Peter Senior

Ventana Medical Systems, Inc. develops tissue-based diagnostic solutions. It designs and delivers medical diagnostic systems and slide-based cancer tests. Its products include absolute Eosinophil count (AEC) detection kit intended for laboratory use to identify targets by immunohistochemistry (IHC) in sections of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded tissue or frozen tissue on a BenchMark and BenchMark XT instrument and DISCOVERY XT research instrument that brings automation, reproducibility, and productivity to IHC and in situ hybridization (ISH) slide preparation and processing. The company was founded by Thomas M. Grogan in 1985 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

Citizens JMP Securities LLC (Citizens JMP) is a full-service investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded by Joseph Jolson in 2002 and was formerly JMP Securities LLC. The firm is a subsidiary of JMP Holding LLC, ultimately held by Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG). Citizens JMP provides equity research, institutional brokerage, and investment banking services to public and private growth companies and their investors. They are a research-driven, growth-oriented firm that provides services to small- and mid-sized companies and the institutions that invest in them. The firm specializes in four high-growth sectors of the economy: technology, healthcare, financial services, and real estate.

SynCardia Systems LLC engages in the manufacture of temporary total artificial heart. Its total artificial heart provides immediate, safe blood flow of up to 9.5 L/min through each ventricle. The company was founded by Marvin J. Slepian, Jack G. Copeland, and Richard G. Smith in 2001 and is headquartered in Tucson, AZ.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Smith & Nephew, Inc. develops and markets medical devices. Its products include television cameras and monitors, endoscopes, arthroscopes, orthopedic hand owered instruments, fiber optic illumination systems, laparoscopes, and surgical instruments. The company was founded on November 27, 1975 and is headquartered in Memphis, TN.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation is a non-profit company that is focused on creating positive social and environmental change in communities. The company is based in Port Washington, NY. The company aims to cultivate good in the areas where they operate.

American Thoracic Society, Inc. is a professional membership organization for thoracic surgeons. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY.

Illinois Biotechnology Industry Organization, also known as ibio, is a state trade association representing the life sciences industry in Illinois. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization's mission is to promote, connect, and engage the life sciences community to drive discovery, transform lives through groundbreaking research, and grow the economy. The company's membership ranges from corporations to startup companies in the biopharma, medical device, and nutrition industries. The Illinois life sciences industry is recognized as a national leader, and ibio's members are committed to expanding the boundaries of science by discovering, developing, and delivering innovative and needed therapeutics and products to transform patients' lives.

InStadium, Inc. provides advertising and promotional marketing services for sports. It offers in-venue advertising services such as restroom advertising, programs advertisements, concourse signage, behind home plate signage, outfield wall signs, team radio, public announcement, digital concourse media, stadium television, and led advertising services. The firm also offers in-venue promotions and events services such as promotion overlays, lucky winner events, and text messaging and instadium restroom advertising services. The company was founded by Barrett Davie in 2003 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Hawthorne Race Course, Inc. owns and operates a horseracing track in Stickney, Illinois. The one mile horse track features harness, quarter horse, and thoroughbred racing. The company was founded in 1891 and is headquartered in Cicero, IL.

NIRI Philadelphia Chapter provides investor relations services. It serves corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded in1969 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Cour Pharmaceuticals Development Co., Inc. engages in the development of therapies designed to reprogram the immune system to achieve antigen-specific tolerance for immune-mediated disease. Its product pipeline include celiac disease, peanut allergy, multiple sclerosis, and neutralizing antibodies. The company was founded by John J. Puisis and Jim Herrmann and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

Beyond Air, Ltd. is a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company engaging in the development of nitric oxide generator and delivery system that uses nitric oxide generated from ambient air and delivers precise amounts of nitric oxide to the lungs for the potential treatment of respiratory and other diseases. The company was founded by Yossef Av-Gay, Amir Avniel, and David Greenberg in May 2011 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

Red Hen Corp. operates a bar. The private company is based in Chicago, IL.

Ait Ltd. engages in research and development in biotechnology. The private company is located in Israel. The Israeli company was founded by Yossef Av-Gay, Amir Avniel, Avishai Abrahami. Amir Avniel has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Zimmer US, Inc. manufactures and distributes orthopedic reconstructive implants. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in Warsaw, IN.

Part of DBV Technologies SA, DBV Technologies, Inc. provides medical care services. The company is based in New York, NY.

NitricGen, Inc. provides healthcare services. The private company is based in Madison, WI. The company was founded by Frederick Montgomery.

Beyond Cancer, Ltd. is a development-stage biopharmaceutical and Bermudian medical device company that utilizes a proprietary delivery platform to treat primary tumors and prevent metastatic disease. The private company is based in Hamilton, Bermuda. Beyond Cancer is currently conducting a first-in-human study in patients with solid tumors and is focused on next level immuno-oncology. The CEO of the company is Selena A. Chaisson.