EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORP.

■ FOUNDED: 1958 by Miles “Lowell” Edwards; bought in 1985 by Baxter; spun off in 2000

■ CEO: Michael Mussallem

■ HEADQUARTERS: Irvine

■ BUSINESS: maker of artificial heart valves, monitors

■ 2020 REVENUE: $4.4B

■ EMPLOYEES: 15,765 worldwide

■ NOTABLE: Q2 sales rebounded 49% to $1.4B