Jamie Bernard

Sharon Merrill Associates, Inc. is a full-service investor relations and corporate communications strategic advisory agency. Sharon Merrill Associates is based in Boston, MA. The private company has an international reputation as a preeminent strategic IR advisory firm. Sharon Merrill partners with IROs and the C-suite to drive value for both external and internal stakeholders. Clients have relied on their senior-level counsel and communications expertise for more than 35 years to guide them through every challenge and meet every opportunity. The company takes a strategic approach to every situation as they leverage sophisticated stakeholder engagement and innovative digital media, social media, and branding strategies to help clients build enduring and value-creating relationships with the right audiences. Maureen T. Wolff has been the CEO of the company since 1985.

Acceleron Pharma, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery, development and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. Its product candidates include Luspatercept, designed to patients with chronic anemia associated within a wide range of blood diseases; ACE-083, designed for the treatment of focal muscle disorders; and Sotatercept, designed to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. The company was founded by John L. Knopf and Thomas P. Maniatis in June 2003 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.