Jim J. Miller

QLT, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of innovative ocular products that address the unmet medical needs of patients and clinicians worldwide. It also focuses on developing synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases. The company was founded by Julia G. Levy and John C. Brown on February 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corp. discovered, developed and commercialized stress protein-based therapeutic vaccines. The company was headquartered in Victoria, Canada.

Medical Ventures Corp. develops, manufactures and distributes medical devices and is focused on the development and commercialization of medical devices which clearly address a clinical need in the cardiovascular marketplace. The Company has two divisions: PMD tissue products used in cardiac reconstruction and repair and Angiometrx catheter products for the rapidly growing interventional cardiology market. The focus in both divisions is the commercialization of the cardiovascular medical devices currently in the MEV’s product portfolio and the development of new products based upon these two core technologies. The company is located in Richmond, Canada.

Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation is a Canadian biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing proprietary drugs and drug delivery systems to improve the treatment of cancer.

Chromos is a cellular engineering and therapeutics company creating value through engineering production quality cell lines for the manufacture of biopharmaceuticals, and developing innovative therapies for infectious diseases, cancer and genetic disorders. Chromos is achieving these objectives with its ACE System (Artificial Chromosome Expression) and REM (Rapid Expansion Method) technologies. In the near term, Chromos will focus on continued commercialization of the ACE System for engineering cell lines. To date Chromos has entered into corporate partnerships related to cell line engineering with partners including Pfizer Inc., Centocor, Inc. and Cambridge Antibody Technology

Sophiris Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of products for the treatment of urological diseases. The company was founded by James L. Heppell in May 2003 and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Targeted Molecules Corp. is a biopharmaceutical company. It discovers and commercializes targeted drug therapies for a broad range of ailments including cancer and diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). Targeted Molecules was founded in 2000 and is located in San Diego, CA.