David Aaron Katz

Cooke & Bieler LP is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1949, the firm provides portfolio management services to corporate pension and profit-sharing plans, Taft-Hartley plans, charitable institutions, foundations, endowments, high net worth and other individuals, registered mutual funds, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other business entities, municipalities, and insurance companies, among others.

UCB Pharma GmbH manufactures and develops drugs. It manufactures prescription and non-prescription drugs. With its partners, the company engages in biopharmaceutical research and development. Apart from providing medication, the company provides support to the patients. The company was founded in 1928 and is headquartered in Monheim, Germany.

Promentis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the develop of novel compounds for the treatment of schizophrenia and other central nervous system disorders. The firm's drug development efforts are focused on the neurotransmitter glutamate and its critical role in the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and other disesses. It discovers, develops and markets new drugs for the treatment of important human diseases, focusing initially on developing a new antipsychotic drug to treat schizophrenia. The company was founded by David A. Baker and John Mantsch in 2007 and is headquartered in Milwaukee, WI.

Avalyn Pharma, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It develops improved therapies for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and other severe respiratory diseases. The company was founded by Richard Glenn Vincent and Mark W. Surber in 2011 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Symbiomix Therapeutics LLC develops medicines for women’s health infections and related diseases. It offers SYM-1219, a drug that contains secnidazole that facilitate administration as a single-dose oral therapy for various women's health infections including bacterial vaginosis. The company was founded by Jack Roberts, Steve Pomerantz and Joseph L. Amprey III in 2012 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Lyric Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company. The firm develops novel gastrointestinal therapeutics for unmet medical needs in the hospital settings. The company was founded by David Wurtman and M. Scott Harris in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Fancisco, CA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Coho Partners Ltd. (Coho) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded by Peter Thompson and Lisa Moneymaker in 1999. They provide continuous investment advice and investment management services to, among others, institutional and individual clients. Coho is a socially responsible investor and signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

RiverVest Venture Management LLC (RiverVest Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Thomas Melzer, Craig Andrew and Jay Schmelter. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri.

Chroma Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of therapies for the treatment of cancer and inflammation. It focuses on the discovery and development of novel small molecule drugs based upon chromatin biology and novel cell accumulation approaches. The firm uses chromatin biology, drug accumulation approaches to discover and develop cancer, inflammation treatments and small molecule drugs. The company was founded by David Allis, Alan Hornsby Davidson, Alan Hastings Drummond, Anthony Kouzarides and Paul Workman in September 2001 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development LLC provides research and development support services. It offers drug discovery and drug development in a variety of therapeutic areas, including CNS, Internal Medicine and Oncology, to address unmet medical needs worldwide. The company is headquartered in Raritan, NJ.

SCHWARZ PHARMA, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company's products include Codimal, Colyte, Edex, Kutrase, Levatol, Robaxin, and Verelan. It was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Mequon, WI.

Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America provides pharmaceutical research and biotechnology services. It represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research companies, which are devoted to discovering and developing medicines that enable patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered Washington, DC.

Paramount BioSciences LLC (Paramount) is a venture capital firm founded in 1991. The firm is headquartered in New york.

OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity (OrbiMed Advisors Private Equity) is a private equity and venture capital subsidiary of Orbimed Advisors LLC founded in 1993 by Samuel D. Isaly. The firm is headquartered in New York and it has additional offices in San Francisco, Mumbai, Shanghai, Herzliya, Hong Kong and London.

Excaliard Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures, develops therapeutics for the treatment of scarring and fibrotic disorders. The company was founded by John Gordon Foulkes and Nicholas M. Dean in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Kidder, Peabody & Co., Inc. provides security brokerage services. The private company is based in Buffalo, NY and has subsidiaries in Switzerland. The company was founded by Thomas W. Ostrander.

ACT Biotech, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops and commercializes targeted oral cancer drugs. The company was founded on February 15, 2008 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Amplyx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops broad-spectrum antifungal agents for the treatment of life-threatening fungal infections. The firm's compound APX001, shows broad-spectrum activity in animal models of invasive fungal infection by common species of Candida and Aspergillus. It develops oral and injectable anti-infective drugs, including protease inhibitors and antibiotics. The company was founded by André Marquis, Mitchell W. Mutz and Gerry Crabtree in 2006 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

First Hospital Foundation operates as a not-for-profit private foundation. The firm provides grants to nonprofit organizations working to improve access to health care, behavioral health services, oral health, healthy food and social services. The company was founded in October 1997 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Ziarco Group Ltd. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops therapeutics targeting inflammatory skin diseases. The firm engages in development of novel treatments in dermatology. The company was incorporated on March 10, 2014 and is headquartered in Canterbury, the United Kingdom.

Indalo Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical firm that develops integrin antagonists for patients suffering from serious fibrotic diseases such as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The company was founded by David Griggs, Williamson Z. Bradford III, Peter Ruminski, and Robert W. Karr and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Glycomine, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutics for diseases which have no treatment options. Its therapeutic approach is to combine replacement therapies such as substrates, enzymes, or proteins with intracellular delivery vehicles consisting of bio-nanomaterials or ligands that target the molecules to the cell interior of clinically relevant organs. It focuses on research of mannose-1-phosphate and Ngly1 enzyme replacement therapy, and observational study of GLY-000. The company was founded in 2014 by Agnes Rafalko and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Neurogastrx, Inc. operates as a venture-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm develops biopharmaceutical products for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. It offers NG101, a product for the treatment of gastroparesis. The company was founded by Cyril De Colle and Pankaj Jay Pasricha and is headquartered in Campbell, CA.

Curzion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical firm. The company is headquartered in San Diego, CA.