William C. McJames

TYRX, Inc. designs and manufactures medical-pharmaceutical combination devices. The firm commercializes implantable combination drug and device products focused on infection control including the AIGISRx Antibacterial Envelope, designed to reduce surgical site infections associated with cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs). Its AIGISRx products contain the antimicrobial agents, rifampin and minocycline, which have been shown to reduce infection by pathogens responsible for the majority of CIED infections, including superbugs such as methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The company was founded in 1998 by Satish Pulapura and Arikha Moses and is headquartered in Monmouth Junction, NJ.

Ethicon, Inc. develops and markets medical products and devices for surgery. It offers different types of services such as wound management, women's health, and cardiovascular surgery. The company was founded by George F. Merson in 1915 and is headquartered in Somerville, NJ.