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Tekla Capital Management LLC is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Formerly known as Hambrecht & Quist Capital Management LLC, the firm serves as an investment adviser for four closed-end funds – Tekla Healthcare Investors, Tekla Life Sciences Investors, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund and Tekla World Healthcare Fund.

Joslin Diabetes Center, Inc. is a non-profit organization, which engages in the development of pharmaceuticals for diabetes. It provides adult care, pediatric care, eye care, and education programs and classes. The company was founded by Elliott P. Joslin in 1893 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Heading Home, Inc. provides emergency, transitional and permanent housing, and support services. The firm offers services to ow-income homeless and formerly homeless families and individuals in the communities of Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Medford, Malden, Everett, Quincy, Chelsea and Revere. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Charlestown, MA.

Tekla Income Edge Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end investment company that will engage in investment activities. It expects to invest in U.S. and non-U.S. equity and debt securities of companies in the healthcare industry, including, but not limited to, biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical devices and healthcare services companies. The fund is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Decipher Biosciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage precision oncology company which engages in patient care improvement. The Company?s differentiated approach measures the biological activity of a patient?s entire tumor genome, known as whole transcriptome analysis, and applies proprietary machine learning algorithms to improve therapy selection and accelerate adoption of new therapies into the standard of care. Its novel prostate cancer genomic testing products examine the underlying biology of a patient?s tumor, enabling physicians to select an optimal therapy. The firm?s whole transcriptome analysis of clinical patient samples from its commercial channel and its participation in practice-changing clinical trials has allowed it to build and expand its Decipher GRID database GRID. The company was founded by Elai Davicioni, Timothy J. Triche, Bruce A. Schmidt, and Jonathan D. Buckley and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

HotSpot Therapeutics, Inc. develops new allosteric therapies with the ability to treat disease. The company was founded by Jonathan Montagu and Geraldine Harriman and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

abrdn, Inc. is SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1995, the firm was formerly known as Aberdeen Asset Management, Inc. and as Aberdeen Standard Investments, Inc. until it became abrdn, Inc. in 2022. They are a subsidiary of abrdn Holdings Ltd., ultimately held by abrdn Plc (LON: ABDN) in Great Britain. abrdn provides investment products and solutions to various clients across the world.

Veniti, Inc. operates as a medical device company which focuses on the treatment of venous insufficiency. Its products include VENI RF Plus which uses radio frequency generated steam to destroy problematic veins that manifest as varicose veins; VENI Vena Cava Filter system which is engineered to improve the accuracy, efficiency of deployment, placement and retrieval; and VICI Venous Stent which is designed specifically for the treatment of venous outflow obstruction. The company was founded by Sean C. Morris and Mark Klopp in 2009 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

I-Flow Corp. designs, develops and manufactures ambulatory drug delivery systems. Its products include portable infusion pumps, catheters and pain kits. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Part of Cambridge Equities LP, IgDraSol, Inc. is a company that manufactures cancer therapeutics. The company is based in Fountain Valley, CA. The company was founded by Larn Hwang, Vuong Trieu. IgDraSol was acquired by NantPharma LLC from Sorrento Therapeutics, Inc. on May 15, 2015 for $1,290 million.

Caraco Pharmaceutical Laboratories Ltd. manufactures and distributes generic drugs for the ethical and over-the-counter markets. It offers private-label pharmaceuticals to wholesalers, distributors, warehousing and non-warehousing chain drugstores and managed care providers, throughout the United States and Puerto Rico. The company was founded in 1984 and is headquartered in Detroit, MI.

Young's Market Co. LLC supplies alcoholic beverages. Its brand include abadia retuerta, aberfeldy, aduentus, antano, antiguo, arrels, azzurra and avion tequila. The company was founded by John G. Young in 1888 and is headquartered in Tustin, CA.

Idun Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that engages in the discovery and development of human therapeutics to control apoptosis. The company was founded by John C. Reed, Robert H. Horvitz, and Lawrence C. Fritz in March 1993 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Magellan Diagnostics, Inc. develops diagnostic laboratory products. It products include LeadCare II System and LeadCare Ultra. The firm's services encompass blood lead and zinc protoporphyrin analysis. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in North Billerica, MA.

Tibion Corp. designs and develops medical devices. It develops innovative equipment that helps individuals recover physical function lost due to disease, trauma or aging. The company was founded was founded by Kern Bhugra and Robert Horst in 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

IlluminOss Medical, Inc. engages in the designing, developing, and marketing of orthopedic fracture repair products. The company was founded by Robert A. Rabiner and Arnold-Peter C. Weiss in 2007 and is headquartered in East Providence, RI.

DynexCorp Ltd. provides investment advisory services. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Neurovance, Inc. operates as a a biopharmaceutical company. It develops treatments for central nervous system disorders. The company was founded by Anthony McKinney and Franklin P. Bymaster in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ebi Life Sciences, Inc. is a private company that specializes in researching and developing life sciences. The company is based in Cambridge, MA.

Part of UnitedHealth Group, Inc., Eagle Business Performance Services LLC provides business support services. The company is based in Madison, CA.