ATA Engineering, Inc. (ATA) provides innovative solutions through test- and analysis-driven design by focusing on the engineering needs of manufacturers in addressing their cost, quality, and time-to-market challenges for mechanical and aerospace systems. We use testing and analysis coupled with computer-aided engineering and mechanical engineering software to solve problems in the aerospace, entertainment, industrial, biomedical, and consumer products industries. We are experts in applying advanced mechanical engineering software to design, test and analyze mechanical engineering structures. Besides our headquarters in San Diego, we also have offices located in Albuquerque, the Bay Area, Denver, Huntsville, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C.

Federal Defenders of San Diego, Inc., is the Federal Community Defender Organization for the Southern District of California. We are based in San Diego, with a branch office in El Centro, California, and are appointed to represent indigent persons accused of criminal offenses in federal court.

Founded in 1939, Higgs Fletcher & Mack is San Diego’s oldest full-service law firm. We make it our business to know our clients and their competition, constantly expanding and evolving in the areas where they have needs. We look for solutions, focusing on the economics of our clients’ issues. The firm’s lawyers, over 70 in number, are individually and collectively committed to the personal and professional values that make us exceptional in the legal services industry. The firm is actively recruiting partner-level talent in complimentary practice areas to provide legal expertise in the San Diego region and beyond. For more information, please visit: www.higgslaw.com

Solomon Ward’s legal team is dedicated to achieving excellence in the eyes of our clients, and we have consistently succeeded in this endeavor since 1977. We enjoy a stellar reputation in the San Diego courts and community, with broader recognition achieved nationally on select casework, and through our affiliation with a prestigious nationwide network of law firms. Our core beliefs are to be accessible and responsive to our clients, to provide practical solutions based on our extensive experience, and to bill transparent, reasonable fees for our services. With many of our lawyers formerly with large national and international firms, we are able to deliver services of the same caliber but at a substantial cost reduction due to our mid-sized business model. From Fortune 500 companies to emerging corporations to entrepreneurs, our clients appreciate our sophistication, deep legal expertise and professional sensitivity as we work to advance favorable outcomes on their behalf. HONORS & AFFILIATIONS • Law Technology News National Innovation Award • Martindale-Hubbell Top Peer Review & Law Firm Rating • Super Lawyers® & Best Lawyers® • 100 Percent Club | San Diego County Bar Association • Business Counsel, Inc.

INOVIO is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing and commercializing DNA medicines to help treat and protect people from HPV-related diseases, cancer, and infectious diseases. Our mission: deliver on the promise of DNA medicine for patients around the world. For more information, visit www.inovio.com.

Since our founding in 1948, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek has dedicated itself to serving as advocates for our clients and our community. Our attorneys have deep roots in the community and our clients can expect personal communication and trustworthy legal counsel from some of the most experienced attorneys in San Diego. Today, one-third of our team has been with Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek for 20 years or more. At Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, we scale our services to meet the particular goals of each client by communicating directly and frequently with our clients, and staying active and hands-on in all matters. We constantly strive to ensure that our attorneys are always accessible, responsive and committed to taking the best approach to achieve meaningful results and at the same time provide great value for our clients. Our attorneys are committed to providing clients with a full range of legal services at the highest level of quality regardless of the complexity of the legal issue. While we pride ourselves in protecting our clients from the anguish and expense of litigation whenever possible, when necessary, our litigation attorneys are known throughout the San Diego community for their skilled and effective courtroom representation. In addition to standing behind the companies and organizations that do business in San Diego, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek is able to help its national and international clients obtain quality legal representation through its membership in the Law Firm Alliance. The law firms that make up the Law Firm Alliance, similar to Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek, are a group of mid-sized law firms that provide clients with capable and quality legal services throughout the nation and the world. Through this alliance, Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek and the Law Firm Alliance member firms can jointly ensure that our clients receive the best legal services available no matter where they do business. We Stand Behind San Diego!

Welcome to VMRF The Veterans Medical Research Foundation and its researchers are addressing the unique health concerns experienced by our fine men and women who voluntarily risk their lives to serve our country and to defend our values. The Veterans Medical Research Foundation is here to help ensure that the conditions which disproportionately affect the veteran population benefit from highest standard scientific inquiry and discovery. Mission The Veterans Medical Research Foundation's mission is to enhance the health of veterans of all generations through research and education.

Tactical Engineering & Analysis, Inc. (TEA) is a professional services company providing Systems Engineering, Analysis and Software Support for the development of Military Combat Communication Systems. Our technical support facilities are located in San Diego, California; Fredericksburg, Virginia; and Washington, DC. Since 1998, TEA has developed a reputation for providing high quality services to our customers at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR), the Program Executive Office Ships, the Naval Surface Warfare Centers at Dahlgren and Port Hueneme, and the Naval Air Systems Command. Our experience provides us the background and expertise to offer similar services to other Department of Defense agencies, while continuing to provide and expand our services to existing clients. Tactical Engineering is committed to providing leading edge technical support to our customers in the tactical combat system and related communications systems business areas. Our past performances on many of the programs we have participated in have been well received by our customers.

Fate Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to bringing a first-in-class pipeline of induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived cellular immunotherapies to patients with cancer and autoimmune diseases. Using its proprietary iPSC product platform, the Company has established a leadership position in creating multiplexed-engineered iPSC lines and in the manufacture and clinical development of off-the-shelf, iPSC-derived cell products. The Company’s effector cell pipeline includes multiplexed-engineered, iPSC-derived natural killer (NK) cell and T-cell product candidates, which incorporate novel synthetic controls of cell function, such as chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) to target tumor-associated antigens and are intended to deliver multiple mechanisms of therapeutic importance to patients including in combination with well-established cancer therapies. Fate Therapeutics is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information, please visit www.fatetherapeutics.com.

Buffini & Company is the largest coaching and training company in North America. Founded by real estate legend and master motivator Brian Buffini, the company provides a unique and highly-effective lead generation system. Buffini & Company’s comprehensive business coaching, training programs and cutting-edge content have helped more than 3 million professionals in 37 countries improve their business, increase net profit and enhance their quality of life. Buffini & Company is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

In 1976, Bob Price and John Paige left a national CPA firm and decided to strike out on their own to create something special. As demand for the firm’s services grew, professional staff and a third partner were added in the late 80s. In 1994, as the firm was looking to expand its breadth of services in the financial reporting and audit arenas, Fausto Hinojosa and Mitchell Buckley joined the firm. The rest is history. (Not really—there was a lot of hard work, innovation and change between then and now. If you want to know more, just ask.) OUR MISSION Price Paige & Company is a highly trusted advisor for our clients, providing expert auditing and attest services, individual and business tax preparation and planning, business advisory and accounting support services. We build long-term, high-impact relationships with our clients—their success is our measure of success. OUR VISION Price Paige & Company is recognized as the place to be among area public accounting firms. Our unyielding commitment to our values has set us apart from our competitors. Our employees and a company culture that enables them to thrive are our primary strengths. We are more than tax preparers and auditors—we are highly trusted advisors who invest in the success of our clients.

Turpin & Rattan Engineering, Inc. is a full-service Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Technology (MEPT) consulting engineering firm providing design services for small to large size built environments, including new construction, renovations, tenant improvements, and modernization for various types of buildings and facilities.