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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.

Caxton Associates LP (Caxton) is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the successor to Caxton Corp., which was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner. Caxton serves directly or indirectly as general partner, manager or advisor to several domestic and foreign private investment funds, and as a trading advisor to several foreign private investment funds.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Phytonix Corp. operates as an industrial biotechnology company. The firm produces sustainable chemicals directly from carbon dioxide. It offers n-butanol, a solution for an array of fuels and chemicals, including jet fuels, bio-based plastics, and synthetic rubber. The company was founded by Bruce Dannenberg in 2009 and is headquartered in Black Mountain, NC.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales ensures that its members, students, and affiliates maintain the highest standards of professional competency and conduct to protect the public interest. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. With over 150,000 members, the institute provides technical information, helplines, and communities to its members.

Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch) provides commercial and corporate banking services. It provides inventory and wholesale finance as well as asset based lending to small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Continental Advisors LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David Purcell in 1999 and provides investment management services to various private pooled investment funds.

Kensington Capital Partners Ltd (Kensington Capital) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Kensington Group Plc founded in 1996 by Thomas Robert Kennedy. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

THINQ Learning Solutions, Inc. provides learning management software solutions. Its software is used to provide registration, planning, scheduling, delivery, resource allocation, and business performance outcomes for organizations. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Vivint, Inc. provides smart home technology services. It offers security sensors, touch screen control panels, automatic door locks, non-emergency and severe weather alerts. The firm delivers services through a cloud-based platform that integrates wireless features and components to provide simple, affordable home security, energy management and home automation. The company was founded by Todd R. Pedersen, Alexander J. Dunn and Keith Nellesen in 1999 and is headquartered in Provo, UT .

LifeSciences British Columbia is a non-profit organization, which engages in supporting and representing the life science community through leadership, investment, advocacy, and promotion. It ensures that no life sciences sector is working in isolation and that all sectors come together in a comprehensive, complementary, and coordinated fashion. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

WUTIF Capital (VCC), Inc seeks investment opportunities in companies located in the British Columbia. The fund targets companies operating in the fields of communications and information technology, health and life sciences technologies, physical sciences, energy and fuel cells sectors. It provides financing for seed and early stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 0.025 - 0.25 million and also co-invests with others.

Genome British Columbia invests in and manages genomics and proteomics research projects. It offers services in human health, environment, agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, aquaculture, and fisheries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Agreement Express, Inc. provides content integration and distribution solutions. It also offers a software-as-a-service automated on boarding and underwriting solutions. The firm serves to the insurance, real estate and wealth management sectors. The company was founded by David Botta, Brad Mcphee and Steven Forth in 2001 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

MailChannels Corp. provides outbound anti-spam technology for fully automated protection of service provider networks. It caters to shared hosting, dedicated hosting, VPS hosting, cloud hosting, and Internet service providers. The company was founded by Kenneth Greig Simpson and Will Whittaker in 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Decipher Biosciences, Inc. is a commercial-stage precision oncology company which engages in patient care improvement. The Company?s differentiated approach measures the biological activity of a patient?s entire tumor genome, known as whole transcriptome analysis, and applies proprietary machine learning algorithms to improve therapy selection and accelerate adoption of new therapies into the standard of care. Its novel prostate cancer genomic testing products examine the underlying biology of a patient?s tumor, enabling physicians to select an optimal therapy. The firm?s whole transcriptome analysis of clinical patient samples from its commercial channel and its participation in practice-changing clinical trials has allowed it to build and expand its Decipher GRID database GRID. The company was founded by Elai Davicioni, Timothy J. Triche, Bruce A. Schmidt, and Jonathan D. Buckley and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (Investment Management) is the asset management division of Canaccord Genuity Corp., a financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm provides investment management services to individuals and institutional investors.

Atheer, Inc. provides an augmented reality management platform for industrial enterprises. It offers enterprise grade solutions for contextual work guidance, remote collaboration, and natural interaction across glasses and mobile devices. The company was founded by Soulaiman Itani on February 14, 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Desautels Capital Management, Inc. operates as an investment management firm. The firm offers students in the honours investment management program and the masters of management in finance program. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Intersection Estate Winery offers wine products. The firm provides riesling, mile’s edge white, reserve viognier-marsanne, reserve sauvignon blanc, milepost red, cabernet franc, alluvia merlot and silica merlot. The company was founded by Bruce A. Schmidt and is headquartered in Oliver, Canada.

Frontfundr Financial Services, Inc. provides equity crowd-funding platform. The company was founded by Peter-Paul Van Hoeken and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.