Douglas Swirsky

GenVec, Inc. operated as a clinical-stage gene delivery company, which engaged in the development of therapeutics and vaccines. The firm designs, tests, and manufactured adenoviral-based product candidates using its proprietary AdenoVerse platform. Its products included CGF166-Hearing Loss; GV2311-RSV Vaccine; and GV2207-HSV-2 Immunotherapeutic. The company was founded in December 1992 and was headquartered in Rockville, MD.

Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc. (Stifel) is a dual-registered broker-dealer and investment adviser headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri. Founded in 1890, the firm is a subsidiary of Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF), a financial service holding company. Stifel provides full-service brokerage and investment advisory services to individuals and their families, institutions and businesses, and financial advisors.

PolyMedix, Inc. engaged in developing first-in-class, small-molecule defensin-mimetics for the treatment of serious acute care conditions. The company was founded in 2002 and was headquartered in Radnor, PA.

Legg Mason, Inc. is a holding company. It engages in the provision of investment management and related products and services to institutional and individual clients, company-sponsored mutual funds, and other investment vehicles. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Baltimore, MD.

Fibrocell Science, Inc. is an autologous cell and gene therapy company, which focuses on translating personalized biologics into medical breakthroughs for diseases affecting the skin and connective tissue. The company was founded on December 28, 1995 and is headquartered in Exton, PA.

Pernix Therapeutics Holdings, Inc. engages in the research, development, and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on therapeutics for diseases on central nervous system, neurology, pain, and psychiatry. Its products include treatment of migraine pain and inflammation, insomnia, and depressive disorder. It distributes products through the following brands: Treximet, Silenor, and Zohydro ER with BeadTek. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Morristown, NJ.