Stephen L. Collins

Shire ViroPharma, Inc. develops and manufactures drugs. It offers treatment for prophylaxis of hereditary angioedema, as well as capsules for the treatment of antibiotic associated pseudomembranous colitis caused by Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) and enterocolitis. The company was founded by Claude H. Nash and Mark A. McKinlay in September 1994 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

OraPharma, Inc. develops and produces drugs for oral diseases. It offers a suite of products to address a range of patient concerns from the foundation of gums, bone, and teeth to the aesthetics of a whiter smile. The company's products include ARESTIN Microspheres, a locally administered antibiotic indicated as an adjunct to scaling and root planning procedures for the reduction of pocket depth in patients with adult periodontitis; and ONSET Approach, a unique delivery system of locally buffered anesthesia that provides faster onset of anesthesia and a comfortable injection. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Horsham, PA.

AMBER Ready, Inc. provides security and safety services. It provides internet safety, school absence notification and attendance tracking, home security and sexual predator identification, and information, education and communication to reduce the number of missing children. It also offers wireless safety kits, wireless phones, child safety disks, saliva DNA kits, and wireless alert. The company was founded in 2004 by Kai D. Patterson and is headquartered in Rockaway, NJ.

Thar Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a specialty pharmaceutical company. The firm focuses on transforming intravenous drugs into oral drugs for existing and new indications. The company was founded by Mazen Hanna and Raymond K. Houck and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

The Plasma Protein Therapeutics Association is a non-profit organization that represents manufacturers and plasma collection centers. The private company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. Anita Brikman has been the CEO of the American company since 2023.

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People provides civil rights protection services. Its members throughout the United States and the world are the advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors. The company was founded by Ida Wells-Barnett, W.E.B. DuBois, Henry Moscowitz, Mary White Ovington, Oswald Garrison Villiard and William English Walling in February 12, 1909 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

MAST Capital Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 2002 by Chris Madison and David Steinberg. They provide investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles organized as private funds.

Cowen Prime Services LLC (CPS) is a broker-dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is directly owned by Cowen PB Holdings LLC, which, in turn, is primarily owned by Cowen Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: COWN). CPS is registered as a broker-dealer with the SEC and FINRA, and as a an introducing broker with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission and the National Futures Association. CPS was formed in 2015 following Cowen Group’s acquisition of Concept Capital Markets LLC. Concept Capital was established in 2010 following the spin-off of the Concept Capital division of Sanders Morris Harris Inc., whose origins date back to 1995. CPS' offering includes world-class custody and clearing options, multi asset class capabilities, leading execution and order management systems, a seasoned execution desk, a range of financing options, a highly professional operations and customer support team, comprehensive portfolio reporting capabilities, capital introduction, and live, intraday and post-trade risk and performance analytics.

The American Legion, Inc. engages in the operation of wartime veterans service organization. Its services include benefits center, career center, education center, health center, troop and family support, USAA financial services, and women veterans. The company was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Garner Group International, Inc. operates as elite-level consulting firm. It specializing in business development, government relations, strategic consulting, and lobbying - focused on creating pathways on assisting corporations, small businesses, nonprofits, and individuals to achieve strategic partnerships and economic goals by networking with individuals, corporate entities and government agencies. The company is headquartered in Garden City, NY.

The United States Conference of Mayors operates as a non-partisan organization of cities providing federal assistance programs. It is parted by elected city mayors. The company was founded in 1932 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

LifeSci Advisors LLC is an investor relations consultancy founded to provide companies in the life sciences a comprehensive solution to investor communications and outreach. Their services are designed to increase clients? visibility within the investment community and to educate investors about the opportunity.

Attune Pharmaceuticals, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology services. It discovers and develops orally-administered small-molecule therapeutics for the treatment of rare diseases. The company was founded by Andrew Ian McDonald and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Code Biotherapeutics, Inc. is a next-generation gene therapy company based in Greater Philadelphia. The American company is focused on developing targeted non-viral gene therapies to treat serious and life-threatening genetic diseases. The company uses a novel multivalent synthetic DNA delivery platform called 3DNA, which overcomes many of the challenges associated with viral-based gene therapies. Code Biotherapeutics is advancing an internal pipeline focused on select rare disease programs and establishing partnerships to take forward programs in both rare and prevalent diseases. Code Biotherapeutics is supported by top-tier investors that believe in their work to drive discovery programs forward as they aim to deliver on the promise of their proprietary synthetic DNA-based, non-viral genetic medicines delivery platform. The company was founded by Brian P. McVeigh, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

iECURE, Inc. is a gene editing company that focuses on developing therapies for liver disorders with significant unmet need. The company is based in Plymouth Meeting, PA, and the CEO of the company is Joseph Truitt. The company's approach involves mutation-agnostic in vivo gene insertion or knock-in editing, which has the potential to replace and restore the function of a dysfunctional gene, regardless of mutation. iECURE collaborates with the University of Pennsylvania's Gene Therapy Program to utilize their translational expertise and infrastructure. The company's management team has extensive experience in executing orphan drug and gene therapy clinical trials and successfully commercializing multiple products. iECURE's programs are currently focused on developing in vivo gene insertion therapies for the treatment of rare pediatric liver diseases.