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Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, vascular and related inflammatory diseases. The firm focuses its research and development programs on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium, inflammatory cascade and vascular diseases. The company was founded by James T. Willerson in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Frazier Management LLC (Frazier Healthcare Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Frazier & Co Inc. founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc. (NAM-USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. NAM-USA offers discretionary investment management services to institutional clients such as corporate pension plans, US registered investment companies and non-US pooled investment vehicles.

Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. (Broker) (CGMI-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., an investment bank headquartered in New York City with additional offices across the US. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Financial Products, Inc., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). CGMI-Broker covers all market capitalizations of the major global indices and provides macro and quantitative analysis of global markets and sector trends. Their core focus of the group is to help investing clients make informed decisions by providing value-added, independent, insightful analysis.

Merrill Lynch Ventures LLC is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a division of the Merrill Lynch Global Markets & Investment Banking Group and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC).

Aquilo Partners LP provides corporate finance, mergers & acquisitions and strategic advisory services to public and private life science companies. It also provides buyside M&A, sellside M&A, partnering and private placement. The company was founded by Brian Polzak, John Rumsey and James Zanze in 2001 and is located in San Francisco, CA.

Panacea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops precision cancer therapeutic products. The company was founded by Hossein A. Ghanbari and Kasra Ghanbari in 1999 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Children's Health Care engages in the operation of a children's hospital. It offers emergency and trauma care, primary care, surgery, walk-in ready care, specialty care and departments, family services, and education materials. The company was founded in 1924 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.

Aria Health System provides health care services. It operates outpatient centers, and primary care physicians. The company was founded in 1902 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Alliance Health Solutions, Inc. is a private company that provides web-based healthcare management services. The company is based in Edina, MN. The company was founded by Deneen Vojta. Alliance Health Solutions was acquired by Uniprise, Inc. on March 20, 2006.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center is a non-profit organization which provides research and testing services. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The private company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Brick Management LLC (Miramar venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Bruce Hallett, Bob Holmen and Sherman Atkinson. The firm is headquartered in Corona Del Mar, California.

IRBM SpA is a research organization that specializes in drug discovery and development. IRBM is based in Pomezia, IT, and has subsidiaries in Italy. The Italian company produces recombinant proteins in a homogeneous state and use cyclization to pre-organize compounds for target binding. The private company uses nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy to study structural biology, clinical research solutions, functional genomics, structure/activity relationships, drug discovery, macromolecule, and small-molecule analysis. The company has a screening library of over 320,000 compounds and use virtual screening and NMR to drive innovation. The company was founded in 2010 by Piero di Lorenzo, who has been the CEO since then.

Windham Venture Management LLC (Windham Venture Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Joe Proto, Roger Fine and Adam Fine. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Apollo Ventures Holding GmbH (Apollo Health Ventures) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2016 by Nils Regge and Alexandra Bause. The firm is headquartered in Hamburg.

Workit Health, Inc. offers online addiction treatment solutions. It provides addiction treatment with board-certified doctors, therapists, and coaches over live chat and video. The firm's services include opioid addiction treatment, recovery coaching, online therapy, assessments, and addiction courses. The company was founded by Lisa McLaughlin and Robin McIntosh in 2015 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

TurningPoint Healthcare Solutions LLC develops implantable devices which optimize the implant and therapeutic costs. It provides solutions to manage cost surgical procedures involving implantable devices. The company was founded by Michael Lynch and is headquartered in Lake Mary, FL.

Aeovian Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the development of pharmaceuticals. It offers inhibitors for the treatment of rare and age-related diseases. The company was founded by Stelios T. Tzannis in 2012 and is headquartered in Novato, CA.

Samsara Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical platform company. It engages in the development and commercialization of first-in-class therapeutics for the treatment of unmet medical needs and age-related diseases. The company was founded by Sebastian Aguiar in 2018 and is headquartered in Lewes, DE.

Cambrian Biopharma, Inc. operates as clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Isterian Biotech, Inc. engages in the business of biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in Brooklyn, NY.

Alvaxa Biosciences, Inc. develops camelid antibodies and nanobodies. The company was founded by Robert H. Pierce and is headquartered in Spokane, WA.

Cleara Biotech BV operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It specializes in identification and specific elimination of subtypes of senescent cells with targeting age related diseases and counteracting therapy resistance in late stage cancer. The company was founded by Peter de Keizer, Marco Demaria, Tobias Madl and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Zenith Epigenetics Ltd. operates as a Canadian clinical-stage biotechnology company. The private company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Part of Cambrian BioPharma, Inc., Amplifier TX AB is a Swedish biopharmaceutical company that develops clinical molecule AMPK activators. The private company is based in Umeå, Sweden. The company was founded in 2023 by Thomas Edlund, Helena Edlund. James Hall has been the CEO of the company since 2023.