Hyung Joon Kim

Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company that sells and markets products to community-based primary care physicians through its primary care sales force in the United States. It markets two products namely, ANTARA fenofibrate capsules, a cardiovascular product and FACTIVE gemifloxacin mesylate tablets, a fluoroquinolone antibiotic. It also has late-stage antibiotic candidate, Ramoplanin for the treatment of clostridium difficile-associated disease. The company was founded on May 09, 1961 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Mariner Investment Group LLC (MIG) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and alternative investment management firm headquartered in Harrison, New York. The firm was founded in 1992 by William Michaelcheck and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of MIG Holdings LLC which acquired them in 2007. They are ultimately held by ORIX Corp. (NYSE: IX; TYO: 8591) in Japan. MIG discretionary portfolio management and advisory services to institutional clients which are primarily privately offered pooled investment vehicles and, to a lesser extent, insurance companies, endowments, foundations and plan sponsors via managed account agreements. The firm is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies.

Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Burril LLC (Burrill) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1994 by G. Steven. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

Part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., PPD Discovery is a company that provides integrated-product-development services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology. The company is based in Wilmington, NC.

Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their research focuses on companies in the mining, oil & gas, biotechnology, telecommunications and technology sectors. They focus on young companies that are built around innovative ideas and offer the potential for rapid growth. Haywood Securities is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. They are also registered to transact securities business in the U.S. and are a member of the NASD.

Merrill Lynch Far East Ltd. is the stockbroking subsidiary of Merrill Lynch HK Services Ltd., ultimately owned by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC) in the US. Headquartered in Hong Kong, the firm was founded in 2003 and offers a broad range of brokerage services to institutional investors.

UBS Securities Asia Ltd. (UBS Asia) is a brokerage firm headquartered in Hong Kong. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS AG, which is owned by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG) in Switzerland. UBS Asia provides corporate and institutional clients which include intermediary and alternative asset managers with financial advisory services, access to the world's capital markets and securities products and research in the field of equity, fixed-income, rates, foreign exchange, energy and metals.

The Bank of Canada provides banking and financial services. Its services include mortgage and payment processing, loan application, credit card application, accounting solutions, tax preparation, financial analysis, insurance, and payroll processing services to its clients. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

GV Management Co LLC (Google Ventures) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Google LLC founded in 2009 by Bill Maris. The firm is headquartered in Mountain View, California with an additional office in San Francisco, Boston, New York and London.

Part of University of California, California Institute For Quantitative Biosciences is a biotech company that offers internships to UC students through its state-funded Qwest internship program. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2000. The program places students with Bakar Labs tenant companies for work experience, and four of its first cohort have already received full-time job offers from their hosts. The company conducts proof-of-concept experiments in a mouse model of ALS and offers mentoring programs to early-stage companies.

vChatter, Inc. provides a free video chat room service that allows users to engage in adult chat, video chat, cam chat, and adult sex chat rooms. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA and was founded by Hitesh Parashar. The platform offers online chat rooms with thousands of people from all over the world, including chat communities for adults, gays, lesbians, singles, and more.

MaRS Discovery District (Venture Capital) (MaRS Discovery District) is a venture capital subsidiary of MaRS Discovery District founded in 2000 by Murray McCaig. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MITACS builds partnerships between academia, industry, and the world to create a more innovative future. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company offers research funding, training opportunities, and access to top research talent. John W. Hepburn has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Biomark Capital Management Co. LLC (Biomark Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2011 by David S. Wetherell. The firm is headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut.

King & Wood Mallesons Ltd. is a law firm based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. The Chinese company operates as a law firm. The CEO of the private company is Jing Ping Zhou.

Valitor, Inc. develops a new generation of biotechnology drugs. It develops methods of modifying therapeutic proteins to achieve substantial control over pharmacokinetics, target specificity and bioactivity. The company was founded by Kevin E. Healy, Wesley M. Jackson and David Schaffer in 2010 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Avingstone Acquisition Corp. focuses on hospitality and related real estate opportunities. The company was founded on September 1, 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Connect PR Corp. provides public relations consulting services. It offers media relations, strategic campaign development, reputation management, event management, social and digital campaign creation. The company specializes in creating custom public relations campaigns for franchise, baby and kids and food and beverage brands. It has offices in Austin, Los Angeles and New York. The company was founded by Sabina Aldea Gault in 2009 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Axent Biosciences, Inc. engages as a biotechnology company. It develops stem cell therapies to address unmet medical needs in human diseases and disorders. The company is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Berkeley Frontier Fund (Berkeley Frontier Fund) is a venture capital firm founded in 202. The firm is headquartered in Berkeley, California.

Part of Intellia Therapeutics, Inc., Rewrite Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focused on novel DNA writing technologies. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company was founded in 2016 by Shakked Halperin, David Schaffer. Shakked Halperin has been the CEO since 2016. Rewrite Therapeutics was acquired by Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. on February 04, 2022 for $200 million.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Ignite Immunotherapy, Inc. is a company that designs and develops oncolytic virus vaccines. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded by David Schaffer, Douglas Hanahan, David H. Kirn, Theresa Janke, Melissa Kotterman. The CEO is Monika A. Vnuk.