Mark Ungs

Part of Boston Scientific Corp., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. is a company that specializes in artery cleaning angioplasty catheters. The company is based in Osseo, MN. The company was founded by Lawrence L. Horsch. SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) was acquired by Boston Scientific Corp. on February 27, 1995 for $865 million.

Curon Medical, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets proprietary products for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. Its products consist of radiofrequency generators and single-use disposable devices. The company was founded on May 1, 1997 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Data Sciences International, Inc. offers telemetry instrumentation and software and services in support of research. Its services include data services, surgical services, validation services and technical training. The firm’s products include implantable and external telemetry, software, signal conditioners, glucose monitoring, infusion pumps and inhalation/exposure systems. The company was founded by Brian P. Brockway in 1984 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

Velocimed LLC develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices. The firm's products are used in cardiology and neurology applications. The company was founded in 2001 by Jay Schmelter, Michael Berman, and Dennis W. Wahr and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

UltraShape, Inc. manufactures and markets non-invasive devices for the aesthetic medical field. The company was founded by Betsy S. Atkins and Glicksman Ami in 2000 and is headquartered in San Ramon, CA.

BeneChill, Inc. develops non-invasive cooling technology for cerebral ischemia treatment. The company was founded by Michael L. Berman and Denise Barbut in 2004 is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

InspireMD Ltd. is a medical device company, which engages in the development and commercialization of platform technology for the treatment of vascular and coronary disease. It offers MicroNet stent, a device designed to trap and seal thrombus and plaque against the vessel wall, preventing embolization. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Rebiotix, Inc. develops and commercializes medical therapies. It offers human microbiome, clostridium difficile, inflammatory bowel disease or ulcerative colitis, hepatic encephalopathy, multi-drug resistant organism, and microbiota restoration therapies. The company was founded by Lee A. Jones, Michael Berman, and Erwin A. Kelen in 2011 and is headquartered in Roseville, MN.

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Tom C. Melzer, Jay W. Schmelter, Mark J. Mendel and Andrew B. Craig III. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri with additional offices in San Diego and Cleveland.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Digi-Key Corp. distributes electronic components. It also distributes semiconductors, discrete, electromechanical parts. Its products include audio products, batteries, cable assemblies, capacitors, computer & video accessories, connectors, crystals & oscillators, discrete semiconductor products and many more. The company was founded by Ronald A. Stordahl in 1972 and is headquartered in Thief River Falls, MN.

Abbott Northwestern Hospital provides healthcare services. The firm also provides comprehensive health care services to patients and their families. The company was founded by Harriet G. Walker in 1882 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Mayo Foundation for Medical Education & Research operates as a medical care research and education organization. Its services include patient care, corporate services, research, and education. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Rochester, MN.

Tricardia Ventures LLC provides investment services. It seeks to acquire in the development of promising technology in the field of cardiovascular medicine. The company is headquartered in Eden Prairie, MN.

Bridgepoint Medical, Inc. develops interventional technology in the field of cardiology. It focuses on developing innovative and proprietary technology in the field of interventional cardiology for access to and treatment of chronic total occlusions. The company was founded by Michael L. Berman, Chad J Kugler and Robert E Atkinson in 2005 and is headquartered in Plymouth, MN.

Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc. manufactures medical equipments. The firm offers products such as medical, surgical, ophthalmic, veterinary instruments, drug delivery applications, endomechanical devices, and apparatus. The company was founded by Joe Fleischhacker Sr. in 1947 and is headquartered in Clarence, NY.

Lutonix, Inc. develops and commercializes drug coated balloon catheters. Its catheters help to deliver therapeutic dose of paclitaxel. The firm’s catheters are used to treat peripheral and coronary lesions. The company was founded in July 2007 by Dennis Wahr and Lixiao Wang and is headquartered in New Hope, MN.

ClearCut Medical Ltd. develops proprietary technology and tools for removal of cancer. Its product ClearSightTM MRI System, focuses on breast cancer lumpectomy for intraoperative margin assessment of surgically removed lumps. The firms applications include breast cancer biopsies, margin assessment of skin cancer, prostate cancer, colorectal cancer and lung cancer tissue microstructure. The company was founded by Eyal Kolka and Erez Golan in 2010 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Pharmacentra LLC provides marketing and communications programs for the pharmaceutical and insurance industries. The private company is based in Norcross, GA. The CEO of the company is Dan Berman.

BackBeat Medical, Inc. develops implantable cardiac stimulation devices. It offers devices for the treatment of hypertension. The firm provides apparatus to increase secretion of endogenous natriuretic hormones. The company was founded by Robert A. van Tassel in January 2011 and is headquartered in New Hope, PA.

EndoSpan Ltd. develops novel endovascular system for endovascular aortic aneurysm repair. The firm is opening up options for repairing aneurysms and dissections in patients with anatomy previously unsuitable for endovascular therapy. The company was founded by Rafi Benary and Alon Shalev in 2009 and is headquartered in Herzlia, Israel.

PulmOne Advanced Medical Devices Ltd. develops devices designed to allow lung function testing. It manufactures and distributes the MiniBox, an office based solution providing complete lung function testing in a portable device. The company was founded by Avi Lazar in 2006 and is headquartered in Raanana, Israel.

Corflow Therapeutics AG is a company based in Switzerland that is developing proprietary technologies to measure the coronary microvascular status and provide therapy to the compromised coronary microcirculation at the same time in the catheter laboratory. The Swiss company's focus is on treating microvascular obstruction (MVO) after an acute heart attack, which is documented to be an independent marker leading to costly complications such as heart failure. Corflow's technologies may enable interventional cardiologists to treat MVO in severe heart attack patients, thereby potentially reducing the short- and long-term complication rates in these patients. The company was founded in 2016 by Martin T. Rothman and Robert S. Schwartz.

Owlytics Healthcare operates personalized physiology-tracking health detection platform. The company was founded by Gill Zaphrir and Yaron Recher in 2015 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Lifelens Technologies LLC is a biotechnology company. It provides treatment devices for personal health monitoring. The company was founded by Robert Schwartz, Landy Toth, David Robins, and Robert Van Tassel in 2014 and is headquartered in Warminster, PA.

Qart Medical Ltd. is a medical, a clinical-stage medtech company, addressing the global infertility epidemic. The company was founded by Alon Shalev and Natan T. Shaked and is headquartered in Israel.

CardiacSense Ltd. is a digital health company based in Caesarea, Israel. The Israeli company has developed a medical watch that integrates proprietary patent-protected sensors and software algorithms to provide continuous measurement of parameters such as core temperature, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, and heart rate at CE and FDA-mandated accuracies. This provides an alternative to costly and complex invasive devices, addressing the increasing demand for remote patient monitoring and tele-health. The private company was founded in 2009 by Eldad Shemesh and Liat Shemesh, with Eldad Shemesh serving as the CEO since incorporation.