Tim Petersen

Endocare, Inc. is a medical device manufacturer of cryoablation technologies for treating cancerous tissue and tumors. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

AMO Development LLC designs, develops and manufactures femtosecond laser technology for use in ophthalmology. It offers Keratoplasty a blade-free laser approach used to incise corneal tissue. The firm's products include metal cone and glass lens for disposable patient interface. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Johnson & Johnson Health & Wellness Solutions, Inc. provides online health and wellness management services. The company offers web-based health related behavior change and intervention programs that emulate an in-person health coaching session. It delivers self management programs for healthy lifestyle issues, diseases, and conditions. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MI.

Hicuity Health provides tele-ICU programs and consulting services. Its tele-ICU programs combine 24/7 monitoring by experienced intensivist-led care teams, a telemedicine technology that interfaces into key hospital systems, analyses real time patient data, and connects care teams to the bedside through two-way video conferencing, structured workflows that focus on practice compliance, and various process improvement programs for evidence-based practices in the ICU to improve patient care and safety. The company also provides various consulting services to identify performance improvement solutions for healthcare facilities. It serves hospitals, physicians, ICU nurses, patients, and others involved in the critical care. The company was founded in 2004 by Mary Jo Gorman, David N. Schopp and Isabelle C. Kopec and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

KFx Medical LLC engages in manufacturing soft tissue fixation implants for orthopedic sports medicine surgeons. The company was founded by Ronald R. Giannotti and Alec Piplani in 2003 and is headquartered in Solana Beach, CA.

WaveTec Vision Systems, Inc. develops and provides wavefront measurement technologies. It focuses on research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of the Optiwave Refractive Analysis (ORA) system with VerifEye used during cataract surgery. The firm offers ophthalmic medical devices. The company was founded by Kenneth C. Aldrich, William B. Adams, Thomas J. Berryman, and Tony Van Heugten in 1997 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

LenSx Lasers, Inc. develops computer-controlled and image-guided laser system. The company was founded by Juhasz Tibor, Weinberg Eric and Kurtz M. Ronald in 2008 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Tangent Medical Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes IV therapy products. It offers NovaCath, a peripheral intravenous catheter system that integrates catheter stabilization, tubing management, closed system blood control, and passive needle encapsulation on IV start. The company was founded by Adrienne Harris, Elyse Kemmerer, Merrell Sami, and Steven White in 2009 and is headquartered in Columbus, MI.

Plante & Moran PLLC provides audit, tax and consulting services. It specializes in accounting, business and financial advisory, human capital, international, operational effectiveness, tax and technology services. The firm caters automotive, banks, business services, construction, credit unions, dealerships, energy, government, higher education, hospitals and health systems, and wholesale distribution. The company was founded by Elorion Plante on January 20, 1924 and is headquartered in Southfield, MI.

Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. manufactures and markets vision care products. The company was founded on March 07, 1962 and is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

The Samuel Zell & Robert Lurie Real Estate Center engages in promoting excellence in real estate education and research. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Michigan Ross Zell Lurie Institute / Venture Capital/ (Zell Lurie Institute) is a venture capital subsidiary of Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies Studies founded in 1997 by Samuel Zell, Ann Lurie and Robert H. Lurie. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Essen Instruments, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of cell and bead based screening solutions. It offers phenotypic drug discovery, antibody discovery and in vitro toxicity testing. The firm’s proprietary technologies, instrumentation, assays and software products address the pervasive need to provide turnkey solutions that increase productivity in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and life science research. The company’s products are used in biologics discovery, small molecules, in vitro tox and cellular research antibody applications. The company was founded by R. Terry Dunlay, Larry A. Sklar, and Bruce S. Edwards in 2006 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Michigan Venture Capital Association operates as a non-profit trade organization designed to bring together venture capital industry participants in the state of Michigan. The company was founded by 2002 by Terry Cross and David P. Weaver in 2002 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Lucina Health, Inc. engages in the provision of maternity analytics platform solutions. It focuses on women at-risk of preterm birth. The company was founded by Michael G. Ross, Rosalyn P. Baxter-Jones, Kevin L. Bramer, and Dean Koch in 2008 and is headquartered in Louisville, KY.

