Dan Cole

Director/Board Member at THORATEC CORPORATION

79 year

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Dan Cole was the founder of Spray Venture Partners LP (1996) and Poseidon Medical, Inc. (2003), where he held the titles of General Partner and Chairman, respectively.
He currently holds director positions at Thoratec Corp., Mitralign, Inc., Direct Flow Medical, Inc., and Coherex Medical, Inc. Mr. Cole previously held chairman positions at Closure Medical Corp.
and president positions at Baxter Healthcare Corp.'s Edwards Less Invasive Surgery Division, EP Technologies, Inc., SCIMED Life Systems, Inc., Boston Scientific Corp.'s Vascular Business Group, Meadox Medicals, Inc., and Meditech, Inc. He was also a venture partner at Oxford Bioscience Partners.
Mr. Cole's education includes an MBA from the University of California, Los Angeles, an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas, and a graduate degree from the Naval Postgraduate School.

Dan Cole active positions

Companies	Position	Start
THORATEC CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	-
Coherex Medical, Inc. Coherex Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, develops and markets catheter-based technologies for the treatment of certain structural heart defects	Director/Board Member	-
Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops transcatheter heart valve technologies	Director/Board Member	-

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Former positions of Dan Cole

Companies	Position	End
THORATEC CORPORATION	Director/Board Member	08/10/2015
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/03/1997
SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Artery cleaning angioplasty catheters	President	01/03/1995
Baxter Healthcare Corp. Baxter Healthcare Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies	Corporate Officer/Principal	01/01/1993
IntraPace, Inc. IntraPace, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a medical device company that develops implantable gastric pacemaker for treatment of obesity	Director/Board Member	-

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Baxter Healthcare Corp. Baxter Healthcare Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and distributes hospital supplies and medical technologies	Health Technology
EP Technologies, Inc. EP Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Makes catheters & intravascular syste	Health Technology
SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) SCIMED Life Systems, Inc. (Minnesota) Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Artery cleaning angioplasty catheters	Health Technology
Boston Scientific Corp. Boston Scientific Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures and markets cardiology, endoscopy, peripheral intervention, urology & neuromodulation equipment	Health Technology
Thoratec Corp. Thoratec Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and distributes circulatory support devices for heart failure patients	Health Technology
Closure Medical Corp. Closure Medical Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures biomaterial-based medical adhesives and devices	Health Technology
Oxford Bioscience Partners Oxford Bioscience Partners Investment ManagersFinance Oxford Bioscience Partners (OBP) focuses on investments in emerging, entrepreneurial-driven companies in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. They look for companies in the medical devices, R&D instruments and systems and therapeutics industries and for companies with breakthrough life sciences technology. The firm also invests in non-life science based technologies that have novel healthcare applications. OBP considers investments at almost any stage, but they place emphasis on early-stage opportunities. Investments range from $1 million to $10 million, but they may also make smaller seed investments in certain situations. OBP acts as the lead investor to organize an appropriate syndicate of co-investors. They consider investments in almost all geographic locations.	Finance
IntraPace, Inc. IntraPace, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a medical device company that develops implantable gastric pacemaker for treatment of obesity	Health Technology
Mitralign, Inc. Mitralign, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Engages in the development of medical devices	Health Technology
Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Direct Flow Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops transcatheter heart valve technologies	Health Technology
Facet Solutions, Inc. Facet Solutions, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and commercializes surgical devices for treating back pain from hypertrophy	Health Technology
PneumRx LLC PneumRx LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a medical device company which focuses on developing minimally-invasive solutions for unmet medical needs in pulmonary medicine	Health Technology
CircuLite, Inc. CircuLite, Inc. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Provides treatment for heart disorders	Distribution Services
TearScience, Inc. TearScience, Inc. Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Identifies, diagnoses and treats meibomian gland dysfunction	Electronic Technology
Coherex Medical, Inc. Coherex Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Designs, develops and markets catheter-based technologies for the treatment of certain structural heart defects	Health Technology
Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. Conventus Orthopaedics, Inc. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Provides orthopedic surgical solutions, including sterile-packaged implants and instrument kits for foot, ankle and extremity surgeries	Health Services
Thoratec Laboratories Corp. Thoratec Laboratories Corp. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for circulatory support and vascular graft	Health Technology
Meadox Medicals, Inc. Meadox Medicals, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Makes vascular replacement devices	Health Technology
Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc. Pathway Medical Technologies, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures, develops and markets medical devices for treatment of arterial disease	Health Technology
University of California, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Spray Venture Partners LP Spray Venture Partners LP Investment ManagersFinance Spray Venture Partners invests in companies located in the United States. The firm focuses on a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for early stage capital requirements.	Finance
University of Kansas University of Kansas Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
superDimension Ltd. superDimension Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and markets pulmonology devices	Health Technology
Monteris Medical Corp. Monteris Medical Corp. Medical DistributorsDistribution Services Provides medical devices	Distribution Services
Naval Postgraduate School Naval Postgraduate School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Poseidon Medical, Inc. Poseidon Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and sells stent systems for the treatment of bifurcation lesions	Health Technology
Meditech, Inc.
superDimension, Inc. superDimension, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops and markets pulmonology devices	Health Technology
Monteris Medical, Inc. Monteris Medical, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Operates as a medical device company that develops laser-based systems to treat brain tumors	Health Technology
V-Wave Ltd. V-Wave Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Develops treatment options for people living with heart failure and cardiovascular disease	Health Technology

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