William Gedale

BioReliance Corp. provides testing and manufacturing services to pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical companies. It provides outsourced services to customers from most healthcare disciplines, including pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical and chemical companies in the world. The firm also provides safety testing services focused on the rapidly growing biologics sector of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. The company enables emerging and clinical stage companies who may lack the staff, expertise and financial resources to conduct many aspects of product development in-house. BioReliance was founded by Charles E. Bender in 1947 and is headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Enzybiotics, Inc. provides solutions against pathogens resistant to antibiotics and against bio warfare agents. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

KIKA helps the world's most innovative biopharmaceutical and medical device organizations use advanced EDC solutions to bring much-needed medical solutions to market faster. KIKA's Veracity™ is the leading-edge Web-based clinical trial software platform that delivers Clinical Asset Management™ for any size clinical trial. Veracity is customized to meet study needs precisely. It provides unmatched flexibility and customization with advanced EDC including images and online adjudication. Veracity is backed by the industry's most reliable IT infrastructure and a world class Professional Services organization

BioArray Solutions Ltd. develops and manufactures products for transfusion and transplantation medicine. Its solutions proprietary technology platform combines semiconductor technology, micro particle chemistry, and molecular biology to bring unparalleled flexibility and performance to quantitative DNA and protein analysis. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Warren, NJ.

Neurologix, Inc. engages in the research, development and commercialization of life-altering gene transfer therapies for serious disorders of the brain and central nervous system. The company was founded by Martin J. Kaplitt 1978 and is headquartered in Fort Lee, NJ.

NGN Capital LLC (NGN Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Kenneth S. Abramowitz and William J. Gedale. The firm is headquartered in New York.

General American Investors Co., Inc. is a closed-end mutual fund, which engages in managing a global portfolio of investments, consisting mainly of U.S. securities, and also some international and private securities. Its objective is long-term capital appreciation through investment in companies with above average growth potential. The company was founded in 1927 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

John W. Bristol & Co., Inc. (JWB) is an employee-owned, SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John W. Bristol in 1937 to advise on college and university endowment funds. In addition to endowments, JWB also serves charitable foundations, trusts, high net worth individuals, partnerships, as well as pension and other institutional clients.