Microsulis Medical (named for the Celtic goddess of healing waters, Sulis) manufactures and develops equipment and treatments centering around gynecological, neurological, dermatological, and vascular applications of microwave technology. Its lead products facilitate microwave endometrial ablation (MEA), a less invasive surgical alternative to a hysterectomy, and microwave tubal occlusion (MTO), used to target specific tumors in liver, lung, and bone cancer patients. Microsulis' MEA products and procedures are approved for use in the UK and the US. Venture capital firm 3i Group is one of the firm's major investors.

Hartford Health Care provides a variety of health services to the descendants of our founding fathers. Founded in 1854, the health care system operates a network of hospitals, behavioral health centers, long-term nursing and rehabilitation facilities, medical labs, and numerous community programs for residents in northern Connecticut. Medical specialties range from orthopedics and women's health to cancer and heart care. Hartford Health Care's flagship facility is the Hartford Hospital, an 870-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Connecticut Medical School. It also operates MidState Medical Center (some 140 beds), Windham Hospital (130 beds), and a home health agency.

Echo Therapeutics,Inc. develops instruments for transdermal (through the skin) drug delivery and diagnostics. Its devices use gentle abrasion and ultrasound technologies to painlessly extract analytes or introduce drugs without breaking the skin. The firm's proprietary Prelude SkinPrep technology platform is being developed for use in glucose monitoring under the name Symphony. Echo is also developing a system to provide needle-free drug administration of lidocaine and other pharmaceuticals. Echo is also developing Azone, a transdermal technology used for reformulated drugs already on the market.

MultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health system serving residents of four counties in the southern Puget Sound region and southwestern Washington. The system's four hospitals combined have more than 800 beds. The largest facility, Tacoma General, boasts 390 beds and provides specialized cancer, cardiac, orthopedic, and trauma care, in addition to general medical and surgical care. Other medical centers include Good Samaritan Hospital with 225 beds, Allenmore Hospital with 130 beds, and the 70-bed Mary Bridge Children's Hospital. MultiCare Health System also operates dozens of primary care, specialty care, and urgent care clinics throughout the region, as well as home health and hospice care agencies.

ART Advanced Research Technologies manufactures laser-based diagnostic imaging devices for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. ART's Optix device allows scientists to use molecular imaging technology to study live animal subjects. The company's SoftScan device is used to detect and diagnose breast cancer. Both use light, rather than X-rays or soundwaves, in their applications. It also makes Fenestra contrast imaging agents. ART's products are distributed through direct sales efforts and via a strategic alliance with GE Healthcare. The company restructured under bankruptcy protection and was acquired by private financial firm Dorsky Worldwide in 2009.

Den-Mat Holdings,LLC manufactures and markets cosmetic dentistry products to dentists around the globe. Its premier product line, LUMINEERS, is a series of thin porcelain veneers that are placed non-invasively over existing teeth to hide stained, chipped, discolored, and misaligned teeth. The LUMINEERS can be applied without tooth removal or restructuring and can last up to 20 years. Den-Mat also manufactures lights, pastes, cements, and other tools and accessories to help dentists and hygienists place veneers, bleach teeth, and cure and bond restorations. DLJ Merchant Banking Partners, a private equity branch of Credit Suisse, owns a majority stake in Den-Mat.

Olmsted Medical Center (OMC) is no slouch in clinical research and provides general medical and surgical care to the Rochester, Minnesota, area. The center also partners with regional schools to provide medical, nursing, and technical training. Specialty services include pediatrics, neurology, occupational medicine, and orthopedics. In addition to its hospital and urgent care center, Olmsted Medical Center also operates a main clinic and several branch clinics in the region. Olmsted Medical Center was formed from the merging of Olmsted Community Hospital and Olmsted Medical Group in 1996.

Delta Dental of Missouri provides dental benefits for employer groups in Missouri and South Carolina. The not-for-profit organization serves more than 1.5 million members in the region. It offers employer-sponsored plans (Delta Dental Premier and Delta Dental PPO) to about 1,500 client companies with 10 or more employees. Delta Dental of Missouri doesn't offer individual policies. The company's network provides access to more than 160,000 dentists throughout the US. Delta Dental of Missouri is a member of the Delta Dental Plans Association.

Metropolitan Health Networks (MetCare) provides a way to keep Florida's senior citizens healthy. Through contracts with health insurance giant Humana, the company -- an operator of a provider service network (PSN) -- provides health benefits to more than 35,000 of Humana's Medicare Advantage members in Florida. The company, which offers health care services through its network of primary physicians and other affiliates, receives a percentage of premiums paid to Humana. It operates throughout a dozen or so counties in Central and South Florida and offers a variety of other services, including utilization review, claims adjudication, and referral processing.

Blessing Hospital is the largest and most sophisticated medical center in a 100-mile radius, with a medical staff of more than 240 physicians and a team of more than 2,000 employees. As the regional leader in patient and family centered care, Blessing Hospital is committed to excellence. We offer quality, compassionate and comprehensive medical care, and place a strong emphasis on community wellness. Blessing continues to respond to the changing health care needs of the region's residents by keeping pace with technology and providing services that are convenient, accessible and vital to our mission to improve life.

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