DuPont Pharmaceuticals Co. researches and develops pharmaceuticals and imaging products to treat diseases. It focuses on pharmaceuticals to treat unmet medical needs in the fight against HIV, cardiovascular disease, central nervous system disorders, cancer and arthritis-related disorders. The company is located in Wilmington, DE.

Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. engages in the manufacture, marketing, sale, and distribution of medical imaging products. It provides diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine products that assist clinicians with the detection of disease, primarily cardiovascular. Its product protfolio includes DEFINITY, TechneLite, Xenon, AZEDRA, Cardiolite, and NEUROLITE. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in North Billerica, MA.

Venturis Therapeutics specializes in pre-clinical therapeutic programs for diabetic wounds and cardiovascular diseases using protein drugs.

7TM A/S performs research and development within biotechnology. It engages in clinical development of drugs focusing on obesity and gastrointestinal diseases. The company was founded by Thue Walter Schwartz, Anders Fink Vadsholt, Mette Kirstine Agger, Christian Elleb��k Elling, and Peter Moldt on January 1, 2000 and is headquartered in H��rsholm, Denmark.

Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.(CPI), doing business as Guidant Cardiac Rhythm Management, manufactured implantable cardiac rhythm management devices, such as pacemakers and defibrillators. It also sold insulin pumps controlled by microprocessors and various equipments to regulate heart rhythm. In addition, Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. developed therapies for the treatment of irregular heartbeats. The company was founded in 1971 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota. Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Boston Scientific Corporation.

Aventis Pharmaceuticals is a pharmaceutical company manufacturing drugs for a variety of diseases and disorders. The company is based in India and manufactures drugs for cardiovascular, thrombotic, metabolic disorders, oncology and disorders of the nervous system. The company was the world’s first pharmaceutical company to market an insulin drug for daily use.   The company was founded in 1956 as Hoechst Fedco Pharma. The company is now part of the Sanofi-Aventis group.

Angiogenix, Inc. develops therapeutic solutions for chronic vascular disease. Its products help the body produce new blood vessels to increase blood flow. The company's product ACCLAIM treats chronic ischemia (lack of oxygen in the heart muscle). Angx1039 is being developed to treat peripheral vascular disease (a narrowing of the vessels carrying blood to the legs, arms and internal organs) and Angx3227 targets sickle cell disease (an inherited disorder that affects the shape of red blood cells). Its fourth product, Vasotrophin increases blood vessel density. The company is headquartered at Burlingame, CA

CardioVascular BioTherapeutics is a development stage biopharmaceutical company advancing biologic drug candidates to address diseases such as diabetic wounds, severe ischemic heart disease, peripheral artery disease, erectile dysfunction, and infarct stroke. CVBT is focused on research & development aimed at improving the quality of life for those suffering from ischemic tissue and organs.

Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. develops and manufactures cardiovascular medical products. It operates as a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories. Its medical devices help patients with heart diseases in returning to active and productive lives and physicians for improving patient management and clinical outcomes. Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. is based in Santa Clara, California. it is currently known as Abbott Cardiovascular Systems.

SCIMED Life Systems is a Manufacturing company.

The USC Incubator accelerates the development of USC’s top student and alumni entrepreneurs through experiential education, mentorship and community. The USC Incubator, supported by the Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC’s Marshall School takes founders from feasibility and development work, on to customers, a tested business model, getting distribution, building a team, bootstrapping and investment preparation. They also provide access to other supporting resources, such as legal and financial assistance.

Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology (KRIBB) is a government research institute in Daejeon, South Korea. It is dedicated to biotechnology research across a broad span of expertise, from basic studies for the fundamental understanding of life phenomena to applied studies such as drug discovery, novel biomaterials, integrated biotechnology and bioinformation.

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

Chemokine Therapeutics Corp. is a biotechnology company, developing chemokine-based therapies to treat cancer, blood disorders and vascular diseases. The company's product candidates in clinical trials include CTCE-0214, for enhancing the immune system; and CTCE-9908, to prevent the spread of cancer and its continued growth. Chemokine Therapeutics was founded on July 15, 1998 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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