Kirsten Dupuis

US Ecology Holdings, Inc. engages in the provision of industrial waste management and recycling services to commercial and government entities, including refineries and chemical production facilities, manufacturers, electric utilities, steel mills, medical and academic institutions, and waste brokers. It operates through the Environmental Services, and Field and Industrial Services segments. The Environmental Service segment provides a range of hazardous material management services including the transportation, recycling, treatment, and disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste at company-owned landfills, wastewater, and other treatment facilities. The Field and Industrial Services segment offers packaging and collection of hazardous waste and total waste management solutions at customer sites and through its 10-day storage facilities. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Boise, ID.

Organogenesis, Inc. designs and manufactures regenerative medical products. It offers Apligraf, a living cell-based product indicated for the treatment of venous leg ulcers and diabetic foot ulcers and Dermagraft, a product for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. The firm also provides bioactive wound healing, biosurgery, and aesthetic medicine containing living cells and natural connective tissues. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Canton, MA.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Atlas Venture Advisors Inc (Atlas Venture Advisors) is a venture capital firm founded in 1980 by Christopher Julian Spray. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Centre For Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine supports our partners to develop and commercialize cell and gene therapies and regenerative medicine technologies. Its services include business, technical and facilities. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Shire Human Genetic Therapies, Inc. develops medicines for the treatment of genetic diseases. The company was founded on July 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council is a premier life sciences and healthcare hub with over 1,600 members dedicated to preventing, treating, and curing diseases through transformative science and technology. The non-profit company is based in Cambridge, MA. MassBio works to advance policy and promote education while providing member programs, events, industry information, and services. The company's mission is to advance Massachusetts' leadership in the life sciences to grow the industry, add value to the healthcare system, and improve patient lives. Founded in 1985 by James P. Sherblom, the CEO is Kendalle Burlin O'Connell.

University of Miami (Florida) is a private research university with students from around the world that is focused on teaching and learning, the discovery of new knowledge, and service to the South Florida region and beyond. The university was founded in 1925 and it is headquartered in Coral Gables, FL.

ARM is a Washington, DC-based multi-stakeholder advocacy organization that promotes global initiatives necessary to facilitate access to life-giving advances in regenerative medicine. The organization promotes legislative, regulatory reimbursement, investment, technical, and other initiatives to accelerate the development of safe and effective regenerative medicine technologies. ARM also works to increase public understand- ing of the field and its potential to transform human healthcare. Prior to the formation of ARM in 2009, there was a need for more coordinated and cohesive advocacy representing the interests of the companies, research institutions, investors and patient groups that comprise the entire regenerative medicine community. Today ARM has more than 140 members and is the leading global advocacy organization in this field.

Zogenix International Ltd. manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products. It develops Brabafen an oral treatment for use in children with Dravet Syndrome or severe myoclonic epilepsy of infancy. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

Part of Pfizer Inc., Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is an American company that manufactures pharmaceutical products.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Summit Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a holding company, which engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of antibiotic medicines. The company seeks to expand its product candidate portfolio through the development of new mechanism and precision antibiotics. Summit Therapeutics was founded by Stephen Graham Davies and Kay Dame Davies in January 2003 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

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.

ImmuneBridge, Inc. is a biotech company that is developing the next generation of allogeneic cellular medicines to make curative cancer therapies accessible to everyone. The company is based in San Francisco, CA and was founded in 2018 by Jesse Cotari and Peretz Partensky. The company is starting with NK cell-based immunotherapies. The company's proprietary expansion technology amplifies cord blood-derived immune stem cells while maintaining full immune multipotency to create a consistent and abundant cellular source for immunotherapies. ImmuneBridge's scientific approach harnesses this expansion technology along with the unique benefits of umbilical cord blood to enable robust screening and selection for the most potent cancer-fighting cells. Peretz Partensky has been the CEO since 2018.

Immatics Biotechnologies GmbH operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops anti-cancer immunotherapy products. The firm specializes in the discovery and development of immunotherapy products against cancer. It develops IMA901, a combination of multiple tumor-associated peptides (TUMAPs) for the treatment of renal cell carcinoma. The company was founded by Harpreet Singh, Toni Weinschenk, Niels Emmerich, Hans Georg Rammensee, Hansjörg Schild, and Peter Brossart in 2000 and is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany.

Easter Seals UCP North Carolina & Virginia, Inc. provides services to children and adults with disabilities and other special needs. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Raleigh, NC.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.