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Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

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.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

This technology allows physicians and researchers to explore the eye for a broad spectrum of diseases, which have previously required long-term clinical evaluation and invasive testing for definitive diagnosis. Amydis has a discovery platform and proprietary know-how that positions it as a first mover and leader in developing ocular tracers for human diseases. The American company was founded in 2013 by Stella Sarraf, who has been the CEO since then.

Lunac Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the identification and development of anticoagulants. The company was founded by Helen Philippou and Richard Foster on April 18, 2018 and is headquartered in Leeds, the United Kingdom.

PrescribeWell, Inc. provides an online health management system. It offers health care practitioners, physicians and obesity intervention business. The company was founded by Shahid Shah, Amir Jafri, Mervyn J. Turner, Merv Heller and Susan Schramm-Apple in 2014 and is headquartered in Hatfield, PA.

EnGeneIC Pty Ltd. develops and commercializes novel concepts for the targeted delivery of drugs and other therapeutic molecules used in the treatment of cancer. It offers targeted drug delivery, gene silencing, canine cancers and principal characteristics technology solutions. The company was founded by Jennifer A. MacDiarmid and Himanshu Brahmbhatt in 2001 and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

Preventice Technologies, Inc. develops mobile health and wellness platform solutions. It designs monitoring systems, uses the latest in cloud, analytical, and micro-electronic technology to connect patients to their doctors and healthcare providers. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

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 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a leading pharmaceutical company that has been developing and producing medicines for over a century. Teva Pharmaceuticals is based in Parsippany, NJ. The company is a leader in generic and innovative medicines, with a portfolio of over 3,500 products in nearly every therapeutic area. Teva serves around 200 million people worldwide, and has one of the largest and most complex supply chains in the pharmaceutical industry. The company has a significant presence in both generics and innovative medicines research and operations, supporting its growing portfolio of innovative medicines and biopharmaceutical products.

Excel Medical Ventures LLC (Excel Medical Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Steven R. Gullans. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

Novasenta, Inc. develops therapies for cancer. The company is based in Pittsburgh, PA. The company was founded by Greg Delgoffe, Robert L. Ferris, Dario Vignali. Mani Mohindru has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

PharmAkea, Inc. develops small molecule drug candidates against protein targets involved in fibro proliferative diseases. It discovers and develops small molecule therapeutics directed at cancer and fibrotic diseases. The company was founded by John Howard Hutchinson, Kevin Holme, and Jilly Evans in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.