Medtronic AF Luxembourg SARL, part of Medtronic Plc, is a Luxembourgish company that functions as an investment holding company.

The University of California is the nation's best public university system, delivering top-notch research and innovation to California (and the world).

Part of Abbott Laboratories, St. Jude Medical, Atrial Fibrillation Division, Inc. is an American company that manufactures and markets medical devices.

UAB Research Foundation (doing business as UABRF), a subsidiary of The University of Alabama System, is a company headquartered in Birmingham, AL. The firm engages in identify, assess, and market commercially viable technology developed at The University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Micro-Leads, Inc. is an American private company that develops spinal cord stimulation therapies.\nThe company says this about itself: Micro-Leads is a medical technology Company developing a needle-deployable, high-efficiency neurostimulator platform for treating chronic focal pain and neurological conditions using directional dosing paradigms of the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Micro-Leads has received funding from the National Institutes of Health under a Helping to End Addition Long-term (HEAL) award. Micro-Leads' active-lead devices are among the highest-density implant-grade medical-devices - potentially enabling new brain computer interfaces (BCIs) as well.

Lectus Therapeutics Limited is a UK-based pharmaceutical company. Its mission is to build a development pipeline containing first-in-class ion channel therapeutics identified through the use of its proprietary proteomics technology for pain management and the treatment of urinary bladder disorders.

Nano Retina, a joint venture of Zyvex Labs (www.zyvexlabs.com), and Rainbow Medical (www.rainbowmedical.co.il), is developing Bio-Retina, a bionic retina designed to restore sight to those suffering from retinal degenerative diseases. Bio-Retina incorporates various nano-size components in one tiny, flat implant, approximating the size of a child’s fingernail bed. Its simple 30-minute implant procedure requires local anesthesia, a small incision and “gluing” of the device to the damaged retina. Return of sight is anticipated to be instantaneous: 20/200 with the first generation and 20/20 with the second generation product, enabling persons who have undergone the procedure to watch TV and identify faces. Recovery time is estimated at up to one week.

CLEARink Displays is a US incorporated venture backed startup, with R&D in US and Canada. CLEARink aims to revolutionize the reflective display industry by developing reflective display modules, based on proprietary technology, that combines the daylight readability of paper with the colorful video performance of digital displays. The company was formed in 2012 by a number of co-founders who have together started over 10 companies, including Vancouver success stories TIR (sold to Philips) and Brightside (sold to Dolby). The company has also attracted a world-class advisory team, which includes a former CTO from Philips and a former CEO from Barco.

Gogoa Mobility Robots is to develop affordable and effective wearable solutions to help humans increase capacity for movement. From neck, shoulder and lumbar support in industrial ergonomics, to health-related critical challenges our bio-mechanical experts create wearable robotics that support human movement. Gogoa's award winning "Assist-As-Needed"​ (AAN) control technology adapts to different human movements. AAN transforms the internal intention to move into actual movement. Our exoskeletons are used in physical rehabilitation and in manufacturing to increase movement capacity for workers and prevent injuries. Designed and made in Europe, Gogoa Mobility Robots has received CE Mark for Hank exoskeleton, allowing it to be sold commercially in Europe.

Pacesetter, Inc., a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, is a company headquartered in the United States that manufactures, and distributes cardiovascular and implantable neuro stimulation medical devices.

Retina Implant AG is the leading developer of subretinal implants for partially sighted and blind patients. After extensive research with German university hospitals and institutes which began with a large grant from the German Federal Ministry of Research and Education in 1996, Retina Implant AG was founded by Dr. Eberhart Zrenner and his colleagues in 2003 with private investors with the goal of developing the first fully-functioning electronic retinal implant to restore useful vision to the blind. Retina Implant began implanting in human patients in 2005, and has started a second clinical trial this year.

Datashapes, Inc. is an American company located in San Francisco, CA, that provides data services. It was founded by Jon Myers and Carl Berg. Jon Myers is currently the CEO of the firm.\nThe company says this about itself: DataShapes offers SaaS solutions that use \"AI for the rest of us\" capabilities to capture and automate industry expertise. The company's patented Vector Learning? technology instantly transforms unstructured data to rich, structured data that lets knowledge workers and domain experts in security, defense, media, and healthcare get actionable information, intelligence, and insight in real time.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

NeuroProof GmbH provides screening services for pre-clinical development of neuro-pharmaceuticals. It offers phenotypic profiling, cell viability and cytotoxicity, target validation, combination and adjunctive, and data analysis. The company was founded by Olaf Schr��der, Alexandra Vo��, and Dieter G. Weiss in 2007 and is headquartered in Rostock, Germany.

Evotec Biosystems AG, a subsidiary of Evotec SE, is a German company. The firm specializes in the discovery and development of new drugs.

NEXEL Co., Ltd. is a company headquartered in Seoul, the South Korea. The firm develops functional human cells from steam cells and therapeutics. It was founded in 2012 by Tae-Won Kang and Chung-Seong Han. Chung-Seong Han has been the CEO since the inception date.\nThe company says this about itself: NEXEL, Co., Ltd. is a bio-company that was incorporated in 2012 with proprietary stem cell technologies. Their philosophy is to ?make a better place? by supporting innovative research around the globe by providing high quality stem cell-derived cell products. NEXEL, Co., Ltd. launched the Cardiosight?-S in 2018 which has since been validated on multiple platforms as a pure and functional population of hiPSC-derived cardiomyocytes. Other product lines include the Hepatosight?-S (iPS-derived hepatocytes) and the Neurosight?-S (iPS-derived neurons).

DataShapes is San Francisco Bay Area and Virginia early growth-stage company focused on delivering “edge data insight for the rest of us.” With our patented Vector Learning™ technology, enterprises and agencies can easily automate expertise and transform unstructured operational and far edge data into immediately usable information for the operations and knowledge workers on the front line. DataShapes brings the unique benefits of Vector Learning’s field-proven technology to enterprises and agencies through easy-to-use SaaS applications.

The USC Incubator accelerates the development of USC’s top student and alumni entrepreneurs through experiential education, mentorship and community. The USC Incubator, supported by the Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at USC’s Marshall School takes founders from feasibility and development work, on to customers, a tested business model, getting distribution, building a team, bootstrapping and investment preparation. They also provide access to other supporting resources, such as legal and financial assistance.