Matthew R. Ritter

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Lumisys, Inc. makes develops lighting solutions. The company makes products for integrated switching, retro-fit, demand response dimming, telephone override and many more. It was founded in 1985 and is located in Sunnyvale, CA.

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

Rincon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops human therapeutic proteins. It develops and manufactures both partnered and proprietary products. The company was founded by Bruce D. Steel in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Breathe Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures chronic obstructive pulmonary disease therapy devices. The firm offers NIOV product. It provides ultra-lightweight, compact and wearable ventilators designed to improve breathing and to facilitate the mobility required for normal activities of daily life. The company was founded in January 2005 by Lutz Freitag, Spencer J. Volk and Gregory J. Kapust and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

ZP Opco, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops transdermal delivery technology for therapeutic indications. The company was founded by Peter E. Daddona and Frank D. Stonebanks in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

AEGEA Medical, Inc. develops technology that utilizes convective water vapor to treat menorrhagia. The firm focuses on the development of its proprietary and innovative water vapor treatment for abnormal uterine bleeding. It has vapor system delivers controlled, low-pressure natural water vapor to the uterine cavity to efficiently ablate the inner lining of the uterus. The company was founded by Paul M. Goeld in 2008 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Oak Investment Partners (Oak Investment Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1978 by Ed F Glassmeyer and Stewart H Greenfield. The firm is headquartered in Wilton, Connecticut.

William Blair & Co. LLC (William Blair) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer firm headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by William McCormick Blair in 1935 and is a subsidiary of WBC Holdings LP. Until 1941, they were known as Blair, Bonner & Co. William Blair provides broking services to individual, institutional and issuing clients.

NATIONAL Public Relations (Canada), Inc. provides public relations and consulting services. The firm's services include corporate communications, investor relations, public affairs, marketing, technology, and healthcare communications. The company was founded by Luc Beauregard on September 22, 1976 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Paytru$t, Inc., PayMyBills.com, Inc. provides online bill management services. The company is based in Pasadena, CA. The company was founded by Jeffrey E. Grass, John Tedesco. PayMyBills.com was acquired by Paytru$t, Inc. on October 04, 2000.

Apple Tree venture Managemnet LLC (Apple Tree Partners) is a venture capital firm founded by Seth Harrison in 1999. The firm is headquartered in New York with an additional offices in London, San Francisco and Cambridge.

Bird Rock Bio, Inc. develops protein therapeutics. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel antibodies with upsized potential that represent to antibody therapeutics. The company was founded by Richard J. Ulevitch, Phyllis Ellen Whiteley and Katherine S. Bowdish in 2007 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Part of Bausch Health Cos., Inc., Le Cabinet de Relations Publiques National, Inc. operates as a public relations agency. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Decheng Capital LLC is a venture capital firm founded by Min Cui in 2011 having headquartered at Shanghai, China.

BioMed Ventures (BioMed Ventures) is a venture capital firm subsidiary of BioMed Realty founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Impact Biomedicines, Inc. engages in the development of cancer treatments. It engages in the development of fedratinib, a potent and selective oral molecule JAK2 kinase inhibitor for the treatment of myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera. The company was founded by John Hood, Catriona Jamieson and Raghu Saripalli in 2016 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Primmune Therapeutics, Inc. develops small molecules, orally administered toll-like receptor for cancer immunotherapy and tumors. The firm offers treatment and prevention of viral infections. The company was founded by Paulo Rangel, James Appleman, and Stephen Webber in October, 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Anavo Therapeutics BV is a Dutch company that specializes in developing first-in-class therapeutic programs for several indications in oncology. The company is based in Leiden, Netherlands. The company has attracted world-leading scientific expertise in phosphatase-driven disease biology and drug discovery to unlock the full potential of phosphatase-targeted allosteric modulators. Anavo is the first company to systematically drug phosphatases, a rich target space previously considered undruggable for decades. Anavo is backed by blue-chip investors m ventures, inkef capital, taiho ventures, mrl ventures fund, and bioqube ventures. The company was founded by Claus Schalper, Birgit Zech, Gerhard Müller. Birgit Zech has been the CEO since incorporation.