Christoph Bausch

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.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc. develops biopharmaceutical products. It develops compounds for the treatment of oncologic and metabolic diseases. The firm products include anamorelin for the treatment of anorexia and cachexia. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Bridgewater, NJ.

Dawson James Securities, Inc. (Dawson James) is a full service investment firm and registered broker-dealer headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. The firm was founded in 2002 and is a subsidiary of Ark Financial Services, Inc. Dawson James offers research, institutional & retail sales, and execution trading & corporate services to institutional money managers, mutual funds, registered investment advisors, corporations and insurance companies.

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.

H. C. Wainwright & Co. LLC (H. C. Wainwright) is a full-service broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1868 and is a subsidiary of HCWHC, Inc. H. C. Wainwright delivers industry insights and real-time execution to both public and private small and middle-sized global emerging market companies. With a focus on identifying buyers and sellers in illiquid and difficult to trade equities, the firm specializes in block trading and providing liquidity in these securities with as little market impact as possible.

Founded in 1986, Merriman Capital, Inc. is an SEC-registered broker/dealer and investment banking firm headquartered in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: MERR), a financial services firm that focuses on fast-growing companies and their institutional investors. Merriman provides advisory and investment banking, equity research, institutional services, corporate services and venture services primarily to corporate clients. Merriman Capital provides research, brokerage and trading services primarily to institutional clients. The firm offers a full range of specialized and integrated services including: equity research, specialized trade execution, equity capital markets, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, sales and trading, market making, corporate and venture services, restructurings and strategic advisory services. Merriman Capital employs bottom-up, fundamental analysis of small-cap companies in select industries including clean technology, healthcare, technology and consumer/Internet/media. The firm also has expertise in emerging markets, with emphasis on emerging markets in China. Merriman Capital is known to engage in shareholder activist investment strategies. Merriman Capital is a member of the NASD, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm serves as an introducing broker/dealer for Pershing LLC. They do not hold or maintain funds or securities or provide clearing services for other broker/dealers.

Part of Pressure Vessel Service, Inc., HoltraChem, Inc. distributes alkalies and chlorine chemicals. The company is based in Natick, MA. HoltraChem was acquired by Pressure Vessel Service, Inc. on October 29, 1998.

Kennedy-Western University is one of the largest and fastest growing proprietary post-secondary distance learning schools in the United States. Providing Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees through rigorous academic curriculum and interaction with mid-career, working adults, the Company is a leading provider of high quality educational content to working adults via the Internet. The active student population is greater than 9,000 working professionals, principally seeking to earn Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Computer Science, Business Administration and Health Administration

Part of Prudential Financial, Inc., Vector Securities LLC is a company that provides investment banking services. The company is based in Deerfield, IL. Vector Securities was acquired by Prudential Securities on June 09, 1999.

Part of MeritCare Health System, Hematech, Inc. develops pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Sioux Falls, SD. Hematech was acquired by Sanford Health Corp. from Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd. on December 31, 2012.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

Helsinn Therapeutics (U.S.), Inc. develops, manufactures and supplies pharmaceutical products for treatment of cancer. The company is headquartered in Iselin. NJ.

Sessa Capital IM LP (Sessa Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Petry in 2007. Sessa Capital provides investment advisory and management services on a discretionary basis to private pooled investment vehicles.

Part of SAB Biotherapeutics, Inc., SAB Sciences, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical development company. The company is based in Sioux Falls, SD. The company was founded in 2014 by Eddie J. Sullivan, Eddie Hamilton, Christine E. Hamilton. Eddie J. Sullivan has been the CEO since 2014. SAB Sciences was acquired by Big Cypress Acquisition Corp. on October 22, 2021 for $452.48 million.

EF Hutton Group (EF Hutton) is an independent broker/dealer firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2020 as Kingswood Capital Markets and rebranded to EF Hutton Group in 2021. EF Hutton offers an international suite of proprietary and customized solutions within the public and private investment banking, middle and emerging growth markets.

Bridge Medicines LLC operates as a drug discovery company. It provides spanning therapeutic areas including infectious disease, oncology, neuropsychiatry, and rare diseases. The company was founded on November 1, 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Spinogenix, Inc. provides biotechnology services. It offers therapeutics, neurodegeneration, amyloids, traumatic brain injury and neurorestorative. The company was founded by Stella Sarraf in 2016 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.