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PRESENTING COMPANIES Acera Surgical, Inc. Saint Louis, MO www.acera-surgical.com Nanofabricated surgical materials poised to disrupt existing biologics Adhesys Medical Houston, TX www.adhesys-medical.com Next generation surgical adhesives Agilvax Albuquerque. NM www.agilvax.com Agilvax develops cancer immunotherapies, with a focus on cancer stem cell targets, and vaccines utilizing a proprietary virus-like particle (VLP) discovery and development platform technology Aprenda Systems Houston, TX www.aprendasystems.com Aprenda Systems provides organizations with rich, accurate and timely directory data though access to Signature, the world's first identity convergence platform. Beta Cat Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Houston, TX www.betacatpharma.com Phase 1 studies next year for a beta catenin inhibitor, a common resistence pathway used by cancers to defeat chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immune therapies 4

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PRESENTING COMPANIES

Acera Surgical, Inc. Saint Louis, MO www.acera-surgical.com

Nanofabricated surgical materials poised to disrupt existing biologics

Adhesys Medical Houston, TX www.adhesys-medical.com

Next generation surgical adhesives

Agilvax Albuquerque. NM www.agilvax.com

Agilvax develops cancer immunotherapies, with a focus on cancer stem cell targets, and vaccines utilizing a proprietary virus-like particle (VLP) discovery and development platform technology

Aprenda Systems Houston, TX www.aprendasystems.com

Aprenda Systems provides organizations with rich, accurate and timely directory data though access to Signature, the world's first identity convergence platform.

Beta Cat Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Houston, TX www.betacatpharma.com

Phase 1 studies next year for a beta catenin inhibitor, a common resistence pathway used by cancers to defeat chemotherapy, targeted therapy and immune therapies

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PRESENTING COMPANIESBreviTest Technologies Houston, TX www.brevitest.com

BreviTest is developing a rapid testing device for law enforcement, physicians, and others who require portable immunodiagnostic solutions

C4 Imaging, LLC Houston, TX www.c4imaging.com

Implantable medical devices that utilize a unique, encapsulated MRI contrast agent to improve care and enhance outcomes in patients diagnosed with a wide range of cancers

CareSet Systems Houston, TX www.careset.com

CareSet Systems builds physician networks.

Castle Biosciences, Inc. Friendswood, TX www.castlebiosciences.com

We develop DecisionDx molecular tests that provide tumor-specific information for better decision-making and patient care

CAVU Biotherapies, Inc. Houston, TX www.cavubiotherapies.com

CAVU Biotherapies is an early stage translational onco-biotech company focused on providing immune-based solutions to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases in pet dogs

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PRESENTING COMPANIESCell Systems-3D, LLC League City, TX www.cellsystems3d.com

Providing 3-D microtissue models using human, veterinary and insect cells for early drug development efficacy and toxicity evaluations

Click It Clinic Houston, TX www.clickitclinic.com

Empower physicians to provide the best care online

Cognita Labs, LLC Houston, TX www.cognitalabs.com

Cognita Labs is developing next generation of diagnostic and medication adherence devices for respiratory healthcare

CorInnova, Inc. Houston, TX www.corinnova.com

CorInnova is a medical device company developing a non-blood contacting biventricular cardiac assist device to treat end stage heart failure (HF) that is substantially less invasive than existing devices, expanding the market by three to four times

Curtana Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Austin, TX www.curtanapharma.com

Curtana Pharmaceuticals is developing the first truly targeted small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of glioblastoma and other brain cancers

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Decisio Health Houston, TX www.decisiohealth.com

FDA cleared platform for clinical decision support tools

DiFusion, Inc. Georgetown, TX www.difusiontech.com

DiFusion has developed a host of patented bioactive polymers which include antimicrobial, tissue regeneration and bone growth platforms.

DNAtrix Houston, TX www.dnatrix.com

DNAtrix is a clinical stage immuno-oncology company developing irst-in-class, virus-driven (“oncolytic”) technology platforms designed to trigger tumor cell death and elicit durable immune responses against cancer

ENTRx, LLC Fairfield, TX www.eargold.com

ENTRx has developed a single dose, physician administered treatment for bacterial and fungal otitis externa.

DocResponse Houston, TX www.docresponse.com

DocResponse is a software company focused on healthcare diagnostics for clinical decision support

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Fabre-Kramer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Houston, TX www.fabrekramer.com

Develops psychotropic drugs to address major unmet medical needs.

Formation Biologics Houston, TX www.formationbiologics.com

Treatment of cancer with immunotherapeutics and immunoconjugates

Gravitas Medical, Inc. Austin, TX www.gravitasmedinc.com

Gravitas Medical, Inc is developing a novel nasogastric feeding system to improve patient health outcomes, reduce cost-of-care, and reduce nursing burden in device placement and residual volume measurements

GreenLight Medical San Francisco, CA www.greenlightmedical.com

GreenLight Medical is a decision-engine to promote cost and quality conscious purchases within hospitals for new medical technology review and approval

Entvantage Diagnostics, Inc. Austin, TX www.entvantagedx.com

Entvantage Diagnostics is developing point-of-care rapid tests to assist physicians in knowing when to prescribe antibiotics to patients with common illnesses such as sinusitis

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Innovator Health Eaglewood, OH www.innovatorhealth.com

Innovator Health improves underserved populations' access to high quality medical care through a digital teleportation hardware platform, emphasizing the importance of the provider/patient interaction and relationship

