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Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

ImClone LLC develops targeted biologic treatments designed for the medical needs of patients with tumors. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Seaport Global Securities LLC is a full service investment bank, capital markets advisory and research platform headquartered in New York City with offices across the US and in Europe. They are a subsidiary of Seaport Global Holdings LLC. The firm offers access to a broad selection of fixed income and equity products, as well as the market intelligence to provide insight to dynamic opportunities for its clients. Seaport Global Securities provides clients access to innovative trading solutions, competitive rates, quality execution, and superior service. Their equity trading team focuses on identifying liquidity in US, Canadian and European markets. The fixed income distribution platform covers all areas of the credit spectrum.

Cassel Salpeter & Co. LLC operates as an independent investment banking firm that provides advice services. It offers mergers and acquisitions, valuations, fairness & solvency, re-structuring, advisory services and capital raising services to the banks and commercial finance companies. The company was founded by James S. Cassel and Scott E. Salpeter in 2010 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Abide Therapeutics, Inc. develops medicines that target serine hydrolases. Its approach is to selectively block serine hydrolases, potentially expanding this class of commercially validated enzymes as targets in a range of indications. The firm has a technology platform that exploits a chemoproteomics approach to selectively target serine hydrolases and rapidly identify target lead pairs. The company was founded by Alan B. Ezekowitz, Dale Boger, John Kennedy Clarke, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Todd Jones, Keith F. Lenden, and Paul R. Schimmel in 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

B. Riley Securities, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley Securities Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY). The firm was formed in 2017, when B. Riley Financial, Inc. merged two of their brokers, B. Riley & Co. (founded in 1997) and FBR Capital Markets & Co. (founded in 1989), under the name of B. Riley FBR, Inc. B. Riley Securities provides research and trading ideas to institutional clients and high net-worth individuals. They provide investment banking services to a wide range of middle-market private and public companies.

Citigroup Private Bank is the private banking subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves worldly and wealthy individuals and their families with a customized private banking service that crosses borders. They also provide services to professional investors, family offices, and lawyers and law firms.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Academy of Arts & Sciences is an organization that honors excellence and brings together leaders. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA.

The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care.

Pryor Cashman LLP operates a law firm. Its services include banking and finance; bankruptcy, reorganization and creditors' rights; corporate; digital media; family law; fashion; fintech; hotel and hospitality; immigration; and intellectual property. The company was founded by Saul Pryor, Gideon Cashman, and David Braun in 1963 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Paramount BioSciences LLC (Paramount) is a venture capital firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in New york.

EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. operates a not for profit organization. It protects the health of people, animals, and the environment. Its programs include rift valley fever, predict, health and policy initiatives, monitoring the deadly Nipah virus, emerging disease hotspots, project deep forest, ecohealthy pets, global wildlife trade, and economics of emerging infectious diseases. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Circuit Therapeutics, Inc. provides therapy and health care services. It specializes in optogenetics, gene therapy, neuromodulation and drug discovery services. The company was founded by Karl Deisseroth, Rob Malenka, Scott Delp, Thomas Sudhof and Karoly Nikolich and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Bonti, Inc. develops novel treatments. It specializes in both aesthetic and therapeutic indications. The company was founded by Fauad Hasan, Mike Jarpe, Wajdie Ahmad, Jonathan Lim, David Ramsay and Susan Abushakra in 2015 and is headquartered in Newport Beach, CA.

Neucyte, Inc. operates as bio technology company focusing on neurological diseases. The firm specializes in drug discovery process by using cell based target-identification and drug-discovery platforms. The company was founded by Daniel Haag, Thomas C. Sudhof, Jonathan Davila, and Tao Huang in 2015 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Catalio Capital Management LP (Catalio Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by George Petrocheilos and Dr. Jacob Vogelstein. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Recognify Life Sciences, Inc. develops treatments for cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia. The company is based in Brisbane, CA. The company was founded by Thomas C. Südhof, Matthew P. Pando, Kristen Angela MacFarlane, Gary Walker. Matthew P. Pando has been the CEO since incorporation.