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Spacelabs Medical, Inc. manufactures and distributes patient monitoring systems. Its services include wired and wireless networks, clinical information connectivity solutions, ambulatory blood pressure monitors, and medical data services. It is headquartered in Issaquah, WA.

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.

Founded in 1972 by Candace King, C.L. King & Associates, Inc. is a self-clearing, service-oriented broker/dealer and investment bank located in Albany, New York with additional offices in Boston and New York City. The firm delivers investment research, equity and fixed-income sales and trading, prime brokerage, investment advisor and clearing services to institutional and high net-worth clients and to other broker/dealers. For corporations, they underwrite securities and provide strategic advice in connection with mergers, acquisitions, strategic alternatives and valuation. C.L. King & Associates is a member of FINRA and the SIPC. C.L. King & Associates follows 120 names in 9 sectors. They seek to discover uncovered investment opportunities by seeking out companies that may be ignored by other Wall Street research providers and by identifying value and growth that may be unrecognized by institutional equity investors. The firm provides comprehensive trading services including capital commitment, market making and listed block positioning for their institutional equity clients. C.L. King & Associates' fixed-income group focuses on trading fixed-income securities, primarily in the secondary market. They offer a broad cross section of agencies, convertibles, investment-grade corporates, mortgage-backed securities, municipals, CDs and preferred stock to other broker/Dealers and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking group provides strategic M&A advice and capital raising services to emerging and mid-cap companies, both public and private. In addition, they act as a WBE underwriter in stock and bond offerings by large corporate issuers. C.L. King & Associates' corporate services group offers specialized services to assist corporate clients and their executives in handling delicate stock holding matters. Their services include guiding clients through restricted stock/rule 144 transactions, developing customized rule 10b5-1 trading plans and managing corporate share repurchase programs. The firm's equity research is based on a fundamental, value-oriented approach that focuses on small- and mid-cap companies. The firm offers research on the following sectors: special situations, building materials companies, specialty retail/apparel/footwear, industrials/cyclicals, restaurants/franchising, business services/staffing companies, telecommunications equipment and medical technology/devices/supplies.

Crown Bioscience, Inc. provides biomedical outsourcing solutions. It provides syngeneic and xenograft tumor models and custom model development and drug testing. The firm produces antibodies for therapeutic, diagnostic and theranostic applications. It also offers preclinical and drug development for anti-cancers therapeutics. The company was founded by Dr. Yiyou Chen, Dr. Yue Alexander Wu, Dr. William Pan and Dr. Faming Zhang in 2006 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Nexus Dx, Inc. engages in the provision of of a near patient testing system and advanced diagnostic solution. Its offers point-of-care (POC) immunoassay, IB10 analyzer system, and tests for established critical care parameters. The company was founded on January 16, 2009 and is headquartered in San Diego, 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.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

Picis Clinical Solutions, Inc. provides healthcare technology solutions. It offers perioperative solutions that include Picis anesthesia, a completely integrated anesthesia information management system; Picis perioperative analytics and reporting solutions; and end-to-end software solutions that help to transform surgical services into a business structure that supports the hospital in reaching its financial, operational, and quality performance goals. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Wakefield, MA.

CooperVision, Inc. engages in the manufacture of contact lenses. It offers monthly, two-week and daily disposable contact lenses, all featuring advanced materials and optics. The firm’s products include MyDay; clariti 1day , Biofinity , Proclear and Avaira family. The company was founded in 1950 and is headquartered in Victor, NY.

Kennedy-Western University is one of the largest and fastest growing proprietary post-secondary distance learning schools in the United States. Providing Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees through rigorous academic curriculum and interaction with mid-career, working adults, the Company is a leading provider of high quality educational content to working adults via the Internet. The active student population is greater than 9,000 working professionals, principally seeking to earn Bachelor’s degrees in Engineering and Computer Science, Business Administration and Health Administration

HealthpointCapital LLC (HealthpointCapital) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Mortimer Berkowitz and John C. McCormick. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Agendia NV discovers and develops products for clinical management of cancer. It operates as a commercial-stage molecular diagnostic company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of products to improve the quality of life for cancer patients. The company was founded by Rene Bernards and Laura van't Veer in 2003 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Agendia, Inc. operates as a molecular diagnostics company. It develops and markets FFPE-based genomic diagnostic products, which help support physicians with their treatment decisions. Agendia?s tests can help physicians assess a patient?s individual risk for metastasis, it benefits from chemo, hormonal or combination therapy. The company was founded by Laura van't Veer and Ren? Bernards in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Nitinol Devices & Components, Inc. engages in the provision of medical device contract manufacturing solutions. It offers nitinol components, balloon expandable stents and balloon catheters, guidewires, biomedical textiles, and equipment. The company was founded by Thomas Duerig in 1991 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

Notable Labs, Inc. provides personalized testing services for cancer patients. Its testing prioritizes combinations of FDA-approved treatments that can be prescribed by a doctor without a clinical trial. The company was founded by Peter Quinzio and Matthew De Silva in 2013 and is headquartered in Foster City, CA.