Lars-Kristian Braten

Neusentis is a biopharmaceutical company, which is focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of novel orally-administered small molecule drugs that modulate ion channel targets. The company has developed an integrated technology platform that allows for the efficient discovery of drug leads. The firm is conducting research and development activities in a number of disease areas, including epilepsy, pain and inflammation. Icagen has two clinical stage programs in epilepsy and pain. The company was formerly known as Icagen, Inc. It was founded by Andre L. Lamotte and P. Kay Wagoner on November 23, 1992 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Gynesonics, Inc. provides medical devices for women's health. It offers VizAblate System for the transcervical treatment of symptomatic uterine fibroids under intrauterine ultrasound guidance. The company was founded by Jessica grossman in 2005 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Autonomic Technologies, Inc. develops and commercializes innovative therapies for the treatment of severe headache. Its product, the ATI Neurostimulation System, is used for the treatment of acute pain of cluster headache. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.

Symbiomix Therapeutics LLC develops medicines for women’s health infections and related diseases. It offers SYM-1219, a drug that contains secnidazole that facilitate administration as a single-dose oral therapy for various women's health infections including bacterial vaginosis. The company was founded by Jack Roberts, Steve Pomerantz and Joseph L. Amprey III in 2012 and is headquartered in Newark, NJ.

Wellington Partners GmbH (Wellington Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1991 by Rolf Christof Dienst. The firm is headquartered in Munich, with offices in Zurich, London, and Palo Alto.

ESBATech AG develops antibody fragment therapeutics. The firm's antibody fragment is derived from human antibody fragment scaffolds. It develops Immuna, an antigen-independent platform to screen, select, and optimize highly-stable and soluble, single-chain antibody fragments. The company was founded by Dominik Escher in September 1998 and is headquartered Schlieren, Switzerland.

Ziemer Group AG develops, manufactures, and markets diagnostic and surgical ophthalmic products. Its products include FEMTO LDV, AMADEUS, GALILEI and PASCAL. The company was founded by Frank Ziemer in 1998 and is headquartered in Port, Switzerland.

CardiacAssist, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets medical devices. The firm’s products include TandemLife Kit, TandemHeart Kit, TandemLung Kit, ProtekDuo Kit and educational videos. The company was founded by John C. Marous, Jr. and George J. Magovern in 1996 and is headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA.

i-Optics BV develops and produces eye diagnosis and therapeutic solutions. Its lead product, the EasyScan, that provides non-mydriatic retina imaging camera for the diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration. The firm engages in the development and marketing of retina and cornea imaging solutions. The company was founded by Michiel Mensink and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Curetis GmbH operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases. The firm offers diagnostic solutions for hospitals and large-scale laboratories. Its products include Unyvero L4 Lysator, Unyvero C8 Cockpit, Unyvero A50 Analyzer, and Unyvero Application Cartridges. The company was founded by Andreas Boos, Johannes Bacher, Gerd Lüdke, and Anne Thews in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

Cell Medica Switzerland AG engages in the research, development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical, biological, medical, and diagnostic products. It provides locally and systemically applied antibody therapeutics under the PENTRA Body platform. The company was founded by Thomas O. Hecht on September 4, 2009 and is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

APR Applied Pharma Research SA develops and licenses healthcare products and technologies. It specializes in the development of oral and topical formulations in various healthcare regulatory areas ranging from Rx and OTC pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, dermocosmetics, and medical devices. The company was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Balerna, Switzerland.

Galecto Biotech ApS provides galectin modulators for the treatment of severe diseases, including fibrosis and cancer. Its products include galectin-3 inhibitors, fibrosis and literature. The company was founded by Tariq Sethi, Hans Thalsgard Schambye, Ulf Jorgen Nilsson, and Hakon Leffler in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Part of HBM Partners AG, HBM Healthcare Investments (Cayman) Ltd. provides healthcare services. The company is based in George Town, Cayman Islands. Andreas Wicki has been the CEO of the company since 2001.

HBM Partners AG (Investment Management) (HBM-IM) is the asset management division of HBM Partners AG. The firm is headquartered in Zug and was founded in 2001. HBM-IM provides investment advisory services to private companies. They manage the fund HBM Healthcare Investments.

Corvidia Therapeutics, Inc. is a biotechnology company focusing on cardiovascular therapies. It develops treatments for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, inflammation in chronic kidney diseases, and high triglyceride-induced acute pancreatitis. The company was founded by Michael H. Davidson, Rahul Kakkar, Matt Devalaraja, and Ram Aiyar in 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Vitaeris, Inc. develops new treatment options for chronic inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Kevin Chow, Patrick A. Robinson and Noel F. Hall in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Fore Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops tumor specific driver mutations. It offers fully automated live-cell screening from NGS data. The company was founded by Haim Gil-Ad and Yoram Altschuler in 2011 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Swixx Biopharma SA provides marketing and sales, regulatory, medical affairs, cold chain, logistic services to pharmaceutical companies. Its services also include receivables, collection, FX coverage, risk management, compliance, and reimbursement and market access. The company was founded by Petr Nemec and Robert Stuart Swanson in 2013 and is headquartered in Baar, Switzerland.

Dren Bio, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It focuses on protein engineering technologies for depletion of cells, protein aggregates, and other disease-causing agents. The company was founded by John Wesley and Nenad Tomasevic in 2019 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

River 2 Renal Corp. develops novel therapies targeting orphan diseases in the renal space. The private company is based in New York, NY.

AdrenoMed AG develops a drug to decrease mortality in severe sepsis. The company was founded by Bernd Wegener, Gerald Heinz Möller and Andreas Bergmann in 2009 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.