Toshihiro Iwasaki

Nomura Asset Management U.K. Ltd. (NAM-UK) is the Great Britain-based alternative investment management subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. Headquartered in London, the firm was founded in 1984 as Nomura Investment Management Co., Ltd. NAM-UK manages funds for institutional clients worldwide, which includes government agencies, public and private pension funds, multinational corporations, insurance companies and financial institutions.

Material Concept Inc. develops and manufactures copper paste for electronic devices and solar batteries. The company was founded by Junichi Koike in April 2013 and is headquartered in Sendai, Japan.

Japanese Chamber of Commerce Industry of New York, Inc. is non-profit organization that engages in facilitation of trade between the U.S. and Japan. The company was founded on November 14, 1932 by 14 prominent Japanese businessman, and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Nomura Asset Management USA, Inc. (NAM-USA) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nomura Asset Management Co., Ltd., which is wholly owned by Nomura Holdings, Inc. (TYO: 8604; NYSE: NMR) in Japan. NAM-USA offers discretionary investment management services to institutional clients such as corporate pension plans, US registered investment companies and non-US pooled investment vehicles.

FIL Investments (Japan) Ltd. (FIJ) is the wholly-owned investment management subsidiary of FIL Japan Holdings KK, ultimately held by FIL Ltd., a Bermuda company that serves as the holding company for the FIL group of companies. Headquartered in Tokyo, FIJ was founded in 1986 and provides discretionary investment advisory services to Japanese and international institutional accounts, mutual funds and other pooled investment vehicles.

Part of OMRON Corp., Omron Healthcare Co. Ltd. is a Japanese company that manufactures medical devices for health monitoring and treatment such as blood pressure monitors, digital thermometers, nebulizers & inhalers. The company is based in Muko-shi, Japan. The company was founded in 1996. The CEO is Isao Ogino.

Carnegie Mellon University is an American school that operates as a college or university. It is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Co., Ltd. (SMDAM) is the majority owned asset management subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. (TYO: 8316) in Japan. The firm was founded as Sumitomo Mitsui Asset Management (SMAM) in 2002 from a merger of the five corporations: Mitsui Life Global Asset Management, Sakura Investment Management, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Asset Management, Sumisei Global Investment Trust Management, and Sumitomo Life Investment. In 2019, SMAM and Daiwa SB Investments Ltd. merged to begin a new chapter as Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management. Headquartered in Tokyo, SMDAM provides discretionary portfolio management services to institutional clients, that primarily consists of governmental pension funds, private corporate pension funds and related trusts.

Adriakaim, Inc. manufactures and sells medical and health-related equipment. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. Additionally, the Japanese company provides management and technology strategy consulting services. The company was founded in 2018 by Masatoshi Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Imabayashi.