Cécile Tharaud

BioVex, Inc. develops vaccines for the treatment of cancer and the prevention of chronic infectious diseases. Its products include OncoVEX oncolytic and ImmunoVEX technology. The company was founded in 1999 by Dr. Robert Coffin and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Oddo BHF SCA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Oddo BHF SCA, a financial services company headquartered in Paris, France. The firm provides equity brokerage services to various investors.

Sofimac Innovation SAS is an independent, early-stage venture capital firm which was created in 1998 by Eric Harlé and Didier Moret. Headquartered in Paris, France, Sofimac Innovation manages venture capital funds which provide equity financing for start-ups and early-stage companies in the Information and Communication Technologies (Software, SaaS, Multimedia and Telecom) sector.

Turenne Capital Partenaires SA (Turenne Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Turenne Associés SA founded in 1999 by Aymard de Lasteyrie. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

Part of Solvay SA, Rhone Poulenc Rorer is a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures and distributes pharmaceutical products.

Institut National de la Sant? et de la Recherche M?dicale provides medical services. The firm specializes in biomedical research and public health research. The company is headquartered in Paris, Cedex, France.

Intrexon ActoBiotics NV manufactures biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on the development and commercialization of a new generation of biological drugs. The company represents a novel concept for oral administration of therapeutic proteins, and is designed to be safer and more effective than injectable biopharmaceuticals. Intrexon Actobioticswas founded by Mark Vaeck, Emil Pot and Bernard Coulie in June 2006 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

Founded in 2004, Cellerix is a biopharmaceutical company that develops innovative treatments based on cell therapy. Cellerix was founded within the Genetrix Group, group of biotechnology companies specialising in biomedicine. The Genetrix Group began its activities in 2001 at the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB), which belongs to the Spanish Research Council (CSIC). One of the main objectives of Genetrix is to convert basic research results into therapeutic realities. Cellerix is leading the development of a new generation of medicines using expanded adult stem cells from adipose tissue (eASCs). Development is at a clinically advanced stage and the results from clinical trials in Phase I and II have been very promising. Obtaining these eASCs has big advantages because the process makes use of tissue that is almost always discarded from surgical procedures such as liposuction. eASCs have the capacity to activate physiological repair mechanisms through interaction with affected tissue. This technology represents a revolution in the treatment of some diseases that cannot satisfactorily be cured at present. Cellerix is working actively to adapt this new therapeutic strategy to treat autoimmune diseases such as inflammatory bowel disease. The main goal of the company is to market new tools for treating these diseases, which have a considerable negative impact of the quality of life of the sufferers. Cellerix also researches and develops medicines in other areas such as the development of skin equivalents, which are initially intended for the treatment of hereditary diseases such as epidermolysis bullosa.

Neurotech's founders have many years of experience in the development of innovative (cochlear) implants and implantable recording/stimulation electrodes. Neurotech SA was incorporated in 1996 to design, develop, manufacture and market active implantable medical devices for the treatment of debilitating disorders by neurostimulation. The Company, in the heart of Europe near Brussels, has since acquired significant expertise in applied biomedical technology.

Eye Tech Care SA develops medical devices for non-invasive eye disease treatment. It offers an ultrasound device which offers a non-invasive treatment that utilizes the ultrasound circular cyclo-coagulation procedure that reduces the intraocular pressure in refractory glaucoma. The firm serves the ophthalmology market in France and Europe. The company was founded by Fabrice Romano, Laurent Farcy and Philippe Chapuis in 2008 and is headquartered in Rillieux-la-Pape, France.

Covagen AG engages in the research in as well as development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical and diagnostic products and technologies. The company was founded by Julian Bertschinger and Dragan Grabulovski in 2007 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Hemarina SA operates as a biotechnology company which develops oxygen carrier for therapeutic and industrial applications. It offers organ preservation, wound healing, hemoglobin oxygen-carrier, cell culture and bioproduction and other perspective products. The company was founded by Franck Zal, Elisabeth Leize, Morgane Rousselot and Laurent Meijer on March 26, 2007 and is headquartered in Morlaix, France.

Minka Therapeutics SA develops therapeutic products and diagnostic complementary to current antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of AIDS. The firm provides therapeutic and diagnostic solutions for diseases linked to the immune system through its research on immune dysregulations. The company was founded by Patrice Debre, Vincent Vieillard, Michel Klein, Joël Crouzet, and Robert L. Murphy in 2008 and is headquartered in Evry, France.

Millendo Therapeutics SAS provides pharmaceutical research services. It engages in the development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases and rare diseases. The company was founded by Thierry Abribat, André de Villers, Ezio Ghigo and Aart Jan van der Lely on April 23, 2007 and is headquartered in Ecully, France.

