James W. Byrd

Cytyc Corp. manufactures and markets medical diagnostic applications. The company is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Falcon Technology Partners is a private equity l firm founded in 1993 by Patrick J. Sullivan. The firm is headquartered in Westborough.

Gen-Probe, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets rapid, accurate and molecular diagnostic products and services that are used primarily to diagnose human diseases, screen donated human blood, and ensure transplant compatibility. It also develops and manufactures the PROCLEIX assays, which are used to detect human immunodeficiency virus, the hepatitis C virus, the hepatitis B virus, and the West Nile virus in donated human blood. The firm's clinical diagnostics products include APTIMA family of assays, which are used to detect the common STDs chlamydia and gonorrhea. Gen-Probe was founded by Thomas H. Adams and David E. Kohne in 1983 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CereVasc, Inc. engages in healthcare services. Ito focuses on the development of novel, minimally invasive treatments for patients with neurological diseases. The company was founded by Dan Levangie, Patrick Sullivan, Carl Heilman, and Adel Malek and is headquartered in Auburndale, MA.

Aton Partners LLC (Aton Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Daniel J. Levangie. The firm is headquartered in Auburndale, Massachusetts.