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JPMorgan Investment Management, Inc. (JPMIM) is a global, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 as the result of Chase Manhattan's purchase of Robert Fleming Holdings and the subsequent merger of Chase and JPMorgan. In January 2010, JPMorgan Investment Advisors merged into JP Morgan Investment Management. JPMIM is a subsidiary of JPMorgan Asset Management Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). The firm primarily provides investment advisory services to both US and non-US institutional and retail clients.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was formed in 1997 as the William H. Gates Foundation. In 1999, the foundation was renamed the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust was created in January 2000 through the merger of the Gates Learning Foundation, which worked to expand access to technology through public libraries and the William H. Gates Foundation, which focused on improving global health. The foundation participates in preventive approaches and collaborative endeavors with government, philanthropic and not-for-profit partners. Priority is given to grants that leverage additional support and serve as a catalyst for long-term, systemic change. The foundation also provides funds to promote greater equity in global health, education and public libraries. Through their partnerships in communities across the US, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is committed to raising the high school graduation rate and helping all students, regardless of race or family income. The foundation is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Crystal IS, Inc. manufactures ultraviolet light emitting diodes. Its products include TO-39 ball lens and flat window. Its LEDs are integrated into customers’ products to sterilize and disinfect water, air and surfaces in a variety of applications. The company was founded by Leo Schowalter and Glen Alfred Slack in March 1997 and is headquartered in Green Island, NY.

Lux Research, Inc. provides strategic advice and on-going intelligence for emerging technologies. Its products include subscription intelligence, market data products and consulting projects. The firm's solutions include understanding emerging technology markets, technology scouting and open innovation, formulating market entry strategies, evaluating technology companies, performing due diligence, market sizing and forecasting, establishing technology adoption roadmaps, driving economic development from emerging tech and understanding China innovation. The company was founded by Eric Greenberg, DeSoto S. Jordan, Ken Allard, Francis Mark Modzelewski and Matthew M. Nordan in 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Avalanche Technology, Inc. develops digital memory storage technology products. It offers spin programmable memory, a non-volatile ultra low power magnetic memory. The firm's products include stand-alone discrete memory chips, AvRAM and solid-state cache. The company was founded by Rajiv Y. Ranjan and Petro Estakhri in August 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

J2 Software Solutions, Inc. provides software and technology services for public safety. It offers J2 dispatcher, fusion systems data replication, J2 civil and jail manager. The company was founded by Jerry Wright 2007 and is headquartered in Tullahoma, TN.

Compass Therapeutics LLC operates as a healthcare industry focusing on biotechnology. It offers drug discovery, development, biologics, oncology and immuno-oncology. The company was founded by Errik B. Anderson and Thomas J. Schuetz in 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Aledade, Inc. provides technology physicians groups into accountable care organizations. It manages regulatory aspects of forming an accountable care organization and working with CMS, provides on-sight practice transformation and support for doctors, nurses, and practice staff; customized technology to optimize existing EHRs and patient claims data. The firm partners with independent, primary care physicians to provide everything doctors need to create and operate an Accountable Care Organization (ACO). The company was founded by Matthew Kendall, Edwin Miller and Farzad Mostashari and is headquartered in Bethesda, MD.

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.

Kurion, Inc. offers nuclear waste management technologies. The firm has developed technological solutions to access, separate, and stabilize nuclear and hazardous wastes. The company was founded by John Raymont and Husain Amir in 2008 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Lux Capital Group LLC (Lux Capita Group) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Peter Hebert and Josh Wolfe. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional office in Menlo Park, California.

4INFO, Inc. engages in the provision of mobile display advertising technology. It offers retail, automotive, financial and CPG solutions. The company was founded by Michael Stachowiak, Markus A. Nordvik, Pankaj B. Shah, Zaw Thet, and David E. Siminoff in 2004 and is headquarters in San Mateo, CA.

Kymeta Corp. engages in the development of broadband satellite connectivity solutions. Its products include portable satellite terminal, aeronautical terminal, fixed satellite terminal, and mTenna core module. The company was founded in by Nathan B. Kundtz in 2012 and is headquartered in Redmond, WA.

