James M. Hall

United States Surgical Corp. engages in the manufacture of wound closure products and surgical devices. It produces tools used in surgery including staplers, sutures, laparoscopic instruments, cardiovascular surgical products and electrosurgical devices. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in North Haven, CT.

HBK Investments LP, do-business-as HBK Capital Management (HBK), is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The firm was founded in 1991 and is a subsidiary of HBK Partners II LP. HBK provides discretionary investment management services and related administrative services to their funds, which are private investment funds offered only to sophisticated investors with substantial resources.

Founded in 1998, E1 Asset Management is an independent broker/dealer headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm is a member of FINRA and is licensed with various U.S. State regulatory authorities. They are also members of the SIPC. E1 Asset Management clears on a fully disclosed basis through Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of the Bank of New York Company Mellon Corp. The firm does not make any markets or maintain any inventories in any securities. They provide a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. E1 Asset Management does not provide any internal research.

Levin Capital Strategies LP (LCS) is a registered investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John A. Levin in 2005 and is a direct subsidiary of John A. Levin 2005 Separation Trust. LCS provides discretionary or non-discretionary investment advice and/or management services to separately managed accounts and a private pooled investment vehicle that is offered to investors on a private placement basis.

Cytonics Corp. operates as a research and development company. It discovers and develops therapeutics based on the protease inhibitor Alpha2 Macroglobulin (A2M). The firm’s products include APIC, A2M, A2M super molecule and diagnostic products. The company was founded by Gaetano Scuderi in 2006 and is headquartered in Jupiter, FL.

Liventa Bioscience, Inc. provides cellular and biologic products. The private company is based in Parsippany, NJ. The company was founded by Robin Young. Robin Young has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of D.E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc., D.E. Shaw & Co. LLC is a company that provides investment advice. The company is based in New York, NY.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Synthes, Inc. engages in the development, production, and marketing of instruments, implants, as well as biomaterials for surgical fixation, correction, and regeneration of the human skeleton and its soft tissues. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Solothurn, Switzerland.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Bowdoin College is an independent, nonsectarian, coeducational residential, undergraduate liberal arts institution founded in 1794. It is located in Brunswick, ME.

Neighborhood Trust Financial Partners, Inc. provides financial empowerment services and products. The company is based in New York, NY. The CEO of the company is Justine Zinkin.

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).

Part of Virtu Financial, Inc., Virtu Financial F/X LLC is a company that provides brokerage services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Citizens Budget Commission, Inc. operates an organization that influences constructive changes in the finances and services. It researches and analyzes the city's finances and fiscal affairs of state government and evaluates the management of city government. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Netnumina Solutions, Inc. develops management application software solutions. It also provides domain knowledge and unparalleled technology expertise to help clients such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, Aventis, GSK, Fleet, and Fidelity. The company was founded by Imran Sayeed in 1997 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Gwinnett Hospital System, Inc. operates hospitals and healthcare centers. It offers cardiovascular, imaging, joint replacement program, robotic surgery, sinus, sports medicine program, weight loss surgery, and women’s services. The firm also provides bariatrics, cancer care, cardiac, cosmetic surgery, diabetes education, emergency, endoscopy, fitness, imaging, inpatient medical group, laboratory, mobile mammography, neurology, nutrition and weight management, orthopedics, pain management, respiratory care, rehabilitation, skilled nursing and extended care, sleep lab, stroke care, surgical, trauma and wound treatment services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, GA.

American Heart Association, Inc. operates a voluntary health organization funded by private contributions. The organization offers services for coronary heart diseases and strokes, high blood cholesterol & physical inactivity, obesity, and diabetes. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Dallas, TX.

Ao Spine International engages in research and development in educational programs, strategies, and tools for community of spine surgeons. The company is headquartered in Davos, Switzerland.

Residency Select LLC provides psychometric assessments for matching medical students to residency programs. It offers scientifically supported results of MRI, CAT scan or another diagnostic test. The company was founded by Alan Friedman and is headquartered in Eatontown, NJ.

American Nuclear Society operates as premier professional society serving the nuclear industry. Its offerings include meeting information, nuclear news, publications, member services, a career center, public information and many other resources. The company was founded on December 11, 1954 and is headquartered in La Grange Park, IL.