Jerome J. Klawitter

Baxter Healthcare Corp. develops, manufactures, and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies. It distributes medical treatment options for conditions such as hemophilia, immune disorders, kidney disease, cancer, and trauma. The company was founded on June 21, 1967 and is headquartered in Deerfield, IL.

Tutogen Medical, Inc. manufactures sterile biological implant products made from human and animal tissue. Tutogen utilizes its Tutoplast Process® of tissue preservation and viral inactivation to manufacture and deliver sterile bio-implants used in spinal/trauma, urology, dental, ophthalmology and general surgery procedures. The Company''s Tutoplast® products are sold and distributed worldwide by Zimmer Spine and Zimmer Dental, subsidiaries of Zimmer Holdings, Inc. the Mentor Corporation, IOP, Inc. and through independent distributors and subsidiaries in the U.S. and other international markets. Tutogen Medical is located in West Paterson, NJ.

Innovasive Devices, Inc. designs, develops, manufacturers and markets proprietary tissue repair systems which facilitate the repair of soft tissue injuries. Its tissue repair systems are designed to be used in either open surgical or minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Micro Machine Co. LLC manufactures orthopedic and spinal instruments. It offers polyether ether ketone implants, cutting guides and sizers, surgical instruments, and orthopedic and spine products for use in hip, knee, shoulder, foot, ankle, and hand procedures. The firm also provides design, fast time to market prototyping, inventory management, and micro biology and bio-compatibility services. The company was founded on December 10, 2009 and is headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI.

TEI Biosciences, Inc. develops and distributes novel biologic products for soft tissue repair, reinforcement and reconstruction applications. Its products include SurgiMend 1.0-4.0, SurgiMend-e, SurgiMend PRS, PriMatrix, PriMatrix AG, Durepair, TissueMend and Xenform. The firm’s products are used in general surgery, plastic and reconstructive surgery, trauma, wound care and burns, neurosurgery, orthopedics and urogynecology. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

General Electric Healthcare Technologies, Inc. provides transformational medical technologies and services. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

TranS1, Inc. designs and develops surgical procedures and equipment for back pain. It is a medical device company focused on designing, developing and marketing products that implement its proprietary approach to treat degenerative conditions of the spine affecting the lower lumbar region. TranS1 currently markets the AxiaLIF family of products for single-level and two-level lumbar fusion and the Vectre and Avatar posterior fixation systems for lumbar fixation supplemental to AxiaLIF fusion. Its primary technology is AxiaLIF, a minimally invasive access and fusion system that enables lumbar fusion to be performed with complete preservation of the annulus and all paraspinal soft tissue structures. The company specializes in bringing innovative spine solutions to market, including AxiaLIF and AxiaLIF 2L+, technologies that allow surgeons to perform lower lumbar fusions that result in high fusion rates and low complication rates. The company is also developing a motion preservation platform to be delivered through this minimally invasive, trans-sacral approach. TranS1 was founded in May 2000 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Surgalign Spine Technologies, Inc. is a global surgical implant company providing surgeons with biologic, metal and synthetic implants. It operates through the following business lines: Spine, Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM), Sports and International. The Spine business line designs, manufactures, and distributes surgical implants, instruments, and biologics used in the treatment of conditions affecting the spine caused by degenerative conditions, deformities or traumatic injury. The OEM business line market and distributes the implants and instruments. The Sports business line deals with sports-related injuries that can be addressed with allograft implants. The International business line markets and distributes products through a direct distribution organization and a network of independent distributors from foreign affiliates. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Alachua, FL.

Zimmer, Inc. provides joint replacement solutions. The firm products include trauma and dental implants and orthopaedic surgical products. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Pivot Medical, Inc. develops and markets novel technologies for a rapidly growing segment of the orthopedic marketplace. It offers services in the non-spine orthopedic areas. The company was founded by Julian Nikolchev on January 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Graftys SA designs, manufactures and markets calcium phosphate-based synthetic bone substitutes to the global orthopedic and dental surgery markets. Its research and development projects include injectable and resorbable synthetic bone substitutes, biological repair of cartilage and of the spine, as well as bone substitutes combined with pharmaceutical agents. The company was founded by Jean Marc Ferrier, Alain Valet, Jean-Michel Bouler and Aurélien Valet in September 2005 and is headquartered in Aix-en-Provence, France.

