Sam Mickelson

Wedbush Securities, Inc. is a full-service investment bank and brokerage firm headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded in 1955 as Wedbush Morgan Securities, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, which is owned by Wedbush, Inc. Wedbush Securities provides a wide range of securities brokerage, wealth management, and investment banking services to private and institutional clients. Their research focuses on providing coverage of small and mid-sized companies in the following industries: (1) consumer products and services (2) technology (3) entertainment and media (4) life sciences and (5) industrial growth and clean technology.

VistaCare LLC provides hospice care services. Its services include pain and symptom management, emotional and spiritual support, and nursing and personal care. The firm offers counseling services for social, spiritual, bereavement and diet. The company was founded in by Barry M. Smith in July 1995 and is headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ.

PLX Systems, Inc. develops intellectual-property and lifecycle management software for business and financial management. It manages the technical and legal details that go into protecting intellectual property. PLX Systems products include a royalty transaction accounting and licensing application for music labels and others in the entertainment industry. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Valam Corp provides office equipment. The private company is based in Ridgefield, CT and has subsidiaries in United Kingdom. The company was founded by Yosef Krespi. The CEO is David Fabricant.

Advanced Respiratory, Inc. manufactures and distributes non-invasive airway clearance products and systems. The company is headquartered in St. Paul, MN.

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

Ladenburg Thalmann & Co., Inc. provides investment baking and brokerage services. The firm also provides asset and wealth management, underwriting, alternative investments and advisory services. It serves emerging growth companies and high net worth individuals. The company was founded in 1876 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Cook Medical LLC is a family-owned medical device company that works with physicians to develop devices that are less invasive for patients. It offers Endovascular treatment solutions for abdominal and thoracic aortic disease; products for managing difficult airway, centesis and drainage, enteral feeding, vascular access, and tracheostomy; accessories for endoscopic procedures to both diagnose and treat diseases throughout the gastrointestinal tract; image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic devices for percutaneous drainage, centesis, venous access, biopsy, liver access, embolization, and enteral feeding procedures; devices and related accessories for percutaneous cardiac lead extraction procedures and specialized introducer sheath products; products to help treat obstructive salivary gland disorders, chronic rhinosinusitis and dysphagia as well as head and neck advanced tissue repair grafts and biopsy needles; products for the treatment of vascular conditions, including peripheral arterial and venous diseases; products to support patient pathways; products for general surgery, microvascular and plastic surgery, minimally invasive surgery, upper-GI surgery, and colorectal surgery; and products that support diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in adult and pediatric urology, with an emphasis on stone management, and male and female pelvic health. The company was founded by William Alfred Cook in 1963 and is headquartered in Bloomington, IN.

Neumedicines, Inc. is a biotechnology company based in Pasadena, CA. Neumedicines specializes in the development of innovative treatments for a variety of medical conditions. The CEO of the private company is Lena A. Basile.

Rindex Medical, Inc. develops a diagnostic devices. The company was founded in 2011 by Denis J. Hickey and is headquartered in Lake Forest, CA.

Circuit Therapeutics, Inc. provides therapy and health care services. It specializes in optogenetics, gene therapy, neuromodulation and drug discovery services. The company was founded by Karl Deisseroth, Rob Malenka, Scott Delp, Thomas Sudhof and Karoly Nikolich and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Paragonix Technologies, Inc. manufactures medical devices. Its product portfolio includes SherpaPak Transport Systems, SherpaPak, SherpaPak Kidney Transport System, SherpaKit, SherpaPerfusion, SherpaTrak, and SheraPak Cardiac Transport System. The company was founded by Lisa M. Anderson in 2010 and is headquartered in Braintree, MA.

Medcura, Inc. develops novel line of hemostatic and wound treatment products. The firm?s products include vascular gel-e, nuisance bleed, chronic wound, and surgical gel-e. The company was founded by Matthew Dowling in January 2013 and is headquartered in Riverdale, MD.

Addinex Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of pioid control and monitoring system. Its products include patent-pending device and integrated system. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Strateos engages in the automation of chemistry, biology, and tissue analysis into closed loop robotic laboratories that support drug discovery programs. The company is headquartered in the Menlo Park, CA.

Carlsmed, Inc. develops AI based technology solutions to the medical industry. Its solutions are utilized as an information database for surgeons using traditional surgical techniques. The company was founded by Mike Cordonnier and Niall Casey and is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.