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Novo Holding A/S provides financial investments and manages the Novo Nordisk Foundation?s assets. It offers seed and venture capital to development stage companies and takes ownership positions in companies within life science and biotechnology. The company was founded on September 8, 1999 and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

HepaRegeniX GmbH engages in the development of treatment for acute and chronic liver diseases. It focuses on Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 4, which unlocks the regenerative capacity of hepatocytes even in severely diseased livers. The company was founded in by Wolfgang Albrecht in 2017 and is headquartered in Tuebingen, Germany.

Confo Therapeutics NV develops pharmaceutical products. It is a drug discovery company building internal drug discovery programs on GPCRs addressing unmet medical need. The company was founded by Jan Steyaert and Toon Laeremans in June 2015 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

ADCendo ApS is a Danish company that is focused on developing antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) to treat underserved cancers. The company is based in Humlebaek, Denmark. The company completed a series A extension financing round in 2023, which brought its funds to 82 million EUR to advance into clinical development. The investors in the company include Novo Holdings, Ysios Capital, Pontifax Venture Capital, RA Capital Management, HealthCap, and Gilde Healthcare. The company was founded in 2017 by Christoffer Nielsen, Henrik Stage. Michael Pehl has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Biosyntia ApS provides services in synthetic biology and metabolic engineering fields. It offers biocatalysts for fermentation of fine chemicals. The company was founded by Andreas Hougaard Laustsen, Morten Otto Alexander Sommer, and Hans Jasper Genee in 2012 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Merck Ventures BV (Merck Ventures) is a venture capital arm of Merck KGaA founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Aloop Therapeutics ApS manufactures pharmaceutical preparations. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The CEOs are Søren Sylvester Skjærbæk, Thomas Kirkegaard Jensen. The Danish company was founded in 2022.

iSD Immunotech ApS develops immunoregulatory peptides and proteins. It conducts research and development on immunoregulatory peptides for possible applications and commercialization. The company was founded by Peter Samuel Wulff, Shervin Bahrami, Finn Skou Pedersen, Mogens Ryttergård Duch, Lars Jørgen Østergaard, Martin Tolstrup, and Martin Thygesen on August 9, 2007 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

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.

AFYX Therapeutics AS engages in research and development of pharmaceutical drugs. It develops a platform designed to deliver a pharmaceutical drug uni-directional to a mucosal surface. The company was founded in May 2014 and is headquartered in Virum, Denmark.

Pcovery ApS develops drugs for treatment of invasive fungal infections. It discovers a new class of fungal therapy by targeting an essential and highly conserved component of the fungal cell membrane. The company was founded by Morten J. Buch-Pedersen, Michael Broberg Palmgren, Claus Olesen and Poul Nissen in 2009 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Forendo Pharma Oy provides novel pharmaceutical treatments for endometriosis and low testosterone levels. Its product fispemifene is the first selective estrogen receptor modulator designed only for men, which helps for the treatment of symptoms of low testosterone, in phase II clinical studies in men with secondary hypogonadism; fispemifene has normalized the low testosterone levels. Its 17HSD1-inhibitor focuses on endometriosis, is a potent and selective lead compounds demonstrated in vivo proof of efficacy in disease model of endometriosis. The company was founded by Risto Arvo Sakari Lammintausta in 2013 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

EpiTherapeutics ApS is a holding company that develops cancer drugs based on research in the field of epigenetics. Its development programs are focused on enzymes involved in the regulation of transcription in cancer - current programs target histone demethylases and methyltransferases. The firm's regulation is commonly used for post-translational covalent modifications of histones and other chromatin-remodeling complexes, which determines whether a gene is accessible and hence, expressed or repressed. Its covalent modifications involved in epigenetic regulation include deoxyribonucleic acid methylation, histone acetylation, and histone methylation. The company was founded by Kristian Helin, Paul Andreas Compare Cloos, Jesper Aagaard Christensen, Karl Agger, and Klaus Hansen on September 18, 2008 and is headquartered in Greve, Denmark.

Rainier Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company that develops a targeted biologic for the potential treatment of metastatic bladder cancer. It provides Vofatamab, an antibody that is focused on the fibroblast growth factor of bladder and other cancer. The company was founded by Stephen Lau and is headquartered in San Leandro, CA.

FerroKin BioSciences, Inc. offers clinical stage biotechnology services for iron chelator in the treatment of iron-overload in patients with transfusion-dependent hereditary and acquired refractory anemia. The company was founded by Hugh Young Rienhoff, Jr. in 2007 and is headquartered in San Carlos, CA.

