Philippe Berthon

France Biotech Association is an independent association founded in 1997 that brings together healthtech entrepreneurs and their expert partners. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The association actively contributes to meeting the many challenges of the healthtech industry, such as companies' financing, innovation-related taxes, regulatory and market access related issues. It offers concrete competition and solutions through its commissions and working groups to help startups and SMEs become international leaders capable of rapidly developing and bringing innovative solutions to patients. The French company was founded by Philippe Pouletty, Pascal Brandys, Denis J. Lucquin.

Aurgalys SAS provides investment research. The private company is based in Soisy sur Ecole, France. The French company was founded by Philippe Berthon. Philippe Berthon has been the CEO since incorporation.

Urogene is a urology-focused biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of small molecule drugs for the treatment of: Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunctions such as overactive bladder and stress urinary incontinence, Prostate and Bladder Cancers. They have the expertise to set-up and manage preclinical and clinical development plans in these therapeutic areas. Its objective is to provide innovative candidates with clinical proof-of-concept of efficacy and safety. Partnerships with key players in the urology field will be proposed for late-stage clinical development and commercialization. Besipirdine, in-licensed from Aventis, is now reaching that stage. It is a potential novel first-in-class oral treatment for Overactive Bladder (OAB) currently in Phase II development. Development is planned in additional indications including Interstitial Cystitis (IC) and Stress-related Urinary Incontinence (SUI). Besipirdine represents a potential breakthrough and novel blockbuster product in OAB, SUI, mixed incontinence and IC.