Life Sciences

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  AneuRx Stent grafts for abdominal aortic aneurysm
  

  Acquired by Medtronic
  (MDT)
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  Arbor Health Care Skilled nursing and subacute care centers
  

  Acquired by Extendicare
  (EXE)
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  Ardian Catheter-based treatment for hypertension
  www.ardian.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Athena Neurosciences Pharmaceuticals for neurological diseases
  

  Acquired by Elan Corp., plc
  (ELN)
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  Avidia New protein structural motifs for treating human disease.
  

  Acquired by Amgen
  (AMGN)
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  Bayhill Therapeutics Therapeutics for Autoimmune diseases
  www.bayhilltherapeutics.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Cabochon Aesthetics A medical device company developing effective scientific solutions for aesthetic procedures.
  www.cabochoninc.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Calithera Biosciences A new class of anti-cancer therapeutics based on activation of caspases
  www.calithera.com
  
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  CardioPolymers, Inc. Implantable device for congestive heart failure
  www.symphonymed.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  CardioThoracic Systems Devices for minimally-invasive heart surgery
  www.cardioth.com
  

  Acquired by Guidant
  (GDT)
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  Cardiomind, Inc. Stents for small diameter and distal hard-to-reach coronary vessels.
  www.cardiomind.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  CareMedic Revenue cycle management systems for hospitals
  www.caremedic.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Catalyst Biosciences Developer of engineered proteases as protein therapeutics that attack targets which cause disease.
  www.catbio.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Coalescent Surgical Devices for automating tissue attachment
  www.coalsurg.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Elcelyx Therapeutics Elcelyx is a biotechnology company that is creating new therapeutics for the treatment of diabetes and obesity
  
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  Embol-X Devices to protect the brain from stroke
  

  Acquired by Edwards Lifesciences
  (EW)
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  FoldRx Pharmaceuticals Treatments for diseases caused by misfolding of specific proteins
  www.foldrx.com
  
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  ForSight Labs is an ophthalmic incubator creating unique solutions that address unmet clinical needs in diseases of the eye.
  www.forsightlabs.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Galleon Pharmaceuticals Innovative medicines for pulmonology, neurology, cardiology, sleep medicine and pediatrics
  www.galleonpharma.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Gliatech Devices for the treatment of the nervous system
  

  (GLIA)
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  GlobeImmune Therapeutic vaccine platform technology targeting infectious disease and cancer
  www.globeimmune.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  IPC - The Hospitalist Company Hospital-based physician practice management company
  www.ipcm.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Intact Medical Develops minimally invasive RF-based surgical instruments for biopsy
  www.neothermia.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  LuMend Devices for treating chronic total occlusions
  

  PRIVATE
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  Medaphis Business management services for hospitals/physicians
  

  Acquired by Per-Sé
  (PSTI)
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  Miramar Device for the treatment of hyperhidrosis and aesthetic complications of excessive sweating
  www.miramarlabs.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Morphotek, Inc. Next generation antibodies production technology.
  www.morphotek.com
  

  Acquired by EISIA
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  Moximed An innovative treatment for patients with osteoarthritis
  www.moximed.com
  

  PRIVATE

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  NeuroControl Devices for the treatment of neuromuscular disorders
  www.neurocontrol.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  OncoMed Pharmaceuticals Inc. Biological therapeutics targeting cancer stem cells
  www.oncomed.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Optiscan Biomedical Corporation Instruments and sensors for accurate, automated measurement of blood glucose levels
  www.optiscancorp.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Orexigen Developer of drug treatments for obesity and related disorders.
  www.orexigen.com
  

  (OREX)
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  Perclose Suture-mediated vascular closure systems
  

  Acquired by Abbott Labs
  (ABT)
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  Promedior Pharmaceuticals Therapeutics to treat fibrosis
  www.promedior.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Ra Pharmaceuticals Platform for orally available and cell permeable biologics
  
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  Relievant Medsystems Relievant Medsystems is developing a treatment for lower back pain
  www.Relievant.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Replidyne Drug discovery and development focused on a new class of antibiotics
  www.replidyne.com
  

  (RDYN)
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  Ribozyme Pharmaceuticals RNA-based pharmaceuticals for human disease
  

  (RZYM)
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  SONIC innovations Digital hearing aids
  www.sonici.com
  

  (SNCI)
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  Satiety, Inc. Technology for endoscopists and gastrointestinal surgeons for the treatment of obesity
  www.satietyinc.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Sequana Therapeutics Gene discovery via functional genomics
  

  Acquired by Axys Pharmaceutical
  (AXPH)
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  SetPoint Medical Neuro-modulation platform for the treatment of a variety of acute and chronic diseases
  www.setpointmedical.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Spine Wave, Inc. Novel devices for spine surgery
  www.spinewave.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Stemgent Reagents for stem cell researchers
  www.stemgent.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  The Foundry Medical device incubator
  www.the-foundry.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Thermage Devices for cosmetic aesthetic surgery
  www.thermage.com
  

  (THRM)
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  Third Millenium Healthcare Systems Internet-based workflow solutions for healthcare organizations
  

  Merged with CareMedic
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  Threshold Pharmaceutical, Inc. Developing targeted therapies for treatment of cancer.
  www.thresholdpharm.com
  

  (THLD)
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  Tragara Pharmaceuticals Developer of drugs for the treatment of cancer and inflammation-related diseases.
  www.tragarapharma.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Transcend Ophthalmic devices for diseases of the eye
  www.transcendmedical.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Trellis Bioscience Platform technology for monoclonal antibody development and production
  www.trellisbio.com
  

  PRIVATE
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  Vertiflex Implantable devices for treatment of chronic spinal disorders
  www.vertiflex.net
  

  PRIVATE
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  Vical DNA-based pharmaceuticals for human disease
  www.vical.com
  

  (VICL)
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  XTENT Next-generation products designed to increase the market penetration of stents
  www.xtentinc.com
  

  (XTNT)