Jerel Banks

Capital Research & Management Co. (CR&M) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1931 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Capital Group Cos., Inc. CR&M provides investment management services to registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles. They also serve as the investment adviser to Capital Bank and Trust Company in their capacity as the trustee of certain collective investment trusts that are exempt from SEC registration.

NantKwest, Inc. engages in the research and development of immunotherapies. It uses natural killer cells to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Gary N. Keller and Hans Georg Klingemannon October 7, 2002 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Tacere Therapeutics, Inc. provides treatment of infectious diseases. It develops novel therapeutics for the treatment of serious infectious diseases such as Hepatitis C (HCV). The company was founded by Sara M. Hall, Amit J. Kumar, John James Monahan, and Michael J. Catelani in 2006 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Franklin Advisers, Inc. is a mutual fund manager and registered investment advisor headquartered in San Mateo, California. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Franklin Resources, Inc. (NYSE: BEN), a holding company that, together with its various subsidiaries is referred to as Franklin Templeton Investments. Franklin Advisers provides investment advisory and portfolio management services to US and non-US, registered open-end and closed-end funds and unregistered funds, as well as separate accounts.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.