Silvano Cominelli

GianCom AG is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2017 as Acoro Asset Management AG. GianCom manages a global fundamental, concentrated long-short equity fund for various types of investors.

ARMADA Investment AG (Armada) is an independent Swiss venture capital firm headquartered in Küsnacht, Switzerland. It was founded by Daniel S. Aegerter in 2000, after he led the merger between his US-based company, TRADEX Technologies and Ariba.

Broncus Technologies is a medical technology company focused on developing and commercializing innovative solutions for lung diseases. With LungPoint™, physicians plan bronchoscopic procedures and navigate to locations in the lungs accurately and quickly. Its line of Yield™ catheters are used to obtain tissue samples and detect blood vessels. Its patented treatment method, Airway Bypass using Exhale® Drug-Eluting Stents, is being investigated to determine if it can provide the first minimally-invasive treatment option for homogeneous, or diffuse, emphysema, the form of the disease experienced by the majority of emphysema patients.

Serono SA develops products to fight debilitating diseases and other pharmaceutical products. The company has eight biotechnology products on the market and a strong pipeline based on both proteins and small molecules. It's four main Therapeutics Areas are: Reproductive Health, Multiple Sclerosis, Growth & Metabolism, and Dermatology. It focuses on recombinant genetic engineering to develop drugs. The firm also focuses on neurological, metabolic, and human growth disorders. Other products include treatments for growth hormone deficiency, and AIDS-related wasting. The company is headquarterd in Geneva, Switzerland.

HBM Partners AG (Investment Management) (HBM-IM) is the asset management division of HBM Partners AG. The firm is headquartered in Zug and was founded in 2001. HBM-IM provides investment advisory services to private companies. They manage the fund HBM Healthcare Investments.

Pelikan Technologies, Inc. develops hand held diagnostic and monitoring devices. It combines novel and proprietary blood sampling and measurement techniques with state-of-the-art miniaturization and automation technologies to develop superior hand-held medical diagnostic and monitoring devices. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.