Mark Richard Kirby

FreeHand Surgical is dedicated to pioneering a new generation of innovative but affordable surgical robots. The FreeHand robotic camera controller significantly improves minimally invasive surgery for surgeons and patients, and the healthcare economics for hospitals around the world. The Company's strength lies in its understanding of the unmet needs of surgeons and in delivering real-world robotic solutions accessible to all hospitals. FreeHand operates from offices in the UK and USA and through a growing network of expert distributors.

Respironics Ltd. develops and manufactures medical and healthcare products. Its products include Porta-Neb, Freeway Freedom, Sidestream, and Ventstream. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Bognor Regis, the United Kingdom.

Prosurgics is dedicated to pioneering a new generation of innovative but affordable surgical robots. Its range of robotic solutions helps improve patient outcomes and healthcare economics in hospitals around the world. The company's technology portfolio encompasses image guided and tele-manipulator systems, surgical planning and intra-operative navigation. With offices in the UK (Bracknell), USA (Cupertino, CA) and Germany and a global network of expert distributors, Prosurgics delivers innovative and effective solutions for today's surgeons and hospitals around the world. The Prosurgics business started life in 1996, then named Armstrong Healthcare. The company was founded following the completion of an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) feasibility study into possible applications for robotics in medicine and healthcare; this identified over 400 possible applications for robotics in medicine. Armstrong quickly focused down to the specific area of surgical robotics, and over the following decade developed a portfolio of technologies, and two 1st generation products in this field: EndoAssist, a laparoscopic camera controller; and Pathfinder Neuro, the image-guided positioner for stereotactic neurosurgery. Armstrong changed its name to Prosurgics in September 2006 to reflect the positive evolution of the company as it augmented its strong technological foundations to become a truly customer focused and commercially led business.

Glide Pharmaceutical Technologies Ltd. developed and manufactured pharmaceutical products. The firm developed SDI, a solid dose injector system to improve compliance in patients self-administering long term therapy. Its pipeline of solid dose formulations includes octreotide, teriparatide, and anthrax and influenza vaccines. It also engaged in developing a non-invasive diagnostic technology that primarily focuses on prostate cancer, which aims to identify clinically significant disease based on a biochemical marker. The company was founded by Charles David Ogilvy Potter on 6th March, 2001 and was headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Eykona Medical Ltd. develops 3D imaging products. It offers Eykona Wound Measurement System, a clinical wound measurement and monitoring system for use in clinical settings and patients' homes for wound, scar and other tissue-related measurement. The company was founded in 2007 by James Paterson and Ronald Daniel and is headquartered in Chinnor, the United Kingdom.