Our firm seeks and has built long-standing relationships with start up, venture-backed, small-to-mid-size medical device and emerging medical technology companies. The following companies have similar characteristics — experienced, passionate leadership and innovative technologies that address unmet clinical needs in high-growth, underserved markets.
We are attracted to companies of this pedigree because they recognize the importance of being strengthened by the brightest and best in the industry. They trust that we will make sure that every detail is uncovered and fully understood to ensure that each placed candidate is perfectly suited to their specific needs.
The following companies represent a selection of both current and past clients.
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Abiomed is dedicated to providing the most advanced medical technologies to heart patients, with the ultimate goal of heart recovery and improved quality of life. The company develops, manufactures and markets advanced medical technologies designed to assist or replace the pumping function of the failing heart. Abiomed is the global leader for products in the acute heart failure market and ships more ventricle assist devices (VADs) than any other company in the world. www.abiomed.com |
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Apnex Medical was founded in 2006, with a mission to pioneer medical innovations to improve the health of people with sleep disordered breathing. Apnex is currently developing a proprietary active implantable medical device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). www.apnexmedical.com |
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Atritech is focused on developing minimally invasive technologies designed for the prevention of atrial fibrillation related to stroke. www.atritech.net |
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ATS Medical, Inc. is a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products and services focused on cardiac surgery. Global in scope, the company has remained headquartered in Minneapolis since its founding in 1991. www.atsmedical.com |
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BridgePoint Medical, a private company headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, is focused on providing physicians new intravascular tools for the treatment of cardiovascular and peripheral vascular disease. www.bridgepointmedical.com |
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COI develops and commercializes unique visually guided catheter-based systems for the minimally invasive treatment of heart failure and other cardiovascular diseases. www.cardiooptics.com |
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CHF Solutions, Inc. is a privately held manufacturer of innovative medical devices for cardiac care and the developer of the aquapheresis therapy and the Aquadex FlexFlow Fluid Removal system. www.chfsolutions.com |
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CoAxia is a development stage, private, venture-backed medical device company in clinical trials with an innovative, catheter-based therapy for the treatment of cerebral ischemia, most notably: ischemic stroke. www.coaxia.com |
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Based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, Disc Dynamics, Inc. (DDI) is an orthopedic spine company founded to provide patients and physicians with a minimally invasive surgical alternative for treating degenerative disc disease. www.discdyn.com |
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Endocardial Solutions, acquired by St. Jude Medical, develops the most advanced computer-based technology for mapping any arrythmia and navigating electrophysiology catheters in real time. The system facilitates electrophysiology procedures, creates three-dimensional (3-D) graphical displays of cardiac structures and arrhythmias, and enables catheter navigation without the use of fluoroscopy. www.sjm.com |
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Founded in 2006, Entellus Medical is focused on providing unique solutions to the unmet needs of the ENT (ear, nose and throat) physician, their patients, and payers through the development of innovative device technology and treatment solutions. Entellus is based in Maple Grove, MN and markets products throughout the United States. www.entellusmedical.com |
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Kensey Nash Corporation is a medical device company and a pioneer in the development of a wide variety of products for the cardiovascular, endovascular, sports medicine, spine and trauma marketplaces. Since the Company's founding in 1984, more than five million of its products have been implanted in patients, helping to improve the quality of people's lives worldwide. www.macropore.com |
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Myocor is a clinical stage medical device company dedicated to developing less invasive therapeutic options for the treatment of mitral regurgitation and heart failure. www.myocor.com |
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Restore Medical, acquired by Medtronic, continues to develop and evolve minimally invasive medical devices for the effective treatment of chronic snoring, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and other sleep breathing disorders. www.restoremedical.com |
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Spiration is committed to improving quality of life for patients with acute and chronic conditions of the lung through the development of novel therapies. Founded in 1999 in Redmond, Wash., Spiration is a pioneer in its field addressing various conditions of the lung. Spiration's technology is a minimally invasive device under investigation in the U.S. for the treatment of severe emphysema. www.spiration.com |
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TopSpin Medical has developed an IntraVascular MRI (IVMRI) catheter for local high-resolution MR imaging of the coronary arteries. TopSpin's IVMRI catheter will potentially enable interventional cardiologists to guide therapy to vulnerable plaques. www.topspin.co.il |
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Transoma Medical, Inc., headquartered in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a medical technology company engaged in developing, manufacturing and distributing implantable, subcutaneous, wireless diagnostic and monitoring products. Transoma is focused on two distinct markets — the chronic cardiovascular disease (CVD) market, through its Patient Management Device (PMD) division and the biomedical research market, through its Data Sciences International (DSI) division. www.transomamedical.com |
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Volcano Corporation, Inc. develops, manufactures and commercializes a broad suite of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and functional measurement (FM) products designed to enhance the diagnosis and treatment of vascular and structural heart diseases. www.volcanocorp.com |
"Julie Allen was recommended by another CEO in the cardiology space and did a great job for us. This particular VP assignment was a hybrid position — part sales and part clinical. She recruited really qualified candidates, stuck to the timeline I requested and we hired a great person. Julie is bright, very professional, has excellent contacts, and was always responsive."
— Jim Hickey, CEO, Myocor Inc.
— Jim Hickey, CEO, Myocor Inc.
