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Aethon
www.aethon.com

 
Aethon designs and manufactures courier robots for hospitals for tracking and recovering goods, finding and delivering goods, depending on the hospital's specialized needs.

Aethon
 

 

Biodel, Inc.
www.biodel.com

 
Biodel Inc. is a biopharmaceutical drug delivery companythat has developed a novel drug formulation of recombinant human insulin designed to speed the delivery of insulin into the blood called ViajectTM to treat patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.

Biodel, Inc.
 

 

Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
www.cequentpharma.com

 
Cequent has developed a novel therapeutic probiotic designed to deliver inhibitory RNA directly to the gut for the treatment of a variety of gastrointestinal disorders such as irritable bowel disease, Crohn's disease, familial polyposis (pre-colon cancer) and colon cancer. In 2010, the Company merged with NASDAQ-listed MDRNA. The newly combined companies were renamed Marina Biotech Inc.

Cequent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 

 

Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc.
www.cutanealife.com

 
Cutanea Life Sciences is a development stage specialty pharmaceutical company whose mission is to strategically in-license novel, mid-stage candidates to treat diseased and aging skin conditions.

Cutanea Life Sciences, Inc.
 

 

Deltex Medical
www.deltexmedical.com (EASDAQ: DLTX)

 
Deltex, based in Chichester, England and Greenville, SC, develops, manufactures, and markets minimally invasive cardiac output monitoring devices. To date, the Company has developed three products, one of which is already being sold in Europe, North America (FDA approved) and Asia. The marketed product is a non-invasive cardiac function monitor, which uses Doppler ultrasound technology.

Deltex Medical
 

 

EffRx, Inc.
www.effrx.com

 
EffRx, based in Switzerland, has developed and patented an improved effervescent technology that covers most pharmaceutical compounds of commercial significance. The Company has an exclusive worldwide license from Merck & Co to an effervescent form of FOSAMAX.

EffRx, Inc.
 

 

Energetiq Technology, Inc.
www.energetiq.com

 
Energetiq develops and manufactures short wavelength light sources for use in the analysis and fabrication of nano-scale structures and products to enable the production of next generation devices to be used in lithography, metrology, inspection, thin-film processing, soft X-Ray Microscopy and a variety of applications including research instruments.

Energetiq Technology, Inc.
 

 

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
www.eyegatepharma.com

 
EyeGate Pharmaceuticals is developing a proprietary platform of medicines to treat diseases of the eye using its unique, non-invasive, iontopheretic drug-delivery system called EyeGate® II.

EyeGate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 

 

Kiyatec
www.kiyatec.com

 
Kiyatec is commercializing novel 3D cell culture technology, developed at Clemson University, and is providing tools for researchers and clinicians with advanced in vitro models for improved understanding in cell and systems biology, drug development, and clinical diagnosis.

KIYATEC
 

 

Lab 21 Limited
www.lab21.com

 
Lab21, based in Cambridge, England and Greenville, SC, provides diagnostic products and services to blood bank screening, medical diagnostics and drug discovery partners. The Company has grown through a combination of strong organic growth and acquisition.

Lab 21 Limited
 

 

Magellan Biosciences, Inc.
www.magellanbio.com

 
Magellan serves the worldwide clinical-diagnostics market with rapid point-of-care analyzers and automated systems for near-patient testing. Magellan serves customers through wholly owned subsidiaries with brands that include LeadCare, TREK and Dynex.

Magellan Biosciences, Inc.
 

 

Mini-Lap Technologies, Inc.
www.mini-lap.com

 
Minilap is developing and marketing ultra minimally invasive surgical instruments with direct-through-skin capability, eliminating the need to close the puncture and leaving little or no residual scar. The Company has entered into a world-wide license with Stryker.

Mini-Lap Technologies, Inc.
 

 

mtm Laboratories, AG
www.mtm-laboratories.com

 
mtm laboratories, based in Heidelberg, Germany and Westborough, Massachusetts, is a certified developer and manufacturer of In-vitro Diagnostics for screening and diagnosis of cervical cancer with products marketed worldwide.

mtm Laboratories, AG
 

 

Myconostica, Ltd.
www.myconostica.co.uk

 
Myconostica, a Manchester, England and Charleston, SC based company, has developed assays that represent a novel application of molecular diagnostics to the area of infectious fungal disease. The first product will provide an assay to detect infectious fungi of the respiratory tract and will provide a diagnosis within hours.

Myconostica, Ltd.
 

 

MyoScience, Inc.
www.myoscience.com
 
MyoScience, Inc. is developing a patented, device-based approach to treating dynamic wrinkles.

MyoScience, Inc.
 

 

Neurotech, Inc.
www.neurotechusa.com

 
Neurotech, located in Rhode Island, is developing a proprietary delivery technology focused on sight-saving therapeutics for chronic retinal diseases. Neurotech's lead product is in clinical development for the treatment of retinal degeneration, including retinitis pigmentosa, an inherited disease leading to blindness, and macular degeneration.

Neurotech, Inc.
 

 

NuvoLase
www.nuvolase.com

 
NuvoLase acquired all of the assets of PathoLase, including the PinPointe Laser, and is successfully marketing the first laser technology with clinically proven efficacy and FDA clearance for the treatment of onychomycosis.

Nuvolase
 

 

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
www.presidiopharma.com

 
Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on development and commercialization of novel small molecule antiviral therapeutics, initially for the treatment of hepatitis B.

Presidio Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
 

 

Sabal Medical, Inc.
www.sabalmedical.com

 
Sabal Medical, Inc. is a Charleston, SC-based developer and manufacturer of proprietary medication safety solutions. The Sabal Solution replaces traditional medication cabinets, mobile medication carts and stand-alone point of care software. Sabal was sold in early 2011 to Swisslog, an internationally-known logistics company with sales to hospitals all over the world.

Sabal Medical, Inc.
 

 

Selah Genomics, Inc.
www.SelahGenomics.com

 
Selah Genomics is a clinical diagnostic company that is rapidly growing at the cutting edge of molecular analysis and next generation sequencing (NGS), and is emerging as a leader in the development of personalized medicine.

Selah Genomics, Inc.
 

 

Spectra Analysis Instruments, Inc.
www.spectra-analysis.com

 
Spectra Analysis is a molecular spectroscopy and optical detection platform technology company. The company is a leading supplier of molecular spectroscopy systems and applications for chromatography used in drug discovery and forensic applications.

Spectra Analysis, Inc.
 

 

Sultan Scientific, Ltd.
 
Sultan has built a portfolio of company shareholdings in both the healthcare and environmental sectors. Operating internationally, the Group identifies niche markets, aggregates compelling new technologies, attracts experienced management then invests in commercial validation and extension of robust intellectual property assets in order to build specialized companies.


 

 

Vital Sensors
www.vitalsensors.com
 
Vital Sensors, based in Hannover, Germany with plans to open a US headquarters in South Carolina, is developing surgically-implanted, chip-based pressure sensors. Telemetric measurement of pressure has the potential of transforming the management of heart failure by allowing physicians to monitor intra-cardiac hemodynamic pressure to guide drug and other therapies.

Vital Sensors
 

 

Zipit Wireless, Inc.
www.zipitwireless.com
 
Zipit, based in Greenville, SC, develops and licenses device software and operates network services for communications, consumer electronics, and enterprise technology companies that want to enable, connect, and manage wireless devices. Verizon Wireless is partnering with Zipit Wireless to launch a new two-way paging system for healthcare professionals.

Zipit Wireless, Inc.