PAVmed Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen, greetings and welcome to the PAVMED Inc. Third Quarter 2022 Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A brief 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. It is now my pleasure to introduce your host, Adrian Miller, Vice President of Investor Relations. Please go ahead.

Thank you, Operator. Good afternoon, everyone. This is Adrian Miller, Vice President of Investor Relations at Padmet. Thank you for participating in today's business update call. Joining me today on the call are Dr. Lishan Aklab, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Padmet, along with Dennis McGrath, President and Chief Financial Officer of Padmet, The press release announcing our business updates and financial results is available on PADMED's website. Please take a moment to read the disclaimer about forward-looking statements in the press release. The business update press release and this conference call both include forward-looking statements, and these forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from statements made. Factors that could cause actual results to differ are described in the disclaimer. and in our filings with the SEC. For a list and description of these and other important risks and uncertainties that may affect future operations, see Part 1, Item 1A, entitled Risk Factors in Padman's Most Recent Annual Report on Form 10-Q, filed with the SEC, and subsequent updates filed in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and any subsequent Form 8-K filings. Except as required by law, PADMET disclaims any intentions or obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in expectations or in events, conditions, or circumstances on which those expectations may be based or that may affect the likelihood that actual results will differ from those contained in the forward-looking statements. With that said, I would like to turn the call over to Leisha Aklog, Dr. Aklog.

Thanks, Adrian, and thank you all. Good afternoon for joining us on this Padmas quarterly update call. I'd like to first start by thanking our long-term shareholders for their ongoing commitment and support. You'll note that this quarter we're using a new format with a webcast in response to feedback, including from one of our long-term investors