Current Investors

The Canadian Medical Discoveries Funds (CMDF and CMDF II) GrowthWorks Canadian Fund
The Canadian Medical Discoveries Funds are labour sponsored venture capital funds that invest exclusively in eligible Canadian businesses engaged in the health sciences sector. Established in 1994, CMDF is Canada’s first and largest health sciences LSIF, with approximately $300 million in managed assets and investments in over 50 companies. CMDF invests in businesses in all stages of development – from start-up through commercialization and expansion. The companion fund, CMDF II, was established in 2002 and emphasizes investments in the later stages of development. CMDF was recently acquired by GrowthWorks Canadian Fund, which is a national retail venture capital fund (RVC). Incorporated in 1990 the Fund has approximately $400 million in assets and over 100,000 individual shareholders. The Fund is an RRSP eligible investment available for purchase through Investment Advisors and discount brokerages, by residents of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Northwest Territories, Yukon, and Nunavu. For more information, please visit. www.growthworks.ca

VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc.
Founded in 1982, VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc. and its affiliates (“VenGrowth”) are dedicated to providing Canadians with superior, value-added alternative investment products. VenGrowth’s seasoned investment professionals adopt a conservative, hands-on approach to investing in Canada ’s premier private equity opportunities - having invested over $1billion in 175 companies to date. Today, the VenGrowth Funds manage over $1 billion in assets on behalf of over 180,000 individual investors and leading pension funds, banks, insurance companies and family foundations. In 2004, VenGrowth expanded its alternative investment strategy with the launch of retail structured products affiliate Criterion Investments. VenGrowth's offices are located in Toronto (Corporate Headquarters) and Ottawa. For more information, please visit www.vengrowth.com.

Business Development Bank of Canada
The Business Development Bank of Canada is a financial institution wholly owned by the Government of Canada. BDC plays a leadership role in delivering financial, investment and consulting services to Canadian small businesses, with a particular focus on the technology and export sectors of the economy. BDC Venture Capital is a major venture capital investor in Canada, active at every stage of the company's development cycle, from seed through expansion, with a focus on technology-based businesses that have high growth potential and that are positioned to become dominant players in their markets. BDC Venture Capital has been involved in venture capital since 1975 and has to date invested in more than 400 different companies. It currently manages $550 million in venture capital assets invested in the areas of biotechnology, medical and health related technology, telecommunications, information technology and electronics. www.bdc.ca