Aaron Wong

ID Biomedical Corp. develops gene-based disease testing and subunit vaccines. It conducts research, development, manufacturing, sales, and marketing from its facilities in Canada and in the United States. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, which engages in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical products and technologies, within the areas of interventional oncology, wound closure and ophthalmology. The company was founded by William L. Hunter and Cruz F. Tony in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

WEX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical products for pain management. The pain management solutions are provided through its proprietary platform technology based on TTX (Tetrodotoxin). It owns and operates its research, development and manufacturing facilities in China through its subsidiaries. The company was founded on June 3, 1987 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Founded 2003, BC Advantage Funds (VCC) Ltd is a venture capital firm, headquartered in Canada.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Prime Trials Ltd. operates clinical laboratories. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Silvermex Resources, Inc. explores and mines for gold and silver. It focuses on developing its core asset, the La Guitarra silver gold property. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

GS1 Canada operates as a electronic supply chain. It develops and maintains European consumer centres network industry manage solutions for global business communication. The company was founded by N. Arthur Smith and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

RCI Capital Group, Inc. provides financial, strategic advisory and capital formation services. It serves mid-market, private and public companies in the energy and resources sector. The firm also offers services to investors, state-owned enterprises, multinational conglomerates, private equity groups and sovereign wealth funds based predominately in Canada, United States, China, South Korea, Japan and India. The company was founded by John Park in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Genome British Columbia invests in and manages genomics and proteomics research projects. It offers services in human health, environment, agriculture, forestry, mining, energy, aquaculture, and fisheries. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Lions Capital Corp (Lions Capital) is a fund management and corporate advisory firm founded in 2003. The firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pherotech International was founded in 1980 and is a Canadian-based revenue producing Life Science company that is a world leader in the development and commercialization of semiochemical and non-toxic insect trapping technologies for pest management in home and garden, forestry, agricultural, structural and commercial applications. Since Pherotech was founded, it has assembled a world-class team of business executives and scientific advisors. Pherotech International offers a wide variety of scientifically-backed leading products with an established distribution network as well as direct sales to large customers that include the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Canadian Forest Service and large retail chains such as Wal-Mart. The company has an impressive pipeline of new products with strong commercial potential that will allow it to grow profitably and maximize its returns on invested capital for years to come.