OMNI Orthopaedics, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes orthopedic implants. The company was founded by David L. Lasalle, George B. Cipoletti and Edward J. Cheal on December 22, 2008 and is headquartered in Taunton, MA.

Praxim SA manufactures and sells orthopedic surgical instruments. It specializes in minimal invasive products for knee arthroscopy. The company was founded by Stéphane Lavallée in 1995 and is headquartered in La Tronche, France.

OMNIlife science, Inc. manufactures orthopedic, prosthetic and other related products. The firm products are used in hip and knee replacement, joint pain and robotic surgery. The company was founded by Edward J. Cheal and George B. Cipolletti in 1999 and is headquartered in Raynham, MA.

VisEn's in vivo fluorescence imaging technologies, including its Fluorescence Agent Portfolio and its Fluorescence Molecular Tomographic (FMTTM) Imaging Systems provide robust fluorescence molecular imaging performance in identifying, characterizing and quantifying ranges of disease biomarkers and therapeutic efficacy in vivo. VisEn's FMT systems and agents are used by leading research institutions and pharmaceutical companies in applications including cancer research, inflammation, cardiovascular, skeletal and pulmonary disease. The company also works with large pharmaceutical partners to design ranges of tailored molecular imaging agents and applications that are designed to their specific pre-clinical and clinical research areas.

Nokia of America Corp. develops and provides networking and communications technology, products and services. It offers fixed and mobile broadband, IP and optical technologies. The firm offers a portfolio of solutions and services for telecom services providers, public and private organizations, wireline and wireless operators and enterprises. The company is headquartered in Murray Hill, NJ.

Etex Corp. manufactures calcium phosphate biomaterials. Its products are used for bone graft substitutes, reconstruction of skeletal defects, orthopedic, spine indications, and orthopedic implants. The company was founded by D. Duke Lee in 1989 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) provides education and careers to Italian Americans. It provides services through the development of educational programs, advocacy of representation in government, monitoring how Italians and Italian-Americans are depicted in the media and the forging of ties between the United States and Italy. the firm also offers scholarships for Italian-American students and for students emarking on Italian-based studies. NIAF was founded in 1975 and is headquartered at Washington, DC.

Advanced Medical Technology Association is a trade association which provides medical technology solutions. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is a collective endeavor focused on realizing the potential of transformative innovation in the medical device industry. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. The company encourages med device companies to adopt advanced technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT to develop supply resiliency, production agility, innovation rigor, and secure medical product supply. MDIC's CFQ program is a dynamic collaborative exchange and engagement of diverse experiences and professional insights in advancing innovation to the forefront of patient safety and accessibility. The company was founded by William A. Hawkins. Andrew Fish has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Medication Delivery Devices, Inc. manufactures medical infusion products. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. The company was founded by Mark D. McWilliams.

Ascención Orthopedics, Inc. develops and distributes implants for the shoulder, elbow, wrist, hand, foot and ankle. The company is headquartered in Plainsboro, NJ.

GE Healthcare, Inc. manufactures and distributes diagnostic imaging agents and radiopharmaceuticals for imaging modalities that are used in medical imaging procedures. It offers dyes that are used in magnetic-resonance-imaging procedures. The firm also manufactures medical diagnostic equipment including CT image machines. It develops healthcare technological solutions for medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, disease research, drug discovery and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Orthofix, Inc. designs and manufactures orthopedic medical devices. It offers spine products, orthopedic trauma, reconstruction, vascular, sports medicine bracing and pain management. The company was founded by Edgar Wallner in 1980 and is headquartered in Mckinney, TX.

WishBone Medical, Inc. engages in the provision of pediatric orthopedic services. Its products include allomate bone pin, broken screw removal, straight fibula plating system, clavicle plating, exact osteotomy, K-Wire, universal mini plates, hip plate, smart correction, and others. The company was founded by Nick A. Deeter and Mary Wetzel in 2006 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.