Inscope Medical Solutions Louisville, KY www.inscopemedical.com

Inscope Medical is a connected medical device that has developed a disposable wireless video laryngoscope that is the first all-in-one intubation solution to provide a clear view of every airway

IntuiTap Medical Houston, TX www.intuitapmedical.com

IntuiTap Medical eliminates the guesswork, frustration, and pain from spinal taps by providing physicians with a real-time map of the underlying vertebrae

JET Lasik Carlsbad, CA

JET Lasik’s proprietary collagen-coated contact lens with a layer of live cultured skin cells, will improve both the safety and recovery time of corneal wound healing, allowing the device to act as a post-operative tissue transplant “bandage”

Immatics Houston, TX www.immatics.com

Immatics aims to transform cancer treatment by harnessing the power of the body’s own immune system to attack and kill cancer cells.

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Lung Therapeutics, Inc. Austin, TX www.lungtx.com

Lung Therapeutics leverages validated drug programs to develop first in class therapies for unmet needs in lung injury and disease.

Macromoltek Austin, TX www.macromoltek.com

Macromoltek is building software to help companies understand their drug targets and reduce failures in clinical trials

MedeStat, Inc. Cypress, TX www.medestat.com

Our portable solutions allow medical personnel to access patient information without the need for Internet access

Medicenna Therapeutics, Inc. Vancouver, BC www.medicenna.com

We are an immuno-oncology company that specifically targets cancer cells expressing IL-4; IL-2 or IL-13 receptors and deliver a cell killing toxin as a payload to initiate tumor death

LETO Solutions, Inc. San Antonio, TX www.letosolutions.net

Leto Solutions, Inc. develops innovative medical devices that provide targeted temperature management to improve comfort, provide neuroprotection, and enhance quality of life

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Minimus Spine, Inc. Austin, TX www.minimusspine.com

We offer patients a non-surgical treatment for a painful spinal disc herniation

MolecularMatch, Inc. Houston, TX www.molecularmatch.com

We have developed a first in kind platform for laboratories to interpret molecular diagnostic tests using our matching software

Mu Therapeutics Cypress, TX

Broad Spectrum Vaccine for Heroin and Opiod Addiction

Noninvasix Galveston, TX www.noninvasix.com

Noninvasive monitoring of cerebral oxygenation in the neonatal intensive care unit

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Meds Report Toronto, ON www.medsreport.com

Medication monitoring device for patient compliance with schedule II drugs

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NovaScan LLC Milwaukee, WI www.novascanllc.com

NovaScan instantaneously detects the presence of cancer, either in vivoor ex vivo with unmatched accuracy and without capital equipment

Oncolix, Inc. Houston, TX www.oncolixbio.com

Company is focused on gynecological cancers with a new drug with a novel mechanism of action

Prospiria, Inc. Galveston, TX

Prospiria has developed and clinically tested in infants and adults a noninvasive technology for initial determination and monitoring of endotracheal tube position

Pulmotect, Inc. Houston, TX www.pulmotect.com

Boosting the innate immune system in the lungs to prevent and treat respiratory infections

Northworks Automation Houston, TX www.northworks3d.com

Northworks has developed the first in a line of precise, reliable, and flexible 3D printers designed to expand the use of additive manufacturing for producing medical products, and uniquely capable of the yields and speeds required for mass production

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Stem Cell Reserve Houston, TX www.stemcellreserve.com

Stem Cell Reserve is revolutionizing the umbilical cord banking industry through its patented family or public stem cell and biomatrix banking service and umbilical cord derived biotechnology products

StemMed, Ltd. Houston, TX www.stemmedcancer.com

StemMed is a pharmaceutical development and testing company located in Houston, Texas that seeks to advance the treatment of breast cancer through novel insights into the biology of the stem cells that drive tumor formation

Stream Biomedical, Inc. Galveston, TX

Stream Biomedical is commercializing a recombinant protein to address unmet therapeutic needs for individuals suffering as a result of neurologic trauma and/or degeneration

Saranas Houston, TX www.saranas.com

Saranas is a Houston based medical device company enabling rapid detection of internal bleeding complications in vascular access procedures

Simergent, LLC Chicago, IL www.scienceinman.com

Simergent is developing an automated peritoneal dialysis device and disposable tubing set intended for emerging market countries

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Tuevol Therapeutics Colleyville, TX www.tuevol.com

Tuevol Therapeutics is developing novel cancer therapies capitalizing on the tumor cell microenvironment

Valera Health Brooklyn, NY www.valerahealth.com

Valera Health is enabling the future of behavioral healthcare through smart-phone based support for behavioral wellness and care coordination

VisionSR Houston, TX www.visionsr.com

VisionSR produces a structured reporting solution for diagnostic imaging that is like Facebook for medicine in that it captures keys images, tags them with metadata, and assembles an interactive multimedia report

Teomics Houston, TX www.teomics.com

Teomics is a Houston-based companion diagnostic company shortening the path to personalized medicine by unlocking the power of protein biomarkers

The Right Place Houston, TX www.therightplace.com

The Right Place provides hospitals and post-acute providers a more efficient and reliable way to match the right patient to the right place of care.

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Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals Houston, TX

Vyripharm Biopharmaceuticals provides precision-guided theranostics for personalized medicine

Will 2 Love Houston, TX www.will2love.com

Will 2 Love provides online education and help for cancer-related problems with sexuality or fertility

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