Sanford D. Smith

DivX LLC operates as a global digital media company. It offers digital video technologies from content preparation, protected delivery, and multi-screen playback of video across consumer electronics devices and mobile platforms. The company was founded by R. Jordan Greenhall, Edward J. Bezdek, Darrius N. Thompson and Tay Nguyen in 1999 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is a non-profit organization that supports young scientists in the field of hepatology through fellowships and financial support for research projects. The private company is based in Geneva, Switzerland. EASL is involved in several EU-funded projects focused on liver disease, including ALIVER, LITMUS, and MICROB-PREDICT. The organization's mission is to be the home of hepatology and to help those involved in treating liver disease realize their full potential to cure and prevent it. EASL also provides funding for consortia groups dedicated to data gathering on liver disease. Additionally, EASL produces a weekly broadcast news program called EASL Studio, which features interviews, debates, and roundtables on multidisciplinary topics.

McKinsey & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It specializes in design, marketing and sales, analytics, operations, transformation and restructuring, risk, strategy and corporate finance, and sustainability and resource productivity. The company was founded by James O. McKinsey in 1926 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Pacific Corporate Group LLC operates as an investment management and advisory firm. The company provides private equity investment management services to institutional and high-net worth clients worldwide. The company was founded by Christopher Bower founded the company in 1979 and is headquartered in Colorado, CA.

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.

IntrinsiQ LLC provides medical oncology care software and research services. Its clinical software, IntelliDose, tracks and manages complex chemotherapy workflows across busy practices. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Burlington, MA.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. operates as a non-profit federation of voluntary health organizations to help individuals with diseases and disorders. Its services are focused on the identification, treatment, and cure of disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. The company was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in Danbury, CT.

American Association for The Study of Liver Diseases engages in advancing and disseminating he science and practice of hepatology to preventing and cure liver disease. The company was founded by Hans Popper, Leon Schiff, Fred Hoffbauer, Cecil Watson, Jesse Bollman, and Sheila Sherlock in 1950 and is headquartered in Alexandria, VA.

StepStone Group LP (StepStone) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Monte M. Brem, Tom Porter Keck and Jose A. Fernandez. The firm is headquartered in New York.

American Gastroenterological Association engages in the science and practice of gastroenterology. The private company is based in Bethesda, MD.

StepStone Group Holdings LLC operates as a alternative investment manager. It specializes in venture capital and private equity. The company is headquartered in La Jolla, CA.

Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC) is a collective endeavor focused on realizing the potential of transformative innovation in the medical device industry. The private company is based in St. Louis Park, MN. The company encourages med device companies to adopt advanced technologies such as AI, ML, and IoT to develop supply resiliency, production agility, innovation rigor, and secure medical product supply. MDIC's CFQ program is a dynamic collaborative exchange and engagement of diverse experiences and professional insights in advancing innovation to the forefront of patient safety and accessibility. The company was founded by William A. Hawkins. Andrew Fish has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Beyond Air, Ltd. is a clinical-stage medical device and biopharmaceutical company engaging in the development of nitric oxide generator and delivery system that uses nitric oxide generated from ambient air and delivers precise amounts of nitric oxide to the lungs for the potential treatment of respiratory and other diseases. The company was founded by Yossef Av-Gay, Amir Avniel, and David Greenberg in May 2011 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.