Justin Zamirowski

Mizuho Securities USA LLC is the US-based securities broker/dealer and futures commission merchant arm of Mizuho Americas LLC, ultimately held by Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8411, NYSE: MFG) in Japan. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1994 and provides institutional and corporate clients access to commodity and financial markets around the world. Mizuho Securities USA covers the following industries: Consumer, Energy, Financial Institutions, Financial Sponsors, Healthcare, Industrial & Diversified Industries, Power, Utilities & Infrastructure, Real Estate, and Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT). The firm and their affiliates hold memberships on all major futures and options exchanges worldwide.

Founded in 1969, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) Inc. is an SEC-registered brokerage firm and registered futures commission merchant located in New York City. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC North America Holdings, Inc. and their ultimate parent is HSBC Holdings Plc. (NYSE: HBC). HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) is a member of FINRA, the NYSE and the SIPC. Their securities and annuity products are provided by registered representatives and insurance agents of HSBC Securities (U.S.A.). In California, HSBC Securities (U.S.A.) conducts insurance business as HSBC Securities Insurance Services. Insurance products are offered through insurance agents of HSBC Insurance Agency (U.S.A.) Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Bank U.S.A. NA and an indirectly wholly-owned subsidiary of HSBC Holdings plc. The company also engages in investment banking underwriting, dealing and brokering of debt and equity securities and futures contracts and is a primary dealer in U.S. Government and federal agency securities.

InteKrin Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes therapeutics for metabolic and immune disorders. It develops therapeutics for diabetes, insulin resistance and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Dennis M. Lanfear and Christos S. Mantzoros in 2005 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Sofinnova Investment Inc (Sofinnova Investment) is a venture capital firm founded in 1976 by Jacques F. vallle & Joel F. Martin. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

Bon Secours Health System, Inc. operates as a non-profit organization, which engages in the operation of hospitals and health centers. It offers behavioral health, critical care, diagnostic, kidney disease, mammograms, and physical therapy. The company is headquartered in Marriottsville, MD.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Fordham University provides college and university. It offers undergraduate colleges and graduate & professional schools. The company was founded in 1841 and is headquartered in Bronx, NY.

Pharmavite LLC manufactures and distributes nutritional supplement products. Its products include supplements, vitamins and all-natural snacks. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Northridge, CA.

AVIEL Systems, Inc. provides information technology, management consulting, and acquisition solutions to the federal government. The company was founded by John R. Chapel on January 9, 2006 and is headquartered in Reston, VA.

TRICARE Management Activity provides health care programs. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Falls Church, VA.

Brean Capital is an independent investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1973 and provides equity research, corporate finance and advisory investment banking, equity institutional sales and trading, and asset management to institutional investors and corporate clients. Their fixed income business provides sales, trading, research and banking services on a wide range of mortgage and asset-backed, US Treasury and government agency securities, structured products, corporate bonds, and municipal debt. The fixed income sales team employs a highly analytical approach to bond selection, trade execution, and overall bond portfolio management. Under the guidance of fixed income strategists, the fixed income team uses a combination of qualitative and quantitative analyses to create custom investment portfolios and develop targeted, executable bond trading strategies to complement their clients? balance sheets.

The American Society of Clinical Oncology is a non-profit organization founded in 1964 with the overarching goals of improving cancer care and prevention. More than 27,000 oncology practitioners belong to ASCO, representing all oncology disciplines and subspecialties. Members include physicians and health-care professionals in all levels of the practice of oncology. American Society of Clinical Oncology is the world’s leading professional organization representing physicians who treat people with cancer. ASCO’s members set the standard for patient care worldwide and lead the way in carrying out clinical research aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer. ASCO's efforts are also directed toward advocating for policies that provide access to high-quality care for all patients with cancer and at supporting the increased funding for clinical and translational research.

American Association for Physician Leadership, Inc. is a non-profit organization that provides leadership education, management training, and career development for physicians. The company was founded by Roger Schenke in 1975 and is headquartered in Tampa, FL.

CTIS, Inc. provides technology-based healthcare solutions. Its solutions include health research, healthcare and public health informatics. The firm offers IT software dev and integration services, data analytics, mhealth/mobile solution engineering, data management and coordination, IT infrastructure support, management consulting, health policy research and evaluation, and big data services for government, pharmaceutical organizations, hospital systems, academic medical instruments, and global initiatives. The company is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Part of Otsuka Holdings Co., Ltd., Otsuka Foods Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that specializes in processed foods, frozen foods, and beverages. The company is based in Osaka, Japan. The company's website features information about their products, corporate information, safety and security initiatives, campaign information, and commercials. One of their products is milk tea with a deep and rich taste, which aims to bring the taste of the restaurant to the comfort of one's home.

Nature Made Nutritional Products, Inc. engages in the provision of health care prooducts. It offers CholestOff, TripleFlex, Probiotics, and SAM-e. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Otsuka Medical Devices Co., Ltd. engages in medical equipment business focusing on therapeutic devices. Its devices include ultrasound-based renal denervation, drug device combinations, and novel solutions for drug-refractory patients and intractable diseases. The company was founded on February 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ReCor Medical, Inc. develops novel therapeutic ultrasound catheter technologies The firm develops a therapeutic non-focused ultrasound system for performing renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. The company was founded by Mano Iyer and Jacques Seguin in July 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

ImCyse SA engages in the development of curative therapies in the field of immune and allergic pathologies. It offers a technological platform that helps develop medicinal products with potential benefits in all clinical circumstances where HLA class II restricted specific immunity can be causative of or contribute to damages to humans or animals. The firm's products are used in organ-specific autoimmunity, allergy, alloimmunity, cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded in August 2010 by Jean-Marie R. Saint-Remy and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

The Center for African American Health is a non-profit organization based in Denver, CO. Established in 1997 and re-envisioned in 2005, the Center for African American Health evolved from the health programming of the Metro Denver Black Church Initiative. The organization aims to improve the health and well-being of African Americans who have higher rates of illness, disability, and premature death from diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Since 2005, the organization has provided prevention and disease management programs focusing on diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, wellness programs for seniors, health insurance literacy, and a variety of health education topics as well as referrals to community resources. The CEO of the non-profit company is Deidre Johnson.

Berg LLC operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on taking a bold back to biology approach to therapeutic discovery using its Interrogative Biology platform. Its therapeutics include cancer metabolism and BPM 31510, chemotherapy induced alopecia and BPM 315453, neurology-discovery program, and metabolic disease-discovery program. The company was founded by Carl Edwin Berg, Mitch Gray, and Niven R. Narain in 2006 and is headquartered in Framingham, MA.

Part of Better Therapeutics, Inc., Better Therapeutics LLC is a company that focuses on clinical development and creating habits that heal to reduce the need for other treatments. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The company is pioneers in the field of prescription digital therapeutics for treating a range of cardiometabolic diseases. The company was founded by David P. Perry and Kevin J. Appelbaum. Kevin J. Appelbaum has been the CEO of the company since 2015. Better Therapeutics was acquired by Mountain Crest Acquisition Corp. II on October 28, 2021 for $164.55 million.

Ascendia Pharmaceuticals LLC engages in the invention and development of specialty pharmaceutical products and novel formulation technologies. It offers rapid development and special development programs. The company was founded by Jingjun Huang in 2012 and is headquartered in North Brunswick, NJ.