Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. manufactures surgical devices and equipments. Its products include the ENDOPATH XCEL access system, CONTOUR curved cutter stapler, HARMONIC ultrasonic cutting and coagulation surgical devices and the MAMMOTOME breast biopsy system. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Satiety, Inc. is a medical device company focused on the development of less invasive devices for the treatment of obesity. Obesity is a global health problem, affecting 70 million people in the U.S. and 300 million worldwide, and growth of which is causing increases in obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Obesity surgery has been shown to be the only long-term effective means of weight loss for morbidly obese patients. Satiety, Inc. was founded in 2000 through a collaboration of medical device incubators Thomas Fogarty Engineering and The Foundry, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

EndoMetabolic Solutions, Inc. develops a medical device for the surgical treatment of obesity. The company was founded in 2007 and is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

Metanomics Health GmbH engages in providing biotechnology services. Its products include MxP broad profiling, MxP targeted profiling, MxP istope tracer, MxP biofluids quality control and diagnostic prototype assays. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Massachusetts General Hospital was established to provide care to Boston's sick, regardless of socioeconomic status—an innovative idea in 1811. In the words of their founder, John Warren, MD, “When in distress, every man becomes their neighbor.” They subsequently became the first teaching hospital for Harvard University’s new medical school and have been redefining excellence in healthcare ever since. They have remained at the forefront of medicine by fostering a culture of collaboration, pushing the boundaries of medical research, educating the brightest medical minds and maintaining an unwavering commitment to the diverse community they were created to serve. They believe that because of diversity they excel, through inclusion they respect their community, and with a keen focus on equity they serve, heal, educate and innovate at the highest levels. Their first priority is the well-being of their patients—near and far. As a team they are able to maintain a singular focus on providing the highest quality, most compassionate care to each and every patient.

Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices used principally to treat cardiovascular disease.

The Coleman Co., Inc. manufactures camping and outdoor recreation products. The firm's products include tents and shelters, stoves and grills, coolers and water jugs, lanterns and lights, furniture and games, sleeping bags and beds, accessories and ATV, and replacement parts.. The company was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Wichita, KS.

Part of Medtronic Plc, Covidien Pte Ltd. is a Singaporean company located in Singapore that manufactures and supplies medical equipment.

Rex Medical specializes in the development, manufacturing, and marketing of innovative, minimally invasive medical devices targeted toward the cardiovascular, venous access, endosurgery, and oncology markets to address unmet clinical needs. Medical device companies play a vital role in the life science industry by developing new technologies to match unmet medical needs across both established and emerging healthcare markets.

LSI Solutions, Inc. is an American private company. The firm manufactures and markets invasive surgical instruments.

Xlumena develops image-guided therapeutic endoscopy products. It develops Bile Duct Stenting, a self-expanding anchor stent and precision XL delivery system. The company also develops Pseudocyst Drainage, an integrated XF system designed to enable reliable pseudocyst drainage; and Hiatal Hernia Repair that enables the repair of a hiatal hernia from inside the GI lumen. Xlumena was founded in 2007 and is based in Mountain View, California.

FitForMe BV is a bariatric surgery that is becoming more popular due to its long-term efficacy in terms of weight loss and comorbidity reduction. They provide scientifically proven, effective food supplements that are tailored to the nutritional needs of each type of bariatric surgery.

Bentec Medical, Inc. manufactures medical devices. Its OEM products are used for many applications including oncology, cardiology, urology, pediatrics, general surgery, ENT, and interventional radiology. The firm offers extrusion, molding, sheeting-gel lab, machine shop, trimming, and dipping, printing, punching and slitting services. The company was founded by Briant Benson in 1994 and is headquartered in Woodland, CA.

BÂRRX Medical, Inc. develops endoscopic treatment solutions for Barrett's esophagus and other chronic gastroenterological diseases. Barrett's is a precancerous condition of the lining of the esophagus (swallowing tube) caused by gastroesophageal reflux disease, or GERD. The company's HALOFLEX, HALO360 and HALO90 ablation systems are designed to provide a uniform and controlled ablation effect, in order to remove diseased tissue and allow re-growth of normal cells. A multi-center randomized, sham-controlled study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2009, studied HALO radiofrequency ablation applied in the highest risk Barrett's population (those having dysplasia). The ablation group had a high rate of complete eradication of dysplasia and intestinal metaplasia and a significantly decreased rate of disease progression and cancer development, as compared to the control group. In another study (AIM-II) published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 98.4% of treated patients were Barrett's-free after two and a half years of follow-up. The HALO systems are cleared by the FDA for use in the United States and each have CE Mark for use in Europe. More than 58,000 procedures have been performed in over 400 hospitals around the world. Based in Sunnyvale, Calif., BÂRRX Medical, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is privately-held.

Trinitas Ventures LLC is an American private company located in Lafayette, IN, that provides real estate services.

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