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Ajinomoto Althea, Inc. provides biopharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing services to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies worldwide. It offers development services in the areas of process development, protein formulation technology, analytical development and validation, and regulatory support. The company was founded by Magda Marquet and Francois Ferre in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Hunting Hill Global Capital LLC (Hunting Hill) is an independent hedge fund management firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Adam Guren and Chidozie Ugwumba in 2010. Hunting Hill serves as investment manager to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts. Investors in the Hunting Hill Funds are financially sophisticated individuals and institutional investors.

Alume Biosciences, Inc. operates as an biotechnology company. It develops nerve- targeted pharmaceuticals for surgical and therapeutic use. The company was founded by Quyen Nguyen, Brett Berman, Chrysa Mineo, Mike Whitney, and Roger Tsien in 2017 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Voices for Children, Inc. operates as a nonprofit organization. It provides court appointed special advocates to foster children. The company was founded by Kathryn Ashworth and Elizabeth Bacon in 1980 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

WIT LLC is a family offices headquartered in Washington, DC. The firm is owned by Walton Enterprises LLC and they manage the assets of the Walton family and their related entities.

Arcturus Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of technology and therapeutics for rare diseases. It specializes in the application of application of ribonucleic acid technologies for the treatment of disease. The company was founded by Joseph E. Payne and Padmanabh Chivukula in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

CTx Operations, Inc. operates as a pre-clinical stage biotechnology company. It develops novel cellular therapeutics. The company was founded by Saar Gill and Michael Klichinsky in 2017 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Clene Nanomedicine, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which develops therapeutic candidates for neurodegenerative diseases. It focuses on the development of therapeutic nanocatalyst, CNM-Au8, for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases with a Phase 3 study underway in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and concurrent Phase 2 clinical programs ongoing for the neuroreparative treatment of multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and ALS. The company was founded by Reed N. Wilcox and Mark G. Mortenson in 2013 and and is headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT.

Symbiosis Capital Management LLC (SymBiosis) is a venture capital firm founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Bentonville, Arkansas.

Partners Group Inc. (United States) is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Partners Group (Private Equity) founded in 2000. The firm is headquartered in Houston.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

ProciseDx LLC engages in the development and commercialization of point-of-care (POC) diagnostic platform for use in physician offices, retail clinics and urgent care. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Arcturus Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the provision of RNA medicines, which focuses on liver and respiratory diseases. Its RNA medicines include mRNA; siRNA, miRNA, and ASO;, CRISPR, TALEN, and meganucleases; and Replicon RNA and DNA. The company was founded by Joseph Payne in March 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

BIOCOM provides scientific and technological services. The firm focuses that positively influence the growth of the life science industry, including capital formation, public policy, workforce development and scientific discovery and development. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

UCSD Athena operates as an organization for executive women in science, technology and healthcare. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

SENTÉ, Inc. provides skin care products. The firm's products include Daily Repair Complex, Neck Firming and Redness Control Complex creams. It offers dermal repair cream for people of various age groups and skin types for enhancing the skin tone, texture, elasticity, and overall appearance. The company serves customers through dermatologists and physicians in the United States. Sente was founded by Kleanthis G. Xanthopoulos and Marios Fotiadis in 2007 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp. operates as a non-profit organization. It mobilizes business, government, and civic leaders to maximize the region’s economic prosperity and global competitiveness. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

San Diego Athena operates as a not-for-profit organization. It supports and develops women. The company was founded by Barbara Bry in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ALMA Life Sciences LLC operates as an early stage investment firm focuses on the creation and growth of healthcare companies. The company was founded by Magda Marquet and François Ferré in 2013 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

HUYA Bioscience International LLC develops biopharmaceutical products. It sources pharmaceutical innovation originating in China for global development in international markets. It's lead immune-oncology lead product, HBI-8000, already approved in China, is now in registration trials in Japan and Korea for lymphoma and in clinical trials in the U.S. for various solid tumor indications in combination with the checkpoint inhibitor nivolumab. The company was founded by Mireille Gillings in 2004 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Independa, Inc. provides software-based solution. It allows caregivers and family members to video chat, send Facebook messages and photos, set up appointments and medication reminders, and play games with their older loved ones. The firm also offers blood-pressure monitoring devices, scales and glucometers, and can serve as a door sensor and emergency-alert system. The company was founded by Kian Saneii in 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Economic Development Corp. provides financial and investment services. The private company is based in Trenton, NJ. The CEO of the company is Katrina Smith.

MatriSys Bioscience, Inc. engages in the development of biologic therapeutics. It offers therapies for dermatology and skin care conditions including atopic dermatitis, rosacea, psoriasis, acne, and skin infections. The company was founded by Mark S. Wilson and Richard L. Gallo in 2015 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Phoenix Molecular Designs operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on developing first-in-class inhibitors against ribosomal S6 kinase (RSK), an important drug target for cancer, heart disease, and inflammation. The company was founded by Sandra Dunn in 2012 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

CONNECT creates and scales companies in the technology and life sciences sectors. It creates an environment in which entrepreneurs and C-suite executives have access to the people, capital, and technology resources. The organization was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Stellular Bio, Inc. develops technology to produce independent human platelets from human induced pluripotent stem cells. The company was founded by Jonathan Thon, Joseph Italiano and Sven Karlsson in 2014 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.