MissionIR Articles

Orbite Aluminae develops proprietary clean technologies that allow the extraction of alumina and other high-value products, such as rare earths and rare metals, from various sources without generating the caustic waste. ORT is currently commissioning…

EnteroMedics is a medical device company engaged in developing and commercializing its neuroscience-based technology for treating obesity and metabolic diseases. VBLOC vagal blocking therapy, the company’s proprietary technology, is delivered by a pacemaker-like device called…

DFC Global is an international diversified financial services company chiefly serving unbanked and under-banked consumers. In business for over 30 years, DFC Global operates through more than 1,400 retail storefront locations, multiple Internet Web sites, and…

Pixelworks creates, develops and markets video display processing technology for digital video applications that demand the very highest quality images. At design centers around the world, PXLW engineers constantly push video performance to keep manufacturers…

Patient Safety Technologies operates through its wholly owned subsidiary, SurgiCount Medical, Inc., to provide the Safety-Sponge® System, a solution clinically proven to improve patient safety and help prevent one of the most common errors in…

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of novel therapeutics based on the company’s PEGylation and advanced polymer conjugation technology platforms. The company’s R&D pipeline consists of potentially high-value therapeutics in pain, oncology…

Pericom Semiconductor is a provider of integrated connectivity solutions as well as advanced timing and signal integrity solutions for the computing, communications, and consumer market segments. PSEM’s integrated circuits (IC) and frequency control products (FCP) provide…

First Cash Financial Services is an international specialty retailer and provider of consumer financial services. The company’s retail pawn locations specialize in buying and selling a broad range of jewelry, electronics, tools and other merchandise,…

Vertex Energy is an environmental services company that recycles industrial waste streams and off-specification commercial chemical products. The company’s primary focus is recycling used motor oil and other petroleum by-product streams. VTNR sells its aggregated…

Homeowners Choice is an insurance holding company based in Tampa, Fla. Homeowners Choice offers property and casualty homeowners’ insurance, condominium owners’ insurance and tenants’ insurance through its subsidiary corporations. Founded by individuals who were Florida…

Vectura Group develops therapies principally for the treatment of respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The company has six products marketed by its partners and a portfolio of drugs in clinical…

Ultimate Software designs, develops, and markets cloud-based human capital management software-as-a-service solutions to businesses across various industries in the United States and Canada. ULTI offers its products and services for various industries, including manufacturing, food services,…

Derma Sciences is a medical technology company with its focus on advanced wound care. The company currently targets three segments of the wound care marketplace: pharmaceutical wound care products; advanced wound care dressings addressing chronic…

R.G. Barry Corp. is engaged in developing brands and marketing products in three areas of the retail accessories category. These products include footwear, such as slippers and sandals; foot and shoe care products, such as…

Spansion is a designer, manufacturer and developer of flash memory semiconductors for microprocessors, controllers and other programmable semiconductors that run applications in a range of electronic systems. These electronic systems include automotive, industrial, computing and…

Consolidated Water is a developer and operator of seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in parts of the world where naturally occurring supplies of drinkable water are scarce or nonexistent. The company’s water production and/or…

Pegasystems develops, markets, licenses and supports software designed to help organizations build, deploy, and change enterprise applications. The company’s PegaRULES Process Commander (PRPC) software provides a unified platform that includes all the necessary elements and…

TrovaGene is developing its patented technology for the detection of transrenal DNA and RNA, short nucleic acid fragments, originating from normal and diseased cell death that cross the kidney barrier and can be detected in…

Cash America International offers specialty financial services to consumers, operating 969 total locations as of Dec. 31, 2012. The company has 831 lending locations and 97 unconsolidated franchised check cashing centers in the U.S., as…