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Samsara Biocapital LLC (Samsara Biocapital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Srinivas Akkaraju. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Autobahn Labs, Inc. is a virtual incubator that partners with research institutions to accelerate the advancement of early-stage drug discovery and development. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The organization invests intellectual, financial, and physical capital to efficiently move projects from feasibility to novel drug candidates. Autobahn Labs was created by Samsara Biocapital, Evotec, and KCK Ltd.

Cannell Capital LLC, do-business-as Cannell Capital Management (Cannell Capital), is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in Alta, Wyoming. The firm was founded by J. Carlo Cannell in 1992. Cannell Capital provides investment advisory and sub-advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles and separately managed accounts.

Novo Ventures (US), Inc. is a venture capital firm located in San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary of Novo A/S and their ultimate parent is Novo Nordisk Fonden.

Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry.

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.

Rainier Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops a targeted biologic for the potential treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. It provides Vofatamab, an antibody that is focused on the fibroblast growth factor of bladder and other cancer. The company was founded by Stephen Lau and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

Palvella Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a rare disease biopharmaceutical company. It develops and commercializes pathogenetically targeted therapies for rare genodermatoses with no approved treatments. Its products include QTORIN, PTX-022, PTX-367, and PTX-014. The company was founded by Wesley H. Kaupinen in 2015 and is headquartered in Wayne, PA.

Nura Bio, Inc. develops neuroprotective drugs. The company is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Neurogene, Inc. focuses on developing disease modifying therapeutics for severe neurologic diseases. Its pipeline includes multiple gene therapy products for ultra-rare diseases, as well as a novel technology that has the potential for use in monogenic autism spectrum disorders and indications not well suited for gene therapy. The company was founded by Rachel McMinn in January 2018 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Omniox, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company which develops medicines for hypoxic diseases. Its technology overcomes fundamental biochemical shortcomings of hemoglobin-based and per fluorocarbon oxygen delivery approaches. The company was founded in 2006 by Stephen P. L. Cary, Michael A. Marletta, Jonathan Winger and Elizabeth Marshall Boon and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Tentarix Biotherapeutics LP operates as a biotechnology company. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Covid Apollo Project LLC aims to facilitate a safe and sustainable return to work and school by identifying, assembling, developing, and scaling the most promising COVID-19 diagnostic opportunities. Covid Apollo Project is based in Boston, MA. The private company was organized and funded under the leadership of RA Capital, a biotechnology-focused investment firm, in collaboration with Redmile Group, Samsara Biocapital, Perceptive Advisors, and Bain Capital. The CEO of the company is Stefan Willemsen.

Founded in 1958, Merrill Lynch Piece Fenner & Smith, Inc. is an SEC registered broker/dealer located in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE BAC).

Orsobio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on developing therapies to treat obesity and other severe metabolic disorders, such as type 2 diabetes, NASH, and severe dyslipidemias. The company is based in Palo Alto, CA. The company has four programs in clinical and preclinical development with first-in-class compounds that address central pathways in energy metabolism. Orsobio has a team of physicians and scientists who are dedicated to developing therapies to treat organ failure in patients with severe metabolic disorders. The company was founded by Mani Subramanian, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Hox Therapeutics Ltd. develops therapeutics for cancer diseases based on the role of HOX genes. The private company is based in Guildford, UK.

Versant Venture Management LLC (Versant Ventures) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Brian Atwood, Samuel Colella, Bill Link and Ross Jaffe. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco with additional offices in Basel and Vancouver.

Karus Therapeutics Ltd. provides therapies for treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. It offers HDAC6 and PI3K inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. The firm’s products in pipeline include KA-2237, KAR4000 Series and KAR3000 Series for the treatment of chronic inflammation, haematological malignancies, and solid tumours. The company was founded in July 2005 by Arasu Ganesan, Graham Keith Packham and Paul Townsend and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Pampanito Corp. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Sausalito, California. Formerly known as Cannell Capital Corp., the firm was founded in 2008 and is wholly owned by James Carlo Cannell. Pampanito serves as a relying adviser to Cannell Capital LLC. The firm provides investment research, accounting, operational and recordkeeping services to Cannell Capital, as well as shares personnel and resources with the firm.

The University of Liverpool operates as a university. It offers post graduate research, foundation courses, continuing and professional development, online study, and doctoral college. The company was founded in 1881 and is headquartered in Liverpool, the United Kingdom.

Part of UCB SA, Celltech Chiroscience Plc is a research-based pharmaceutical group.

PIramed Ltd. develops drugs, diagnostics, and other therapeutic products. It develops treatment for cancers which include proliferation, invasion, angiogenesis, and metastasis. The company was co-founded by Michael Waterfield, Peter Parker, and Paul Workman in 2003 and is headquartered in Slough, UK.

Cancer Research UK provides cancer research services. It supports and undertakes research on the biology and causes of cancer and develops anti-cancer drugs. The firm also provides general information about cancer and types of treatments and funds projects that help patients cope with the side effects of cancer and its treatment. Its institute also operates an online portal CancerHelp UK that provides patient information. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.