William G. Shields

Arrow International, Inc. manufactures disposable catheters and related products. Its products are used principally to access the central vascular system for administration of fluids, drugs, and blood products. The firm's products are also used for patient monitoring, diagnosis, and pain management. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Reading, PA.

Vital Images, Inc. provides visualization and image analysis solutions for medical professionals in clinical analysis and therapy planning . It offers software, customer education, software maintenance and support, professional services, and third-party hardware. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, MN.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

TriSalus Operating Life Sciences, Inc. develops infusion systems for the interventional radiology and oncology markets. Its infusion systems are designed to deliver embolic agents through a micro-catheter with an expandable tip that collapses in forward flow and expands the vessel wall in reverse flow to increase targeted delivery, minimize reflux, and reduce damage to healthy tissue. The company was founded by Aravind Arepally and James E. Chomas in 2011 and is headquartered in Westminster, CO.