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Sands Capital Management LLC (Sands Capital) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Frank Sands and is majority owned by Sands Capital Management LP. Sands Capital provides investment management services to both US and non-US clients who have different tax statuses, often depending on the jurisdiction.

Cryovascular Systems, Inc. used to develop therapy products for the treatment of peripheral vascular and cardiovascular diseases. The company products were includes non-saline angioplasty devices for arterial catheterization. Cryovascular Systems was founded by James Joye & Ronald Williams in 1977 and was headquartered in Los Gatos, CA

Benvenue Medical, Inc. engages int the provision and development of invasive systems for spine repair. It offers Kiva an implant solution for vertebral augmentation and a departure from balloon kyphoplasty, Blazer-C a vertebral augmentation system that utilizes a unique cannulated curved wire offering mechanical channel creation, and Luna a interbody implant that is delivered through a minimally-invasive cannula to the disc space and expands in-situ. The company was founded by Laurent B. Schaller in 2004 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

EndoShape, Inc. commercializes medical devices. Its products include Medusa multicoil, animation and instructions, and computerized tomography (CT) imaging. The company was founded by Harold Tyber, Jeffrey Cstleberry and Robin Shandas in 2006 and is headquartered in Idaho Springs, CO.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Spiracur, Inc. develops innovative wound healing technologies. Its products include smart negative pressure wound care system that includes cartridge, hydrocolloid dressing, and interface layer for the treatment of chronic and acute wounds; and ciSNaP closed incision systems, including sterile cartridges, controlled tension relief layers, advanced surgical dressing, and straps for patients undergoing high-risk procedures, including orthopedic, abdominal, vascular, and podiatric surgeries. The company was founded by Kenton D. Fong and Moshe Pinto in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Empirical Spine, Inc. develops minimally invasive, flexion-restricting stabilization devices for the spine. It offers LimiFlex Spinal Stabilization System which is a novel implant that provides segmental stability to the lumbar spine while still allowing motion and also used in conjunction with a surgical decompression for the treatment of lumbar spinal stenosis with or without degenerative spondylolisthesis. The company was founded by Louis Fielding, John Colin Cahill, Ian Bennett and Todd F. Alamin in 2006 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Part of ASHINC Corp., RMX LLC is a company that provides new automobiles, sport-utility vehicles, and light trucks transportation services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA.

Burr Pilger Mayer, Inc. provides accounting and consulting services. The firm's focus areas encompass assurance, corporate tax, business consulting, and wealth management. Its services include audit and quarterly reviews, internal control, forensic accounting, tax planning, business valuation, cash flow management, tax compliance, charitable giving, stock option planning and financial and retirement planning. It serves clients in the agriculture, automotive, construction, financial, government, real estate, and non-profit sectors. The company was founded by Curtis A. Burr, Henry Pilger, and Steven T. Mayer in 1986 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Transaortic Medical, Inc. develops medical accessory devices to compliment trans-catheter aortic valve replacement procedures. It specializes in embolic protection device that doesn't require an additional access site which reduces procedure time. The company was founded on November 8, 2011 and is headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA.

Avik Ventures provides venture capital funds. The firm offers investment and advisory services for early stage consumer products or services, Internet, media, gaming and healthcare companies. The company was founded by Sharon Knight in May 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Emulate, Inc. owns and operates Organs-on-Chips platform which acts as an automated human bioemulation platform for mimicking true human physiology. The firm's product responses to medicines, chemicals, and diseases can be predicted. The company was founded by James Coon, Donald Ingber and Geraldine Hamilton in July 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

SignalFire Management Services LLC (Signalfire) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013 by Christopher W. Farmer and Ilya Kirnos. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Ultivue, Inc. engages in provision of biotechnology services. It offers super-resolution imaging, single-molecule and diagnostics services. Its product Multiplex IHC Reagent Kits, a performance marker multiplexing detection and analysis.The company was founded by Peng Yin, David Walt and Ralf Jumgmann in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Jazz Venture Partners LLC (Jazz Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Adam Gazzaley, Andrew Firlik, John Spinale, and Zack Lynch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Anaconda Biomed SL manufactures healthcare devices. It develops catheters for mechanical thrombectomies. The company was founded by Marc Ribo and Ofir Arad and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Tenon Technology AG manufactures surgical appliances. It develops joint fixation which stabilizes the joint via press fit without the use of crews. The company is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

Vital Biosciences, Inc. develops medical device for detecting and diagnosis skin cancer. The firm specializes in medical, medtech, technology, imaging, cancer, skin cancer, artificial intelligence, machine learning and computational imaging. The company was founded by Farnoud Kazemzadeh, Iman Khodadad and Alexander Wong and is headquartered in Waterloo, Canada.

Northpond Ventures LLC (Northpond Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Sharon Kedar and Michael Pinchas Rubin. The firm is headquartered in Maryland.

Argyle Systems, Inc. provides provides infrastructure for consumers to connect their workforce platforms to businesses. The firm?s products include admin tools, network and client API, and plugin. The company was founded by Audrius Zujus, Shmulik Fishman and Christopher Hansen and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Vizgen, Inc. engages in business of biotechnology. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

CloudVector, Inc. develops enterprise application. The company was founded by Ravi Khatod and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Docugami, Inc. operates as an artificial information document engineering company. It provides saas solutions, natural language processing, image recognition, and declarative markup. The company was founded by Jean Paoli, Andrew Begun, Martin Sawicki, Mike Palmer, and Taqi Jaffri.in March 2018 and is headquartered in Kirkland, WA.

Syncari, Inc. engages in the provision of data automation platform solutions. It helps businesses regain control on data sources and integratons through data cleansing, merging, and augmentation. The company was founded by Nick Bonfiglio and Neelesh Shastry in 2019 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Prophecy.io operates as a provider of a SaaS based low code data engineering platform. The company was founded by Raj Bains, Maciej Szpakowski and Vikas Marwaha and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Her M.D., Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. Its services include gynecology, menopause, sexual health, telemedicine, medical spa, and coolsculpting. The company is headquartered in Cincinnati, OH.

Story Health Corp. operates as a healthcare technology firm. It builds adaptive virtualized care systems for specialists. The company was founded by Thomas Stanis, Nikhil Roy, Ashul Govil and is headquartered in Saratoga, CA.