Hemostemix
CVE:HEMHemostemix Inc., a clinical stage biotechnology company, develops, manufactures, and commercializes blood-derived stem cell therapies for medical conditions. The company develops cell therapy products from the patient's own blood, which is a non-invasive source of therapeutic cells. Its lead product is ACP-01, an autologous cell therapy, which is in Phase II clinical trial for the treatment of vascular diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease, angina pectoris, and ischemia in Canada and the United States. The company is also developing various types of cell products, such as synergetic cell populations, neural cell precursors, and cardiomyocyte cell precursors. Hemostemix Inc. is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.
IBEX Technologies
CVE:IBTIBEX Technologies Inc., through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets enzymes for biomedical use in Canada, the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It offers a portfolio of recombinant glycosaminoglycan lyases, including Heparinase I, Heparinase II, Heparinase III, Chondroitinase AC, and Chondroitinase B; collagen ELISAs for the study of synthesis and degradation of connective tissue components; collagen antibodies; and diamine oxidase liquid. The company also manufactures and markets a range of arthritis assays, which are used in osteoarthritis research. In addition, it provides lyophilization services for making disposable medical device components; and custom fermentation and contract manufacturing services. It serves manufacturers of medical devices, quality control labs, low molecular weight heparin manufacturers, and academic research institutions. IBEX Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1972 and is based in Montreal, Canada.
Liberty Biopharma
CVE:LTYLiberty Biopharma Inc., a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, engages in the research, development, and commercialization of an automated bioprocessing and cell isolation technology. Its technology is used in the isolation of regenerative cells from human adipose tissues for use in research, cosmetic and aesthetic medicine, burn management, wound management and non-healing wounds, cardiovascular and heart diseases, peripheral arterial disease, critical limb ischemia or diabetic leg, and hepatic disease and kidney disease. The company was formerly known as Avagenesis Corp. and changed its name to Liberty Biopharma Inc. in January 2017. Liberty Biopharma Inc. is based in Richmond, Canada.
ProShares Short Basic Materials
NYSEARCA:SBMProShares Short Basic Materials (the Fund) seeks daily investment results that correspond to the inverse (opposite) of the daily performance of Dow Jones U.S. Basic Materials Index (the Index). The Index measures the performance of the basic materials industry of the United States equity market. The Fund invests in derivatives as a substitute for directly shorting stocks in order to gain inverse exposure to the Index. The Fund invests in financial instruments whose value is derived from the value of an underlying asset, interest rate or index. The Fund also invests in short-term cash instruments that have terms to maturity of less than 397 days and exhibit credit profiles. ProShare Advisors LLC is the investment advisor of the Fund.