Bill Blair

North East Finance (Holdco) Ltd. operates as a holding fund manager. It is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the program. The company is headquartered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Part of NF Holdings Ltd., North East Finance (Subco) Ltd. provides investment services. The private company is based in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.

Iksuda Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company which specializes in the development of next generation biotherapeutics. It creates new generation biological therapeutics through advanced glycosylation and conjugation technologies. The company has core expertise in protein/peptide fictionalization and glycosylation technologies, imparting improved pharmacokinetic properties to a broader range of biological therapeutics. It was founded by David John Simpson and Andrew Watts on November 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Newcastle upon Tyne, the United Kingdom.

Excalibur Fund Managers Ltd (Excalibur) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Christopher Evans. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Adamant Ventures Ltd. (Adamant Ventures) is the UK venture capital arm of Adamant Biomedical Investments AG, owned by Zürcher Kantonalbank in Switzerland. Created in 2008, the firm is based in Edinburgh and advises the Healthcare Private Equity LP fund, investing in health care companies in the UK, Scandinavia, Central Europe and the US.