Jerry Hurwitz

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Clayton Associates LLC (Clayton Associates) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Stuart C. McWhorter and R. Clayton McWhorter. The firm is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee.

Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. operates as a gene therapy-based company. It engages in capsid development, scaled manufacturing, and a portfolio of therapeutic programs. The company was founded by Richard Jude Samulski, Xiao Xiao, and Sheila A. Mikhail in 2001 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of River Acquisition Corp., IVAC Corp. is a company that manufactures electronic medical equipment. The company is based in San Diego, CA. IVAC was acquired by River Acquisition Corp. from Eli Lilly & Co. on November 29, 1994.

Wyeth LLC develops, manufactures, and distributes pharmaceuticals and biological substances. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

Cirtec Medical Systems LLC provides outsourced design and manufacturing services for neuro-stimulation and cardiovascular devices. Its services include products management, design and development, device assemble and product transfers. The company was founded by Laurence S. Derose, Merwin Jerry Hansen and Michael Forman in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.

Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

Essex Woodlands Management, Inc. (EW Healthcare Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1985 by Jim L. Currie and Martin P. Sutter. The firm is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

The North Carolina Biotechnology Center provides research and education grants. Its services include financing, technology assessment, business planning, and marketing strategies implementation. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

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.

Hatteras Venture Partners (Hatteras Venture) is venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Clay B. Thorp and John Crumpler. The firm is headquartered in Durham, North Carolina.

Reason To Believe LLC, also known as Virtue Labs, is a haircare company that manufactures and markets innovative, technology-based solutions for hair health. The company is based in Raleigh, NC, with a technology manufacturing facility elsewhere. The company's proprietary ingredient, alpha keratin 60ku®, is the only fully functional, human-identical keratin protein on the market today, found in each of the company's Virtue® haircare products. Virtue Labs offers a range of haircare products, including shampoos, conditioners, and hair treatments that heal, nourish, and repair damaged hair. The company also offers styling products that hold, protect, and sculpt hair to achieve the perfect styled look. The company was founded by Melisse Shaban, and Jose Luis Palacios has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

HealthQuest Capital Management Co LLC (HealthQuest Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Garheng Kong and Randy L. Scott. The firm is headquartered in Redwood City, California.

The Gelato Fiasco, Inc. owns and operates an ice cream shop. It retails and wholesales artisanal gelato and sorbetto flavors. Its products include dark chocolate noir and strawberry balsamic sorbetto, toasted coconut, vanilla bean, espresso chip and stracciatella gelato. The company was founded by Joshua K. Davis and Bruno Tropeano in 2007 and is headquartered in Brunswick, ME.

Lookout Capital LLC (Lookout Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2010 by Merrette Moore and Bill Moore. The firm is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Franklin Street Securities, Inc. provides investment management services. It provides independent, trusted and personalized advice, complementing in-house expertise with carefully selected external resources. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Chapel Hill, NC.

MCNC, Inc. is a non-profit company based in Durham, NC. The company is a team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers who provide high-end services to the community.

CC Intelligent Solutions, Inc. provides information technology solutions. It offers systems and software design and development, staffing and technical consulting services. The firm provides its services to the government and private sectors. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Keratin Biosciences, Inc. focuses on regenerative medicine and drug delivery therapies based on a purified human-derived keratin technology platform. The firm also offers dressing for advanced wound care and academic and medical research. The company was founded on June 11, 2018 and is headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Medtronic CardioVascular manufactures medical devices. Its products include dru-eluting stents, guide catheters, guidewires and balloon diagnostic catheters to treat diabetes, heart disease, neurological disorders and vascular illnesses. The company is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Guthrie Theater Foundation is an American center for theater performance, production, education and professional training. The company was founded in May 7, 1963 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Research Triangle Institute is a non-profit organization which provides research and development services. It offers surveys and data collection, statistics and data science, assessment and analysis, program design and implementation, and research technologies and analytical laboratory. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Cereius, Inc. develops novel radio-labeled therapeutics for treating solid tumor brain metastasis. The firm delivers new targeted classes of both radiologic diagnostics and radiotherapeutics for the treatment of cancers in the brain. The company was founded by Kimberly Blackwell and Michael R. Zalutsky in 2017 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Part of Advanced Medical Technology Association, AdvaMedDx operates as a trade association representing diagnostics manufacturers. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Scott Whitaker.