Jim Scopa

TriVascular, Inc. develops and manufactures medical devices. It provides devices and procedures for treating abdominal aortic aneurysms and endovascular grafts. The company was founded by Michael V. Chobotov, Robert G. Whirley, and Joseph W. Humphrey in 1998 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

Cash Reserve Fund, Inc. operates as an open-end investment fund trust. The fund offers prime, treasury and tax-free series. The fund was established in 1990 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Trivascular2, Inc. has pioneered numerous design and manufacturing technologies in pursuit of its commitment to providing optimal solutions for endovascular aortic repair (EVAR). TriVascular's initial product offerings are novel endovascular grafts focused on significantly advancing EVAR. Building upon partnerships with thought leading clinicians worldwide, its products are designed to address unmet clinical needs and expand the pool of patients who are candidates for EVAR. Based in Santa Rosa, California, TriVascular offers highly talented, motivated individuals the opportunity to positively impact global healthcare.

Conatus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biotechnology company that focuses on the development and commercialization of novel medicines to treat chronic diseases. The firm engages in developing emricasan, an orally active pan-caspase inhibitor, for the treatment of patients with chronic liver disease and is designed to reduce the activities of human caspases. It also develops CTS-2090, an orally active selective caspase inhibitor, for diseases involving inflammasome pathways. The company was founded by Alfred P. Spada, Jennifer Giottonini Cayer, and Steven J. Mento on July 13, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Founded in 1998, Thomas Weisel Partners (TWP) is a broker/dealer headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York City, Boston, Denver, Colorado and Palo Alto, California. The firm is a subsidiary of Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWPG), a San Francisco-based investment banking firm. Their ultimate parent is Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF). TWP's investment banking, brokerage and equity research divisions serve emerging growth companies and institutional investors around the world. They are a member of the NYSE, the SIPC and FINRA. TWP specializes in the growth sectors of the economy with a particular focus on the consumer, energy, healthcare, Internet, media/telecommunications, metals/mining and technology sectors. Within the consumer sector, the firm focuses on: financial products, gaming/lodging, interactive market services, lifestyles/sports retailers, restaurants and hardlines and softlines retailing. TWP's global energy research is provided by analysts in three countries and covers the following trends: (1) fast-growing oil and natural gas producers in North America and worldwide (2) domestic and international energy service companies and (3) alternative energy technology and resource developers. Within the healthcare sector, TWP focuses on: biotechnology, diagnostics, healthcare information technology, pharmaceutical services, life science technology, medical devices and specialty pharmaceuticals. The firm's interest in the Internet, media and telecommunications sector include: Internet services, media, broadcasting and telecommunications services. Their focus within the metals and mining sector include: base metals, gold, precious metals and uranium. TWP's technology research focuses on: (1) applied technologies (2) communications components (3) core and wireless communications equipment (4) IP networking communications equipment (5) electronic supply chain (6) enterprise hardware (7) information and financial technology services (8) semiconductor capital equipment (9) broadline and specialty semiconductors (10) applications and communications software and (11) infrastructure software. TWP also provides value-added equities analysis across a variety of sectors including: industrials, financials, consumer, technology and healthcare.

Astute Medical, Inc. discovers and develops biomarkers for acute conditions and diseases. It develops protein biomarker-based diagnostics technology for high-risk medical conditions such as cerebrovascular injury, kidney injury, sepsis, abdominal pain, and acute coronary syndromes. The firm’s products include NephroCheck test and Astute140 meter kits. The company was founded by Christopher Richard Hibberd and Paul H. McPherson in 2007 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

ierian, Inc. developed and manufactured biopharmaceutical products. The firm's lead antibody, IPN007, represents a new approach to treating neurodegenerative disease by targeting a novel form of secreted Tau protein. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Semma Therapeutics, Inc. develops transformative therapies for patients who currently depend on insulin injections. It focuses on combining proprietary cells with a state-of-the-art device to provide a true replacement for the missing beta cells in a diabetic patient without immunosuppression. The company was founded by Robert A. Millman, Walter A. Blättler, Felicia Pagliuca, Jeff Imbaro and Douglas A. Melton in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

True North Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class product candidates for complement-mediated diseases. The company was founded by Nancy E. Stagliano in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Blade Therapeutics, Inc. offers anti-fibrotic therapies to meet unserved patient needs. Its product portfolio is to address various fibrotic diseases and their underlying pathophysiology. The company was founded by Hal Dietz and Wendye R. Robbins and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Neuron23, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in an undisclosed location. The American company's focus areas are neurodegenerative diseases, neuroinflammatory diseases, and systemic autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Neuron23 combines recent advances in human genetics with a state-of-the-art drug discovery and biomarker platform using advanced techniques in machine learning and artificial intelligence to advance therapeutics for devastating diseases. The company was founded by Adam Knight and Nancy E. Stagliano has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

DiCE Therapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company, which designs and develops a pipeline of novel oral therapeutic candidates to treat chronic diseases in immunology and other therapeutic areas. The company was founded by J. Kevin Judice on August 14, 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

DICE Molecules SV LLC engages in a biotechnology company. It focuses on the development of small moleculecompounds that act by unlocking protein-protein interfaces that have been intractable targets for orally bioavailable drugs. The company was founded by Pehr Harbury, Kevin Judice, John Bedbrook, and Phil Patten in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.