Capricor Therapeutics, Inc.

Greetings and welcome to Capricor Therapeutics fourth quarter full year 2020 earnings and corporate update call. At this time, all participants are in a listen only mode. A question and answer session will follow the formal presentation. If anyone should require operator assistance during the conference, please press star zero on your telephone keypad. As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, A.J.

Bergman, Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Bergman, are you muted?

Yes, thank you very much. Before we start, I would like to state that we will be making certain forward-looking statements during today's presentation. These statements may include statements regarding, among other things, the efficacy, safety, and intended utilization of our product candidates, our future research and development plans, including our anticipated conduct and timing of preclinical and clinical studies, our plans to present or report additional data, our plans regarding regulatory filings, potential regulatory developments involving our product candidates, and our possible uses of existing cash and investment resources. These forward-looking statements are based on current information, assumptions, and expectations that are subject to change, and involve a number of risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained. These and other risks are described in our periodic filings, as made with the SEC, including our quarterly and annual reports. We are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, and we disclaim any obligation to update such statements. With that, I'll turn the call over to Linda Marban, CEO.