Richard R. Vietor

Atrix Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures dental, medical, and veterinary products for drug delivery application

QLT, Inc. is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development and commercialization of innovative ocular products that address the unmet medical needs of patients and clinicians worldwide. It also focuses on developing synthetic retinoid program for the treatment of certain inherited retinal diseases. The company was founded by Julia G. Levy and John C. Brown on February 3, 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

Emdeon Corp. offers services to connect physicians, hospitals, pharmacies, insurance providers, and consumers with health care transactions and information retrieval. Its transaction services encompass such tasks as HMO enrollment, referrals, data retrieval, and claims processing; its Medical Manager software helps physicians run their practices. The company was founded in December 1995 and is headquartered in Elmwood Park, NJ.

Advanced BioPhotonics, Inc. engages in acquiring, developing and commercializing advanced medical imaging technology for the diagnosis and management of diseases, including cancer and vascular disease. The company is headquartered in Bohemia, NY.

NanoLumens, Inc. creates visual display platforms. It offers NanoSlim, NanoSlim Engage, NanoCurve, NanoWrap and NanoClear platforms. The firm serves LED displays for broadcast, casino, conventions/hospitality, educational institutions, retail, sports avenues and airports. The company was founded by Richard Cope in 2006 and is headquartered in Norcross, GA.

InfaCare Pharmaceutical Corp. develops and commercializes proprietary pharmaceuticals for the neonatal and pediatric patient population. It offers Stanate, a heme oxygenase inhibitor for the treatment of infantile jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia. The company was founded by Robert A. Vukovich on July 5, 2005 and is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

Longitude Health, Inc. provides health and wellness solutions for employees in the areas of asthma, cholesterol, diabetes, and weight management. The company was founded by Jan Swaney and Tracy Weil Korman on June 5, 2008 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

BacterioScan, Inc. manufacturers and sells in-vitro diagnostic products for lab and clinical care use. Its products include 216Dx UTI system and product pipeline. The firm also offers instrumentation platform that rapidly detects and measures microorganism growth in liquid specimens. The company was founded by Amnon Weichelbaum, Dan Regelman, and Daniel Hofmann in 2004 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MO.