AMICAS

AMICAS is a leader in radiology and medical image and information management solutions over the Internet.

Acquired by VitalWorks (VWKS)
Adlyfe

Adlyfe Inc. develops innovative diagnostic technologies that can detect fatal brain diseases in the blood before symptoms occur.

Private  |  Rockville, MD
Advanced BioHealing

Advanced BioHealing (ABH) is delivering the promise of regenerative medicine today.

Acquired by Shire (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY)
AdvancePCS

AdvancePCS grew to become the nation’s largest independent provider of health improvement services.

Public. Acquired by CVS/Caremark (CVS)
ALDEA Pharmaceuticals

ALDEA is developing novel enzyme activators to enhance the removal of toxic aldehydes, including those associated with the common flushing response to alcohol in persons of East Asian descent.

Private  |  Palo Alto, CA
Alsius

Alsius is the worldwide leader in core body temperature regulation technology.

Public (ALUS)  |  Irvine, CA
Amicus Therapeutics

Amicus is pioneering next-generation oral therapies for the management of human genetic diseases.

Public (FOLD)  |  Cranbury, NJ
Apieron, Inc.

Apieron is developing a noninvasive monitor to measure exhaled nitric oxide for managing inflammation and controlling the underlying disease of asthma.

Acquired by Aerocrine
Axial Exchange, Inc.

Axial Exchange is the open source solution to sharing health care information.

Private  |  Raleigh, NC
BiPar Sciences, Inc.

BiPar is developing a potential new class of tumor-selective drugs designed to meet the unmet needs of cancer patients.

Acquired by Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN) (NYSE: SNY)
Butterfly Health, Inc.

Butterfly Health offers an innovative personal hygiene solution for the discreet protection of accidental bowel leakage.

Private  |  Los Gatos, CA
Calibra Medical

Calibra is developing medical devices and technologies designed to make insulin therapy easier and more discreet.

Acquired by LifeScan / Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Calixa Therapeutics

Calixa is developing hospital-based antibiotics to treat infections resulting from resistant strains of bacteria.

Acquired by Cubist Pharmaceuticals
Cell Pathways

Cell Pathways is a development-stage pharmaceutical company focused on novel medications to treat and prevent cancer and certain autoimmune diseases.

Public. Acquired by OSI Pharmaceuticals (OSIP)
Centocor

Centocor revolutionized the science of immunology and has been a leader in the field of cancer and immune-disorders for over 20 years.

Public (CNTO)  |  Malvern, PA
Cerexa

Cerexa is an innovative biopharmaceutical company focused on developing therapies for the treatment of serious and life–threatening infections.

Acquired by Forest Labs (FRX)
Chimerix

Chimerix is developing orally bioavailable antiviral therapies for unmet medical needs in immunocompromised patient populations, including transplant and oncology, HIV and HBV.

Public (CMRX)  |  Durham, NC
Civitas Therapeutics, Inc

Civitas is focused on developing pulmonary delivery therapies uniquely able to deliver large and precise doses via a simple inhalational device to address significant unmet need medical needs. The company’s lead program is for patients with Parkinson’s disease.

Private  |  Chelsea, MA
Coapt Systems

Coapt’s revolutionary “soft tissue fixation technology” enables surgeons to reliably place and shape soft tissue during reconstructive procedures.

Private  |  Palo Alto, CA
CoAxia

CoAxia is taking a pioneering approach to acute stroke treatment by developing a catheter that directs more blood flow to the brain through collateral vessels.

Private  |  Maple Grove, MN
CombinatoRx

CombinatoRx is pioneering the new field of synergistic combination pharmaceuticals to provide a renewable and previously untapped source of novel drug candidates.

Public (CRXX)  |  Boston, MA
Cylex

Cylex diagnostics have transformed the ability of doctors to measure immune system functioning.

Private  |  Columbia, MD
CytomX Therapeutics

CytomX is creating Probodies, which are masked antibodies that remain inert in healthy tissue but are activated in the disease microenvironment, improving the therapeutic index and utility of antibody drugs.

Private  |  South San Francisco, CA
Data Sciences International (DSI)

Data Sciences International is a pioneer in the field of wireless monitoring and the platform of choice for life science researchers worldwide.

Private  |  St. Paul, MN
Dermira

Dermira is developing topical treatments for moderate to severe acne.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
DexCom

DexCom is tackling the diabetes epidemic by developing sensors that wirelessly transmit glucose readings to patients and their doctors.

