Gene Mannheimer

Founded by Darren Caris in 2002, Caris & Co., Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Del Mar, California. The firm is a subsidiary of B. Riley & Co. They offer research that is independent of their investment banking activities, as well as a full array of trading and execution services. Caris & Co.'s coverage includes large-, mid- and small-cap companies in the healthcare, technology, energy and consumer sectors. Their research is written for the longer-term investor with an investment horizon of at least 12 months. Caris & Co., Inc. is a member of the NASD and the SIPC.

Founded in 1997, CDIB Venture Management Inc. is a venture capital firm located in Santa Clara, California. The firm is a subsidiary of CDIB Global Markets III Ltd. and their ultimate parent is China Development Financial Holding Corp. (PK: CDBZY). CDIB Venture Management oversees their parent firm's North American venture capital fund

ThinkEquity LLC, formerly ThinkPanmure LLC, is a broker/dealer located in San Francisco with additional offices in New York City, Minneapolis and Chicago. The firm was formed as a result of the merger between Panmure Gordon & Co. and ThinkEquity Partners LLC. They are a member of FINRA and the SIPC. ThinkEquity focuses exclusively on the growth sectors of the economy. The firm offers targeted research, investment banking, institutional sales and trading, wealth management and asset management services for private clients, institutional investors, corporate and private clients, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs and financial sponsors. They specialize in identifying, analyzing and understanding the technological, macroeconomic and cultural trends that impact key growth verticals. ThinkEquity focuses on the following sectors: software, communications, Internet/media, semiconductors, green technology and healthcare. The firm provides advisory services including raising capital for public and private companies, institutional brokerage and trading, asset management, wealth management and mergers & acquisitions.

Avega Systems, Inc. developed networked home entertainment technology platforms. The company was founded by Max Ramsay, Peter Celinski, and Tom Celinski in 2004 and was headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Auriga USA is a broker/dealer located in New York City. Their research focuses on the semiconductors, information technology and health services sectors.

Founded in 2010, Topeka Capital Markets is a brokerage firm located in New York City. Topeka provides a broad set of solutions to meet an expanding spectrum of client needs. They offer a wide array of services including: (1) domestic and international equity trading strategy and execution (2) equity derivative and trading strategies (3) real-time execution cost analysis (4) corporate buybacks (5) program and algorithmic strategies (6) pre- and post-trade analytics (7) transition management (8) commission management (9) corporate access services and (10) institutional equity research. Topeka Capital Markets' institutional equity research focuses on macroeconomic research, strategic research, technical research, commodity research, fundamental sector and company specific research and specialty research services.

Islet Sciences, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engaged in the research, development, and commercialization of new medicines and technologies for the treatment of metabolic diseases. Its product portfolio included small molecule therapeutics, islet cell transplantation, and a molecular diagnostic to detect the onset of diabetes. The company was founded on September 14, 1994 and is headquartered in Yorba Linda, CA.