Lyle L. Probst

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Liquidia Technologies, Inc. is a clinical biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of human therapeutics using its proprietary PRINT technology to transform the lives of patients. It operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical Products and Partnering & Licensing. The two product candidates from its pipeline: LIQ861 for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and LIQ865 for the treatment of local post-operative pain. Liquidia Technologies was founded by Joseph M. DeSimone, Ashok K. Mendiratta, Edward T. Samulski, William R. Kenan, Ginger Denison and Jason Rolland in 2004 and is headquartered in Morrisville, NC.

Datasight Corp. designs, manufactures and supplies LED light bulbs and light fixtures to the commercial, industrial and consumer and retail markets. It offers street lighting, parking lot lighting, warehouse lighting, light bulbs, chandelier bulbs, flood and spot lights and accent lights products. The company was founded on November 19, 2007 and is headquartered in Las Vegas, NV.

Heliotrope Technologies, Inc. manufactures electrochromic window coatings. It offers Universal Smart Window coating, a thin film of transparent nanocrystals embedded in a matrix. The firm products uses a small jolt of electricity to create variations in the degree a window will transmit visible light and near-infrared radiation which produces heat. The company was founded in 2012 by Jason K. Holt, Guillermo Garcia and Delia Milliron and is headquartered in Alameda, CA.

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.

California Institute of Technology provides education focusing on science, engineering, academia, business, and public service. The company was founded in 1891 and it is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides technical and scientific research services. The firm performs basic and applied research in principal areas such as neutron science, energy, supercomputing, advanced materials and national security. It also has research programs in nuclear and atomic physics, nuclear fusion, and microscopy. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

Los Alamos National Laboratory operates as a multidisciplinary institution. It offers services in science, engineering, earth science, chemistry, mathematics, physics, and space science. The company was founded in 1943 and is headquartered in Los Alamos, NM.

Velocys, Inc. develops patented microchannel-based technology for the chemical and energy industries. It clients include oil, gas, and fuel companies for chemical processing, production system, and regulation system. It also caters to the military by providing logistical supply lines such as cryogenic cooling systems, man-portable devices, and protection from chemical attack. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Plain City, OH.

The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. engages in the design, development, and deployment of technological solutions. It focuses on the areas of commercial, space, national security, strategic systems, and global challenges. It provides engineering services to government, commercial companies, and educational institutions. The company was founded by Charles Stark Draper in 1934 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

UT-Battelle LLC operates as a management contractor for the laboratory. It manages and operates Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Oak Ridge, TN.

Los Alamos National Security LLC provides research, development, and testing services. The private company is based in Los Alamos, NM.

Blue Moon Energy Partners LLC is an acquisition vehicle. The private company is based in Boca Raton, FL.

Lawrence Livermore National Security LLC delivers the National Nuclear Security Administration mission for Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The company is headquartered in Livermore, CA.

Pine Crest Preparatory School, Inc. is a non profit institution which engages in the provision of educational services. It offers academics, arts, adn athletics from pre-school to colleges. The company was founded by Mae McMillan in 1934 and is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

NanOasis, Inc. provides water purification solutions. The private company is based in San Jose, CA. The company was founded by Jason Holt.

Part of VeriTeQ Corp., VeriTeQ Acquisition Corp. provides radio frequency identification solutions. The company is based in Delray Beach, FL. Scott R. Silverman has been the CEO of the company since 2011. VeriTeQ Acquisition was acquired by VeriTeQ Corp. on July 10, 2013.

Baruch Future Ventures LLC (Baruch Future Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Thomas Baruch. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

C-Bond Systems LLC operates as a nanotechnology company that develops and manufactures C-Bond technology. The firm engages in the implementation of proprietary nanotechnology applications and processes to enhance properties of functionality and sustainability within porous material systems. Its products include NanoShield, C-Bond I and C-Bond II. The company was founded by Bruce Rich, Sergio Moreira and Paul Brogan and is headquartered in Houston, TX.