund HBM Healthcare Investments.

ValCare Medical, Inc. engages in the designing, developing and commercializing devices and accessories for minimally invasive treatment of heart valve diseases. The firm develops a unique transcatheter device, which will provide the capability to implant the mitral annuloplasty device interventionally without surgery. The company was founded by Samuel M. Shaolian in 2012 and is headquartered in Herzlyia Pituach, Israel.

Tensys Medical, Inc. develops blood pressure monitoring systems. The firm provides patient safety by designing, and manufacturing continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring systems. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Part of HBM Partners AG, HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd. provides healthcare services. The company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands. Andreas Wicki has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

Vascular Dynamics, Inc. provides blood pressure modulation devices. It develops and commercializes a passive, catheter-delivered implant for the treatment of hypertension. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Ellipse Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes implants for spinal and orthopedic applications. It designs, develop and commercialize non-invasively adjustable, remote controlled implants for a broad spectrum of spinal and orthopedic applications. The company was founded by Samuel M. Shaolian and Shawn Moaddeb on June 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., Schneider (Europe) GmbH is a Swiss company that makes stents used to prop open arteries and other devices for angioplasty. The company is based in Bulach, Switzerland. Schneider (Europe was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. from Pfizer Inc. on September 10, 1998 for $2,100 million.

Bank Julius Bär & Co. AG (BJB) is the private banking subsidiary of Julius Bär Gruppe AG (SWX: BAER) in Switzerland. Headquartered in Zurich, BJB was founded in 1890 and provides personal wealth management advice to private clients and family offices.

MiCardia Corp. designs, develops, and commercializes implantable medical devices. The firm offers implantable devices for the treatment of heart diseases, such as mitral valve regurgitation and congestive heart failure. It also provides enCor, an annuloplasty device that corrects residual mitral regurgitation on a beating heart. The company was founded in November 2004 by Michael R. Henson, Shawn Moaddeb and Samuel M. Shaolian and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

HBM Partners AG (HBM-P) was established in 2001 as an independent provider of investment advisory services with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. HBM-P's field of expertise comprises global human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and related sectors. The firm primarily advises HBM BioVentures AG and HBM BioCapital via their Cayman Islands-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, HBM Partners (Cayman) Ltd., which acts as the investment manager for the HBM funds. They rely on the services of an external consultant to analyze investment opportunities in the US.

Aloha Partners LP provides high-speed and wireless broadband Internet services. The company provides mobile broadband IP services for desktops, laptops, pocket PCs, and other similar devices. It also offers a platform to combine voice, video, and data transmissions for police, fire, and rescue services. The company was founded by Charles C. Townsend and Amos B. Hostetter in 2001 and is headquartered in Providence, RI.

Cardialen, Inc. develops medical devices. It offers pain-free cardio version therapy for atrial fibrillation (AF) using low-energy implantable atrial cardioverters. The firm develops and commercializes these as an independent specialist, to address major needs in atrial fibrillation management, achieve improved outcomes and reduce the risk of stroke, heart failure and high healthcare costs associated with atrial fibrillation. The company's products comprise implantable low-energy pain-free atrial cardioverters and cardiac leads and defibrillator equipment. Its products are used for the treatment of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. Cardialen was founded in 2008 by D. Graeme Thomas, Randy H. Weiss and Igor R. Efimov and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Myotech LLC manufactures surgical medical equipment. It develops circulatory support system a cardiac assist technology for treating multiple types of acute and chronic heart failure, including congestive heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Pittsford, NY.

Shape Memory Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and wholesales novel peripheral vascular and neurovascular embolization devices. The company was founded by Alan R. Pelton and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Part of Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc, Jazz Pharmaceuticals Ireland Ltd. is an Irish biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the identification, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland. The company was founded by Bruce C. Cozadd, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Emergent BioSolutions, Inc., Emergent Operations Ireland Ltd. is an Irish pharmaceutical company. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Drand Ltd. provides financial intermediation services.

Part of Sanarus Technologies LLC, Sanarus Medical, Inc. manufactures minimally invasive medical devices. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. The company was founded in 1999 by Seth A. Stabinsky, Glenn Foy. The CEO is BJ Hardman. Sanarus Medical was acquired by Sanarus Technologies LLC on July 16, 2009.

Adapt Pharma Ltd. develops and distributes therapeutic treatments. The company was founded by David Brabazon and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Headway Ireland Ltd. provides community-based rehabilitation support and information services for people affected by brain injuries. The private company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Longitude Capital Management Co LLC (Longitude Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Juliet Trammenoms Bakker, Patrick Enright, David Hirsch and Marc-Henri Galletti. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.