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Excision BioTherapeutics, Inc. develops gene editing therapeutics for the treatment of life-threatening disease caused by viral infections. The firm focuses on Human Immunodeficiency Virus -1 therapeutics, JC Virus and Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy, Hepatitis B virus therapeutics, and CRISPR vaccinations?. The company was founded by David Rowe, Kamel Khalili, Thomas Malcolm, and Rob Simmons in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

ARTIS Ventures Management LP (Artis Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Mike Harden and Stuart L.Peterson. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Outpace Bio, Inc. is a company that creates smart cell therapies using protein design and synthetic biology to reprogram how cells function and make decisions. The company is based in Seattle, WA. The company collaborates with industry leaders to improve the safety and efficacy of cell and gene therapies. Outpace's platform combines the design of improved biological functions with powerful cellular control modalities to tackle incurable diseases. Outpace Bio was founded by Marc J. Lajoie and Scott Boyken, and Marc J. Lajoie has been the CEO since incorporation.

Aether Biomachines, Inc. operates reimagining biological manufacturing company that manufactures new molecules for pharmaceuticals, fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and agriculture. The company was founded by Pavle Jeremic, Chase Armer and Hannah Meyers and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Eko Devices, Inc. manufactures digital medical devices and smartphone-enabled medical technologies. It offers Eko Core, which is a digital stethoscope attachment that allows clinicians to visualize, record, playback, share, and analyze heart sounds; and Core Bluetooth-enabled stethoscope accessories. The company was founded by Connor Landgraf, Tyler Crouch and Jason Bellet in 2013 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Delix Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage neuroscience company that focuses on developing novel neuroplasticity-promoting therapeutics to treat neuropsychiatric and neurological disorders. The company's compounds are small molecules that can induce structural and functional neural changes in targeted areas of the brain. Delix is pioneering a new class of fast-acting outpatient pharmacotherapies and advancing through preclinical and clinical development to bring patients FDA-approved, take-home medicines that will serve several unmet needs. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States. Delix was founded by David E. Olson, Nick Haft, Nicholas Haft, and Paul A. Conley, and Mark Rus has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Unnatural Products, Inc. develops and operates a drug discovery platform on macrocyclic compounds. The firm focuses on the directed combinatorial synthesis of macrocycles inspired by natural products. The company was founded by Cameron Rand Pye and Joshua Allen Schwochert in 2017 and is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA.

The Trevor Project is a nonprofit organization that aims to prevent and respond to the public health crisis of LGBTQ youth suicide. The organization offers 24/7 free crisis services, research, advocacy, education, and peer support. It is the world's largest suicide prevention and crisis intervention organization for LGBTQ young people. The Trevor Project provides a suite of crisis intervention and suicide prevention programs, including TrevorLifeline, TrevorText, and TrevorChat, as well as the world's largest safe space social networking site for LGBTQ youth, TrevorSpace. The organization also offers an education program with resources for youth-serving adults and organizations, a legislative advocacy department fighting for pro-LGBTQ legislation and against anti-LGBTQ rhetoric/policy positions, and conducts research to discover the most effective means to help young LGBTQ people in crisis and end suicide. Abbe Land has been the CEO of the American company since 2012.

The Association for Women in Science is an organization that supports and recognizes women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The non-profit company is based in Washington. The organization provides a central repository for articles, blogs, press releases, webinars, videos, and newsletters, as well as curated content for women in STEM. The organization also educates about Title IX protections and how to report violations. The AWIS Wall of WISdom provides inspiration and advice from other women in science and STEM. Meredith R. Gibson has been the CEO of the American company since 2022.