Patrick J. Fortune

CardioMEMS LLC designs and manufactures wireless sensing and communication technology for the human body. Its technology platform is designed to improve the management of severe chronic cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and aneurysms. The firm’s miniature wireless sensors can be implanted using minimally invasive techniques and transmit cardiac output, blood pressure and heart rate data that are critical to the management of patients. The company was founded by Mark G. Allen and Jay S. Yadav in 1999 is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

Histogenics Corp. engages in the development, marketing, and commercialization of restorative cell therapies. Its regenerative medicine platform combines expertise in cell processing, scaffolding, tissue engineering, bioadhesives, and growth factors to provide solutions that can be utilized individually and in concert to treat musculoskeletal-related conditions. The company was founded on June 28, 2000 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

PAREXEL International Corp. provides biopharmaceutical services. It offers clinical research and logistics, medical communications, consulting, commercialization and advanced technology products and services for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Coram Healthcare Corp. provides home nursing services. It also offers infusion and pharmacy distribution services with more than 70 branch locations and over 50 infusion suites throughout the US. It is located in Denver, CO.

Monsanto Co. engages in the provision of agricultural products to farmers. It provides other seed companies with genetic material and biotechnology traits for their seed brands. The company was founded by John F. Queeny in 1901 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. used to develop targeted contrast agents both to improve the capability and expand the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as a tool for diagnosing human disease. The company was founded in 1988 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA.

CombinatoRx, Inc. develops new medicines built from synergistic combinations of approved drugs. The company develops biopharmaceutical products. It conducts clinical trials and research programs. The company was founded by Alexis Borisy, Brent R. Stockwell, Michael A. Foley, Curtis T. Keith and Jacob D. Goldfield in 2000 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA

PreCision Dermatology, Inc. developed skincare therapies. It offered pharmaceutical products for skin barrier restoration, dermatoses, rosacea, acne, seborrheic dermatitis, and scaling associated with hyperkeratotic skin. The company was founded by Jeffrey M. Nugent in 2010 and was headquartered in Cumberland, RI.

New Era of Networks, Inc. provides internet infrastructure software solutions which support integration of internet and core business packaged applications, application server platforms, industry standard protocols and proprietary systems. New Era of Networks was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Englewood, CO.

Boston Millennia Partners III LP invests in both public and private companies located in the US and Canada, primarily in the Eastern United States. The fund focuses on companies with strong management teams, sustainable competitive advantage and growth potential. It targets companies operating in the fields of healthcare IT, business services and life sciences. It acts as a lead investor and provides financing for growth & later stage capital requirements with an investment size of $3 - $10 million. It invests as low as $1 million and up to $15 million in the portfolio company. It makes co-investments, seeks a seat on the board of directors and also makes follow on investments.

Helio Vision, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops a therapy for fibroproliferative disorders that lead to abnormal scarring and blindness after retina surgery. The company was founded by Josef H. von Rickenbach, Dean Eliott and Tomasz P. Stryjewski in 2016 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.