“Investment In Innovation (In³) Medical Device SUMMIT:

A Preview of Early-Stage Medical Technology Companies”

San Francisco, California, June 21-23, 2006

Track 1:  Cardiovascular and Peripheral Vascular Diagnostics & Therapeutics.

Track 2:  Orthopedics & Spine.

Track 3:  Other High-Growth Technologies, including Drug Delivery, Gastrointestinal,
                General Surgery, Imaging, Metabolic Disorders, Neurology, Oncology,
                Ophthalmology, Tissue Engineering, and Uro/Gynecology, among others.

 

Track 1 Presenting Companies Locations	Track 1 Technologies
Alchimer Massy, France	electro-grafted (eG™) polymer coatings to manufacture safe drug-eluting stents addressing the long-term recolonization/acceptance issues
Ample Medical Foster City, CA	percutaneously delivered implantable system to treat mitral valve regurgitation and improve congestive heart failure
Biophan Cardiovascular Division West Henrietta, NY	interventional single-use cardiac support device and drug delivery platform
Cappella Aubrundale, MA	a drug delivery platform that approaches the endovascular bifurcation challenge from a completely different angle
CardioGrade Pleasanton, CA	the Nano-Pulse measures arterial elasticity and autonomic nervous system function
Cardium Therapeutics San Diego, CA	endovascular, catheter-based therapeutic systems and myocardial-derived growth factor therapeutics
Cheetah Medical Wilmington, DE	NICOM™ - continuous, noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring that delivers accurate results, sensor placement flexibility, and motion tolerance
Covalent Medical Ann Arbor, MI	an internal adhesive biotechnology designed for strength, biocompatibility, and ease-of-use with applications in cardiovascular surgery
CVAC Systems Temecula, CA	CVAC improves flexibility, lubricity, and endurance = a consistent golf swing with less back pain
Design Medical Pelham, NH	Physiologic Heart Surgery Pump:  reducing post-surgery kidney failure, mortality, and complications cost by 50%
FlowCardia Sunnyvale, CA	interventional catheter system for simple, safe, and quick mechanical recanalization of coronary and peripheral CTOs
Genesis Medical Interventional Redwood City, CA	F.A.S.T.™, Instant On/Off, Proximally Occluding Funnel Catheter for embolectomy/thrombectomy via simple syringe suction
HeartSTAT Miami, FL	perfusion monitoring for preventing septic shock, the greatest hospital mortality
Hemedex Cambridge, MA	thermal diffusion technology to measure absolute blood flow at the capillary level within the brain
InfraReDx Burlington, MA	ultra-fast, catheter-based scanning spectroscopy system to detect lipid-rich coronary artery plaques
Medeikon Ewing, NJ	Optical Pathlength Spectroscopy for micron-scale tissue characterization and real-time guidance of interventional procedures
Meridian Company British Columbia, Canada	Digital Pulse Analyzer - provides early detection of arterial wall stiffness and biological age of arteries
Millimed Roskilde, Denmark	endothelial management - less trauma combined with new agents for improved healing in vascular interventions
NewCardio Cupertino, CA	ECG software for assessing acute ischemia and cardiac safety surrogates in clinical trials
Robin Medical Baltimore, MD	gradient-based tracking and navigation for MRI - enables MRI-guided intervention, endoscopy and catheterization on any scanner
StemCor Systems Stanford, CA	minimally invasive tools to enable regenerative therapies utilizing bone marrow derived stem cells
Unilead International Lafayette, CA	ECG electrode sensor array, with integrated lead wires, simple, accurate and repeatable ECGs
Vascular Reconditioning Snoqualmie, WA	catheter-based photoreactive treatment system for endovascular intervention in coronary and peripheral atherosclerotic disease
VasoGenix Pharmaceuticals Lanexa, KS	CGRP for the treatment of heart failure
WideMed Herzliya, Israel	disease management system for early detection of heart failure using a noninvasive cardiovascular-sleep prognostic marker
Wireless 2000 British Columbia, Canada	contactless/wireless monitoring of vital signs of people either wearing the device/located in proximity

 

Track 2 Presenting Companies Locations	Track 2 Technologies
ApaTech London, United Kingdom	Actifuse:  an inductive, bioactive ceramic delivering faster, better spine fusion and bone repair
BioniCare Medical Technologies Sparks, MD	electronic device that closes the gap between drugs and surgery in osteoarthritis of the knee
Bone Solutions Dallas, TX	magnesium-based compound that will attach bone to bone and ligaments and tendons to bone
CeraPedics Lakewood, CO	P-15: a small peptide attachment factor for bone formation in orthopedics
Conexis Biosciences Cincinnati, OH	tissue repair devices exploiting shear force transfer and large-interface substrates for adherent new tissue formation
CoreSpine Technologies Prior Lake, MN	a tissue-selective, articulating, mechanical device used for complete nucleus removal in the spinal disc
Disc Dynamics Eden Prairie, MN	Dascor Arthroplasty System, spinal implants technology
Genis Reykjavik, Iceland	protein free induction of endochondral ossification, no human origin, not contagious, no soft tissue ossification
HydroCision Billerica, MA	Fluidjet devices for open/MIS spine procedures including fusion, discectomy, artificial nucleus, and disc procedures
ISTO Technologies St. Louis, MO	using young cartilage cells, restoring function to damaged or injured knee joints and spinal disc
MAKO Surgical Hollywood, FL	a tissue-sparing orthopedic therapy, combining haptic guided robotic system with implant
Nexgen Spine Whippany, NJ	spinal implants utilizing elastomeric polymers for non-fusion treatment of disc degeneration
Orthopeutics Stevenson Ranch, CA	NEXT:  non-surgical treatment for spinal deformity, degraded meniscus and nutritional support for cell-based therapies
Ranier Technology Cambridge, United Kingdom	compliant artificial lumbar disc with graduated modulus for restoration of normal spine biomechanics/enhanced durability
Small Bone Innovations New York, NY	arthroplasty, fixation, and tissue technology single-source solutions for treating small bones and joints
SpineMatrix Akron, OH	noninvasive device used in the differential diagnosis of disc or facet mediated low back pain
SpineVision Paris, France	lumbar system for dynamic stabilization without fusion, artificial discs, and minimally invasive surgery systems
St. Francis Medical Technologies Alameda, CA	X STOP®, a minimally invasive, non-fusion implant designed to treat Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Tibion Moffett Field, CA	active orthotic devices - programmable, sensor-driven muscle assistance, resistance, and robotic therapy for the mobility impaired
US Spine Boca Raton, FL	minimally invasive, rapid-delivery facet fixation via a disposable, trigger-operated gun; third-generation polymer artificial disc
VitalWear South San Francisco, CA	highly reimbursable orthopedic rehabilitation durable medical equipment
Vivoxid Turku, Finland	bioactive glass AbMin™ exhibiting antibacterial bone graft properties
Xylos Langhorne, PA	biocellulose technology for the treatment, repair, and replacement of human tissue

