Robert S. Meece

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.

Microprobe Corp. is an American company that specializes in commercial medical research.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Abbott Molecular, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals and medical products. Its products include genetics and genomics and oncology. The company was founded by Thomas J. Mozer and is headquartered in Abbott Park, IL.

Medtronic Spine LLC develops medical devices for invasive therapies. It designs, manufactures and markets instruments used in therapies for the restoration of spinal anatomy. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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.

Bayer Healthcare LLC provides healthcare and pharmaceutical medicines. It also provides researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing services for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases. The company is headquartered in Whippany, NJ.

Optovue, Inc. develops ophthalmic diagnosis instruments based on the Fourier-Domain OCT technology. Its products include Avanti, RTVue Premier, iFusion, iVue, iCam, iScan, iStand and Networking. The company was founded by Jay Wei and Tom Zhao in 2003 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. operates as a medical device company for fracture treatment. It focuses on creating less invasive solutions for fractures in and around the joints. The firm offers distal radial and wrist fracture repair products. Its products include distal radius and proximal humerus. The company was founded by Michael P. Brenzel and Paul J. Hindrichs in 2009 and is headquartered in Maple Grove, MN.

NovaSom, Inc. provides diagnostic services. It offers Obstructive Sleep Apnea home testing, with the AccuSom home sleep test, the only supported home sleep test that provides continuous patient support and next-day test results. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Glen Burnie, MD.

TPG Capital LLC is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 1992 by William S. Price and James George Coulter. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth with additional offices in London and São Paulo.

TherOx, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on developing and commercializing therapies to treat ischemic and oxygen deprived tissue. Its SSO2 therapy consists of TherOx DownStream system, a mobile hardware device that interfaces with the TherOx DownStream Cartridge that controls cartridge operation wherein SSO2 solution is created and mixed with the patient's blood to create superoxygenated blood for delivery to the coronary arteries. The company was founded by David B. Musket, Paul J. Zalesky and J. Richard Spears in 1994 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

Part of Sysmex Corp., International Reagents Corp. is a Japanese company that manufactures reagents. The company is based in Kobe-shi, Japan. International Reagents was acquired by Sysmex Corp. on April 01, 2002.

PatientSafe Solutions, Inc. provides wireless workflow optimization and patient safety solutions. It designs hardware and software solutions to provide patient safety and improve patient, family, and nurse satisfaction in hospitals. It offers clinical communications and workflows, coordinated care, and professional services. The company was founded by Keith Blei, Gerald E. Forth, David D. Swenson, Pat Steusloff and Kim T. Rubin in 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Medical Device Manufacturers Association operates as a trade association. The private company is based in Washington. The American company was founded by Thomas C. Thompson.

Bio-Imaging Research, Inc. manufactures x-ray imaging products for security and inspection. The firm’s services include microfocus, inspection and 450 kV scanning services. The company is headquartered in Lincolnshire, IL.

Conceptus SAS is a subsidiary of Conceptus Inc. Conceptus is engaged in the design, development, promotion and distribution of innovative medical products for use in the field of women's health. The company Conceptus SAS is headquartered in Versailles France.

Part of Advanced Medical Technology Association, AdvaMedDx operates as a trade association representing diagnostics manufacturers. The company is based in Washington. The CEO of the American company is Scott Whitaker.

Part of Alcon AG, Alcon NV is a Belgian company that provides eye health care services. The company is based in Vilvoorde, Belgium. The company was founded in 1945 by Robert Alexander, William Conner. The CEO is David J. Endicott.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Vysis, Inc. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Downers Grove, IL.

Vyaire Medical, Inc. operates as a global medical device company. The firm specializes in respiratory diagnostics, ventilation, anesthesia delivery and patient monitoring services. Its products include Bird Sentry 2 Blender, Vyntus WALK, Tri-Flo subglottic suction system and Multi-Link X2 ECG System. The company was founded in October 2016 and is headquartered in Mettawa, IL.

Vyaire Holding Co. provides health care services. The company is headquartered in Mettawa, IL.

TPG Biotech (TPG biotech) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of TPG Capital Advisors LLC founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Alcon Vision LLC is a company that specializes in innovative eye care solutions. The company is based in Fort Worth, TX and was founded in 1945 by William Conner and Robert Alexander. The company offers both surgical and vision care solutions to their customers. Alcon is dedicated to transforming eye care possibilities into realities through the discovery and development of their innovative eye care products and solutions.

TPG Capital LP provides financial investment services. The company was founded by David Bonderman, William S. Price III and James George Coulter Jr. and is headquartered in Houston, TX.