Taraneh G. Farazi

IntelliCorp, Inc. develops and markets diagnostics and system management software solutions. Its NetProcess tool suite automates the process of business analysis, technical synchronization, enterprise application integration, security management, regulatory compliance, test data management and training. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Cardiogenesis Corp. designs, develops, and distributes surgical products for the treatment of refractory angina in patients with chronic cardiac ischemia caused by coronary artery disease. The company was founded by Randy J. Kesten in April 1989 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc. develops natural orifice surgical products and procedures to advance the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm offers EsophyX device and StomaphyX device. The company was founded by Stefan J. M. Kraemer, Clifton A. Alferness, Scott Jordan Wolf, James W. Fitzsimmons and John M. Adams in 2003 and is headquartered in Redmond City, WA.

Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society is a non-profit organization that offers healthcare products. The non-profit company is based in Rockville, MD.

BAROnova, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage medical-device company. It develops nonsurgical, nonpharmacologic devices. The firm's TransPyloric Shuttle device enables the patient' stomach to fill up faster, stay full longer, and potentially delay gastric emptying. The company was founded by Hugh Narciso in 2006 and is headquartered in Goleta, CA.

ZipLine Medical, Inc. engages in the development of non-invasive surgical skin closure devices. It offers Zip Surgical,m PreLoc Wound Care, and Zipstitch Consumer platforms. The company was founded by Amir Belson in 2009 and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Nuvaira, Inc. develops medical devices for treating lung diseases. It works on a novel catheter-based system that has the potential to improve lung function, exercise capacity and quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The company was founded by Steven Dimmer and Martin L. Mayse in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Abingworth Management Ltd. operates as an investment firm with interests in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. It offers services for businesses in all stages of company development, including early and late-stage venture financing, growth equity, and public companies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Abingworth LLP (Abingworth) is a venture capital firm founded in the year 1973 Peter Dickson and Anthony Montagu. The firm headquartered in London and additional offices in San Francisco and Boston. Abingworth LLP became part of The Carlyle Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CG) on 3rd August 2022.

MVM Partners LLP (MVM Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Intelligenetics, Inc. engages in the provision of bioinformatics services. The company is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., Coherent Medical Group is a company that manufactures and markets electro-optical systems and medical instruments. The company is based in Santa Clara, CA. Coherent Medical Group was acquired by ESC Medical Systems Ltd. from Coherent, Inc. on April 30, 2001 for $259.24 million.

PTV Sciences LP (PTV Healthcare Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Matthew S. Crawford and Evan S. Melrose. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Appriva Medical, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures medical devices. The firm's products include manufacturing of closed-chest, catheter-based device for occluding the left atrial appendage and PLAATO. The company was founded by Dr. Lesh and Erik van der Burg in 1998 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA

Pennsylvania Hospital provides healthcare services. It offers diagnostic and therapeutic medical services. The firm also offers general and specialty surgical services such as orthopedics, vascular medicine, neurosurgery, urology, neonatology, neurosciences, and behavioral health. The company was founded by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond in 1751 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Endeavour Vision SA (EV) is an independent venture capital firm headquartered in Geneva. EV traces their origins back to 1989 through the convergence of the Vision Capital European team and the Swiss VC firm, Endeavour. EV was co-founded in 2000 by Sven Lingjaerde and Damien Tappy. The firm specializes in providing funding for entrepreneurs in life sciences, biotech, medtech, cleantech and information technology. EV operates in close cooperation with Genevest, an independent investment vehicle which has reached the divestment stage. Their investors in the funds they advise are industrial corporations, family offices, global institutional investors and business leaders in the technology and investment industry.

CeQur SA develops medical devices for diabetes patients. It offers n insulin delivery device that provides three days of consistent, basal insulin deliver along with on-demand bolus insulin. The company was founded by James L. Peterson in January 2008 and is headquartered in Horw, Switzerland.

Scifluent Communications specializes in scientific exchange. The company is headquartered in Yardley, PA.

Optiscan Ltd. engages in manufacturing of instruments and apparatus that measure an optical property. The company was founded in and is headquartered in La Quinta, CA.

eFFECTOR Therapeutics Operations, Inc. discovers and develops translation regulators. It offers small molecule therapeutics that control gene expression for the treatment of cancer and other serious diseases. Its pipeline of translation regulators includes eFT508, eIF4E, and eIF4A. The company was founded by James R. Appleman, Kevin L. Eastwood, Siegfried Reich, Davide Ruggero, Kevan Shokat, and Stephen T. Worland in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.