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Part of The National Academies of Science, the National Academy of Engineering operates as a professional membership organization. The company is based in Washington.

HarbourVest Partners LLC (HarbourVest Partners) is a private equity & venture capital firm founded in 1982 by David Brooks Zug. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices around the world.

Westfield Capital Management Co. LP (Westfield) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1989 and is majority-owned by WMS Management LLC. Westfield provides quality investment management services to institutions and wealthy individuals.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Founded in 1997, Choate Investment Advisors LLC is a registered investment advisor located in Boston. The firm is a subsidiary of Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP. They provide comprehensive, integrated wealth management services primarily to high net-worth individuals.

Wellington Management Co. LLP (WMC) is a registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1928 and is a subsidiary of Wellington Investment Advisors Holdings LLP, ultimately held by Wellington Management Group LLP. WMC offers investment management services for a fee to separate account clients and mutual funds sponsored by unaffiliated parties, as well as to investment vehicles that the firm sponsors.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Sidoti & Co. LLC (S&C) is a registered broker and equity research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Sidoti Holding Co. LLC and was founded in 1999. S&C provides research exclusively to institutional investors. The firm covers the following sectors: housing, retail, basic industries, technology, business services, capital goods, automotive, computer software, regional banking, telecommunications, entertainment, healthcare and consumer products. Their analysts conduct their own due diligence which includes visiting companies and meeting with operating and financial management. In addition, the firm's analysts focus on fundamentals, particularly cash flow from operations and EPS.

UBS Investment Bank provides investment banking and securities brokerage services. Its clients include institutional and corporate clients, intermediaries, governments, and hedge funds. The firm also provides merger and acquisition advisory, private placement, investment research, foreign exchange, equity, and leverage finance advisory services. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Bayer Corp. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical, healthcare, nutrition and materials products. The firm offers consumer care, diagnostics, diabetes and animal health products. It also provides material science products, which include coating, adhesive and sealant raw materials polycarbonates polyurethanes and thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Whippany, NJ.

Novotech Health Holdings Ltd. operates as a biotech-focused full-service contract research organization. Its integrated CRO platform provides clinical trial services ranging from consulting services prior to the commencement of the clinical phase to late-phase clinical trials. The firm’s services include: clinical trial services which include clinical research, bioequivalence and pharmacodynamics research, and drug development consulting services; and its related clinical trial services which include laboratory, site management organization, flexible insourcing and Phase I clinical trial unit services. The company was founded on February 25, 2020 and is headquartered in Singapore.

Key Lime Interactive LLC operates as a research firm which collects and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data for marketing purposes. It offers prototyping, surveys, usability testing, ethnography, card sorting, competitive review and tree test services. The firm also provides staff augmentation and training services. The company was founded by Ania Rodriguez in 2009 and is headquartered in Doral, FL.

NitroMed, Inc. develops and supplies pharmaceuticals. It offers BiDil, an orally administered medicine for the treatment of heart failure. The firm also develops products for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity, Inc. funds scholarships and academic and leadership programs for education and charitable purposes. The private company is based in Indianapolis, IN.

Loudon Investment Management LLC (Loudon) is an independent, SEC-registered asset management firm headquartered in West Lebanon, New Hampshire. The firm was founded in 2003 by Douglas Loudon. Loudon provides investment advisory services on a discretionary or non-discretionary basis to individuals and high-net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies), charitable organizations, and other business entities.

Prophesee SA engages in the development of neuromorphic vision systems. The firm serves clients in autonomous vehicles, industrial automation, IoT, and security and surveillance. The company was founded by Christoph Posch, Ryad Benosman, Luca Verre, and Bernard Jacques Alex Gilly in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

IDX Advisors LLC provides investment advice. The private company is based in Phoenix, AZ. The company was founded in 2019 by Benjamin Edward McMillan, Andrew Michael Swan. Andrew Michael Swan has been the CEO since 2019.

IDX Insights, LLC provides investment research and advisory services. The private company is based in Clearwater, FL.

LeafList Solutions LLC operates a reputation and professional networking application for the legal cannabis industry. The American company was founded by Jeffrey M Zucker.

Fulton Financial Advisors, NA (FFA) is an investment advisor headquartered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was founded in 2000. FFA is a subsidiary of Fulton Bank, NA, which in turn is a subsidiary of Fulton Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: FULT). The firm offers an array of financial products and trust and retirement services.

PathSource, Inc. provides education software services. Its app PathSource enables young adults to define and achieve their educational and professional goals. The firm uses a library informational interviews on video combined with a suite of bleeding edge career tools and assessments to empower young adults to make better career decisions. The company was founded by Aaron Michel and Alex Li in 2012 and is headquartered in Burlingame, CA.

Art in Action is a non-profit organization that provides comprehensive and engaging art education programs to schools. The American company's mission is to help get art curricula and supplies into the hands of children everywhere. The non-profit company offers an online platform and aim to address the issue of 4 million students without access to a visual arts program.

AcademixDirect, Inc. provides tailored solutions for improving university enrollment and education marketing. The firm uses a technology that incorporates a proprietary matching algorithm, fraud detection software, lead scoring, and targeting capabilities. The company was founded by Al Abhari and Jamie Claire in 2004 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.