Pat Sacco

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is an independent philanthropic organization headquartered in Princeton, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 1972 and is dedicated solely to health. RWJF funds a wide array of programs which are working to help build a national Culture of Health.

Founded in 1985, NatWest Markets Securities, Inc. is a financial services and brokerage firm headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm is a subsidiary of RBS Holdings USA, Inc. and their ultimate parent is the Royal Bank of Scotland Plc (LSE: RBS). The firm was formerly known as RBS Securities, Inc., RBS Greenwich Capital, and Greenwich Capital Markets, Inc. NatWest is an institutional fixed-income firm that provides a full range of debt capital markets services to both those seeking to raise capital and those seeking to invest it. The firm is an industry leader in the U.S. Treasury, agency and MBS markets and in providing real estate and asset-backed financing to their clients. NatWest also provides futures brokerage services and trade strategies to select clients.

Wave Biotech LLC develops and manufactures process equipment for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry. The company was founded in 1998 by Vijay Singh and is headquartered in Somerset, NJ

Medocity, Inc. develops a care platform that bridges the gap between the clinic and the patient?s home. It offers a patient-centric mobile solution that combines key aspects of disease-specific care into a platform that can be used on application and Web-based devices. The firm platform also tracks key symptoms and side effects in real time; displays reports and graphic summaries to understand the patient?s health status on a daily basis. The company is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

RoosterBio, Inc. provides standardized stem cell platforms that enable clinical and commercial translation. Its products include bioprocess media, plug and play systems, clinical control, and roosterbio swag products. The company was founded Jon A. Rowley in 2013 and is headquartered in Frederick, MD.

PBM Products LLC entered into an exclusive supply arrangement to introduce the first private-label (store-brand) infant formulas in the United States. Today store-brand infant formulas have become increasingly important to retailers, and an affiliate company, PBM Nutritionals LLC manufactures state-of-the-art formulas for PBM Products and its retail partners. Whether a store brand carries its own retail name or is part of a wholesaler's private-label program, store-brand products give retailers a way to make a higher margin, differentiate themselves from the competition, and win the loyalty of customers. It believes their extensive private-label product lines are helping some of the largest retailers in America accomplish their business goals. In turn, their retail partners are helping them to accomplish its mission. PBM partners with leading food and drug retailers to provide high-quality, competitively priced products to customers labeled under the store brands of companies such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kroger, Loblaws, and Walgreens.

Enterprise Mortgage Acceptance Co. LLC provides capital and financing options for equipment financing and business loans. The private company is based in Westport, CT and has subsidiaries in the United States.

Benevolent Capital Partners LLC (Private Equity) (Benevolent Capital) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Brett M. Johnson and Grant D. Johnson. The firm is headquartered in Charlottesville, Virginia.

FloDesign Sonics, Inc. provides acoustic technology for separations and filtrations. It develops technology that sound vibrations to filter fluids including blood. The firm also develops filter-less acoustophoretic separation technology, and separate multiple types of particles of varying sizes including water and oil, blood cells, CHO cells, emulsified oils, algae, metals, and bacteria. The company was founded by Bart Lipkens, Stanley Kowalski III, Walter Presz and Louis Masi in 2009 and is headquartered in Wilbraham, MA.

PBM Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA.

Tolerion, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm. It develops and commercializes therapeutics. The firm provides TOL-3034 and TOL-3052 to treat myasthenia gravis and neuromyelitis optica. The company was founded by Lawrence J. Steinman and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Xalud Therapeutics, Inc. develops novel therapies with several promising therapeutic programs for inflammatory. The firm offers XT-101, a single dosage injection that stops disease progression, eliminates neuropathic pain, and reverses paralysis. It also researches on the applicability of XT-101 for multiple sclerosis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded by John Forsayeth and Linda Watkins and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Quantapore, Inc. develops nanopore based nucleic acid sequencing technology products. The firm's proprietary DNA sequencing technology is based on an optically labeled nanopore which interacts via energy transfer with a labeled nucleic acid sample. The company was founded by Martin Huber and Sascha C. Dennstedt in 2009 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Octagon Finance LLC provides financial services. The private company is based in Durham.

Dynamk Capital LLC (Dynamk Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Daniella Kranjac and Mario Kranjac. The firm is headquartered in New York, New York.

Alpenglow Biosciences, Inc. engages in the development and production of three-dimensional open-top light-sheet microscope for the improvement of conducting pathology. The company was founded by Steven Buckley, Adam Glaser, Jonathan Liu, Nicholas Reder, and Larry True in 2018 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Neurogene, Inc. focuses on developing disease modifying therapeutics for severe neurologic diseases. Its pipeline includes multiple gene therapy products for ultra-rare diseases, as well as a novel technology that has the potential for use in monogenic autism spectrum disorders and indications not well suited for gene therapy. The company was founded by Rachel McMinn in January 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Curi Bio, Inc. is engaged in providing drug development services. The company was founded by Elliot Fisher and Deol-Ho Kim and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

CellFE, Inc. develops delivery platform to enable engineering of life-saving therapies. The company was founded by Anna Liu and Alla Zamarayeva in 2018 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Jaguar Gene Therapy LLC is a clinical stage biotechnology company based in Lake Forest, IL. Jaguar Gene Therapy LLC is dedicated to accelerating breakthroughs in gene therapy for patients suffering from severe genetic diseases. The company has a proven team of experts who have experience in bringing novel gene therapy treatments to patients and their families. Jaguar is rapidly advancing an initial pipeline of three programs, including targeting severe neurodevelopmental disorders, type 1 galactosemia, and type 1 diabetes. The company partner with Advanced Medicine Partners for manufacturing their therapeutics. Key investors include Deerfield Management Company, Arch Venture Partners, and Eli Lilly and Company. The company was founded by Daniel Gallo, and Joseph Nolan has been the CEO since 2020.

Virica Biotech, Inc. is a Canadian company that specializes in viral medicines, including gene therapies, vaccines, and oncolytic viruses. The company is based in Ottawa, Canada and was founded in 2018 by Ella Korets-Smith and Jean-Simon Diallo. The company has developed a new product category of viral sensitizers (VSE™) that removes the barriers to manufacturing effective viral medicines at scale. The company's purpose is to realize the promise of viral medicines and extend the horizons of human healthcare. Jean-Simon Diallo has been the CEO since 2018.

Vetana Animal Health, Inc. develops drugs for animals who suffer from inflammatory diseases. The private company is based in Charlottesville, VA.