Pierandrea Muglia

Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that develops pharmaceutical products. Its products include Aptiom (eslicarbazepine acetate) tablets, Latuda (lurasidone HCl) tablets, Lunesta (eszopiclone) tablets, Xopenex (levalbuterol HCl) Inhalation Solution, Xopenex HFA (levalbuterol tartrate) Inhalation Aerosol, Brovana (arformoterol tartrate) Inhalation Solution, Omnaris (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray, Alvesco (ciclesonide) Inhalation Aerosol, and Zetonna (ciclesonide) Nasal Aerosol. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Marlborough, MA.

Cellectricon AB provides cell-based screening services to accelerate drug discovery. The firm develops and validates exciting central nervous system and peripheral pain assays using primary cells, accelerating the path from assay validation to compound screening. Its system is equipped with an imaging-based microplate reader to simultaneously record transient fluorescence and luminescence signals, providing real-time monitoring and readouts of cell culture response. The company was founded by Jan Owe Owesson Orwar, Daniel T. Chiu and Stig Anders Jakob Lindberg in 1999 and is headquartered in Molndal, Sweden.

Athera Biotechnologies AB operates as a biopharmaceutical company which focuses on developing targeted anti-inflammatory biological candidate drugs and companion diagnostics. It has a proprietary program the fully human antibody PC-mAb. The frim develops a biomarker and companion diagnostic CVDefine® kit. Its PC-mAb is a fully human monoclonal antibody which neutralizes a key driver of vascular inflammation, phosphorylcholine, which targets market of reducing secondary cardiovascular events, focusing on high-risk patients with low anti-PC levels. The company was founded by Johan Frostegard in 2002 and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

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.

Cheminova A/S manufactures pesticides and other agrochemical products. It offers herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, seed dressings, regulants, grain protectants, and animal health products. The company was founded by Gunnar Andreasen in 1938 and is headquartered in Harboøre, Denma rk.

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

International Olympic Committee Organizes Olympic games. The company was founded by Pierre de Coubertin on June 23 1894 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Karolinska Investment Fund KB is a healthcare-focused fund based in Stockholm. Targeted portfolio companies are pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical technology companies located in Sweden.

Advantice Health LLC manufactures and supplies therapeutic medicines and personal products. It is engaged in the marketing, sale and distribution of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to drug stores, food stores, mass merchandisers, health professionals and international markets. It is best known for podiatrist recommended Kerasal One-Step Exfoliating Moisturizer Therapy. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Cedar Knolls, NJ.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Symphogen A/S provides antibody therapeutics for the treatment of cancers. It offers oncology products and creates selected antibody mixtures that address multiple oncology targets in a single drug product. The firm’s pipeline is fueled by its technology suite capable of identifying, selecting, manufacturing, and characterizing optimal antibody mixtures. The company was founded by Kirsten Aarup Drejer, Thomas Feldthus, Eigil Bjerl Nielsen, Anker Gunvald Lundemose, Kim Arthur Hueg, and John Soerensen Haurum in 2000 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) is an organization that brings together around 1,300 academy members and 250 companies to bridge the gap between academia, business, and politics. The non-profit company is based in Stockholm, Sweden. The Swedish company's aim is to work towards people's ability to contribute positively to society. The organization runs an internship program called Tekniksprånget, which gives young people in Sweden the opportunity to test the engineering profession through a four-month paid internship. The program has been running since 2012 and aims to inspire more people to choose a higher technical education. The CEO of the company is Björn O. Nilsson.

Novo Ventures (Novo Ventures) is a venture capital operating division of Novo Nordisk Fonden. It engages in investment activities. The firm was established in 1999, and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Cobra Biologics Ltd. engages in development of DNA-based technologies, services and products. It is a international contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) providing biologics and pharmaceuticals for pre-clinical, clinical and commercial supply. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Keele, the United Kingdom.

Aniona ApS is a private company based in Ballerup, Denmark. Jørgen Drejer has been the CEOs since incorporation. The Danish company was founded by Thomas Feldthus, Anker Gunvald Lundemose, Claus Tycho Bræstrup, Jørgen Drejer.

Jubilant DraxImage, Inc. engages in the provision of development, manufacturing, and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals. Its product Drax Exametazime used for the diagnosis and treatment of disease such as intra-abdominal infection and inflammatory bowel disease. The company is headquartered in Kirkland, Canada.

EuroScience engages in the advancement of science. The non-profit company is based in Strasbourg, France.

Flatley Discovery Lab LLC performs medical research activities. The non-profit company is based in Charlestown, MA.

Part of Saniona AB, Saniona A/S is a Danish company dedicated to improving the lives of rare disease patients worldwide through scientific innovation. The company focuses on Prader-Willi Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder characterized by insatiable appetite, abnormal growth and body composition, low muscle tone, and social/emotional/cognitive deficits. Saniona is a leader in the discovery of highly specific ion channel modulators, which is a validated approach to treating diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and epilepsy. The company's robust ion channel drug discovery engine has led to the development of San711, a first-in-class positive allosteric modulator of GABAA ?3 receptors, and San903, a potential first-in-class inhibitor of the calcium-activated potassium ion channel, KCA3.1, both of which are in development for rare neuropathic, inflammatory, and fibrotic disorders.