Nancy Katz

Medtronic, Inc. operates as a medical technology company. It offers implantable cardiac pacemakers, eternal defibrillators, inferior turbinate surgery products, and continuous glucose monitoring device. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer J. Hermundslie on April 29, 1949 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Calypte Biomedical Corp. develops, manufactures and distributes vitro testing products, which improves the diagnosis of Human Immunodeficiency Virus infection, sexually transmitted diseases and other chronic diseases. The company's product line includes both point-of-case rapid tests and the BED incidence test. Calypte Biomedical was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Portland, OR.

Part of TOLMAR Holding, Inc., Zila Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures medicinal products. The company is based in Phoenix, AZ.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, LXN Corp is a company that develops and commercializes fructosamine monitoring technology for diabetes. The company is based in San Diego, CA. The company was founded by John F. Burd. LXN was acquired by Inverness Medical Technology, Inc. on March 29, 2001 for $18.48 million.

Pepgen Corp. was a biopharmaceutical company. Its product was Tauferon. The company was founded by C. P. Liu in 1992 and was headquartered in Alameda, CA.