John Berriman

Direct Conversion AB manufactures and supplies X-Ray detectors such as cadmium telluride (CdTe) detectors. Its products include XC-THOR, XC-HYDRA, XC-TDI, XC-ACTAEON, SNAP 225, SNAP 150 and SNAP 100X2. The firm’s products are used in the dental, medical, welding, industrial, food and security industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Danderyd, Sweden.

Heptares Therapeutics Ltd. designs and develops new medicines targeting G protein-coupled receptors. It builts an exciting discovery and development pipeline of novel drug candidates, which have the potential to transform the treatment of serious diseases, including alzheimer's disease, parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, migraine and diabetes. The company was founded by Richard Henderson, Fiona Hamilton Marshall, Ludwig Michael Steinmetz, Christopher G. Tate and Malcolm Weir in 2007 and is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, the United Kingdom.

Ablynx NV operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of proprietary therapeutic proteins under the Nanobodies brand. It includes haematology, inflammation, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, oncology and immune-oncology. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck in 2001 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Celltech Group Plc was one of the leading European biotechnology company which is engaged in discovery and development of innovative drugs. The company was located in Slough, United Kingdom.

Oxxon Therapeutics, Inc. develops and manufactures antigen-specific immunotherapies to treat patients with chronic infectious diseases and cancer. The company has three development programs in hepatitis, melanoma, and HIV. Oxxon Therapeutics was founded in 1999 by Dr. Joerg Schneider and is located at Oxford, UK.

Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. discovers and develops new pharmaceutical treatments treat hearing disorders. The firm focuses on the treatment of hearing disorders, including noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. The company was founded by Charles H. Large and Giuseppe S. Alvaro in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Cytos Biotechnology AG engages in the development and commercialization of biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Wolfgang A. Renner, James E. Bailey and Hans M. Eppenberger in February 1995 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Autolus Ltd. provides biopharmaceutical services. It focuses on the development and commercialisation of engineered t-cell immunotherapy products with extreme efficacy in the treatment of life-threatening cancers. The company was founded by Martin Pule and is headquartered in White City, the United Kingdom.

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.

Depixus SAS is a life science technology company based in Paris, France. Depixus is pioneering ground-breaking magna™ technology based on magnetic force spectroscopy, revealing dramatic new insights into complex biomolecular interactions at the single molecule level. The French company was founded by Gordon Hamilton and has been the CEO since incorporation.

Algeta ASA is engaged in the development of products for the treatment of cancer. The company focuses on the development of anti-cancer drugs, and its research and development of compounds focuses on the various applications of a few base compounds. Its products, Alpharadin and Thorium-227, are being developed for treatment of skeletal metastases originating from prostate and breast cancer. The company was founded by Roy H. Larsen and Øyvind Sverre Bruland in 1997 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Abingworth Management Ltd. operates as an investment firm with interests in the life sciences and healthcare sectors. It offers services for businesses in all stages of company development, including early and late-stage venture financing, growth equity, and public companies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.