Simon Meier

Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. manufactures pharmaceutical products. It offers pharmaceutical drugs, pharmaceutical instruments, and diagnostics solutions. The company was founded by Fritz Hoffmann-La Roche on October 1, 1896 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Millendo Therapeutics US, Inc. engages in the development of novel treatment for adrenal cancer. It focuses on developing a portfolio of disease-modifying treatments for endocrine disorders caused by hormone dysregulation. The company was founded by Raili E. Kerppola, Julia C. Owens, and Gary D. Hammer in January 2012 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

Purigen Biosystems, Inc. engages in extracting, enriching and quantifying DNA and RNA from biological samples. The company was founded in 2012 by Amy Hiddessen, Klint Rose and Juan Santiago and is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Zikani Therapeutics, Inc. is a preclinical-stage company developing and commercializing novel therapeutics. The company was founded by Lawrence G. Miller and Andrew G. Myers in 2014 and is headquartered in Watertown, MA.

Seventure Partners SA (Seventure) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Natixis SA founded in 1997. Seventure Partners SA is headquartered in Paris.

The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation supports cancer research through grants to scientists in fields including cellular biology, genetics, immunology, and virology. It was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Roche Venture Fund seeks investments in innovative technology oriented companies with the focus on biotechnology and medicine.

BioMedPartners AG (BMP), is an independant venture capital firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. BMP originated in 2002 as Seed Capital Advisors AG. The firm manages sector-focused venture capital funds including BioMedInvest, BioMedInvest II and BioMedCredit. They specialize in the biomedical sector.

MacuLogix, Inc. engages in the early detection and tracking of retinal diseases. Its AdaptDx is the first practical measurement tool for dark adaptation which provides doctors with an easy-to-use functional test similar to routine perimetry testing for glaucoma. The company also provides macular degeneration services. The company was founded by John G. Edwards and Gregory R. Jackson in 2004 and is headquartered in Harrisburg, PA.

Opsona Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a immunology drug development company. It focuses on novel therapeutics and specializes in the prevention and treatment of solid organ transplantation, cancer, diabetes, autoimmune, inflammatory and Alzheimer’s diseases. The firm developed OPN-305, an antibody to reduce pro-inflammatory cytokine production, which is now at the clinical testing phase. The company was founded by Luke O'Neill, Kingston Mills and Dermot Kelleher in 2004 and is headquartered Dublin, Ireland.

PanOptica, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company that provides ophthalmology drugs for treatment of eye diseases. The company was founded by Paul G. Chaney and Martin B. Wax in March 2009 and is headquartered in Bernardsville, NJ.

MISSION Therapeutics Ltd. develops small molecule drugs targeting enzymes involved in cancer and other diseases. It focuses on selectively targeting deubiquitylating enzymes to treat cancer, neurodegenerative and other diseases. The company was founded by Stephen Jackson Philip, Xavier Jacq, Niall M. B. Martin and Keith Menear in 2011 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Rempex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops new therapies to combat the growing issue of antibiotic resistance. It focuses on the discovery and development of new antibacterial drugs to meet the clinical need created by multi-drug resistant bacterial pathogens. The company was founded by Daniel Burgess, Michael Dudley and Jeffery Loutit in June 2011 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Epic Sciences, Inc. develops novel diagnostics to the treatment and management of cancer. It develops sensitive diagnostic tests to molecularly characterize circulating tumor cells in the blood. The firm also offers fluid-phase biopsy that identifies rare cell of interest in the blood; and provides cancer management through earlier diagnosis, staging and therapeutic selections. The company was founded by David M. Nelson in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Dolby Family Ventures (Dolby) is a venture capital firm founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

EngMab SARL operates as a biotechnology company. It focuses on cancer immunotherapy and hematological malignancies and solid tumors. The company was founded by Klaus Strein in 2013 and is headquartered in Pfäffikon, Switzerland.

Minoryx Therapeutics SL engages in the development of drugs for the orphan genetic diseases of the central nervous system. The company was founded by Marc Martinell, Joan Aymami, Nigel Ten Fleming and Xavier Barril in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Entasis Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which focuses on the discovey, development, and commercialization of novel antibacterial prodcuts to treat serious infections caused by multi-drug resistant Gram-negative bacteria. Its pipeline includes ETX2514SUL, targeting Acinetobacter baumannii infections; ETX0282CPDP, targeting Enterobacteriaceae infections; a Non-Beta-lactam PBP inhibitor, targeting Gram-negative infections; and zoliflodacin, targeting Neisseria gonorrhoeae. The company was founded by Manoussos Perros in May 2015 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Pivotal Bioventure Partners Investment Advisor LLC (Pivotal Bioventure) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Vincent Cheung. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CiVi Biopharma Holdings, Inc. operates as a clinical stage research and development biotechnology company. It create novel cardiovascular and metabolic therapies that have meaningful value to patients. The company is headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA.

Enthera Srl develops therapeutic solutions to treat diabetes. The company was founded in 1985 by in October 2016 by Maria Gabriella Camboni, Paolo Fiorina and Francesca D'Addio and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Good Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biotechnology company. It develops "context-dependent" protein drugs that sense biomarkers and respond with a therapeutic activity. The company was founded by John Mulligan in 2016 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Soteria Biotherapeutics, Inc. develops next-generation immunotherapies. Its development allows to control the activity of immunomodulatory therapeutics such as bi-specific T-cell engagers (BiTEs) and CAR T-cells.The company was founded by Zachary Hill and Alexander Martinko and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aucupo Biosciences, Inc. is engaged in biotechnology services. The company was founded by Tracy Saxton and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

Lengo Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The company is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

Lino Biotech AG provides foal molography technology. It is a novel label-free biosensor platform for direct imaging of biomolecular interactions in living cells. The company was founded by Mirko Stange, Volker Gatterdam, and Andreas Fruter and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

GlycoEra AG is a Swiss biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel biologics for various indications. The company is based in Schlieren, Switzerland, and the USA. The company utilizes its innovative customglycan platform to design, engineer, and develop medicines based on deep expertise in glycobiology. GlycoEra has raised over $49 million in a 2021 series A financing round co-led by 5AM Ventures, Sofinnova Partners, and Roche Venture Fund. The company was founded by Dominique Sirena, Amir Faridmoayer, and Veronica Gambillara Fonck. Ganesh Venkataraman Kaundinya has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Bonum Therapeutics, Inc. is a privately held American company that focuses on generating a new class of therapeutics based on a proven technology platform. Bonum Therapeutics is based in an undisclosed location and was founded in 2022 by the Good Therapeutics team. The company's technology utilizes principles of allosteric regulation to create highly active and less toxic medicines, which can be applied to a wide range of therapeutic areas, including oncology, autoimmunity, metabolic disorders, and pain management. The company's molecules combine a sensor component directed against a specific biological marker and a therapeutic component. The company is backed by a group of leading venture investors, including Codon Capital, Roche Venture Fund, RiverVest Venture Partners, 3x5 Partners, Digitalis Ventures, and Vivo Capital. The company was founded by John Mulligan, who has been the CEO since incorporation.