Michael Solomon

Link Medicine Corp. develops disease modifying neurodegenerative therapies. The company was founded by Edward I. Rudman, Peter T. Lansbury, David Neafus and Adam J. Rosenberg in 2005 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Epizyme, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The firm engages in the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel epigenetic medicines for cancer and other diseases. Its product pipeline is lead by, tazemetostat which targets Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, molecularly defined solid tumors, non-small-cell lung carcinoma, molecularly targeted tumors, and ovarian cancer. The firm also develops pinometostat for genetically defined acute leukemia, and EZM8266 for sickle cell disease. The company was founded by Robert Horvitz and Zhang Yi on November 1, 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Hypnion, Inc. discovered and developed neuroscience drugs. It focused on the development of novel therapeutics for the treatment of central nervous system disorders to serve the underserved markets of sleep and wake-alertness disorders and circadian rhythm abnormalities. The company was founded in 2000 and was headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Banc of America Securities (BAS) is the investment banking subsidiary of Bank of America Corp (NYSE: BAC). The firm provides both the domestic and international equity and investment banking markets, and pursues a strategy pioneered by Citigroup that combines corporate lending with investment banking advice and services. They provide high-yield debt underwriting and leveraged finance, in addition to industry coverage groups such as healthcare, media and telecom, financial institutions, real estate and gaming. BAS also does a significant amount of work for Financial Sponsors, or private equity firms, often financing leveraged transactions. Following the strategy of Goldman Sachs, the firm lacks a standalone mergers and acquisitions department, instead employing mergers and acquisitions senior bankers throughout the industry coverage groups. The firm is registered as a broker/dealer with the SEC, is a member of the NYSE, and the NASD. The use of Banc in the BAS's name is indicative of the fact that the company is not a bank, and their deposits and other holdings are not insured by the FDIC.

Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. Its products include Ninlaro and Velcade. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Ember Therapeutics, Inc. provides treatment for metabolic disorders and obesity diseases. Its products target brown fat biology and mechanisms of selective insulin sensitization. The company was founded by Bruce M. Spiegelman, Patrick R. Griffin and Ronald C. Kahn in 2011 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Ribometrix, Inc. develops small molecule drugs that target functional RNA structures to create new avenues to treat human disease. The company was founded by Kevin Weeks and Katie Warner and is headquartered in Greenville, NC.