François Meyer

Founded in 1982, Aventis Pharma SARL is a French pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceuticals. Part of Sanofi, the private company is based in Antony, France.

BioSeek, an Asterand company, is improving the success rate of pharmaceutical research and development by integrating human biology from the earliest stages of drug discovery onward. Their BioMAP® Systems incorporate predictive primary human cell-based disease models that generate uniquely informative biological activity profiles for each potential drug. As a result, their technology drives the selection and development of new drug candidates. they leverage their BioMAP® Systems technology in collaborations to enhance the productivity of their pharmaceutical partners' pipelines to identify promising compounds for therapeutic development. Asterand plc acquired BioSeek on February 18, 2010. Asterand is the leading global supplier of high quality, well characterized human tissue and human tissue-based research services to drug discovery scientists. BioSeek's BioMAP® platform and primary human cell based assays are highly complementary to the human tissue-based products and services offered by Asterand. Formed in January 2006 from the merger of Asterand, a human tissue biorepository, and Pharmagene, a human tissue-based drug discovery company, Asterand plc is uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive approach to meet the research needs of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. From their offices in Royston (United Kingdom), San Francisco, California and Detroit, Michigan they have more than 90 employees focused on providing services and products to accelerate drug discovery research from target identification through to compound evaluation and drug safety.

Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding NV engages in the development of human gene based therapies. The company has a product pipeline of several gene therapy products in development for hemophilia B, acute intermittent porphyria, Parkinson's disease and SanfilippoB. It is expected to be finally dissolved in September 2012. Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (AMT) Holding was founded by Sander J. H. van Deventer and John J. P. Kastelein on March 20, 1998 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Sangamo Therapeutics France SAS is a biotechnology company, which engages in developing platforms for T cell immunotherapies for the treatment of severe inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. The company was founded on April 12, 2001, and is headquartered in Valbonne-Sophia Antipolis, France.

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique provides scientific research services. The firm engages in the research capable of advancing knowledge and bringing social, cultural, and economic benefits for society. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Sandoz Pharmaceuticals AG develops and produces biopharmaceuticals. The firm specializes in the production of biopharmaceutical and biosimilars for the treatment and prevention of chronic diseases. It focuses on finding cure for diseases, such as cancer, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and inherited metabolic disorders. The company was founded on January 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.

Fonds National de La Recherche is a private company based in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg. The Luxembourger company engages in research of science and humanities and research funding activities. It was founded in 1999, and Marc Schiltz has been the CEO of the company since 2011.

Part of Sanofi, Gencell SA is a private company based in Vitry-sur-Seine, France. The French company operates a cancer treatment center.