ScienceLogic, Inc. provides information technology monitoring software. Its capabilities include discovery, monitoring policies, event management, dependency mapping, dashboard analytics, automation, ticketing and asset management. The firm serves the enterprises, government and service providers. The company was founded by David F. Link, Richard M. Chart and Christopher G. Cordray in 2003 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

Abbott Medical Optics, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices and supplies for eye care. Its products include star s4 IR excimer laser, wavescan wavefront system, intralase FS laser, catalys precision laser system, tecnis iTec preloaded delivery system, compact intuitiv system and ultrazyme enzymatic cleaner. The firm also offers customer and technical support, service agreement, practice development and intralase electronic procedure services. The company was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Santa Ana, CA.

Neurolens, Inc. is a company that commercializes breakthrough technology to improve vision care. The company's patented contoured prism technology provides visual comfort for the nearly 65% of US adults who complain of headaches, neck/shoulder pain, and eyestrain when using digital devices, reading, or doing detail work. The company is based in Coppell, TX. Inspired by a breakthrough discovery linking optometry and neurology, Neurolens is unlocking a new dimension of vision care. The Neurolens contoured prism design helps the eyes work together comfortably, bringing the eyes into alignment to relieve painful symptoms. The technology is only available to independent eye care providers. The company was founded in 2012 by Davis Corley, and Pierre Bertrand has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Aurion Biotech, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotech company with offices in multiple locations. Aurion Biotech has initiated clinical trials in the US in 2023. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company's mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with life-changing regenerative therapies. Aurion Biotech has received the prestigious Prix Galien award for best start-up in biotech. The company's first candidate is an off-the-shelf, clinically validated cell therapy for corneal care, which has received regulatory approval. The company is privately held and backed by leading investors, including Deerfield, Alcon, Petrichor, Flying L Partners, Falcon Vision/KKR, and Visionary Ventures. Greg Kunst has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Huron River Venture Partners LLC (Huron River Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Ryan Waddington and Tim Streit. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

CorneaGen, Inc. engages in the provision of cornea care services. It offers precision cut corneal tissue, Descemet’s Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty, and Descemet’s Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty. The firm's products include EndoSerter, Geuder Glass Cannula, and Donor Trephine Punch. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

ArborMetrix, Inc. develops healthcare analytics software. It provides software for hospitals and health systems, hospital associations, accountable care organizations, societies and collaboratives. The company was founded by John D. Birkmeyer, Douglas Staiger and Justin B. Dimick in 2011 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Pear Therapeutics (US), Inc. develops and provides a platform that combines pharmaceutical preparations with scientifically validated software applications. It offers eFormulation, pharmaceutical-software combination products. The firm combines digital therapies with supplements, medical foods and pharmaceuticals to create more effective treatment solutions. The company was founded in 2013 by Corey M. McCann, Stephen Kennedy Smith and William Greene and is headquartered in Boston. MA.

Industrial Economics, Inc. provides environmental and economic consulting services. Its services include natural resources, decision support, objective analysis, finance and accounting, policy and strategic services. The company was founded by Mike Huguenin and Sharon Chown on October 1, 1981 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Arboretum Ventures LLC (Arboretum Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Jan L. Garfinkle and Tim B. Petersen. The firm is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Convergent Dental, Inc. develops and manufactures dental devices. The firm develops Solea, a computer-aided, CO2 laser system for both hard and soft tissue indications. The company was founded by Nathan P. Monty in 2011 and is headquartered in Needham, MA.

IOR Partners LLC develops office-based surgery suites. The company was founded by Rick Prell and is headquartered in Boulder City, NV.

Silver Lake Management Co. LLC (Silver Lake Management) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Silver Lake Group LLC founded in 1999 by Jim Davidson and David Roux. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California with offices in San Francisco, New York, London, Hong Kong and Singapore.

NAVV Systems, Inc. engages in the development of software platform and solutions for indoor navigation and location services. The company was founded by Daniel Siegal and Paul Zieske and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.