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The West Virginia United Health System (WVUHS) is committed to improving the health of the communities it serves through the delivery of quality, cost-effective health care services and the support of health professional training and research.
NeoChord is a venture backed medical device company that has developed a proprietary device which allows mitral valve repair to be performed on a beating heart through a 2- to 3-inch incision between the ribs in patients with severe mitral valve regurgitation (MR). In contrast, most mitral valve repair procedures are performed through a 3 to 10 inch chest incision (sternotomy) that involves cutting through the sternum, opening the rib cage, stopping the heart and placing the patient on cardio-pulmonary bypass (CPB).
Avancen is a Mount Pleasant, SC-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
OncoGenex is a biopharmaceutical company committed to the development and commercialization of new therapies that address treatment resistance in cancer patients. OncoGenex has a diverse oncology pipeline, with each product candidate having a distinct mechanism of action and representing a unique opportunity for cancer drug development. OncoGenex and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. have entered a global collaboration and licensing agreement to develop and commercialize OncoGenex' lead drug candidate, custirsen. Custirsen is currently in Phase 3 clinical development as a treatment in men with metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer and in patients with advanced, unresectable non-small cell lung cancer. Apatorsen is in Phase 2 clinical development and OGX-225 is currently in pre-clinical development.
The Carolinas Center for Medical Excellence (CCME) is a Cary, NC-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.