Troy L. Holsing

Veran Medical Technologies, Inc. designs, develops and markets soft tissue equipment. The firm's main focus is assisting physicians in the early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. It provides physicians with a full line of bronchoscopic brushes, needles, forceps and steerable catheters with tiny electromagnetic sensors embedded in the tips for precise navigation. The company was founded by Ben Heavrin, Bruce Lynskey and Jerome R. Edwards in 2005 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

Sofamor Danek Group, Inc. used to develop, make and market spinal implant devices. The company's products included invasive devices, bone replacement material, interbody fusion devices, surgical navigation technology and hedrocel material. Sofamor Danek was located in Memphis, TN

Medtronic was founded in 1949 as a medical equipment repair shop by Earl Bakken and his brother-in-law, Palmer Hermundslie. Since then, we've grown into a multinational company that uses technology to transform the way debilitating, chronic diseases are treated.Our first life-changing therapy – a wearable, battery-powered cardiac pacemaker – was the foundation for dozens more Medtronic therapies that use our electrical stimulation expertise to improve the lives of millions of people. Over the years, we adapted additional technologies for the human body, including radio frequency therapies, mechanical devices, drug and biologic delivery devices, and diagnostic tools. Today, our technologies are used to treat more than 30 chronic diseases affecting many areas of the body.