Erica Elchin

Raymond James & Associates, Inc. (RJA) is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a diversified holding company. RJA offers a full array of capital markets services, strategic advice and planning for institutional investors.

Alba Therapeutics Corporation is a privately held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical Company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of pharmaceutical products to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases and is based in Baltimore, Maryland. Genetics, environment, aberrant immune response, and barrier dysfunction are all required for autoimmunity. Alba's technology platform is based on modifying disease state epithelial permeability using compounds which impact the regulation of tight junctions in cell barriers throughout the body with potential applications in celiac disease, Crohn's disease, asthma/COPD and acute lung injury. As a development stage company Alba maximizes value creation by leveraging its human capital, partnerships and technology. Since the Company's formation in 2004, the company has entered human clinical trials with its lead product, received Fast Track designation from the FDA (in Celiac Disease), successfully completed three Phase I clinical trials and completed its first Phase II study. Along with $30m raised in its Series A financing, equity and non-equity capital, such as SBIR and ATP grants and venture debt, are being used to develop products, enhance its powerful IP position and build the Company's infrastructure and core competencies

Neurexpand Brain Center LLC provides neurology services.

AgriMetis LLC operates a biotech company, which engages in the development of crop protection agents. It also offers natural products derived compounds to protect crops from weeds, fungal diseases, and insect pests. Its AgriMetis technology platform employs multidisciplinary and integrated scientific approach that allows access to areas of chemical space and production routes that are inaccessible to others. The company was founded by Philip Goelet, Simon Aspland and Brian Green in March 2014 and is headquartered in Lutherville, MD.

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain provides expertise and support to its member pharmacists. The private company is based in Great Britain. Alex MacKinnon has been the CEO of the British company since 2010.

Global Factory, Inc. provides collaborative manufacturing execution systems. The firm's software gather, organize & analyze demand, production & quality data from various sources and monitor key indicators & execute business processes to control, manage & optimize distributed manufacturing operations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Medinol Ltd. engages in the science of cardiovascular intervention. It researches, develops and manufactures stenting systems. The company was founded by Judith Richter and Jacob Richter in 1992 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

NMGF Management LLC (New Markets Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mark Anthony Grovic and Robb Tyler Doub. The firm is headquartered in Fulton, Maryland.

Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute conducts and translates biological research programs. The firm offers tumor initiation and maintenance, cancer metabolism and signaling network, tumor microenvironment and cancer immunology, degenerative disease, development/aging/regeneration, immunity and pathogenesis, human genetic, cardiovascular metabolism, integrative metabolism, metabolism genomic control, bioinformatics and structural biology programs. The company was founded by William Fishman and Lillian Fishman in 1976 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Purdue Pharma (Canada) manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. It products for the treatment of pain, respiratory disease, gastrointestinal disorders, and infection control. The firm include laxatives, bronchodilators, antiseptics, and analgesics. Purdue Pharma is headquartered in Pickering, Canada

Biomerix Corp. engages in the development and manufacture of porous polyurethane materials. The company was founded by Steven I. Hochberg, Peter David Constantino, and Andrew Massik in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Part of The Marrow Foundation, National Marrow Donor Program is a company that provides treatments for those facing life-threatening blood cancers. The company is based in Minneapolis, MN. The CEO of the company is Amy L. Ronneberg.

HRA Pharma Development SARL develops medicines and products for women's health and endocrinology. It offers emergency contraception, uterine fibroids, regular contraception, intimate health, genital herpes, and Lysosafe service. The company was founded by André Ulmann in 1996 and is headquartered in Châtillon, France.

Syngenta Ventures is a venture capital firm in Switzerland. The firm was founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Switzerland.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

HighCape Partners Management LLC (HighCape Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2013 by Kevin Rakin and Matt Zuga. The firm headquartered in Westport, Connecticut..

Forendo Pharma Oy provides novel pharmaceutical treatments for endometriosis and low testosterone levels. Its product fispemifene is the first selective estrogen receptor modulator designed only for men, which helps for the treatment of symptoms of low testosterone, in phase II clinical studies in men with secondary hypogonadism; fispemifene has normalized the low testosterone levels. Its 17HSD1-inhibitor focuses on endometriosis, is a potent and selective lead compounds demonstrated in vivo proof of efficacy in disease model of endometriosis. The company was founded by Risto Arvo Sakari Lammintausta in 2013 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

MF Fire, Inc. engineers and develops smart fire products. The company is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Reason To Believe LLC, also known as Virtue Labs, is a haircare company that manufactures and markets innovative, technology-based solutions for hair health. The company is based in Raleigh, NC, with a technology manufacturing facility elsewhere. The company's proprietary ingredient, alpha keratin 60ku®, is the only fully functional, human-identical keratin protein on the market today, found in each of the company's Virtue® haircare products. Virtue Labs offers a range of haircare products, including shampoos, conditioners, and hair treatments that heal, nourish, and repair damaged hair. The company also offers styling products that hold, protect, and sculpt hair to achieve the perfect styled look. The company was founded by Melisse Shaban, and Jose Luis Palacios has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

HighCape Capital Acquisition Corp. II operates as a blank check company. Its objective is effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination. The company was founded on February 9, 2021 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Science Creates Ventures LLP (Science Creates Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Harry Destecroix and Jonathan Craton. The firm is headquartered in Bristol, United Kingdom.

Oak Hill Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage rare disease therapeutics company. It develops life-changing medicines for extremely preterm infants and patients suffering from rare autoimmune diseases. The firm has operations in the United States and United Kingdom to develop a pipeline of clinical-stage and pre-clinical investigational therapeutics acquired and licensed from Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. The company is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.