Jean-François Labbé

Centravet operates as a veterinary distribution center, which supplies medicine, food and material practitioners and to promote the veterinary surgeon. It offers TransNet, ivet, GmVet, Pilehairs, and Webveto solutions. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Taden, France.

Nicox Ophthalmics, Inc. develops ocular diseases treatment products. It offers extensive pipeline such as a number of clinical and pre-clinical programs that principally target ocular allergy, ocular inflammation, and blepharitis. The company was founded by Thomas Cavanagh on December 21, 2007 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

AlgoTherapeutix SAS is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Suresnes, France. The French company is focused on developing targeted, first-in-class therapeutics for peripheral neuropathic pain. Its lead asset, ATX01, is a proprietary topical formulation of amitriptyline that targets the signaling pathways involved in the regulation of pain by inhibiting specific nociceptive sodium channel receptors. The company is currently recruiting patients for a phase II clinical trial of 240 patients for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain and a phase II proof of concept trial for erythromelalgia. AlgoTherapeutix has secured FDA fast track development status and orphan drug designation in both the US and EU. AlgoTherapeutix has raised EUR 35 million to date and has a consortium of investors, including Relyens Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital, UI Investissement, and angel investors. The company was founded in 2018 by Olivier Jean Bohuon and Stéphane Thiroloix, with Stéphane Thiroloix serving as the CEO since 2018.

SpePharm is a European specialty pharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, registering and marketing high medical value specialty medicines, essentially for the hospital market. Particular therapeutic areas of interest are in oncology and hematology, critical and supportive care. SpePharm aims to be the preferred partner for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, especially those from outside of Europe, seeking to maximize product and commercial opportunities within Europe. The vision of SpePharm is to become a leading specialty pharmacy company offering the first truly pan-European commercial platform for high value niche hospital and specialist products. The company was founded in September 2006 by Jean-François Labbé together with leading life-science investment firms, TVM Capital (Germany) and Signet Healthcare Partners, part of the Sanders Morris Harris Group Inc (USA). SpePharm headquarters are located in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Its European operations are run from its French subsidiary, SpePharm SAS, in Paris, France. Since January 2008, Spepharm is also present in Europe through subsidiaries in Italy (Milan), Germany (Munich), The United-Kingdom (Oxford) and Denmark (Copenhagen) for the Nordic countries.

DrugAbuse Sciences SAS develops therapies for treatment of alcohol abuse and opiate addiction. It also operates an educational website which is designed to provide clinicians, patients access to information and services related to alcohol abuse treatment and care. The company is headquartered in Lyon, France

Founded in 1998, Kyowa Kirin Ltd. is a British pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and distributes pharmaceutical products. Part of Kirin Holdings Co., Ltd., the private company is based in London, UK.