Blackthorn Therapeutics, Inc. manufactures and markets medicines for neuro developmental disorders. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Verana Health, Inc. engages in the development of software solutions for remote patient monitoring and data analytics. It focuses on bridging the gap between healthcare providers and patients with mobile tests. The company was founded by Mark S. Blumenkranz and Daniel V. Palanker in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Inventprise LLC is a private company that is developing vaccines against infectious diseases, with a focus on invasive pneumococcal disease, using their innovative platform technology. The company is based in Redmond, WA. The company also offers contract services in biologics, including process development, optimization, analytical services, and manufacturing from early clinical trials through commercialization. The company was founded by Subhash Vinayak Kapre, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Kallyope, Inc. engages in developing drugs and consumer products. Its specialties include biotechnology, gut-brain axis, nutrition, and pharmaceuticals. The company was founded by Thomas P. Maniatis, Charles Zuker and Richard Axel in 2014 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Aira Tech Corp. develops transformative remote assistive technology and services. It offers visual interpretation services for the blind. The company was founded by Yuja Chang, Watson Yim, Sujeeth Kanuganti, and Suman Kanuganti in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Pixvana, Inc. builds video delivery software. It offers virtual reality and augmented reality video processing and delivery platform for media and entertainment applications. The firm’s products include SPIN Studio, XR PDK and pricing. The company was founded by Forest Key, Scott Squires, Bill Hensler and Sean Safreed in 2015 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Biomatics Capital Management Co LLC (Biomatics Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Boris Nikolic and Julie Sunderland. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

eGenesis, Inc. operates research platform to deliver human transplantable cells, tissues, and organs grown in pigs. It uses gene editing technology such as CRISPR to directly address the key virology and immunology hurdles that have impeded xenotransplantation. The company was founded by George M. Church, Yang Luhan, Prashant Mali, Geoff Mackay and Guell Marc in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Unearth Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of a software to reduce costs for construction companies. Its products include cloud-based builds and collaborative construction. It offers project planning, project management, and project completion. The company was founded by Brian Saab, Amy Hutchins, and Nate Miller in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Guide Therapeutics, Inc. develops biophotonic technology platform for the early detection of disease that leads to cancer. The company was founded by James Dahlman and Cory Sago and is headquartered in Tucker, GA.

Abelian Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company, which engages in harnessing and investigating glia factors in brain disease. The company is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute is a non-profit organization based in Cambridge, MA. The institute focuses on programs aimed at reducing the burden of tuberculosis (TB), malaria, diarrheal diseases, and maternal, newborn, and child illnesses in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs). Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute works through collaborating partners and organizations to develop and effectively use novel biomedical interventions to address substantial health concerns. Patrice Matchaba has been the CEO of the company since 2024.

Strateos engages in the automation of chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis into closed loop robotic laboratories that support drug discovery programs. The company is headquartered in the Menlo Park, CA.

Laerdal Million Lives Fund (Laerdal Million Lives) is a venture capital firm affiliated with the Laerdal Family, founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Encodia, Inc. engages in the research and development of protein analysis tools. The company was founded by Mark S. Chee, Michael Weiner, and Kevin Gunderson and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is a nonprofit organization that aims to help people lead healthy and productive lives. The non-profit company is based in Seattle, WA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company's mission is to create a world where everyone has equal opportunities. The company is guided by the belief that every life has equal value. The foundation is currently working on 'the big catch-up' project, which aims to increase vaccination levels among children to pre-pandemic levels and strengthen primary healthcare services for essential immunization in the future. The company was founded by Melinda French Gates and William H. Gates, and the CEO is Mark Suzman.

Nautilus Biotechnology, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Sujal Patel and Parag Mallick in 2016 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Varda Space Industries, Inc. is a company that is building space factories to revolutionize the production process. The company is based in El Segundo, CA. The company is currently the only company aiming to operate entirely on commercial supply chains and are well positioned to be the worldwide leader in commercial microgravity manufacturing. Using their spacecraft as a manufacturing platform in microgravity, they create game-changing products that defy gravity's constraints on earth. With their economical re-entry capsules, they not only bring these products back safely to earth but also pave the way for life on an orbital manufacturing platform that delivers products back to earth. The company was founded in 2020 by Daniel Marshall, Delian Tihomirov Asparouhov, William Bruey. William Bruey has been the CEO since 2020.