Harald Poth

LBBW Venture Capital GmbH (LBBW-VC) is part of the private equity arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of LBBW-Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, a government-controlled regional bank based in southwestern Germany. Significant minority shareholders in LBBW include regional financial institutions and local government entities. LBBW-VC was established in 2000 and is headquartered in Stuttgart. The firm specializes in venture capital investing.

Phenex Pharmaceuticals AG engages in the research and development of small molecule drugs focusing on the identification and analysis of selective drug candidates that target nuclear receptors. It also offers its resources and capabilities in the field of nuclear receptors to customers in the pharmaceutical and other life science industries. The company was founded by Claus Kremoser in 2002 and is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Acousia Therapeutics GmbH identifies small molecules for treatment of hearing loss. The firm develops drugs for local application, which will protect hearing function or restore hearing in patients who have lost their hearing ability due to various reasons. It also develops small molecule compounds that trigger regeneration of sensory hair cells and therefore allow casual treatment of sensorineural hearing loss in patients who already lost their hair cells years ago. The company was founded by Hubert Löwenheim and Karl-Heinz Wiesmüller in 2012 and is headquartered in Tübingen, Germany.