Themis Bioscience GmbH operates as a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of prophylactic vaccinations from preclinical to early clinical phase. The firm focuses on the prevention of tropical infectious diseases. Its proprietary Themaxyn technology platform, in-licensed from Paris-based Institute Pasteur, forms the basis of all of the company's vaccine candidates. The company was founded by Erich Tauber in 2009 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Capital Grand Est SAS (Capital Grand Est) formerly known as Alsace Capital, is a private equity firm headquartered in France. Founded in 2012, the firm is wholly owned by Region Grand Est of France and has offices in Schiltigheim, France.

Bioaxial SAS develops and supplies live cell imaging instruments. It develops, manufactures and markets a super-resolution instrument for the life sciences and medical research communities. The firm's products include add-on module CODIM100 and Stand-Alone. The company was founded by Louis-Philippe Braitbart and Gabriel Sirat on February 24, 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Bionext SA develops software applications for pharmaceuticals and biotechnology companies. The firm integrates big data and cloud computing, and OMICS data through computer simulations for enabling to visualize, understand, and correct actions of drugs in human cells, as well as in drug discovery processes. The company was founded by Laurent-Philippe Albou and Serge Henri Albou in 2009 and is headquartered in Strasbourg, France.

Inoviem Scientific SAS offers preclinical and clinical services that use cutting-edge proprietary technologies to speed up drug-development. Its services include preclinical and drug discovery, patient stratification and biomarkers clinical development. The company was founded by Pierre Eftekhari in 2011 and is headquartered in Strasbourg, France.

Amolyt Pharma SAS engages in development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Thierry Abribat in 2014 and is headquartered in Ecully, France.

Anagenesis Biotechnologies SAS operates as a preclinical-stage stem cell-based company. It focuses on developing novel treatments for genetic and age-related muscle degenerative diseases with unmet medical needs. The firm offers cell therapy for genetic diseases and pharmacological drugs for genetic and age-related diseases. The company was founded by Jean-Yves Bonnefoy, Christopher Henderson, Thierry Noel, Olivier Pourquié, Marie Knockaert and Jérôme Chal on April 25, 2011 and is headquartered in Graffenstaden, France.

Emosis SAS engages in research and experimental development on natural science and engineering. It addresses the unmet testing needs of patients presenting a broad range of conditions, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer, pregnancy or surgical complications and complication of oral contraceptives, associated with bleeding and blood clotting disorders hemostasis and thrombosis in medical parlance. The company was founded by Aaron Tomer and Frederic Allemand in 2015 and is headquartered in Illikirch-Graffenstaden, France.

Biovelocita Srl (Biovelocita) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Silvano Spinelli, Gabriella Camboni and Sofinnova Partners. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

AdBio Partners SAS (AdBio Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

Physio-Assist SAS develops an expertise in bronchial mucus analysis and clearance. The company was founded by Adrien Mithalal on September 17, 2012 and is headquartered in Aix en Provence, France.

AgomAb Therapeutics NV operates as a Belgian biotherapeutics company, developing agonistic antibodies for regeneration of damaged tissues. The company was founded by Paolo Michieli, Manuela Cazzanti, Virginia Morello, Federica Caterina Linty, Michael Potter Saunders, and Hans J. W. de Haard in 2017 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Yukin Therapeutics SAS manufactures pharmaceutical preparations. The company was founded by Matthieu Coutet on June 29, 2018 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Ermium Therapeutics SAS is a biotechnology company, which develops therapies for auto-immune diseases. It specializes in conditions such as systemic lupus erythematous, multiple sclerosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. The company was founded by Joël Crouzet and Jean-Philippe Herbeuval in June 2019 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Urania Therapeutics SAS develops therapeutic solutions for the treatment of genetic diseases caused by pathogenic nonsense mutations. The company was founded by Jean-Paul Renaud, Marat Yusupova, and Gulnara Yusupova in October 2015 and is headquartered in Illkirc, France.

Alderaan Biotechnology SAS operates as preclinical stage firm, that develops monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by Daniel Olive and Armand Bensussan on July 17, 2017 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Axilum Robotics SAS develops and commercializes robotic solutions designed to assist medical professionals in the implementation of technical gestures. Its first project is a robot to assist psychiatrists and neurologists for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS). The firm's project TMS is a painless, non invasive medical technique that applies high intensity magnetic impulses to cortex areas by placing a coil on the surface of the head. The company was founded by Bernard Bayle, Michel Berg, Michel de Mathelin, Romuald Ginhoux, Benjamin Maurin and Pierre Renaud in April 2011 and is headquartered in Strasbourg, France.