Bart Bergstein

VectorY BV is a biotech company based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that is dedicated to developing transformative medicines for people with neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS, Huntington's, and Parkinson's. VectorY's platform combines the promise of precise therapeutic antibodies with one-time AAV-based delivery to the CNS, enabling long-lasting CNS treatment after a single administration using cutting-edge antibody, AAV, and manufacturing technologies. The Dutch company's unique in-house expertise in antibodies, AAV vectors, protein degradation, manufacturing, and neuroscience drives the rapid development of much-needed disease-modifying therapies for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Sander J. van Deventer and Pavlina Konstantinova, with Sander J. van Deventer serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Cryotherapeutics SA develops and markets a cryotherapy system, with focus on highlighting the safety and efficacy of cryoneergy in the cardiovascular system. The firm specializes in the design of a proprietary system to be used in the treatment of coronary artery diseases that cause heart attacks. Its focus areas encompass technology research, system development, and early-stage product commercialization. The company was founded by Randell L. Werneth, John Yianni and Maurice Buchbinder on September 8, 2009 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

NewAmsterdam Pharma BV develops novel drugs to treat dyslipidemia. It operates as a biotechnology company and develops anti-dyslipidemic compounds in cardiovascular disease indications. The firm's product DEZ-001 develops a potent cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitor that has shown a decrease of low-density lipoprotein levels, and an increase of high-density lipoprotein levels. The company was founded by John J. P. Kastelein in 2012 and is headquartered in Naarden, the Netherlands.

Polpharma Biologics Utrecht BV operates as a biopharmaceutical research and development company. It specializes in the development of monoclonal antibodies generation, cell line, upstream process, downstream process, analytical, and bioassay development services. The company is headquartered in Utrecht, the Netherlands.

Scienion AG develops and provides DNA biochips and protein microarrays. It provides its customers in the pharmaceutical, biotech, diagnostic and reagent supply markets, as well as in academic research institutions with products, and services to facilitate confidence and efficiency in aspects of its applications. The company was founded by Holger Eickhoff in 2000 and is headquartered in Dortmund, Germany.

Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum provides medical research, patient care, training, and education. The firm offers fundamental medical and applied clinical research. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

enGene, Inc. develops therapeutic solutions for the treatment of metabolic diseases. It operates as a biotechnology company which develops a mucosal immunotherapy platform for treating several prevalent, chronic diseases including inflammatory bowel disease and diabetes. The firm also develops proprietary, non-integrating biopolymer based nucleotide DNA and siRNA delivery technology that facilitates localized delivery of immune-modulating proteins to the intestinal mucosa for treating various immune disorders. The company was founded in 1999 by Anthony T. Cheung, John C. Brown, Timothy J. Kieffer, and Francis John Gargiulo and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Peppermint Holding GmbH operates as a holding company with interests in textile industries. Its company portfolios include Zwickauer Kammgarn, Ertex Jacquard, and Color Textil. The company was founded by Ingeborg Neumann in 1997 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Confo Therapeutics NV develops pharmaceutical products. It is a drug discovery company building internal drug discovery programs on GPCRs addressing unmet medical need. The company was founded by Jan Steyaert and Toon Laeremans in June 2015 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. develops and commercializes biofluid-based diagnostics to deliver personalized precision healthcare that improves lives. Its novel exosome-based technology platform can yield comprehensive and dynamic molecular insights to transform how cancer and other serious diseases are detected, diagnosed, treated and monitored. The company was founded by Wayne D. Comper, Harvey J. Barnett and James R. McCullough and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Amakem NV operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It uses kinase inhibitors for treatments of bowel, eye, and lung diseases. The company was founded by Jack Elands, Dirk Leysen, Olivier Raynald Defert, and Nadya Kaval on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, Belgium.

AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH operates as a biotechnology firm. Its lunaris technology is the optimal analysis platform for the pre-clinical and clinical development work. The firm offers In-situ encoded bead array, a multiplexed protein analysis platform that allows users to measure proteins and biomolecular analytes. The company was founded by Dieter Trau and Andreas Schmidt in 2010 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Creathor Venture Management GmbH is an independent private equity firm specialized in technology venture capital investing. Creathor was foundedi n 2003 and is headquartered in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt in central Germany. The management invests their own capital, and manages venture capital funds on behalf of institutions.

Roche Glycart AG discovers and develops drugs. It is active in the research and development of new potent antibody-based products for the treatment of unmet clinical needs such as cancer. It uses its proprietary set of technologies to endow therapeutic antibodies. The company has developed glycoengineering technology (GlycoMAb) to boost a natural mechanism of action of therapeutic antibodies developed to mediate target cell killing. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

BioVex Group, Inc. operates as a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted treatments for cancer and the prevention of infectious disease. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

BioVex, Inc. develops vaccines for the treatment of cancer and the prevention of chronic infectious diseases. Its products include OncoVEX oncolytic and ImmunoVEX technology. The company was founded in 1999 by Dr. Robert Coffin and is headquartered in Woburn, MA.

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ.

Part of Forbion Capital Partners Management Holding BV, the venture capital firm, Forbion Co-Investment II Coöperatief UA, is based in Naarden, Netherlands. Forbion Co-Investment II Coöperatief UA operates as a venture capital firm. The Dutch company was founded in 2000 by Bart Bergstein, Hugo Alexander Slootweg, Martien van Osch.

Biogeneration Management is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of BioGeneration Holding BV and was founded in 2006. Biogeneration management is headquartered in Naarden.

Syndesi Therapeutics SA develops novel therapeutics for cognitive impairment which includes Alzheimer’s disease, dementias, and cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia. The company is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

NorthSea Therapeutics BV operates as a biotechnology company. It develops oral, structurally engineered fatty acid therapeutics. The company was founded by Hilde H. Steineger and David A. Fraser and is headquartered in Naarden, the Netherlands.

Impella Cardiosystems AG develops, manufactures, and markets minimally invasive cardiovascular support systems. The company is based in Aachen, Germany. The German company was founded by Thorsten Sieß.

Part of V-Bio Ventures BV, V-Bio Management 1 BV functions as an investment holding Belgian company. The company is based in Ghent, Belgium.

Part of NewAmsterdam Pharma Co. NV, NewAmsterdam Pharma Holding BV is a Dutch company that engages in research and development of transformative therapies for cardio metabolic diseases. The company is based in Naarden, the Netherlands. The company was founded in 2019 by John Jacob Pieter Kastelein. Michael H. Davidson has been the CEO of the company since 2020. NewAmsterdam Pharma Holding was acquired by Frazier Lifesciences Acquisition Corp. on November 22, 2022 for $468.74 million.

Alantos Pharmaceuticals Holding, Inc. manufactures bio-pharmaceutical products. The firm develops small molecule compounds for inflammatory cytokine pathways. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Precirix NV develops and distributes radio-immunotherapeutic drugs for cancer patients. The company was founded on October 14, 2014 by Jens De Vos, Ludwig Camusot, Nick Devoogdt, Geert Raes, Tony Lahoutte and Matthias Dhuyvetter and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Azafaros BV develops therapeutic agents for the treatment of rare metabolic disorders. The company was founded on July 1, 2018 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.