Luc Marengère

CDP Capital Private Equity (CDPQ) is a private equity subsidiary of The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec founded in 1995. The firm is headquartered in Montréal with additional office in London.

Aegera Therapeutics is a clinical stage biotechnology company focused on developing targeted therapeutics to address major unmet medical needs. Aegera has three programs in clinical development, two for oncology and one for neuropathic pain. Aegera is also dedicated to identifying novel development candidates based upon its core technologies and internal expertise and experience in rapidly moving lead candidates through preclinical development and into clinical trials.

MedTech Partners, Inc. provides investment services. The firm offers investment services to develop and commercialize early-stage biomedical innovations. The company is headquartered in Nepean, Ontario.

Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TTI), is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of innovative therapies for the treatment of immune-mediated disorders. The Company's therapeutic approaches are aimed at restoring balance to the immune system in conditions associated with aberrant or harmful immune responses, such as autoimmune disease, inflammatory disorders, and cancer. TTI's objective is to create a broad and innovative pipeline of proprietary biologic product opportunities, as part of its overall strategy of building and solidifying its reputation as a premier R & D company. The company's business model is to identify therapeutic candidates that have shown promise in animal models and to rapidly advance these into clinical testing. TTI is concentrating its efforts on preclinical and early clinical drug development, with the primary objective of demonstrating safety and proof-of-principle in man. The company has chosen to establish development partnerships for some of its projects at a preclinical stage, and anticipates advancing several others into clinical development on its own. TTI has five scientific programs at various stages of preclinical testing. Two of its programs focus on the immunoregulatory protein CD200 and its receptor, a third targets the activating Fc receptor Fc RIIa (CD32a) and the final two involve the use of a growth factor in the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis and the treatment of interstitial cystitis.

LymphoSign, Inc. develops drugs for the cancer treatment. It also develops drugs acting on signaling pathways involved in the progression of acute leukemias, lymphomas and solid tumors. The company was founded by Chaim Roifman in 2000 and is headquartered in Markham, Canada.

VisualSonics, Inc. developed vivo imaging systems for non-invasive small animal research. The company was founded by F. Stuart Foster in 1999 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Opexa Therapeutics, Inc. engages as a biopharmaceutical company, which develops personalized immunotherapy with the potential to treat major illnesses including multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases. Its product candidates include Tcelna and OPX-212. The company was founded in March 1991 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, TX.

University Medical Discoveries, Inc. (UMDI) is a venture capital firm located in Toronto.

Emovi, Inc. offers orthopedic services. It offers services to people suffering from knee osteoarthritis, ligament or meniscus tears, patello-femoral syndrome, tendonitis, and biomechanical deficiencies causing pain and disability. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Montr?al, Canada.

Albireo AB operates as a biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the development and potential commercialization of novel bile acid modulators. It helps treat orphan pediatric liver diseases and gastrointestinal disorders where the improper flow or absorption of bile causes serious medical conditions for which there is high unmet need. The company was founded by Per-Göran Gillberg and Jan Mattsson and is headquartered in Göteborg, Sweden.

Ixchelsis Ltd. develops oxytocin receptor antagonist for the treatment of premature ejaculation. It operates as a biotechnology company. The firm's product in pipeline IX-01 treats the male sexual health indication and premature ejaculation. The company was founded on July 27, 2011 by Gary John Muirhead, Lizbeth Anne Littlewood, Ian Howard Osterloh and Karl Richard Gibson and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom.

VG Partners is a private equity investment firm. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Modulate Therapeutics, Inc. develops a medicine compound designed to re-engage the immune system in order to recognize and eradicate neoplastic disease. The company was founded by September 29, 2015 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

AurKa Pharma, Inc. develops medication for cancer treatment. The company was founded by Caroline Fortier and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Access Vascular, Inc. engages in the development and manufacture of medical devices. It provides hydrogel-based medical devices, such as catheter and stenst to improve venous access. The firm also improves peripherally inserted central catheter, hemodialysis, implantable ports, and drug delivery devices. The company was founded by James Biggins in 2015 and is headquartered in Bedford, MA.

Acer Therapeutics, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company, which engages in the acquisition, development, and commercialization of therapies for medical needs. Its product pipeline includes Olpruva, Edsivo, and ACER-801. Olpruva is used for the treatment of urea cycle disorders. Edsivo is a type of celiprolol used in treating Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. ACER-001 treats menopausal related Vasomotor symptoms. The company was founded by Chris Schelling on March 15, 1991 and is headquartered in Newton, MA.

Panthera Dental Inc. engages in prosthetic implant solutions and dental sleep appliances. Its products include metal implant bar, integrated bar, diamart, ReBourke, Copywax, Angulated Screw Channel, and Components and Attachment. The company was founded by Bernard Robichaud, Gabriel Robichaud, and Beatrice Robichaud in 2011 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

PRCL Research Inc. is a special purpose company created to develop one compound to proof-of-concept. It engages in the development of a clinical candidate against a novel target for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases. The company was founded on October 4, 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.