 

Track 3 Presenting Companies Locations	Track 3 Technologies
AerovectRx Atlanta, GA	a platform vibrating-mesh aerosol-generating drug delivery system with disposable mesh medical cartridge
Aestis Boulder, CO	noninvasive medical device for the treatment and prevention of obesity using controlled hypoxia
Aperon Biosystems Palo Alto, CA	noninvasive monitor to measure exhaled nitric oxide for the management of asthma
Arbios Systems Waltham, MA	blood filtration devices and cell therapies for treating liver failure, multi-organ failure, and septic shock
BioCare Systems Parker, CO	noninvasive, LED-based Infrared Photon Therapy device to relieve pain and accelerate healing
BioImagene San Mateo, CA	analyze, search, store, mine, share and unlock the power of digital tissue images
Biomedix Geneva, Switzerland	endoscopic therapies for GERD, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and obesity
Clarity Medical Systems Pleasanton, CA	advanced optical systems/services that are changing the way doctors evaluate and treat the eye
CleveX Cleveland, OH	advanced skin biopsy and wound healing solutions to dermatology, cosmetic, primary care, and oncology clinicians
GlucoLight Bethlehem, PA	noninvasive, continuous glucose monitor utilizing Optical Coherence Tomography technology
Glucon Boulder, CO	automated, continual blood glucose monitoring for critically ill patients
Light Sciences Adipose Snoqualmie, WA	percutaneous light activation reduces intra-abdominal fat, returning Type 2 diabetic patients towards normoglycemia
LW Ligand Encinitas, CA	diagnostic platform with a test for measuring unbound Bilirubin for the management of newborn jaundice
Motorika Mount Laurel, NJ	robot-assisted stroke therapy devices
Nanolution West Henrietta, NY	nanomagnetic particles enabling controlled drug delivery and elution for drug targeting and medical device applications
Nanomix Emeryville, CA	the Sensation™ nanoelectronic detection platform enables a product portfolio of high-value medical and biomolecule applications
NeoMend Irvine, CA	sprayable polymer gel for combined wound sealing and adhesion prevention during laparoscopic surgery
Ogenix Cleveland, OH	Transdermal Sustained Oxygen Therapy (TSOT) for chronic wound healing using oxygen continuously extracted from air
Provista Life Sciences Phoenix, AZ	noninvasive diagnostic technologies for the early detection of estrogen associated cancers and Alzheimer’s disease
Renatus Ft. Collins, CO	KOVACAINE MIST™, a needle-free system that delivers dental anesthesia as a nasal spray
Robin Medical Baltimore, MD	gradient-based tracking and navigation for MRI - enables MRI-guided intervention, endoscopy and catheterization on any scanner
Sphere Medical Cambridge, United Kingdom	microsensors and receptors for the real-time measurement of therapeutic drugs and clinical chemistry parameters
SpinX Technologies Geneva, Switzerland	programmable lab-on-a-chip platform for applications ranging from drug discovery to consumer diagnostics
Starion Instruments Saratoga, CA	surgical instruments employing thermal welding technology to seal and cut tissue
StemCapture Boston, MA	lectin-based cell adhesion technology which enables stents that traffic cells in the bloodstream
TransPharma Medical Lod, Israel	ViaDerm - home use transdermal drug delivery system creating microscopic passageways in the top skin layer
TyRx Pharma Monmouth Junction, NJ	medical devices, utilizing robust tyrosine-based resorbable polymer systems/pharmaceuticals in surgical barriers/cardiac rhythm management
Universal Medical Technologies Larkspur, CA	Ambulatory Infusion Pumps and disposables that require no programming and use pre-filled solution containers
Visionsense Orangeburg, NY	customized miniature disposable stereoscopic cameras that provide 3D vision, measurements, and image fusion in real-time
Vitality Medical Products La Jolla, CA	High Intensity Focused Ultrasound for incisionless male surgical sterilization
VivoMedical Cupertino, CA	noninvasive blood glucose monitor that will measure glucose in sweat in a disposable dermal patch
Vivoxid Turku, Finland	MetAlive™ technology permanently bonding most soft tissues to nondegradable implants eliminating, e.g., encapsulation and infections
Xilas Medical San Antonio, TX	medical devices that enable diabetes disease management and the prevention of lower extremity amputations