Altea Therapeutics has developed an advanced drug delivery system that allows a wide variety of drugs and vaccines across the skin. This breakthrough should improve the efficacy, safety and compliance of drugs and vaccines.

Co-investors: Domain Associates, Venrock Associates, vSpring Capital

www.alteatherapeutics.com

 

Bidshift is an IT company focused on providing flexible workforce management solutions to healthcare facilities. The company's lead offering is a software system that enables hospitals to create and manage an internal registry for nurses and other clinical staff, providing significant ROI for hospitals and flexibility and increased income for the hospital staff.

Co-investors: Himalaya Capital, Kaiser Ventures, RK Ventures

www.bidshift.com

 

    Cardiocore Lab, Inc. advances the quality and speed of clinical trials by providing the world’s finest cardiac testing services. Centralized services include ECG analysis, Holter monitoring, protocol design and statistical analysis.

Co-investors: Caxton Health

www.cardiocorelab.com

 

CardioMEMS, Inc. is a medical device company that develops wireless medical pressure sensors. The technology platform is initially designed to improve the management of severe cardiovascular diseases such as heart failure and aneurysms.

Co-investors: Boston Millenia, Arcapita Ventures, Foundation Medical, Easton Capital, Medtronic

www.cardiomems.com

 

    Ception Therapeutics, Inc. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel biologic and small molecule agents to address unmet medical needs.  The company has late stage biologic anti-inflammatory programs, a small molecule anti-TNF program and several other discovery programs.

Co-investors: Essex Woodlands, Investor Growth Capital, MDS, New Science Ventures, Third Point 

www.ceptiontx.com

 

    Conor Medsystems is a medical device company that develops stents and other medical devices as delivery platforms for controlled local delivery of a wide variety of therapeutic agents. Its proprietary technologies enable the delivery of multiple drugs or biotech compounds to various sites in the body.

Co-investors: Easton Capital,  Highland Capital, Radius Ventures 

www.conormed.com

NASD: CONR

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson

 

    MAKO Surgical is a medical device company that is developing advanced technologies and procedures for the rapidly emerging orthopedic minimally invasive total joint market.

Co-investors: Exxel Group, Ivy Capital, MDS Capital, Tudor Investments  

www.makosurgical.com

NASD: MAKO

 

    Redpoint Bio is a biotechnology company that has made breakthroughs in the science of taste: the elimination of the perception of bitterness and the enhancement of the sweetness of natural sugar. These breakthroughs can potentially be used extensively in the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries. The product line will consist of natural compounds that will have their desired effects when mixed with the target products.

Co-investors: Cargill Ventures, NJTC Ventures, SR One

www.redpointbio.com

OTCBB: RPBC

 

    Synta is an emerging, innovative pharmaceutical company focused on developing novel drugs for the treatment of cancer and immune disorders. The Company has a diverse pipeline of blockbuster-potential drug candidates, diverse chemical library and strong financial backing.

Co-investors: Caxton Group, Duquesne Capital, Gollust Management 

www.syntapharma.com

NASD: SNTA 

 

    The Protective Group is a leading provider of technologically advanced safety products to military forces, law enforcement agencies and fire departments throughout the United States and internationally.

Co-investors: Exxel Group 

www.protectivegroup.com

 

    TherOx developed its SuperSaturated Oxygen Therapy to treat ischemic tissues and conditions. Using the TherOx technology, hyperbaric levels of oxygen can be delivered to the heart to salvage tissue affected by acute myocardial infarction. This is the first of many applications for TherOx’s technology platform.

Co-investors: Kleiner Perkins, DAG Ventures, Integral Capital, New Science Ventures, Wasatch Ventures

www.therox.com

 

    TransMolecular is a biotechnology company committed to discovering, developing and commercializing novel and proprietary drugs to diagnose and treat cancer and pain. TransMolecular is developing a targeted approach to treating cancer using synthetic versions of peptides isolated from natural products. The company's lead compound, targeting a deadly form of brain cancer, is in clinical trials.

Co-investors:   Easton Capital, MDS Capital, Tullis Dickerson, TVM Capital 

www.transmolecular.com

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