Abcuro
Abcuro is a clinical stage biotechnology company developing first-in-class immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases and cancer through precise modulation of effector cytotoxic T and NK cells. These cells can be specifically targeted as they express the receptor KLRG1 (killer cell lectin-like receptor G1).
Adicet Bio
Adicet Bio is a bio-pharmaceutical company focused on the development of next-generation cell immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. In January 2016, Adicet Bio acquired Applied Immune Technologies (“AIT”) which develops T-cell receptor (TCR) mimicking antibodies.
Allena Pharmaceuticals
Allena Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNA) is dedicated to developing and commercializing first-in-class, oral enzyme therapeutics to treat patients with rare and severe metabolic disorders that affect the kidney. The company is focused on metabolic disorders that result in excess accumulation of certain metabolites, such as oxalate and urate, that can cause kidney stones, damage the kidney, and potentially lead to chronic kidney disease, or CKD, and end-stage renal disease.
Anaveon
Anaveon is a clinical stage company committed to transforming immunological insights into life-saving therapies. With a vision to use our expertise in cutting-edge immunology to design and develop treatments that benefit patients and society, the team has the skills to make it happen and is ready to see the impact of ANV419 in patients.
CathWorks
CathWorks is developing an image-based functional flow reserve (FFR) measurement during coronary catheterization, replacing the pressure-wire based, drug-induced measurement currently performed. CathWorks angiogram-based FFR (FFRangio) has met the need for a less invasive FFR assessment tool, to improve real-time functional assessment leading to treatment decisions, and to make coronary catheterization procedures safer, shorter, more accurate and comprehensive.
cCAM Biotherapeutics
cCAM Biotherapeutics develops novel immunotherapies for cancer. cCAM’s lead agent, CM-24, is an immunomodulatory antibody that blocks a novel immune checkpoint, thereby harnessing the patient’s immune system to attack tumors. In July 2015, the company was acquired by Merck.
Check-Cap
Check-Cap is developing a solution for Colorectal Cancer Screening. The Check-Cap pill requires no unpleasant bowel preparation or invasive procedures and is expected to detect clinically significant polyps within the same range of accuracy as a standard colonoscopy.
Emergence Therapeutics
Emergence Therapeutics is a European biopharmaceutical company developing novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) immuno-therapeutics to treat high-need cancers. Our lead program features innovative antibody design as well as state-of-the-art linker and payload technology to target Nectin-4– an important and validated target for a broad range of cancers. The company was acquired by Lilly in 2023.
ForSight VISION6 Inc
V6 is developing an accommodating intraocular lens for placement in patients’ eyes post-cataract surgery.
Field:MedTech
Status:Private
Graviton Bioscience Corporation
Graviton is developing selective ROCK2 inhibitors for fibrotic and autoimmune indications. The company’s lead asset is GV101, a highly potent and selective ROCK2 inhibitor. It has demonstrated broad therapeutic potential across multiple in-vitro and in-vivo disease models including Graft Versus Host Disease (GVHD) as well as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).
IMEL Biotherapeutics
IMEL Biotherapeutics is developing a cell-based therapy that represents a new paradigm for the treatment of patients with mitochondrial disorders. Using its proprietary Mitochondrial Replaced Cells technology, IMEL will enable the treatment of multiple patients with mitochondrial genetic or age-related disorders.
Kamari Pharma
Kamari Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company aiming to develop and commercialize proprietary small molecule (SMC) inhibitors of TRPV3, a cation channel expressed primary in keratinocytes, for the treatment of dermatological conditions with unmet need.
Kite Pharma
Kite Pharma is a publicly traded, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company engaged in the development of novel cancer immunotherapy products with a primary focus on engineered autologous T-cell therapy (CARs and TCRs), designed to restore the immune system’s ability to recognize and eradicate tumors.
LB Pharmaceuticals
LB Pharmaceuticals is a development-stage life sciences company devoted to commercializing novel and improved versions of successful CNS treatments used extensively overseas but never developed, approved, or marketed in the United States. LB’s approach is to create a research-focused organization dedicated to generating novel intellectual property around improved versions of these former best-selling drugs.
LogicBio
LogicBio is developing its proprietary gene therapy platform in order to provide lifelong cures for serious, early-onset rare diseases by combining the best of gene therapy and gene editing. Its GeneRide™ technology enables nuclease-free and promoterless site-specific integration of a therapeutic gene into the genome, allowing durable gene expression in dividing cells.
Lutris Pharma
utris-Pharma is developing LUT014, a topical B-Raf Inhibitor, a proprietary, first-in-class, small molecule allowing administration of EGFR (Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor) Inhibitors to patients without interruptions caused by typical cutaneous side effects.
Metabomed
Metabomed is a drug discovery company in the field of cancer metabolism with a proprietary target identification platform based on computational biology and metabolomics. Metabomed focuses on targets which are synthetically lethal for biomarker- defined tumors.
Oxurion
Oxurion (Euronext Brussels: OXUR) is a biopharmaceutical company developing next generation standard of care ophthalmic therapies, which are designed to better preserve vision in patients with retinal vascular disorders including diabetic macular edema (DME), the leading cause of vision loss in diabetic patients worldwide, as well as other conditions, including wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Precirix
Precirix (Formerly Camel-IDS) is a private, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to extending and improving the lives of cancer patients by designing and developing novel radiopharmaceuticals, using camelid-derived single-domain antibodies (sdAb) labeled with radioisotopes.
Protalix
Protalix is a biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the manufacture of recombinant therapeutic proteins through its ProCellEx plant cell-based protein expression system. Using ProCellEx, Protalix is developing a proprietary pipeline of biobetter and biosimilar recombinant proteins that target large, established markets and that rely upon known biological mechanisms of action.
ReWalk
The ReWalk™ is a robotic exoskeleton that allows paraplegics to bring walking into their daily lives once again. Culminating over a decade of research and development, the ReWalk system represents the first truly practical, real-world, walking solution for people with lower limb disabilities.
Stargazer Pharmaceuticals
Stargazer Pharmaceuticals is an ophthalmic biotech company focused on the development of a novel treatment option for Stargardt’s disease, a genetic orphan retinal disease with significant unmet medical needs.
Field:BioPharma
Status:Private
Step Pharma
Step Pharma is a biotechnology company discovering and developing proprietary small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of auto-immune diseases. Step’s lead program is selective modulators against specific immune cell populations which are the main drivers of auto-immune diseases.
V-Wave
V-Wave has developed a miniature valve, which is implanted by catheterization into the left ventricle of the heart, to reduce the pressure on the muscle by controlling the blood flow between the heart chambers in patients who are frequently hospitalized with heart attacks.
Vanqua Bio
Founded in 2019, Vanqua Bio is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and developing next-generation medicines for neurodegenerative diseases. Our novel drug-development approach combines advanced insights into critical neuronal cell pathways with cutting-edge assays to advance needed therapies. Our lead program targets glucocerebrosidase (GCase) as a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease (PD) and all forms of Gaucher disease (GD). Additional programs address overactivation of the innate immune system in central and peripheral neurodegenerative disorders, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Alzheimer’s disease.