Jon Conlin

DSM Biomedical, Inc. manufactures and designs medical device materials. The firm's products include bioceramics, polyurethanes, device development, hydrophilic coating solutions, polyethylenes, collagen, and extracellular matrix and drug delivery materials. The company was founded by Kenneth R. Kensey and John E. Nash in 1984 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

Gartner Research Group provides risk management, business marketing and computer software information services. The company is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Pender Private Equity Fund Management Inc (Pender Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of PenderFund Capital Management Ltd founded in 1994 by John Kelly Edmison. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with an office in Ontario.

RBC Capital Markets LLC (Investment Management) (RBC-IM) is the asset management division of RBC Capital Markets LLC, a broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp., ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. RBC-IM provides advisory services to individuals, foundations, endowments, employee benefit plans, trusts and estates, educational institutions, corporations, businesses, government entities and other entities.

Junior Achievement of British Columbia engages in inspiring and preparing youth to succeed in a global economy. The company was founded in 1955 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Meridian Engineering Co. provides construction services. It specializes in heavy/civil, structural and industrial construction. The company was founded by Ted Haworth and Mark Sutton in 2003 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Regenera Pharma Ltd. develops a novel drug candidate, RPH201 for neurological indications. It also focuses on developing a treatment for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION), the most common cause of sudden optic nerve-related vison loss in older people. The company is headquartered in Ness-Ziona, Israel.

Vanrx PharmaSystems, Inc. designs and manufactures aseptic filling workcells and gloveless robotic isolators for producing vials, syringes and cartridges. Its products include SA25 aseptic filling workcell, vanrx microcell vial filler, and lyophilizer loader and accumulator workcells. The firm offers installation service, global remote and on-site service, decontamination cycle development, consumables and spare parts, and IQ/OQ/PQ validation services. The company was founded by Chris Procyshyn and Ross Gold in 2007 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Mazza Innovation Ltd. provides plant extraction technology. Its products include PhytoClean which yields clean ingredients in an earth-friendly manner from plants. The company was founded by Giuseppe Mazza, Carl Pronyk, and Eduardo Cacace in August 2011 and is headquartered Delta, Canada.

Part of Royal Bank of Canada, RBC USA Holdco Corp. operates as a bank holding company. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Christopher J. Carey.

Precision NanoSystems, Inc. manufactures equipment related to testing electricity and electrical Signals. It develops tools and processes for the development and manufacture of nanoparticles for use as medicines and in medical research. The company was founded by Robert James Taylor and Euan Ramsay in 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Aequitas Innovations, Inc. provides exchange business services. It offers a platform to connect all participants in the private markets including dealers, issuers, investors, and other participants and will create new efficiencies by extending connections, streamlining work processes, and providing access to data about activity in the private markets. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Creative Destruction Lab operates as a seed-stage program for massively scalable, science based ventures. It employs coaching process to help founders commercialize advances in science and technology. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Canexia Health, Inc. is a Canadian company founded in 2012 by Chris Wagner and David Huntsman. The private company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Canexia Health provides oncology services.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

Entrepreneurship@UBC (e@UBC) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, BC Canada.

Clarius Mobile Health Corp. develops novel medical imaging ecosystem. It specializes in primary care. veterinary, anesthesia, interventional, and pain management. The company was founded by Laurent Pelissier and David G. Willis in 2014 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada.

Sonic Incytes Medical Corp. is a medical device company developing ultrasound for point-of-care diagnostic and procedure guidance. The company was founded by Robert Nicholas Rohling in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.