Ulf Meier-Kriesche

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.

Thesan Pharmaceuticals, Inc. provides novel therapeutics for disorders of the skin. The company focuses on the discovery and development of new chemical entities that provide improved treatment options to patients. Thesan Pharmaceuticals was founded in 2011 by Edward P. Monaghan and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

C.W. Obel A/S provides investment services to industrial companies. The firm's financial assets are located in collaboration with independent financial advisor used by banks and pension companies. The company was founded by Christen Winther Obel in 1787 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Part of Universal Music Group NV, CMC is a Danish company that publishes music records. The company is located in Denmark. CMC was acquired by EMI Group Ltd., part of Universal Music Group NV from June 29, 2012 on November 01, 1997.

Symbion A/S provides office communities, meeting facilities, conference facilities, business development and capital for start-up companies. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

KLIFO A/S provides clinical research services. Its services include development plans, protocols, project management, monitoring, data management and statistics, reporting, regulatory affairs, importing, packaging, labeling, and distribution of clinical trials. The company provides services to the pharmaceutical and medical devices industries. KLIFO was founded by Dr. Allan Rosetzsky in 1994 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

7TM A/S performs research and development within biotechnology. It engages in clinical development of drugs focusing on obesity and gastrointestinal diseases. The company was founded by Thue Walter Schwartz, Anders Fink Vadsholt, Mette Kirstine Agger, Christian Ellebæk Elling, and Peter Moldt on January 1, 2000 and is headquartered in Hørsholm, Denmark.

Sophion Bioscience A/S develops, manufactures and markets instruments and supplies automated patch clamping. It develops throughput patch clamp solutions for functional characterization of living cells. The firm products are used in pharmaceutical and biotech companies around the world. The company was founded in July 2007 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

Life Sciences Pennsylvania (LSPA) is a trade association that represents various entities in the life sciences industry, including biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, pharmaceutical, research, and investment companies, as well as service providers. The non-profit company is based in Wayne, PA and has subsidiaries in the United States. The organization unifies innovators in the state to make Pennsylvania a leader in the life sciences industry. Founded in 1989, LSPA aims to create a business and public policy environment that encourages and incentivizes the diverse life sciences economy in Pennsylvania. Christopher P. Molineaux has been the CEO of the company since 2009.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young A/S is a consulting firm that provides analytics consulting services, assurance, tax, and transaction services to help clients solve their toughest challenges and build a better working world. The company is based in Aabyhoj, Denmark. The Danish company's analytics consulting services utilize the latest technology to integrate data and analytics throughout clients' business processes and operations. Additionally, EY Sustainability Tax professionals can help businesses realize their corporate sustainability strategy.

AlloCure, Inc. develops cell therapies for the treatment of kidney diseases. It engages in developing allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for acute kidney injury. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

EpiTherapeutics ApS is a holding company that develops cancer drugs based on research in the field of epigenetics. Its development programs are focused on enzymes involved in the regulation of transcription in cancer - current programs target histone demethylases and methyltransferases. The firm's regulation is commonly used for post-translational covalent modifications of histones and other chromatin-remodeling complexes, which determines whether a gene is accessible and hence, expressed or repressed. Its covalent modifications involved in epigenetic regulation include deoxyribonucleic acid methylation, histone acetylation, and histone methylation. The company was founded by Kristian Helin, Paul Andreas Compare Cloos, Jesper Aagaard Christensen, Karl Agger, and Klaus Hansen on September 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Greve, Denmark.

Lundbeckfonden Ventures (Lundbeckfonden Ventures) is a venture capital firm wholly-owned by the Lundbeck Foundation. The firm was established in 2009 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Akamis Bio Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company which develops novel therapeutics that addresses cancer and other clinically unmet diseases. Its products include Enadenotucirev, Espindolol and AbEnAd. The firm also develops treatments based upon the research phase vaccine platform PolySTAR, which combines recombinant viral vectors with polymers to shield them from the immune system, and the research phase adjuvant and immunotherapeutic platform PolyMAP, which combines polymers with synthetic adjuvants to significantly enhance the effectiveness of vaccines. The company was founded by Andrew Justin Stewart Coats and Stefan D. Anker on November 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Cydan LLC operates as an orphan drug accelerator that identifies and de-risks programs. The firm's model evaluates programs for treating rare diseases with unmet medical need and is aimed at creating new companies to develop those therapies. The company was founded by James G. McArthur in 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Vtesse, Inc. provides novel drugs for life-threatening rare diseases. It developed VTS-270, a modified form of cyclodextrin that has been evaluated in preclinical and clinical studies at institutes within the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to treat patients with Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC). The firm is working with the NIH and other leading academic centers to advance clinical study of VTS-270 for NPC, and to conduct pre-clinical discovery and development of other novel drugs for NPC and other LSDs. The company was founded by Ben Machielse in 2015 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Zyla Life Sciences US, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Neuraptive Therapeutics, Inc. engages in developing therapeutic technology for the acute surgical repair of injured peripheral nerves. Its products include AxoFuse, AxoTrim, and AxoBond. The company was founded by David Jackson in 2016 and is headquartered in Lafayette, Co.

Tiburio Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company. It provides novel treatments for rare neuroendocrine tumors and endocrine diseases. The company was founded by James Gregg McArthur in January 2019 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Avenge Bio, Inc. is an oncology-focused biotechnology company based in the United States. The American company develops cell-based immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of solid tumors using its proprietary Lococyte™ platform. The platform delivers engineered cells to the local tumor environment, generating high concentrations of immune effector molecules in proximity to the tumor, which initiates a robust, local, and durable systemic immune response while avoiding toxicities associated with systemic immunotherapies. Avenge's most advanced product candidate, AVB-001, produces native IL-2 immunotherapy and is initially being studied in metastatic peritoneal cancers such as ovarian cancer. The company has additional pipeline candidates for the treatment of a wide range of cancers, including pancreatic, lung, and breast cancers. Avenge was founded in 2019 by Paul Kevin Wotton and Michael Thomas Heffernan, with Heffernan serving as CEO since incorporation.

ValSource LLC provides consulting and advisory services to the pharmaceutical, advanced therapy medicinal products, biologics, and medical device industries. The private company is based in Downingtown, PA. The company's services aim to ensure the success and speed-to-market of client projects.