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Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops anti-cancer drug delivery technology. It produces highly selective and effective anti-cancer agents with minimal toxic effects on normal cells and tissues by attacking regulatory processes that are unique to cancer and not found in healthy cells. The firm would ensure a significant improvement in the safety profile of cancer treatment. The firm provides CPI-613, Altered Energy Metabolism Directed (AEMD) platform, targets enzymes that are involved in cancer cell energy metabolism and are located in the mitochondria of cancer cells. The company was founded by Robert G. L. Shorr and is headquartered in Cranbury, NJ.

Truist Securities, Inc. is a registered broker-dealer headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The firm was founded in 1894 as SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. In 2020, the firm was renamed following the integration of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey and BB&T Capital Markets. The firm is a subsidiary of Truist Financial Corp. (NYSE: TFC) and is an active market maker in equity and fixed-income products. Truist Securities delivers a comprehensive range of strategic advisory, capital raising, risk management, and financing solutions, as well as a dynamic suite of sales, trading, and research services in both fixed-income and equity. Their strategies are carefully tailored to meet the needs and vision of their clients.

InVivo Therapeutics Corp. operates as a medical device company that develops groundbreaking technologies for the treatment of spinal cord injuries. The company was founded by Joseph P. Vacanti and Robert S. Langer, Jr. in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Pfizer Ventures Investments LLC (Pfizer Ventures Investments) is a venture capital subsidiary of Pfizer Inc. founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in New York.

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.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, DePuy Synthes Spine, Inc. is a company that manufactures medical equipment. The company is based in Raynham, MA.

Willow Biopharma, Inc. engages in the development of biopharmaceutical products. It offers medicine to cure cancer, cardiovascular disease, metabolic disorders, digestive disorders, and dermatologic conditions. The company was founded by Kenneth Suh and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

Spinex, Inc. is a clinical-stage bioelectric medtech company based in Northridge, CA. The company develops noninvasive neuromodulation devices for the treatment of neurological conditions, leveraging research from the lab of Dr. V Reggie Edgerton, PhD at UCLA. Spinex offers unique FDA-recognized treatments for neurogenic bladder and cerebral palsy, including the investigational devices SCONE™ and SCIP™. Clinical trial sites can be found on their website. The company was founded by Parag Gad, Evgeniy Kreydin, and Reggie Edgerton, with Parag Gad serving as CEO since incorporation.