oma ▁& ▁C res sey ▁in ▁Chicago . ▁ ▁Through ▁the ▁years , ▁Mc Gu ire ▁has ▁inv ested ▁in ▁a ▁mult itude ▁of ▁companies ▁sp anning ▁several ▁indust ries . ▁ ▁These ▁invest ments ▁include ▁Ak am ai , ▁As pect ▁Medical ▁Systems , ▁Cub ist ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s , ▁G ly co Fi , ▁Trans form ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s , ▁and ▁Rem on ▁Medical ▁Techn ologies . ▁ ▁Ak am ai ▁is ▁an ▁internet ▁service ▁that ▁de als ▁with ▁Web ▁interactions , ▁and ▁works ▁to ▁improve ▁effective ▁connections . ▁Today , ▁Ak am ai ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁company . ▁ ▁Another ▁example ▁is ▁G ly co Fi , ▁which ▁creates ▁bi other ape ut ics ▁through ▁prote ins . ▁ ▁G ly co Fi ▁was ▁acquired ▁by ▁Mer ck ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁Mc Gu ire ▁has ▁co - f ounded ▁three ▁companies : ▁In sp ire ▁Ph arma ce ut ical s , ▁A IR ▁( Ad vanced ▁In hal ation ▁Research , ▁Inc .), ▁and ▁Micro CH IP S . ▁ ▁A IR ▁has ▁created ▁a ▁drug ▁delivery ▁method ▁that ▁allows ▁dru gs ▁to ▁be ▁in h aled ▁into ▁the ▁l ungs . ▁ ▁Comp an ies ▁Terry ▁has ▁supported ▁have ▁touched ▁more ▁than ▁ 6 0 ▁million ▁patients ▁and ▁directly ▁saved ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁lives . ▁ ▁These ▁companies ▁have ▁raised ▁over ▁$ 6 ▁billion ▁in ▁equ ity ▁and ▁corpor ate ▁capital