Gary A. Tanaka

Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Part of Sanarus Technologies LLC, Sanarus Medical, Inc. manufactures minimally invasive medical devices. The company is based in Pleasanton, CA. The company was founded in 1999 by Seth A. Stabinsky, Glenn Foy. The CEO is BJ Hardman. Sanarus Medical was acquired by Sanarus Technologies LLC on July 16, 2009.

Aptus Endosystems, Inc. develops and manufactures medical equipment. It focuses on developing technologies to transform Endovascular Aneurysm Repair (EVAR), empowering physicians to perform minimally invasive aneurysm repair while still providing the control and potential long term durability of open surgical repair. The company was founded by Alan Kaganov and Lee Bolduc on August 7, 2002 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Founded in 2003 by Dr. Lionel Nelson and Eric Doelling, Apneon is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for treating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) - the cessation of breathing during sleep. OSA is a serious and life-threatening condition that plagues millions of Americans and is most commonly recognized by excessive daytime sleepiness. Even with current treatments, sleep apnea is associated with significantly increased risk of stroke and death. Current treatment methods tend to be poorly tolerated, and/or of limited efficacy. Apneon is developing a unique and inventive approach intended to provide an effective treatment for OSA.

Vector Fund Management LP is a private company based in Deerfield, IL.

Neuberger Berman BD LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in New York City. It is directly owned by Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC, which is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Neuberger Berman Group LLC, which is owned by NBSH Acquisition LLC. The firm traces their origin back to the 1939 founding of Neuberger & Berman, its predecessor firm. In 1950, Neuberger Berman became one of the first firms to offer a no-load mutual fund to individual investors. Neuberger Berman BD manages a range of equity, fixed income, private equity and hedge fund strategies on behalf of institutions, advisors and individual investors worldwide.

Craig-Hallum Capital Group LLC (Craig-Hallum) is an employee-owned, idea-driven research, trading and investment banking firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The firm was founded by Bradley Baker and Kevin Harris in 1997. Craig-Hallum provides research, institutional sales and trading and investment banking services to institutional investors and growth companies.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

Open Field Capital LLC (OFC) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 and is wholly-owned by Open Field Capital (Cayman) LP. OFC manages emerging technology portfolios of public equity and venture investments.

Longitude Capital Management Co LLC (Longitude Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2006 by Juliet Trammenoms Bakker, Patrick Enright, David Hirsch and Marc-Henri Galletti. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Part of Deutsche Bank AG, Bankers Trust & Co. is a company that provides trust services. The company is based in New York, NY.

Silicon Valley Bank provides commercial banking services. It offers banking services to the hardware and infrastructure, software and internet, life science and healthcare, energy and resource innovation, private equity and venture capital, and premium wine industries. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Twelve, Inc. is a holding company, which engages in the operation as an investment fund for a medical device incubator. It specializes on funding and developing medical device inventions. The company focuses on medical and biotech ventures. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Murj, Inc. operates as a digital health company. It offers solution that helps clinicians streamline care for patients with implantable cardiac devices. The firm liberates device clinics from paper reports and inadequate management tools and freeing clinicians to get back to the patients. The company was founded by Todd Butka and Chris Irving is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA.

Founded by James H. Furey in 2008, Furey Research Partners LLC is an independent, institutional investment research firm located n Boston. The firm employs a multi-dimensional approach to investing, which combines fundamental, quantitative and technical analysis. Their research focuses exclusively on small-cap companies.