Chung Mai Kang

Baillie Gifford & Co. is an independent, global investment management firm headquartered in Edinburgh, UK. The firm was founded in 1908 and is wholly-owned by their partners. Baillie Gifford manages assets for pension funds, institutions, corporates, foundations, charities and retail investors. They are a socially responsible investor which works with their fund managers to assess ESG concerns both before and after investing in companies.

Franklin Templeton Investment Management Ltd. (FTIML) is the Great Britain-based global investment management subsidiary of Franklin Templeton Global Investors Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN) in the US. Founded in 1985, FTIML is headquartered in London and provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to clients in jurisdictions worldwide, which include registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as Separate Accounts for institutional and high net-worth clients.

Ruffer LLP is the investment management subsidiary of Ruffer Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded as Ruffer Investment Management Ltd. in 1994 by Jonathan Ruffer, Jane Tufnell, and Earl Ferrers. In 2004, they transferred their investment business to Ruffer LLP. Headquartered in London, Ruffer manages assets and funds on a discretionary basis for private and institutional clients including trusts, charities, pension funds, family offices, corporations, investment companies and insurance companies. Ruffer is a responsible investor that fully integrates environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues into their investment process.

Downing Ventures (Downing Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1986. The firm is headquartered in London.

Volkswagen Bank GmbH engages in the provision of financial solutions to retail customers, business customers, and authorized dealers. It offers savings and investment products, credit cards, and securities transactions. The company was founded in 1949 and is headquartered in Braunschweig, Germany.

Part of Starwood Property Trust, Inc., Situs International Ltd. acquires, develops, repositions, manages and sells commercial and multi-family residential real estate properties. The company is based in London, UK.

BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd. (BIM-UK) is an investment management firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm is a subsidiary of BlackRock Finance Europe Ltd., ultimately owned by BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) in the US. BIM-UK was founded in 2006 following the merger of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers and BlackRock. In 2009, BlackRock merged with Barclays Global Investors, including the iShares exchange traded funds business. The combined firm operates under the BlackRock name and has retained the iShares brand. BIM-UK manages a family of mutual funds and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual and pension funds. They also offer alternative investments and managed accounts for individual and institutional clients.

Codex Capital Partners Ltd (Codex Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in October 2005 by Andrew Haining and Robin Black. The firm is headquartered in London, England.

Simmons & Co. International Ltd. (Private Equity) (Simmons & Co. International) is a private equity subsidiary of Simmons & Co. International Ltd. founded in 1974. The firm is headquartered in London.

Puma Investment Management Ltd (Puma Investment) is a private equity firm founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in London with additional offices in Liverpool and Edinburgh.

IG Metall is the largest individual trade union in the world, based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, with subsidiaries in Germany. The German company provides information, materials, and useful guides to its members to help them achieve fairness and good working conditions in their workplaces and society. The private company's focus is on employment security, occupational safety, and value chains. The CEO of the company is Hans-Jürgen Urban.

CEC Capital Corp. operates as an investment bank with a core focus on technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT), consumers, and healthcare sectors. It provides mergers and acquisitions (M&A), capital raising, and asset management services. The company was founded by Ran Wang and Irene Hong in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, China.

MyKindaCrowd Ltd. owns and operates a student crowd-sourcing website that connects companies with schools, colleges and universities. It enables students to get rewards for their ideas; and be noticed by various companies. The firm also enables teachers to access pre-formatted lesson plans and presentations; and companies to have access to students across the United Kingdom. The company was founded by William John Akerman in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Ruffer AIFM Ltd. is an alternative investment manager headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 2013 and is a subsidiary of Ruffer LLP, which is owned by Ruffer Management Ltd. Ruffer AIFM provides investment management services for institutions, pension funds, charities, financial planners and private clients.

Concentric Team LLP (Concentric Team) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2013 by Denis Shafranik and Kjartan Rist. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Stran Capital LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Miami, FL. The company was founded in 1994 by Andrew Stranberg. Andrew Stranberg has been the CEO since 1994.

contextflow GmbH provides a search engine which allows radiologists to search for visually similar images from a hospital's database. It provides technology for radiologists, radiology departments, hospital groups, university hospitals and also for the extension for existing image archives. The company was founded by Markus Holzer and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Dingke Medical Technology (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. is a medical technology company based in Suzhou, CN. The company also holds an internet drug information service qualification certificate and is located at Building 5, No. Dingke Medical Technology specializes in the research, development, and production of new medical devices, including various types of balloon catheters for peripheral and coronary interventions, as well as intracranial balloon expansion catheters. 5 Xinhong Industrial Park, No. 9 Suhong West Road, Industrial Park. The Chinese company was founded in 2015, and the CEO is Yu Lin Weng.

Qkine Ltd. provides growth factors and bioactive proteins for use in stem cell science and regenerative medicine applications. Its products include Activin A and FGF2. The firm specializes in protein purification, organoids, cytokines, and protein-engineering. The company was founded by Marko Hyvonen and Catherine Elton in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Everpress Ltd. designs and sells apparel through online. The company was founded by Alexander Economopoulos and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cylon Ltd.(Cylon) is an accelerator & incubator and a venture capital firm founded by Alexander Rupert van Someren, Jonathan Luff and Grace Cassy in 2015. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Puma Private Equity Ltd. (Puma Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of Puma Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2018. The firm is headquartered in London.

Nina Capital SGEIC SA (Nina Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Marta Gaia Zanchi. It is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Segmed, Inc. is a biotechnology firm which provides cloud-based platform for medical companies. It helps in acceleration and development of medical AI algorithms by providing companies and research groups with access to training datasets. The company was founded by Cailin Hardell, Adam Koszek, and Martin Willemink and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Part of Gas Sensing Solutions Ltd., Cambridge Respiratory Innovations Ltd. develops and manufactures medical devices. The private company is based in Swavesey, UK.

LIfT BioSciences Ltd. is a pre-clinical stage biotech company based in Brighton, UK. LIfT BioSciences is developing a first-in-class alpha neutrophil cell therapy called N-Lift, which is produced from a patented process using exceptional stem cells, a proprietary enhancement media, and genetic engineering. The therapy is designed to destroy solid tumors both directly and indirectly by turning the tumor microenvironment against the tumor and recruiting the rest of the immune system to destroy it. The British company is working with a range of pharmaceutical license partners across oncology, immunology, neurology, and AMR to develop a portfolio of immune-modulatory alpha neutrophils for treating a range of therapeutic indications, including solid tumors. The company's goal is to deliver complete remission in high unmet need solid tumors before the decade is out. The company was founded in 2014 by Alexander William Blyth, who was inspired to create the company after his mother passed away from pancreatic cancer.

Part of Volkswagen AG, CARIAD SE is an automotive software company based in Wolfsburg, Germany. CARIAD develops innovative applications that enable all the features the car provides, from the intelligent personal assistant via connected infotainment to automated driving. The German company's software uses their own operating system and is connected to their cloud, keeping the car constantly up-to-date with the newest features. CARIAD believes that software has the potential to reshape the automotive experience for everyone, everywhere, and they are shaping the future of mobility by developing innovative applications. The company was founded in 2020. Peter Bosch has been the CEO of the company since 2023.