Stephen G. Slade

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.

Hyalex Orthopaedics, Inc. manufactures medical devices. The firm focus on developing and commercializing new products that feature HYALEX materials technology, a synthetic polymer that mimics cartilage. Its synthetic HYALEX material has the capability of maintaining low friction and low wear under the high loads encountered in human joints. The company is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

eyeonics, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and sells premium intraocular lenses. Its lenses are implantable devices that replace the natural lens in the human eye, typically after the natural lens has developed cataracts that can significantly impair vision. The firm's products are designed to both replace a cataractous lens and correct a refractive error. The company was founded by Andrew J. Corley and Stuart J. Cumming in 1998 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

Transcend Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops medical devices for the treatment of glaucoma, the cause of adult irreversible blindness. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. develops laparoscopic visualization tools and systems. It offers FloShield Air, a vortex barrier technology that provides a continuous flow of dry carbon dioxide gas over the tip of the scope, instantly defogging it while continuously shielding it from condensation, debris, and smoke. It also offers FloShield Plus, an intra-operative flush that can be used to clean a scope if it gets dirty during surgery. The company was founded by Wayne L. Poll and Jodi Wolfe in 2006 and is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Glooko, Inc. provides mobile diabetes management solution for patients, health systems, and payer groups. It enhances the way diabetics and care providers interact by leveraging the power of mobile, cloud, and analytics to transform diabetes management. The company was founded by Yogen K. Dalal, Chamath Palipitiya, Sundeep Madra, and Anita Matthew in June 2010 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Qlaris Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. The company was founded by Thurein Htoo and Barbara Wirostko and is headquartered in Wellesley, MA.

Antiva Biosciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, topical therapeutics for the treatment of diseases caused by HPV infection. The company was founded by Karl Y. Hostetler in 2012 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Calibra Medical LLC develops and markets medical devices and technologies in the diabetes sector. Its products include finesse and insulin delivery devices. The company was founded by Daniel Hawkins and Clifton A. Alferness in 2004 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

OncoResponse, Inc. discovers cancer immunotherapies by interrogating the human immune system. The firm identifies elite responders to immunotherapy and screens the adaptive immune system to discover antibodies with reactivity. The company was founded by Clifford J. Stocks, Kristine Swiderek and Steven H. Gillis in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Mission Bay Capital Management Inc (Mission Bay Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Labrys Biologics, Inc. provides biotechnology services. It is a venture-financed development stage biotechnology company, which focuses on treatments for chronic migraine. The company was founded by Corey S. Goodman in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Spring Ridge Ventures (Spring Ridge Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by George M. Savage and Andrew Thompson. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Gemin X Pharmaceuticals US Inc. is engaged in the development of cancer therapeutics. It offers mimetic and telomere capping programs, as well as screening, medicinal chemistry, and preclinical development services. The company was founded by Gordon C. Shore in 1998 and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

Ivantis, Inc. develops technology to treat ophthalmic diseases. The firm develops solutions for glaucoma and offers an intracanalicular scaffold or implantable device that relieves high intraocular pressures in patients. It provides its solutions for use in clinical trials to ophthalmology specialists. Ivantis was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Canaan Management, Inc. (Canaan Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 1987 by Eric A. Young. The firm is headquartered in Westport, CT.

Mayfield Fund LLC (Mayfield Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 1969 by Mark Jay Levin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

GenPharm International, Inc. manufactures biopharmaceutical products. The company works towards the application of transgenic animal technology to the development of human antibody products, which are used for therapeutic uses. It was founded in 1988 and is located in San Jose, CA.

Part of Medtronic Plc, Nellcor Puritan Bennett, Inc. is a company that manufactures and supplies respiratory care products. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. Nellcor Puritan Bennett was acquired by Mallinckrodt, Inc.(Old) on August 26, 1997 for $1,805.05 million.

Theraclone Sciences, Inc. develops novel therapeutic antibodies for the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The firm leverages its proprietary antibody discovery technology, I-STARTM to identify rare fully human antibodies from immunologically relevant human subjects. The firm’s primary research focus is to discover novel targets and antibodies, and develop therapeutic monoclonal antibodies, by using its proprietary B-cell technology platform to mine the immune system of cancer patients. The company was founded by Johnny T. Stine in November 2004 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

ALUS Liquidation Corp. develops, manufactures, and sells medical products. The company is based in Irvine, CA.

Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH develops and markets laser and surgical technology solutions. Its brands include TENEO 317 Laser, VICTUS Femtosecond Laser, ZYOPTIX Diagnostic Workstation, and ZYOPTIX Microkeratome. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

AqueSys, Inc. is a clinical-stage medical device company that develops ocular implants that reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) associated with glaucoma. It focuses on commercializing implantable devices that will significantly improve the treatment of glaucoma. The company was founded by Charles E. Larsen in 2006 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ

Direct Flow Medical, Inc. develops transcatheter heart valve technologies. It explores application of its technology beyond the aortic valve, to the mitral valve, and other valve anatomy. The firm’s Transcatheter Aortic Valve System is indicated for the treatment of patients with severe aortic stenosis, who are at risk for surgical aortic valve replacement. The company's system incorporates a polymer frame, which is expanded using pressurized saline and contrast for placement, assessment and repositioning. Direct Flow Medical was founded by Gordon B. Bishop and Randall T. Lashinski in June 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.