Altimmune UK Ltd. engages in the discovery and development of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines against mutating viruses and cancer. It provides T-cell vaccines to protect patients against infectious diseases (most notably mutating viruses) and to treat cancers; and Flunisyn, a DepoVaccine to protect against influenza. The company was founded by Bertrand Georges in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The Protein Brewery BV operates as a agricultural and industrial biotechnology company. It develops proprietary technologies in the field of non-animal food production and organic crop farming. Its products include Fermotein, an ingredient for meat substitutes, processed meats, bread, protein bars, and bakery products. The company was founded by Wim de Laat in 2010 and is headquartered in Breda, the Netherlands.

Connecticut Innovations, Inc (CI) is venture capital firm founded in 1989. The firm is headquartered in Rocky Hill, Connecticut.

Merck Serono SA operates as a holding company in the pharmaceutical field. It engages in the research, development, manufacture, and distribution of therapeutic products for the treatment of human diseases. The company was founded on May 21, 1987 and is headquartered in Coinsins, Switzerland.

Cortendo AB engages in the provision of biopharmaceutical business. Its activities include development and distribution of orphan drugs for metabolic and endocrine diseases as well as diabetes. Its products include cortisol inhibition and normocort. The company was founded on October 6, 1996 and is headquartered in Trevose, PA.

Glionova AB develops cancer treatment drugs. The firm is a drug discovery and development company. It offers GLN-1001 product. The company was founded by Lars G. J. Hammarström and Patrik Ernfors in 2014 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Priothera Ltd. engages in the development of orally delivered sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulators for hematological malignancies. The company was founded by Florent Gros, Shaval Patel, and Brice Suire in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Part of Iron Mountain, Inc., Novo Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Mahzi Therapeutics is a private biotechnology company that focuses on genetic therapies for rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorders. The company was founded by Yael Weiss and is based in San Mateo, CA. The company unites patient and family groups, academic researchers, diagnostic companies, other industry members, and its internal team of experts to develop therapies for patients with these serious diseases. Mahzi's team is experienced in all aspects of biopharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing and is driven to make a difference in the lives of patients with rare genetic diseases. Yael Weiss has been the CEO since incorporation.

Hemab ApS develops antibodies for the treatment of rare bleeding disorders. The company is based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish company was founded in 2019 by Johan Henrik Faber. Benny Sorensen has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Aro Biotherapeutics Co. operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on the research and development of a new generation of protein biologics products. It specializes in oncology, drug discovery, drug development, licensing, drug delivery, sirna, immunology, bispecifics, protein conjugation, protein therapeutics and protein engineering services. The company was founded by Karyn O?Neil and Susan Dillon in 2018 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

HealthCap AB (HealthCap) is a venture capital subsidiary of Odlander, Fredrikson & Co. AB founded in 1995 by Björn Ingemar Odlander and Peder Fredrikson. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden with an additional office in Switzerland.

LimmaTech Biologics AG is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company based in Schlieren, Switzerland. LimmaTech Biologics is dedicated to combating the antimicrobial resistance epidemic by developing vaccines using its proprietary self-adjuvanting and multi-antigen vaccine platform, alongside additional disease-specific vaccine approaches. The Swiss company has decades of expertise and an expanding pipeline, and is focused on generating protective solutions to deliver transformative value worldwide. The company was founded in 2015 by Philippe Dro, Michael Wacker, Paul Wolfarm, Michael Kowarik, Veronica Gambillara Fonck. Franz-Werner Haas has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

Northern VO ApS provides fleet management and machinery maintenance solutions. It offers services and module-based solutions as part of an overall concept designed to keep fleet and machinery in operation around the clock and around the world. The company was founded by Lars Dybdal Nielsen in 2011 and is headquartered in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark.

Visiopharm A/S provides quantitative digital pathology solutions for biopharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, academic medical centers, research institutes and hospitals. Its offers solutions such as BIOTOPIX, ONCOTOPIX, and STEREOTOPIX. The company was founded by Michael Grunkin and Johan Doré Hansen in 2001 and is headquartered in Horsholm, Denmark.

Zacco Sweden AB provides intellectual property rights consulting and law services. Its services include patent filing, trademark registration and design protection to dispute resolution, and information security and portfolio management. The company was founded in July 2009 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Decumed ApS develops products for the prevention and relief of pressure ulcers. It produces and markets products within life science. The firm develops product which relieve patients’ pain and discomfort caused by lack of mobility and disability. Its product Decuheel is designed for both people with a risk of developing pressure ulcers and for people who have already developed it and have a need for relief of the heel. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Vedbaek, Denmark.

Borean Innovation A/S (Borean) is a Danish venture capital firm funded by the Government of Denmark. The firm was established in 2013 and is headquartered in Aalborg, Denmark.