Kirill Kuzmichev

Vandria SA is a Swiss-based company that specializes in mitochondrial therapeutics. The company is based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The company is developing mitophagy inducers that rejuvenate cells to treat age-related and chronic diseases. Its lead program, VNA-318, is a brain-penetrant, patent-protected, mitophagy inducer that has shown to improve memory and learning and to have strong disease-modifying effects in models of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease. Vandria is also developing mitophagy-inducing small molecules to address muscle, lung, and liver diseases, as well as a separate program that targets ferroptosis. The company was founded by Patrick Aebischer, Chris Rinsch, and Johan Auwerx in 2021 and has raised $20.60m in venture finance. Klaus Dugi has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Arctos Medical AG engages in the acquisition, development, holding, registration, management, disposal, and exploitation of intellectual property rights and similar assets in the medical sector. These include patents, trademarks, licenses, industrial property rights, and inventions. The company was founded on June 6, 2012 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Black River Ventures Ltd.(Black River Ventures) is venture capital firm founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in George Town, Cayman Island.

Amphivena Therapeutics, Inc. provides drug discovery services. It develops tetravalent, T-cell redirecting bispecific antibodies for the treatment of hematologic malignancies. The firm’s’ lead drug candidate is AMV-564, a CD33/CD3-targeting treatment for acute myeloid leukemia (AML), which Amphivena is currently preparing to advance into clinical development. The company was founded by Jeanmarie Guenot in December 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Touchstone Innovations Ltd. founded in 1986. Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is headquartered in London.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

CytoKi Pharma ApS engages in the research and experimental development within biotechnology. It develops therapeutics for serious tissue and organ injuries. The company was founded by Rasmus Jørgensen on June 12, 2019 and is headquartered in Vaerlose, Denmark.

IP Group Plc /Venture Capital/ (IP Group) is a venture capital subsidiary of IP Group Plc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

TopiVert Ltd. develops topical treatments for inflammatory diseases of the eye and gut. Its application is used in the treatment of asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cystic fibrosis and other inflammatory diseases of the lungs. The company was founded by Eric Charles Meldrum in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Akamis Bio Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company which develops novel therapeutics that addresses cancer and other clinically unmet diseases. Its products include Enadenotucirev, Espindolol and AbEnAd. The firm also develops treatments based upon the research phase vaccine platform PolySTAR, which combines recombinant viral vectors with polymers to shield them from the immune system, and the research phase adjuvant and immunotherapeutic platform PolyMAP, which combines polymers with synthetic adjuvants to significantly enhance the effectiveness of vaccines. The company was founded by Andrew Justin Stewart Coats and Stefan D. Anker on November 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom.

Crescendo Biologics Ltd. engages in the development of new medicines based on antibody fragment technology. Its products in pipeline in dermatology include CB001, a transformational Humabody-based topical biologic for psoriasis which combines exceptional activity against a validated target with a topical route of delivery to avoid systemic side effects. The firm?s oncology products in pipeline include Humabody Multi-Specific T-Cell Engagers, Humabody Antibody Drug Conjugates and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. The company was founded by Michael Anthony Romanos, David Rayll Brown and John Bradshaw on November 13, 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Emulate, Inc. owns and operates Organs-on-Chips platform which acts as an automated human bioemulation platform for mimicking true human physiology. The firm's product responses to medicines, chemicals, and diseases can be predicted. The company was founded by James Coon, Donald Ingber and Geraldine Hamilton in July 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

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.

View Operating Corp. engages in the design and manufacture of architectural glass. It offers smart windows and smart building. The company was founded by Paul Nguyen in 2007 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.

Index Ventures SA (Index Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Neil Alexander Rimer, Gluseppe Zocco and Gerald Rimer. The firm is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

Airna, Inc. is an American company that focuses on the discovery and development of RNA editing therapeutics. Airna was founded by Thorsten Stafforst, Jin Billy Li, Tobias Merkle, Paul Vogel. The CEO is Kris Elverum.

Partillion Bioscience Corp. is an American company that specializes in providing a functional single-cell biology reagent platform. The company's nanovial technology allows for single-cell secretion analysis and other research capabilities. The company was founded by Joseph Michael de Rutte and Dino Di Carlo, with Joseph Michael de Rutte serving as CEO since incorporation.

Pulse Therapeutics, Inc. provides medical devices to destroy blood clots. Its devices help in treating the stroke, heart disease and other conditions. Its products include MED System which helps in dissolve blood clots. The company was founded by Francis M. Creighton and Rogers Ritter in 2008 and is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo.

Visby Medical, Inc. operates as a healthcare technology company. It develops diagnostic products for professionals and consumers. The company was founded by Gregory Loney and Adam de la Zerda in 2008 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

Serotiny, Inc. is an ecological adaptation exhibited by some seed plants. The company was founded in Justin Farlow and Colin Farlow and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Aravis AG (Aravis) is an independent venture capital firm, founded in 2001 by Jean-Philippe Tripet and headquartered in Muttenz, Switzerland.

True North Therapeutics, Inc. operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of first-in-class product candidates for complement-mediated diseases. The company was founded by Nancy E. Stagliano in 2013 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Blade Therapeutics, Inc. offers anti-fibrotic therapies to meet unserved patient needs. Its product portfolio is to address various fibrotic diseases and their underlying pathophysiology. The company was founded by Hal Dietz and Wendye R. Robbins and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Comet Therapeutics, Inc. develops and commercializes treatments for patients suffering from metabolic, neurological and immunological disorders. The company was founded by Angellina Sekirnik and Enej Kuscer in 2008 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Inspirna, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops molecule and antibody cancer therapeutics. It provides drugs for melanoma, colorectal and triple-negative breast cancers. The firm identifies novel cancer targets using a microRNA based target discovery platform that enable the identification and validation of novel post-transcriptionally regulated targets. The company was founded by Masoud Tavazoie, Sohail Tavazoie, Shahram Seyedin-Noor and Saeed Tavazoie in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

SR One Capital Management LP (SR One) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in Redwood, California.

MaplesFS Ltd. provides investment management and financial services. It caters to ship financing, repackaging, aircraft financing, utilities, and automobile receivables industries. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquarters in George Town, Cayman Islands.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Asceneuron SA operates as a biotechnology company. It develops therapeutics for orphan tauopathis and Alzheimer?s disease. The firm specializes in small molecule drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Dirk Beher, Frank Murdoch Armstrong and Christoph Wiessner in October 2012 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Cushman & Wakefield, Inc. provides commercial real estate services. Its services include agency leasing, asset services, capital markets, facility services, global occupier services, investment and asset management, project and development, tenant representation, and valuation and advisory. The company was founded by J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield on October 31, 1917 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

CMC Consulting Boston, Inc engages in the provision of advisory services. It offers strategy and market positioning, market segmentation, and trend analysis services. The firm serves the pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, and information technology markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.