Lauren Gidden

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

Gene Express, Inc. provides research and development on molecular diagnostic products. It also provides genomic data to accelerate and enable drug and molecular diagnostic development. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Wilmington, NC.

Transcend Medical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It develops medical devices for the treatment of glaucoma, the cause of adult irreversible blindness. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

TONIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Seth Lederman and Daniel L. Kreisler on June 7, 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SafeOp Surgical, Inc. operates as a medical device company. It offers portable neuro monitoring devices that enable the detection of nerve damage, such as positioning effect, an injury to peripheral nerves related to patient positioning during surgery or prolonged sedation. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Hunt Valley, MD.

Kurobe Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Founded in 1999 by the late Thomas Watson, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (JMS) is a full-service financial services firm and registered broker/dealer headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm is a subsidiary of Independence Square Properties LLC, itself a subsidiary of Penn Mutual Insurance Co. Their ultimate parent is Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co. JMS is a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. The firm provides comprehensive financial advice and services to individual, corporate and institutional investors. Their primary coverage verticals include the consumer, technology, financials and infrastructure sectors.

Tullis Health Investor Inc (Tullis Health) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 1986 by Jim Tullis. The firm is headquartered in Palm Beach, Florida.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

US Food & Drug Administration operates agencies to protect health and human services. It protects and promotes public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs, vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, blood transfusions, medical devices, electromagnetic radiation emitting devices, cosmetics, animal foods and feed and veterinary products. The company was founded by Theodore Roosevelt and Harvey Washington Wiley on 30th June, 1906 and is headquartered in Silver Spring, MD.

Part of Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Santen, Inc. is a company that develops ophthalmic products. The company is based in Emeryville, CA. The company was founded in 1993 by Adrienne L. Graves. Tatsuya Kaihara has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Janney Capital Markets is an American company.

Iantrek Inc provides biotechnology services. The company is headquartered in White Plains, NY.

Assil Eye Institute, Inc. is a renowned ophthalmology center that provides cutting-edge treatments for vision correction, cataracts, and retinal conditions. The American company's team of internationally recognized ophthalmologists offers advanced LASIK surgery and other state-of-the-art procedures to improve patients' vision.

Private Medical Equity Inc (Private Medical Equity) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded by Ian Ianchulev in 1900. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AEYE Health LLC is a digital health company that provides fully autonomous, AI-based diagnostic screening solutions for retinal imaging with results. The company is based in New York, NY. The company aims to make diagnostic screening practical, accurate, and accessible. Its screening solution for diabetic retinopathy is FDA-cleared and designed to allow primary care providers to perform diabetic eye exams in their clinics instead of referring to specialists. AEYE Health enables point-of-care screening for diabetic retinopathy to ensure that patients with diabetes are regularly screened for diabetic retinopathy. The company's comprehensive screening utilizes AI technology to diagnose or predict the development of a broad range of diseases from retinal images. The team consists of machine learning experts and leaders in ophthalmology and innovation. The company was founded by Zack Dvey-Aharon, Danny Margalit. Zack Dvey-Aharon has been the CEO since incorporation.

AEye Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of vision hardware, software and algorithms that act as the eyes and visual cortex of autonomous vehicles. It specializes in computer vision, autonomous driving, robotic vision, autonomous vehicles, lidar, sensor fusion, and three dimensional mapping. The company was founded by Luis Dussan, Ranson Wuller, Barry Behnken, and Jordan Greene in 2013 and is headquartered in Dublin, CA.

IanTech, Inc. develops ophthalmic devices for cataract surgery. Its products include miLoop, miPhaco, miMissions, and miResources. The company was founded by Luke Clauson and Sean Ianchulev and is headquartered in Reno, NV.

Drone Racing League, Inc. provides racing gear and simulator products. The company was founded by Nicholas Horbaczewski on May 6, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Wentz LLC provides business support services. The private company is based in Des Plaines.

Revopsis Therapeutics, Inc. is a company based in Dover, DE. Ramanath Bhandari has been the CEOs since incorporation. Revopsis Therapeutics, Inc. was founded by Ram Palanki, Ramanath Bhandari, Jeff Olson.

AAVantgarde Bio Srl is a clinical stage biotechnology start-up based in Milan, Italy. The Italian company has developed proprietary adeno-associated viral (AAV) vector platforms that allow for the delivery of large genes for inherited retinal disorders. Co-founded by Professor Alberto Auricchio and originating from the research activities carried out at TIGEM (Telethon Institute of Genetics and Medicine), AAVantgarde's platforms are focused on broadening the application of AAV-based therapies by addressing the limitations of single AAV therapies cargo capacity. Natalia Misciattelli has been the CEO of the company since 2022.