W. Brent Tarver

LivaNova USA, Inc. engages in the design, development, sales, and marketing of implantable medical devices. It operates through providing neuromodulation therapy, vagus nerve stimulation therapy (VNS Therapy) for the treatment of refractory epilepsy, and treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Granbury, TX.

OrthoAccel Technologies, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets orthodontic devices. The firm engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of products to enhance dental care and orthodontic treatment. It develops and sells AcceleDent, a FDA-cleared clinical approach to safely accelerate orthodontic tooth movement by applying gentle micropulses, SoftPulse Technology, as a complement to existing orthodontic treatment. The company was founded by Mark Kwatia, Kirk A. Purcell, Lawrence W. Swol, Colin I. James and Anna Lisa Somera in 2007 and is headquartered in Bellaire, TX.

Founded in 2006 by Christopher Wasden and Jeffrey Organ, SimplexityMD is a business incubator and venture capital firm located in Houston, Texas.

MicroTransponder, Inc. develops wireless neurostimulation system for the treatment of chronic pain and other neurological indications. It is a medical device company spun out from the University of Texas at Dallas. The firm has an team of neuroengineers collaborating with academics to develop wireless solutions to treat neurological diseases. The company was founded by Lawrence James Cauller, Thomas James Curnes II and William Michael Rosellini in June 2009 and is headquartered in Austin, TX.