John Timmer

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.

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.

Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. engages in discovery, development and commercialization of novel drugs for metabolic diseases using the proprietary technology and the knowledge of processes and pathways within the liver that are useful for liver-selective drug targeting and treatment of metabolic diseases. Metabasis was incorporated in April 1997 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Q Squared Solutions LLC provides clinical laboratory services that support all phases of both global and regional clinical trials. The company also provides project management and investigator services for the central laboratory. Its services include product development, commercialization, medical communications, consulting and partnering solutions. The company is located in Smyrna, GA.

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.

Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. The company focuses on the discovery and development of new chemical entities that provide improved treatment options to patients. Thesan Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 by Edward P. Monaghan and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Osmetech Ltd. designs, develops, manufactures and sells molecular diagnostics instruments and consumables enabling deoxyribonucleic acid, ribonucleic acid and protein testing. Its operates in Atlanta, Boston and Pasadena in the US, serving the growth, near patient testing market targeting small to medium sized hospitals. Osmetech was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Syneos Health LLC operates therapeutically focused global contract research organization. It provides pharma and biotech services. The firm specializes in the hematology, immunology and inflammation infectious diseases, oncology, ophthalmology, cardiovascular, CNS analgesia, CNS neurology, CNS psychiatry, endocrinology, and gastroenterology and hepatology. The company was founded by Kenneth A. Selzer in 1985 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

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.

Ardea Biosciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company which is focused on the development of small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases. The company was founded in January 1994 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

The Drug Information Association is a non-profit multidisciplinary association that operates to promote health and well-being. The non-profit company is based in Horsham, PA. Marwan Fathallah has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Novartis Institute For Functional Genomics, Inc. serves as a bridge between basic science and preclinical drug discovery for Novartis’ global research organization. Its focus areas include oncology, autoimmunity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, musculoskeletal disorders, and infectious disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes and Nicholas M. Dean in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pharmaco LSR, Inc. provides clinical research services.

Calimmune, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. The firm offers Cal-1, a gene-based stem cell therapy to protect individuals infected with HIV from progressing to AIDS. The company was founded by David Baltimore, Inder M. Verma, Irvin Chen and Louis Breton in 2006 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

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.

CytoDel LLC is engaged in biotechnology services. Its products include Ctyo-111, first botulism antidote and Cyto-012, musculoskeletal and aesthetic medicine. The company was founded by Philip A. Band, Konstantin Ichtchenko and Edwin Vazquez Cintron in 2012 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Shoreline Biosciences, Inc. engages in biotechnology business activities. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.