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Preservation Technologies, L.P. provides deacidification products and services for libraries, archives, and consumers worldwide, including treatment of the valuable books and documents of the world’s leading research libraries. Also, Preservation Technologies takes damaged or obsolete audio, video, and film collections and creates new, high-quality digital archival masters and user playback files that meet current standards.

Daktronics is an American company based in Brookings, South Dakota that designs, manufactures, sells, and services video displays, scoreboards, digital billboards, dynamic message signs, sound systems, and related products. The company is best known for its electronic LED displays. Founded in 1968 by two South Dakota State University professors, Daktronics grew from a provider of electronic voting systems for state legislatures to one of the world's largest suppliers of electronic signs. Chairman, Compensation Committee; Member, Audit Committee.

Magvation has developed a solution for most surgical needle adverse events. Magvation’s solution operates independently as a magnetically actuated surgical device that helps reduce clinical process errors.

The Mikan Group provides Advisory Services that assist clients in taking their organizations to the next level of international expansion, organizational growth and functional excellence. Our team of seasoned successful executives has broad global business expertise with members based in the USA, Europe, Middle East and Asia. The Partners of the Mikan Group had a long, storied history working together as a senior leadership team at Medrad Inc., a global leader in medical imaging technologies that is now part of Bayer Healthcare. This team helped build Medrad from a near start-up to a $700 million dollar company with a 70% market leadership position in its core business. In addition, this team led Medrad to receive two Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards, one of only a handful of companies ever to receive this prestigious award twice.

Blue Water is a global business consulting firm that provides services to clients in western countries and Asia including mergers and acquisitions, private capital solutions and product distribution.

Vascor is developing a safe, reliable and effective implantable heart assist device to enable persons with heart failure regain a normal, independent lifestyle.

Neuro Kinetics, Inc. (NKI) is the world leader in eye tracking technology and non-invasive neuro-otologic diagnostic testing. Central to the I-Portal® product mix and technological advances is the premise that the eye is the portal to the brain. Research has shown the detection of abnormal eye movements can indicate the presence of over 200 diseases and medical conditions.

COVUE is a global technical services company providing after-sales service support solutions in Contrast Injectors, Flow Cytometry Systems, Infusion & Syringe Pumps, Hematology Systems, Mass Spectrometry, MRI Coil and infrastructure exclusively to medical and biotechnology device manufacturers.

Wright Therapy is the leading provider of compression therapy systems for Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Venous Stasis Ulcers, Lymphedema and Edematous Conditions.

MediBeacon is focused on providing clinicians with critical information to improve patient care. The Optical Renal Function Monitor is MediBeacon’s first product platform. This innovative system is focused on real-time, easy to use, and cost-effective monitoring of kidney function.

The smart implant technologies being developed by Ortho-tag are pioneering a new frontier in healthcare by integrating state-of-the-art advancements in biosensor and information technologies with orthopedics. Ortho-tag utilizes Transcutaneous Near Field Communication (TNFC), a proprietary technology that enables secure transmission between an Ortho-tag and Ortho-tag Touch Probe so that surgeons and associated healthcare providers can gain immediate access directly from the patient to vital information about that patient's implanted orthopedic device and its biological environment.

MEDRAD, Inc. is a worldwide leading provider of medical devices and services that enable and enhance imaging procedures of the human body. Used in diagnostic imaging, MEDRAD's product offerings include a comprehensive line of vascular injection systems, magnetic resonance (MR) surface coils and patient care products, and equipment services. MEDRAD is a 2003 and 2010 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the top honor a U.S. company can receive for quality and business excellence. The company's world headquarters is near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in the United States. MEDRAD is an affiliate of Bayer AG..