Geert-Jan Mulder

Transave, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative, inhaled pharmaceuticals for the site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases such as pulmonary infections in cystic fibrosis patients and cancers affecting the lung. They are committed to significantly improving the quality of life and healthcare of patients suffering from these life-threatening diseases. Its operating principles are centered on teamwork, openness, mutual respect, diversity of opinion, trust, accountability and innovative science. They are developing products based on Transave's proprietary liposomal technology designed specifically for lung delivery. Its focus is on reformulating off-patent, established drugs into unique liposomal technology - based inhaled pharmaceuticals for the localized, site-specific treatment of serious lung diseases. Transave's proprietary liposomal technology allows for the sustained release of a drug in the lung's microenvironment. By remaining in the lungs for a prolonged period and potentially minimizing systemic exposure, Transave's liposomal technology offers the potential for changing the product profile, improving delivery of the compound to the lung and enhancing the therapeutic index of established pharmaceuticals.

PanGenetics BV researches and develops antibody-based therapeutic products. It specializes in taking antibodies at the late research stage through to clinical proof of concept. The firm’s advanced programs are PG102, a CD40 antagonist, and PG110, an anti-Nerve Growth Factor antibody for use in chronic pain. The company was founded by Mark de Boer and James W. Larrick in 1995 and is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

AAC Capital Partners Ltd. is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in London, UK.

Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV (Forbion) is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm which was founded by Bart Bergstein. Headquartered in Naarden, the firm specializes in late-stage and early-stage clinical development programs to optimize the commercial potential of their investee company's technologies.

Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. develops and commercializes biofluid-based diagnostics to deliver personalized precision healthcare that improves lives. Its novel exosome-based technology platform can yield comprehensive and dynamic molecular insights to transform how cancer and other serious diseases are detected, diagnosed, treated and monitored. The company was founded by Wayne D. Comper, Harvey J. Barnett and James R. McCullough and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Promedior, Inc. is a clinical-stage immunotherapy company, which engages in the development of targeted therapeutics to treat fibrotic diseases. Its proprietary therapeutic platform is based upon Pentraxin-2, an endogenous human protein that plays an important role in regulating the response to fibrosis. The company was founded by Gomer H. Richard, Lawrence M. Kauvar, and Darrell Pilling in April 2006 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

ario pharma Ltd. is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of drugs for the treatment of respiratory indications. The company was founded by John Ford and Patrick M. Round in 2010 and is headquartered in Great Shelford, the United Kingdom.

Sanifit Therapeutics SA develops pharmaceuticals for calcification disorders. Its pipeline consists of treatments for calcification disorders, such as calciphylaxis and osteoporosis. The company was founded by Felix Grases in 2004 and is headquartered in Palma de Mallorca, Spain.