Jason Lettmann

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics recognized as one of the best hospitals in the United States is Iowa's only comprehensive academic medical center. A 680-bed comprehensive academic medical center and regional referral center, UI Hospitals and Clinics is committed to providing patient-focused care available to every person, around the clock in an environment devoted to innovative care, excellent service, and exceptional outcomes. More than 760 staff physicians and dentists; 480 resident physicians and dentists; 180 fellow physicians; 1,565 nurses; and 4,640 other professional and support staff provide specialized care.

Foundry Innovation & Research 1 Ltd. develops novel therapeutic devices. It has evolved into one of the leading clusters for medical devices globally. The company was headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Evalve, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures and markets devices. It developed a proprietary system which enables percutaneous repair of cardiac valves. The firm's products reduces the risks, trauma, and costs associated with current open, arrested heart surgical options. The company was founded on June 9, 1999 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Relievant Medsystems, Inc. develops treatment and technologies for chronic back pain. Its Intracept System solution is a minimally invasive procedure that uses radiofrequency energy delivered into the vertebral body of the spine to ablate the basivertebral nerve. Relievant Medsystems was founded by James C. Peacock, Jeffrey Charles Lotz, and Rex Peters in 2004 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Ra Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of peptide-based drugs. It uses Extreme Diversity platform that allows to produce synthetic macrocyclic peptides. The company was founded by James W. Broderick and Douglas A. Treco on June 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Promedior, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, which engages in the development of targeted therapeutics to treat fibrotic diseases. Its proprietary therapeutic platform is based upon Pentraxin-2, an endogenous human protein that plays an important role in regulating the response to fibrosis. The company was founded by Gomer H. Richard, Lawrence M. Kauvar, and Darrell Pilling in April 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Alx Oncology Ltd. operates as biotechnology company developing immuno-oncology therapies for cancer. The company was founded by Kipp Weiskopf and Jaume Pons in 2015 and is headquartered in Ireland, Dublin.

Carrick Therapeutics Ltd. manufactures cancer therapeutics. The company is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Cerevance, Inc. provides pharmaceutical services. The firm discovers new treatments for central nervous system diseases. Its platform enables to profile specific brain cell types including both neurons and glial cells in mature human brain tissue. The company was founded by Bradley A. Margus and Mark Carlton in 2016 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Atsena Therapeutics, Inc. engages in biotechnology business. The company is headquartered in Durham, NC.