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WCM Investment Management LLC (WCM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Laguna Beach, California. The firm was founded in 1976 and is a subsidiary of Thalia Street Partners LLC. WCM provides innovative, equity investment advisory services for a variety of clients, such as corporations, private individuals, public and private funds, Taft-Hartley plans, endowments, and foundations.

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (Wealth Management) (BNY Mellon Wealth Management) is the wealth management division of The Bank of New York Mellon Corp. (NYSE: BK), an investment banking services holding company headquartered in New York City. The firm was formed from the merger of The Bank of New York and the Mellon Financial Corporation in 2007. BNY Mellon Wealth Management provides investment management, wealth management and banking services to individuals, families, family offices, charitable gift programs, endowments and foundations.

Paradigm Spine LLC designs, develops and markets solutions for the treatment of spinal conditions and diseases. It offers solutions for the disease management of spinal stenosis. The company was founded by by Marc R. Viscogliosi, Anthony G. Viscogliosi, John J. Viscogliosi and Guntmar H. Eisen in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Portfolium, Inc. operates as an academic e-portfolio network. The firm solutions include ePortfolios, assessment, badging and pathways, and talentMatch. The company was founded by Adam Markowitz, Marashlian Daniel, Royce Rowan, and Neal Bloom in 2014 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Baker Boyer National Bank (Investment Management) (Baker Boyer-IM) is the investment management division of Baker Boyer National Bank, the oldest independently-owned community bank in the Pacific Northwest which is headquartered in Walla Walla, Washington. The bank was founded in 1869 and is ultimately owned by Baker Boyer Bancorp. (OTC US: BBBK). Baker Boyer-IM provides wealth management to its clients.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Viscogliosi Brothers LLC is a venture capital, private equity and merchant banking firm which was founded in 1999 by Marc Viscogliosi, John Viscogliosi and Anthony Viscogliosi. The firm headquartered in New York.

Flagship Pioneering (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Parkside Group LLC (Parkside Group) is a private equity firm founded in 1997 by Barry L. Schneider. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

National Academy of Sciences operates as a private, nongovernmental institution that advises on issues related to science and technology. It provides independent, objective analysis and advice and conducts other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The firm also encourages education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science. The company was founded on March 3, 1863 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

EAM Investors LLC (EAM) is a majority employee-owned investment management boutique headquartered in Solana Beach, California. Formerly known as Eudaimonia Asset Management LLC, the firm was founded in 2007 by Travis T. Prentice, Montie L. Weisenberger, and Joshua M. Moss. EAM offers investment management and supervisory services to public and corporate retirement funds, superannuation funds, sub advisory relationships, foundations, endowments and OCIO’s.

ViiV Healthcare Ltd. manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products. Its medicine include Triumeq, Tivicay, Selzentry, Celesentri, Epzicom, Kivexa, Ziagen, Trizivir, Combivir, Retrovir AZT, Lexiva, Telzir, Viracept and Rescriptor. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Brentford, the United Kingdom.

Fairbanks Capital Management, Inc. (FCM) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rancho Santa Fe, California. The firm was founded by Steven L. Ré in 1996. FCM provides comprehensive financial planning services to individuals, corporations, foundations, trusts, charities, retirement funds, IRAs, and pooled investment vehicles.

Crescent Ridge Partners LLC (Crescent Ridge Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Allison Long Pettine. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Levicept Ltd. develops a biological therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis and chronic pain. Its treatments include p75NTR-Fc and LEVI-04. The company was founded by Simon Lempriere Westbrook on August 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom.

MeiraGTx Netherlands BV operates as a biopharmaceutical company developing local gene therapy for inflammatory diseases. It is into develop adeno-associated viral mediated gene therapy for patients with rheumatic conditions. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Seed San Diego LLC (Seed San Diego) is a venture capital firm founded in 2014 by Allison Long Pettine, Eric Gasser and Taner Halicioglu. The firm is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Corient Capital Partners LLC (Corient) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Newport Beach, California. The firm was founded in 2015 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CI Private Wealth LLC, an indirect majority-owned subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX; NYSE: CIXX) in Canada. Corient offers investment advisory services exclusively to a select number of ultra-affluent individuals, their families and their companies.

Sitryx Therapeutics Ltd. Focuses on regulating cell metabolism to develop disease-modifying therapeutics in immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation. It treats cancer and inflammatory conditions by targeting the metabolism of immune cells. The company was founded by Houman Ashrafian, Paul-Peter Tak, Luke O'Neill, Jonathan Powell, Jeff Rathmell and Michael Rosenblum and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Citryll BV is a private pharmaceutical company located in Oss, the Netherlands, at the Pivot Park. Citryll is dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics that target netosis and NETs, with a focus on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The Dutch company's lead antibody, Cit-013, has a unique dual mode of action and proprietary NET biomarker assays, making it a promising drug for rheumatoid arthritis and hidradenitis suppurativa. The initial clinical trials with Cit-013 are expected to provide the foundation for a new treatment paradigm for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2015 by Helmuth van Es, Renato Chirivi, and the late Jos Raats of ModiQuest.

Verissimo Ventures (Verissimo Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Alex Oppenheimer. The firm is headquartered in Bedford, New Hampshire.