James J. Hummer

SkyDesk, Inc. provides internet storage solutions. The private company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Verax Biomedical, Inc. develops rapid tests for detecting bacterial contaminants in blood cells and tissues. The firm's first target application for its technology is to test for the presence of bacterial contaminants in platelets and bacterial contaminants in platelets and red blood cells represent the greatest lethal infectious risks in transfusion medicine today and no rapid, simple methods are presently available to effectively address this threat. Verax Biomedical was founded by Joe R. Sanders and Joe L. Straight in 1999 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Cardiac Dimensions, Inc. develops novel interventional tools for the treatment of heart failure and the related condition of mitral valve regurgitation. It offers the CARILLON Mitral Contour System, a proprietary and implantable device designed to be positioned in the coronary sinus vein using cardiac catheterization techniques. The firm also offers patient enrollment, clinical testing, and medical consulting services. The company was founded by James W. Fitzsimmons and Scott Jordan Wolf in 2001 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Olympus Endo Technology America Inc. manufactures medical devices. It offers GI Endoscopy Devices and Dexterity. The company was founded by Steve J. Tallarida, Robert E. Ailinger and James J. Frassica in 2005 and is headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA.

Rotation Medical, Inc. develops treatment of rotator cuff disease. It includes a bioinductive implant and a set of disposable arthroscopic instruments that has been shown to heal tendons by inducing the growth of new tendon-like tissue. The company was founded by Thomas R. Hektner in 2009 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Southern Methodist University is a private university near the center of Dallas, SMU offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs through seven schools in the humanities and sciences, business, the performing, visual, and communication arts, engineering, education and human development, law, and theology.

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.

LSP Management Group BV (LSP) is an independent European venture capital firm which was founded by Martijn Kleijwegt, Frits van der Have and Tom Schwarz in 1998. Headquartered in Amsterdam, the firm provides financing to early- to mid-stage life science companies.

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is a non profit organization that provides healthcare plans and services. It focuses on total health of its members and guided by personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Its expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery, and chronic disease management. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Curia Global, Inc., AMRI Bothell Research Center, Inc. is a company that provides drug discovery and information services. The company is based in Framingham, MA. AMRI Bothell Research Center was acquired by Curia Global, Inc. on January 25, 2001 for $22.40 million.

Flight Options LLC operates private aviation fleet services. It provides owner services, scheduling, dispatch, pilot, maintenance, and safety. The firm’s fleet of aircrafts includes the Nextant 400XT, Citation X, and Legacy 600. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Ricci in October 1998 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Quantitative 3-Dimensional Microscopy, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets biomedical instruments for automated cellular analysis. The company was founded by Jeffrey H. Price in 1999 and is located in San Diego, CA

Mercury Aviation Partners LLC provides aircraft storage, inspection and maintenance services. The company is headquartered in Buffalo Grove, IL.

Cardiosolutions, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It focuses on a novel percutaneous alternative to open heart surgery to solve the problem of mitral regurgitation. The firm offers Dexterity Steerable Introducer, a multi-use tool that enables physicians to access regions of the cardiac anatomy, which are difficult to reach, including the left side of the heart; and Percu – Pro System for reducing the degree of mitral regurgitation in patients with either functional or degenerative valve disease. The company was founded by Steven J. Tallarida in 2006 and is headquartered in West Bridgewater, MA.

Miraval Holding LLC operates spa and resorts. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Catalina, AZ.

Medication Delivery Devices, Inc. manufactures medical infusion products. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. The company was founded by Mark D. McWilliams.

Woodwell Climate Research Center, Inc. provides environmental care services. It seeks to conserve and sustain forests, soils, water, and climate by demonstrating the value to human health and economic prosperity. The Center has initiatives in the Amazon, the Arctic, Africa, Russia, Asia, Boreal North America, the Mid-Atlantic, and New England. It programs focus on the global carbon cycle, forest function, landcover/land use, water cycles, and chemicals in the environment, working in collaboration with partners from local organizations to national governments and the United Nations. The company was founded by George Woodwell and is headquartered in Falmouth, MA.

Directional Capital LLC (Directional Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1981 by Kenneth Charles Ricci. The firm is headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio.

Corvia Medical, Inc. develops medical devices for the treatment of heart failure. It also offers transcatheter treatment of heart failure with preserved or mildly reduced ejection fraction. The company was founded by David S. Celermajer and is headquartered in Tewksbury, MA.

JenaValve Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems. The company was founded on March 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Rachiotek LLC engages in the manufacture of spine stabilization devices. It offers Stabilimax™ Dynamic Spine Stabilization System which supports injured or degenerated spine without eliminating motion. The company is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Rainier Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops a targeted biologic for the potential treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. It provides Vofatamab, an antibody that is focused on the fibroblast growth factor of bladder and other cancer. The company was founded by Stephen Lau and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Xylocor Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the biopharmaceutical company that develops gene therapy for people with advanced coronary artery disease. It focuses on developing product for patients with refractory angina with no treatment options and its secondary product for patients with cardiac tissue damage from heart attacks. The company was founded by Ronald Crystal and Todd Rosengart in 2013 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Bessor Pharmaceuticals manufactures pharmaceuticals. The private company is based in Framingham.

Biofeedback Design, Inc. develops and manufactures medical hardware and software solutions. The company was founded by Dejan Stankovic and Jane Rogers Clark and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Allevion Therapeutics, Inc. develops and operates software platform for monitoring. It develops wearable non-invasive multi-modal smart energy-based system for treating essential tremor with continuous tremor monitoring adaptive sensor. The company is headquartered in Delaware.

HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. develops new allosteric therapies with the ability to treat disease. The company was founded by Jonathan Montagu and Geraldine Harriman and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

ESI Software, Inc. provides law firm practice management and financial accounting and billing tools. The firm offers document management, trust accounting, financial reporting, and contact management services. Its product ESILAW 360, brings all the tools needed for legal practice management and accounting. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Oncoheroes Biosciences Inc. engages in the development of drugs for children and adolescents with cancer. The company was founded by Marc Goldberg, Ricardo Garcia, and Cesare Spadoni in August 2017 and is headquartered in Brookline, MA.

Health Economics Privak II NV is a Belgian company that provides credit intermediation services. The private company is based in De Pinte, Belgium. The company was founded in 2017.