Laurie J. Berke

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.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Founded in 2003, Five Mile Capital Partners LLC is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager located in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm focuses mainly on fixed income and credit products for institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

APOS Medical Israel Ltd. is a holding company that provides non-surgical medical treatment services for musculoskeletal disorders. It offers AposTherapy, a non-surgical and drug-free medical program for knee and back pain, which utilizes an individually calibrated, foot-worn biomechanical device. The firm's program treats body's mal-alignment, muscle weakness, impaired neuromuscular control, and the resulted abnormal pathological movement patterns of orthopaedic conditions. The company was founded by Avi Elbaz and Amit Mor in 2004 and is headquartered in Herzliya Pituach, Israel.

Citadel Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Miami, Florida. The firm was founded in 1990 by Kenneth Griffin and is wholly-owned by Citadel Advisors Holdings LP, ultimately held by GFH HFEVA LLC. Citadel Advisors manages private investment funds that are offered exclusively to sophisticated investors.

Israel Advanced Technology Industries is an umbrella organization that represents the high-tech, life science, and other advanced technology industries. The private company is based in Hertzliya Pituach, Israel. The Israeli company was founded by Nechemia Jacob Peres, Aaron Mankovski, and Ruth Alon. The CEO is Karin Meir Rubinstein.

UBS AG's (NYSE: UBS) New York City-based wealth management arm is known as UBS Private Banking (US). The firm provides a range of customized wealth management products and services for private clients.

CarboFix Orthopedics Ltd. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of solutions for trauma and spine. Its products include CarboClear cervical plate, CarboClear pedicle screw, proximal humerus plate, CarboClear lumbar cage, and distal fibula plate. The company was founded Mordechay Beyar in 2011 and is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Part of Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, BioRap Technologies Ltd. is an Israeli bio-pharmaceutical company that engages in research, development, and commercialization of drugs. The company is based in Haifa, Israel.

NetVision Ltd. operates in the communication sector of international telephony services in Israel. The company offers communication solutions and services among which Internet and international calls for organizations, businesses and private users. It also offers information security services, hosting services, anti-virus services, website filtering and telephony products and services using cutting-edge technological solutions. NetVision was founded by Alon Zvi and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BrainsGate Ltd. develops medical devices. The firm specializes in therapies for patients suffering from central nervous system diseases. Its platform technology involves electrical stimulation of the Spheno-Palatine Ganglion, a nervous center known to increase cerebral blood flow. The company was founded by Yossi Gross and David Yarnitsky in 2000 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

Pitango Venture Capital (Pitango) is a venture capital firm founded in 1993 by Rami Kalish. The firm is headquartered in Herzliya, Israel.

330 Avenue Medical Health PC develops, manufactures, and distributes orthopedics and sports medicines. The firm offers treatments include knee pain (osteoarthritis, patello-femoral, meniscal tear, and ligament tear), lower back pain, hip pain (osteoarthritis), and ankle problems (post fractures and recurrent ankle sprain). The company was founded by Avi Elbaz and Amith Mor in 2004 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

BlackRock Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1994 and is a subsidiary of BlackRock Capital Holdings, Inc., ultimately held by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK). BlackRock Advisors manages assets for US-registered investment companies and 529 Plans.

Part of Barclays PLC, E.F. Hutton & Co., Inc. is a company that provides investment and financial services. The company is based in Providence, RI.

Established in 2000, TransPharma Medical Ltd. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug-products utilizing an innovative active transversal drug delivery technology. Its current proprietary drug-product development programs include ViaDerm-hPTH (1-34), a transversal hPTH (1-34) product to treat osteoporosis, undergoing Phase 2B clinical trials, which is developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly, and two additional peptides currently in Phase 1. TransPharma's drug-product development activities utilize its well-proven RF-MicroChannel Technology. Its RF-MicroChannel technology enables the creation of an array of microscopic pores through the very outer skin surface, allowing the delivery of therapeutic doses of a wide portfolio of drugs, including biologics, Its main area of focus. TransPharma's implementation of the RF-MicroChannel Technology is the ViaDerm delivery system. Intended for home use, the ViaDerm delivery system consists of a reusable, handheld, low-cost device and a disposable patch containing a drug. TransPharma's goal is to develop multiple drug-products through strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and through independent product development. They believe that combining partnered and proprietary product development ensures capitalizing of both the promise of its technology and its growing capabilities.