Geoff Meyerson

New York Blood Center, Inc. operates blood distribution and research organizations. It provides blood and blood products for transfusions annually. The company was founded in 1964 and is located in New York, NY.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is the investment bank and brokerage subsidiary of CFS CF & Co. I Holdings LP, which is owned by Cantor Fitzgerald LP in the US. The firm was founded by Bernie Gerald Cantor and John Fitzgerald in 1945. Headquartered in New York City, Cantor Fitzgerald offers clients a global, multi-asset prime brokerage platform with a focus on the quality middle market.

Azelon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical drugs for the treatment of osteoporosis. It develops parathyroid hormone analogs for the treatment of bone diseases, which are characterized by deficits in bone formation, including osteoporosis, orthopedic conditions and renal bone disease. The company was founded by Paul Morley and Godfrey Marchand in 2000 and is headquartered in West Conshohocken, PA.

Medtronic Ltd. engages in the development and manufacturing of medical equipment for people with chronic disease. It offers products and therapies for cardiac rhythm disease management, neuromodulation, spinal and biologics, diabetes, cardiovascular, and ear, nose, and throat diseases. The company was founded by Earl E. Bakken and Palmer Hermundslie in 1949 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.

AZTherapies, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for Alzheimer’s disease and ischemic stroke treatments. Its product pipelines include ALZT-OP1, ALZT-OP2, AZHALER-D, and ALZT-QoL. The company was founded by David R. Elmaleh in 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

The Lek/Alcar Consulting Group, Inc. provides business strategy consulting services. It offers strategy, finance, marketing and sales, operations, and transaction services including business unit strategy, brand management, pricing, alliances and joint ventures, product development, corporate transformation, and operations design. It serves the defense, energy, health, building and construction, aerospace, media, retail, and telecommunications industries. The company was founded by Andrew Kutter in 1983 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Monitor is an American private investment company.

InterWest Partners LLC (InterWest Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 1979 by Wally Hawley, Scott Hedrick and Gene Barth. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

EMD Serono, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm. The firm develops recombinant prescription medicines. Its therapies include neurology and immunology, metabolic endocrinology, fertility, and oncology. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Rockland, MA.

Follica, Inc. develops therapies for hair follicle disorders. The firm provides an out-patient therapy coupled with an at-home system for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (hair loss) and medical device development fields to develop and commercialize its product platform. The company was founded by Rox R. Anderson, George Cotsarelis, Vera Price, Daphne Zohar, David Steinberg, and Bernat Olle in 2006 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drug therapies for the post-acute and chronic neuro-rehabilitation patients. Its products include NH001, a dopaminergic agent to help post traumatic brain injury patients to emerge from a coma, vegetative, or minimally consciousness state, NH004, a treatment for the social debilitating condition of sialorrhea, a non-motor complaint of Parkinson's disease patients and NH02D, an orally administered drug for on-demand treatment of premature ejaculation, a male sexual disorder affecting sexually active men. The company was founded by Esteban Fridman and Daniel Katzman in 2003 and is headquartered in Waban, MA.

PWC Corp. is a private company that wholesales steel water pipes and plumbing and heating equipment. The company is based in Santa Ana, CA.

The Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ), a unique public-private partnership aimed at promoting innovation and enhancing the value of businesses in Japan, was launched in July 2009. Leveraging the rich history of Japanese technological prowess, the INCJ aims to provide financial, technological and management support in order to promote the creation of next-generation businesses through 'open innovation,' or the flow of technology and expertise beyond the boundaries of existing organizational structures. The INCJ will draw on funding as well as management and technological expertise from the public and private sectors. The INCJ is actively reviewing various investment opportunities in areas of environment and energy, electronics and IT, bio-tech, and infrastructure such as water supply, railway service, and nuclear power supply. Each investment will be thoroughly vetted to ensure it meets the exacting standards of the INCJ's Innovation Network Committee, which will make the final investment decisions. The INCJ is capitalized at 92 billion yen, with the Japanese government injecting 82 billion yen and 19 private corporations (refer to details in Appendix below) providing a further 10 billion yen. The government will also provide guarantees up to a total of 800 billion yen for INCJ investments, giving it an investment capability of approximately 900 billion yen (US$10 billion). The INCJ will be established for a period of 15 years.

Brooks Houghton & Co. (Private Equity) (BHC) is a private equity subsidiary of Brooks Houghton & Co. Inc founded in 1989 by Gerald H. Houghton. The firm is headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut.

Wisdoms Auto Parts (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. operates as a holding company that manufactures automobile engines and parts. Its business activities include the manufacturing of general machinery parts, vehicle electrical machinery parts, mould and parts, clamp and its components, as well as the provision of related manufacturing technical consulting services. The company was founded on April 10, 2008 and is headquartered in Changzhou, China.

KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms that provide audit, tax, and advisory services. The private company is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. With over 265,000 employees working in member firms across 143 countries and territories, KPMG is widely recognized as a great place to work and build a career. The Sri Lankan company is committed to community service, inclusion and diversity, and eradicating childhood illiteracy. KPMG operates in 20 countries and territories in the region, with more than 46,000 people in member firms.

CBC Group (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.(CBC Group) is a private equity firm founded in 2014 by Wei Fu. The firm is headquartered in Singapore with additional offices in New York, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing and is wholly owned by CBC Group Investment Management Ltd.

Fermenstation Co., Ltd. is a company based in Tokyo, Japan that specializes in OEM and ODM of organic cosmetics and sustainable products. The Japanese company caters to the demand for clean beauty, vegan, and organic certified products. The company offers a complete service from proposing raw materials tailored to the customer's needs to developing original products with a story. Fermenstation Co. was founded in 2009 by Hayato Watanabe and Rina Sakai.

Confluent Medical Technologies, Inc. operates as a contract manufacturer of medical devices. It offers steerable guide catheters, flex circuit technologies, and Nitinol products and frames. The company was founded by Tom Duerig in 1991 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Cerebral, Inc. provides care and medication management online for anxiety and depression. The firm offers ongoing video visits with a prescribing provider, medication and medication delivery if prescribed. The company was founded by Ho Anh and Kyle Robertson and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bicycle Health, Inc. offers medication assisted treatment to help people cut down on or stop using opioids. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Mesentech, Inc. engages in the development of drug conjugate that delivers medicines selectively to the bone. Its bone anabolic drug conjugates are used as a treatment for renal osteodystrophy, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Duchenne associated osteoporosis. The company was founded by Robert Young, Ian McBeath, Michael Underhill, Pieter R. Cullis, and Fabio Rossi and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.