Doug Pletcher

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

M2S, Inc. engages in the provision of medical image and data management services. It offers technology and services to the healthcare industry to manage clinical information, reduce costs, and improve the quality of patient care. The company was founded by Charles E. Hutchinson and David T. Chen in 1997 and is headquartered in West Lebanon, NH.

Biosense Webster, Inc. develops technology solutions for diagnosing heart rhythm disorders. It provides deflectable tip catheter for treating arrhythmia disorder. The company was founded by Wilton W. Webster Jr. and Shlomo Ben-Haim in 1998 and is headquartered in South Diamond Bar, CA.

Sparta Systems, Inc. engages in the provision of enterprise quality management software solutions. Its products includes TrackWise Digital, TrackWise, and QualityWise.ai. Its services includes Sparta training, customer support, and consultation and delivery.The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hamilton, NJ.

The University of St. Thomas is an institution that values diversity, equity, and inclusion. The private company is based in St. Paul, MN. It offers over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, as well as graduate programs in various fields such as business, engineering, law, education, social work, and arts and humanities. The University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by John Ireland.

Alphatec Spine, Inc. is focused on the design, development, manufacturing, and marketing of products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating condition affecting the aging spine. The firms product portfolio and pipeline include spinal disorder products and systems. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Carlsbad, CA.

Altaris Capital Partners LLC (Altaris Capital Partners) is a private equity firm founded by George Aitken-Davies and Daniel Tully in 2003. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Advantice Health LLC manufactures and supplies therapeutic medicines and personal products. It is engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to drug stores, food stores, mass merchandisers, health professionals and international markets. It is best known for podiatrist recommended Kerasal One-Step Exfoliating Moisturizer Therapy. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Creganna Tactx Singapore Ltd. develops and manufactures medical devices. Its services include designing, developing, manufacturing and delivering finished medical devices; clinical, regulatory support and supply chain solution. The company was founded by Ian Quinn in 1980 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

Minnetronix Medical, Inc. provides design, development, manufacturing, commercialization services to the electronics-based medical device and life science marketplaces. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

G&H Wire Co., Inc. manufactures orthodontic products. It offers wire products, brackets, bands, tubes, elastomerics, and other orthodontic supplies. The company is headquartered in Franklin, IN.

Paramit Corp. engages n the provision of medical devices and life science instruments. It offers PCB assembly, vpoke mechanical assembly, optics capabilities, test solutions, and post manufacturing services. The company was founded by Billoo Rataul in 1990 and is headquartered in Morgan Hill, CA.

CMP Pharma, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical products. Its products include Oracit, Dermacloud Ointment, Absorbase, Triamcinolone Acetonide, and Hydrocortisone HCl. The company was founded by Henry Lewis Smith in 1975 and is headquartered in Farmville, NC.

Ebb Therapeutics, Inc. develops medical devices for the treatment of insomnia. It engages in the development of regional cerebral thermal therapy (RCTT) device for use in insomnia and sleep disorders. The company was founded by Eric A. Nofzinger in 2008 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides health care services. It specializes in pediatrics, research, fetal surgery, pediatric oncology, pediatric cardiology and cardiothoracic surgery, thoracic insufficiency syndrome, and pediatric airway disorders and transplants. The company was founded by Francis West Lewis in 1855 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

City of Hope Medical Group, Inc. provides treatment for life-threatening diseases. The company was founded on March 12, 2010 and is headquartered in Duarte, CA.

Clearwater Compliance LLC provides health care compliance and cyber risk management services for hospitals and health systems. Its services include Clearwater cyber risk, HIPAA risk analysis workshop, HIPAA privacy and breach notification assessment workshop, risk response workshop and HIPAA security assessment workshop. The company was founded by Robert Chaput in 2009 and is headquartered in Nashville, TN.

Avation Medical, Inc. provides platform for wearable nerve stimulation systems. The company is headquartered in Columbus, OH.

Biomerics NLE LLC engages in the provision of metal processing services to the interventional and surgical medical device markets. The firm specializes in laser marking, laser welding, laser cutting, Swiss machining, metal finishing, and electro-polishing. The company is headquartered in Logan, UT.

Kindeva Holdco LP provides advisory investment services. The company is based in Woodbury, MN. The CEO of the company is Aaron Mann.

The Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies Foundation operates as a foundation that helps mothers and children during childbirth with healthcare programs. The private company is based in New Brunswick, NJ.

U.S. Bank NA (Cincinnati Ohio Investment Management) (USB-IM) is the investment management division of U.S. Bank NA, a commercial bank headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm is ultimately held by the US Bancorp (NYSE: USB). USB-IM provides tailored investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.