Public (DXCM)  |  San Diego, CA
DICOM Grid

DICOM Grid provides secure and simple access to medical images “in the cloud” reducing unnecessary and redundant tests, lowering radiation exposure to patients and making medical images immediately available to improve patient care.

Private  |  Phoenix, AZ
Durata Therapeutics, Inc.

Durata is a biopharmaceutical company pursuing late-stage clinical development of novel antibiotic programs.

Public (DRTX)  |  Morristown, NJ
Elevation Pharmaceuticals

Elevation Pharmaceuticals is focused on the development of new aerosol therapies for the treatment of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).

Acquired by Sunovion Pharmaceuticals
EndoGastric Solutions, Inc.

EGS leverages the most current wisdom in gastroenterology and surgery in developing new transoral incisionless procedures and products to advance the state of the art in treating gastrointestinal diseases.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
Eon Labs

Eon Lab is a drug manufacturer that develops, manufactures, and markets a broad range of generic pharmaceutical products.

Public. Acquired by Novartis (NVS)
Esperion Therapeutics

Esperion is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Public. Acquired by Pfizer (PFE)
Genaissance Pharmaceuticals

Personalized medicine through population genomics and informatics.

Public. Acquired by Clinical Data (CLDA)
GenVec

GenVec develops gene therapy products.

Public (GNVC)  |  Gaithersburg, MD
Immunicon

Immunicon is developing proprietary cell- and molecular-based human diagnostic products with an initial focus on cancer disease management.

Public. Acquired by Veridex
IntelliCare

IntelliCare is a healthcare contact center company that serves providers, payors, and clinical service providers.

Acquired by Polymedica (PLMD)
Kalidex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Kalidex is developing next-generation, broad-spectrum antibiotics for the treatment of serious infections.

Private  |  Menlo Park, CA
Labrys Biologics, Inc.

Labrys is developing a monoclonal antibody treatment for the prophylaxis of chronic migraine.

Private  |  San Francisco, CA
Liquidia Technologies

Liquidia Technologies Inc. is a nanotechnology company that designs and manufactures precisely engineered particles and films for a variety of life and material science applications.

Private  |  Research Triangle Park, NC
Mariner Health

Mariner Health is the leading provider of sub-acute medical services.

Public (MHCA)
Marinus Pharmaceuticals

Marinus is creating a new class of neurologic drugs that may revolutionize the treatment of epilepsy in women and infants.

Private  |  Branford, CT
Matrix Pharmaceutical

Matrix Pharmaceutical develops novel local and systemic cancer treatments that may improve or extend the lives of people living with cancer.

Public (MATX)
Minimally Invasive Devices, Inc. (MID)

MID has developed the FloShield system, a franchise of products that substantially improve visualization during laparoscopic surgery.

Private  |  Columbus, OH
Nellcor

Nellcor introduced the first clinically and commercially viable pulse oximeter and has grown to become the world’s foremost supplier of pulse oximetry.

Public. Acquired by Tyco International, Ltd. (TYC)
Northstar Neuroscience

Northstar Neuroscience is a medical device pioneering the development of cortical stimulation therapies to treat neurological injuries, disorders and diseases.

Public (NSTR)
Novare Surgical Systems

Novare Surgical Systems develops and markets RealHand, a platform technology representing an entirely new category of High Dexterity (HD) instruments for minimally invasive surgery.

Private  |  Cupertino, CA
Novira Therapeutics

Novira is an antiviral drug discovery company focused on the development of its capsid-targeting antivirals for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and HIV infections.

Private  |  Radnor, PA
OraPharma

OraPharma is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused therapeutics for oral health.

Public. Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
ORTHOCON

ORTHOCON develops bioabsorbable drug delivery products for surgical patients with pain.

Private  |  Irvington, NY
Pavad Medical

Pavad develops medical devices for the treatment of sleep apnea.

Private  |  Fremont, CA
Peninsula Pharmaceuticals

Peninsula Pharmaceuticals is developing new antibiotic medications to treat life-threatening infections.

Acquired by Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
Phylogix

Phylogix is an early-stage pharmaceutical company developing chemoprotectant compounds.

Private  |  Waltham, MA
Pozen

Pozen is a pharmaceutical company developing therapeutic advancements for treatment of acute migraine.

Public (POZN)
Praecis Pharmaceuticals

Praecis Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on Peptide-based therapeutics that have the potential to address unmet medical needs or improve existing therapies.

Public. Acquired by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Relievant Medsystems

Relievant develops medical devices to address chronic back pain.

