Chris Grant

Torax Medical Inc. designs and develops medical devices to treat chronic diseases related to defective sphincter muscles. Its technology platform, Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation (MSA), uses attraction forces to augment weak or defective sphincter muscles to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and fecal incontinence (FI). The firm's products include LINX, a reflux management system for the treatment of GERD; and FENIX, a continence restoration system for the treatment of FI. The company was founded by Todd Berg in 2002 and is headquartered in Shoreview, MN.

Xanitos, Inc. provides hospital housekeeping services. It services include employee training, quality assurance, work loading, laundry management, linen distribution, and patient transport. The company was founded by Graeme A. Crothall in 2008 and is headquartered in Newtown Square, PA.

The Permanente Federation LLC is a national leadership and consulting organization that works on behalf of the Permanente medical groups to optimize care delivery and spread Permanente medicine. The American company is comprised of the Kaiser Foundation Health Plans and Kaiser Foundation Hospitals, and fosters an open learning environment to accelerate research, innovation, and performance improvements across the Permanente medical groups. The CEOs of the private company are Maria Ansari, Ramin Davidoff.

Kaiser Permanenente Ventures LLC (KP Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Kaiser Permanente, Inc. founded in 1996 by Henry Kaiser and Dr. Sidney Garfield. The firm is headquartered in Oakland, California.

Concerro, Inc. is a healthcare Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that provides healthcare workforce and emergency response and incident management systems. The company offers online scheduling, open shift management, emergency preparedness, and mass notification solutions. Concerro was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Medfinders, Inc. provides medical staffing and specialty home care services. The company is based in San Diego, CA and has subsidiaries in the United States. Medfinders was founded in 1974. It was acquired by AMN Healthcare Services, Inc. on September 01, 2010 for $84 million.

Bacchus Vascular, Inc. manufactures and sells medical devices. It provides treatments for peripheral vascular diseases. The company was founded by Nellix Michael and Thomas J. Fogarthy in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute is a non profit organization that provides healthcare plans and services. It focuses on total health of its members and guided by personal physicians, specialists, and team of caregivers. Its expert and caring medical teams are empowered and supported by industry-leading technology advances and tools for health promotion, disease prevention, care delivery, and chronic disease management. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.