Melanie Hess

Advanced Bionics Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets bionic technologies for neurological conditions. Its neuromodulation technology includes neurostimulators, programmable drug pumps, and cochlear implants. The company was founded by Alfred Mann in 1993 and is headquartered in Sylmar, CA.

The University of Melbourne, founded in 1853, is a world-renowned institution located in Parkville, Australia. The university is a leader in education, teaching, and research, offering a wide range of coursework and research programs.

Part of Cardinal Health, Inc., TERAMed, Inc. designs, develops, and manufactures endovascular graft systems. The company is based in Maple Grove, MN. TERAMed was acquired by Cordis Corp., part of Cardinal Health, Inc. from October 04, 2015 on December 18, 2001.

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 Sofamor Danek, Inc. supplies spinal implants and surgical systems. It provides online education, surgical techniques, medical forums, and patient. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

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.

Brandon Capital Partners Pty Ltd. (Brandon Capital Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by David Fisher and Chris Nave. The firm is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Part of Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., Centerpulse Spine-Tech, Inc. manufactures surgical instruments. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN.

Hatchtech Pty Ltd. operates as pharmaceutical product company. It offers Xeglyze lotion that is head lice treatment. The company was founded by Vernon Morrison Bowles in 2001 and is headquartered in in Melbourne, Australia.

Medical Research Commercialisation Fund Trust invests in life science companies located in Australia. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of medical research institutes and allied research hospitals. It provides seed and early stage financing in project investment of up to $0.02 million, at the stage of company formation invests up to $4 million and also makes follow-on investments of up to $2 million. It seeks co-investment with other investors for technologies with larger capital requirements.

AusBiotech Ltd. operates as an Australian biotechnology membership company. The private company is based in Melbourne, Australia. and has subsidiaries in Australia. The company was founded by Liz Dallimore. Lorraine Chiroiu has been the CEO of the company since 2008.

Fibrotech Therapeutics Pty Ltd develops novel drug candidates for the treatment of the fibrosis prevalent in such chronic conditions as kidney disease, chronic heart failure, pulmonary fibrosis, and arthritis. The company was founded by Richard Ernest Gilbert, Darren James Kelly, Spencer J Williams, Steven C Zammit, David Stapleton, Henry Krum and Yuan Zhang in 2006 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Otifex Therapeutics Pty Ltd. develops treatment for ear diseases. The company was founded by Burkhard Franz and Colin Anderson in 2009 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

PolyActiva Pty Ltd. develops drug-polymer conjugate technology. Its platform technology is used to make plastic components for medical devices from drugs and manufacture process is novel and provides greater flexibility over the composition of the final material and better product outcomes compared with competitor technologies. The firm has built drug-polymer conjugates from a number of drug candidates with different chemical structures and linkage points, demonstrating the plasticity of the technology and developed a number of functional co-monomers and polymer segments, which modularises the production of the final conjugate. The company was founded in February 2010 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Global Kinetics Pty Ltd. provides point of care measurement and reporting of Parkinson's disease motor symptoms. Its product includes Personal KinetiGraph (PKG), a wrist worn medical device which reminds the patient when they have taken Levodopa medication as prescribed by doctor. The company was founded by Robert Griffiths and Malcolm Horne in 2007 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

QUE Oncology, Inc. engages in preventing and treating life-threatening cancers such as prostate cancer, breast cancer, melanoma, and cancer pain; and related conditions. The company is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

OccuRx Pty Ltd provides biopharmaceutical services. It engages in the development of therapeutic strategies for the treatment of ophthalmic disorders associated with retinal fibrosis and inflammation. The company was founded by Darren J. Kelly in 2014 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Azura Ophthalmics Ltd. develops therapies for meibomian gland dysfunction. It offers a portfolio of compounds in combination with a novel drug delivery platform to advance a portfolio of treatments for meibomian gland dysfunction. The company was founded by Yair Alster in 1980 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Cardiora Pty Ltd. functions as a clinical stage pharmaceutical company. It develops CRD-102, an oral medicine for heart failure. The company was founded by David Kaye in 2015 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Baker Heart & Diabetes Institute owns and operates a medical research institute. The company is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Certa Therapeutics Pty Ltd. operates as biotechnology company. The firm develops drugs for treatment for kidney disease. The company was founded by Darren James Kelly and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Pathios Therapeutics Ltd. engages in discovering and developing novel small molecule drugs. The company was founded by Thomas David McCarthy, Alan Naylor, Kirsty McCarthy, Peter Joyce and Someit Sidhu in 2017 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Australian Investment Council is an Australian private company located in Sydney. The firm operates as an association. Navleen Prasad has been the CEO since 2022.

Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand is an association for chartered accountants that provides accounting services. The non-profit company is based in Auckland, New Zealand.