Ann Tanabe

National Investor Relations Institute operates as an association of corporate officers and investor relations consultants responsible for communication among corporate management, shareholders, securities analysts and other financial community constituents. The company was founded by DeWitt C. Morrill in 1969 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

BioHouston, Inc. engages in life science and biotechnology commercialization. The firm's mission is to create an environment that will stimulate technology transfer and research commercialization, thereby generating economic wealth for the Houston region and making it a global competitor in life science commercialization. The company is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Encysive Pharmaceuticals, Inc. discovers, develops and markets drugs for the treatment of cardiovascular, vascular and related inflammatory diseases. The firm focuses its research and development programs on the treatment and prevention of interrelated diseases of the vascular endothelium, inflammatory cascade and vascular diseases. The company was founded by James T. Willerson in 1989 and is headquartered in Houston, TX.

Rochem Environmental, Inc. provides industrial wastewater treatment services and capital equipment to companies in the refining, petrochemical and oil & gas industries. Its patented technology 'Disc Tube' system involves the use of a Disc Tube form of membrane separation modules. The company also utilizes patented ultra filtration technology 'FM Module' system from Rochem UF. It believes these processes are superior to other technologies in their ability to cost-effectively treat a wide variety of wastewaters with the recovery of relatively pure water and the concentration of products and by-product materials for reuse or disposal. The company utilizes these products on a non-exclusive basis.