Private  |  Redwood City, CA
ReVision Optics

ReVision Optics (RVO) is improving eyesight though the development of a new technology aimed at the correction of presbyopia.

Private  |  Lake Forest, CA
Revivant

Revivant develops and markets proprietary technology to treat cardiac arrest.

Acquired by Zoll (ZOLL)
Sopherion

Sopherion is a therapeutics platform company initially focused on cancer.

Private  |  Princeton, NJ
Spine Wave

Spine Wave is committed to the development and delivery of high-quality innovative medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders.

Private  |  Shelton, CT
Theraclone Sciences

Theraclone Sciences harnesses the power of the human immune system to treat cancer and infectious diseases.

Private  |  Seattle, WA
Tobira Therapeutics, Inc

Tobira develops novel drugs to help in the treatment of HIV and AIDS.

Private  |  Manalapan, NJ
Transcend Medical, Inc.

Transcend is focused on treating glaucoma with a minimally invasive procedure that is effective, well-tolerated and safe.

Private  |  Menlo Park, CA
VaxInnate

VaxInnate invents vaccines that can be rapidly tailored to treat influenza and major pandemic illnesses.

Private  |  Cranbury, NJ

Meet Specializing Partners

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Stephen Bloch
Peter Farina
Wende Hutton
Lindsay Meyer
Seth Rudnick
Tim Shannon

Events

Medical Device Conference 2013
Menlo Park, CA
June 19, 2013

News

May 13, 2013
European study shows positive results for inlay in emmetropic presbyopic patients (ReVision Optics)

April 22, 2013
Brent Ahrens at Canaan Partners on Fierce Biotech News

April 19, 2013
Civitas Therapeutics Announces Positive Phase 2 Clinical Results for CVT-301, an Inhaled L-dopa for Parkinson’s Disease

April 11, 2013
Chimerix Rings The NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

April 10, 2013
Relievant Medsystems Achieves Completion of Interim Safety Data Analysis of Intracept in SMART Pivotal Study and Expands Senior Leadership Team

April 4, 2013
VaxInnate Awarded U.S. Government Grant to Develop Dengue Vaccine

April 4, 2013
Axial Exchange Debuts Patient Engagement Index (PEI) Hospital Ranking

April 1, 2013
RTP drug firm Chimerix looks to raise up to $105M in its IPO

March 25, 2013
Novira Therapeutics Completes $25 Million Series A Financing

March 25, 2013
Canaan Partners leads $9m Series B round for Minimally Invasive Devices

March 15, 2013
Immigration Policy and Reform – Beyond the Rhetoric

March 14, 2013
Chimerix Appoints Michael D. Rogers, Ph.D., as Chief Development Officer

March 12, 2013
FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for CMX001 for the Prevention of Clinically Significant CMV Infection (Chimerix)

March 6, 2013
Tobira Therapeutics Presents Positive Phase 2b Clinical Results For Cenicriviroc in Treatment-Naive HIV Infection in Late Breaker Session at CROI

February 28, 2013
Transcend Medical Completes Enrollment in Landmark Glaucoma Study Evaluating the CyPass® Micro-Stent 

February 19, 2013
Epic in 2013 = AOL in 1999? (Axial News)

January 24, 2013
Why Patients are Not Treated like Valued Customers (Axial Blog)

January 23, 2013
Sunovion's Acquisition of Elevation Pharmaceuticals In the Top 10 for Venture-Backed Companies

January 16, 2013
VaxInnate’s License Agreement with Emergent BioSolutions Improves U.S. Preparedness for Potential Flu Pandemics

January 14, 2013
adverCar Invites Drivers to Rent Car 'Real Estate' to Showcase Favorite Brands  

January 8, 2013
Marinus Pharmaceuticals Adds $21M Series C

January 8, 2013
One-on-One with Canaan Partners' Wende Hutton on startup Labrys Biologics  

January 7, 2013
mHealth and the Closing Window for Patient Engagement (Axial)

January 7, 2013
Tobira Therapeutics Announces Positive 24-Week Primary Analysis From Phase 2b Trial of Cenicriviroc in Treatment-Naïve HIV Infection

January 3, 2013
Labrys Biologics Secures $31 Million Series A Financing from Venture Capital Firms

December 29, 2012
Why 2013 Will Be a Big Year for NYC's Tech Startups!

December 18, 2012
Top 20 Venture Capital Firms

December 7, 2012
Chemistry among people, companies is crucial to biochemistry deals (Chimerix)