Thierry Lombard

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.

Nestle Health Science SA develops nutritional therapies. Its health management services include aging, brain health, chronic medical conditions, critical care and surgery, food allergy, gastro intestinal, metabolic diseases, and obesity pediatrics. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland.

Special Olympics, Inc. operates as a sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities and physical disabilities that provides year-round training and activities. The company was founded by Eunice Kennedy Shriver on July 20, 1968 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants provides vocational education in accounting. The company provides services to the accounting community, regulatory bodies, and other organizations. It also operates in Jersey City, Washington, and Lewisville. It was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in New York City, NY.

Baader Helvea AG (Baader Helvea) s the research-based Swiss brokerage subsidiary of Baader Bank AG (XE: BWB) in Germany. Formerly known as Helvea SA, established in 1990, the firm is located in Geneva and specializes in equity research, sales, sales trading, execution and administration, and services institutional clients worldwide, including pension funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, balanced funds and hedge funds. Their core market is Switzerland with a focus on small- and mid-cap companies; however, they also have expertise in European equity especially in those sectors in which Swiss companies operate as global players, such as banking, insurance, healthcare, food manufacturing, chemicals and luxury goods. The firm's research process focuses on company analysis and includes a company visitation program. They aim to identify companies likely to generate superior returns for shareholders and to evaluate sector or company-specific trends.

NanoDimension Management Ltd is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 by Aymeric Sallin. The firm is headquartered in George Town.

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois is a university hospital located in Lausanne, CH. The SwitzerlandUV is also a renowned center of medical education and research, collaborating with the Faculty of Biology and Medicine of the University of Lausanne and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). It has 16 clinical and medico-technical departments and is known for its academic achievements in healthcare, research, and teaching. The vast campus in the lake region is home to these institutions. The CEO of the Swiss company is Nicolas Demartines.

AmeriPath, Inc. provides of anatomic pathology, dermatopathology and molecular diagnostic services to physicians, hospitals, clinical laboratories and surgery centers. The firm offers health plan coverage and personalized services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

Garden of Life LLC manufactures and markets nutritional products. The firm offers plant-based vegan high-protein powders, raw meals, raw proteins, organic plant proteins, digestive health products, beauty products, foundational nutrition products, herbal immune balance products and fish oils. The company was founded by Jordan S. Rubin and is headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, FL.

Novartis Venture Fund provides early stage venture capital to companies in Europe, North America and Asia. The fund's focus is on the development of novel therapeutics and platforms, therefore it focuses on such sectors as Biotechnology and Biopharma. The fund makes seed and early stage investments ranging up to USD 30 million per company over its life. The fund makes follow-on and co-investments.

Nestle Health Science SA (Private Equity) is a private equity firm headquarter in Switzerland. It was founded in 2010 by Jason Brown and Persona.

Nestlé Health Science France SAS is a company based in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France. Part of Nestlé SA, Nestlé Health Science France SAS manufactures and distributes nutritional health care products. The CEO of the French company is Grégory Behar.

Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. develops and commercializes novel pharmaceutical and diagnostic products. Its enables physicians to provide individualized patient care. It applies the principles of personalized medicine to the diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases and applies it to oncology. The firms markets and promotes pharmaceutical products and complementary proprietary diagnostic testing services. The company was founded by Jonathan Braun, Stephan R. Targan, Michael J. Walsh, and Scott L. Glenn in 1995 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Nestlé Health Science (Deutschland) GmbH is a company based in Frankfurt, Germany. Part of Nestlé SA, the German company develops nutritional therapies. The company was founded in 2011 and the CEO is Arne Ingo Jurk.

Nutrition Science Partners Ltd. principally engages in the research and development of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded on May 28, 2012 and is headquartered in Hong Kong.

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH engages in the provision of central management and other services for the group companies on behalf of C.H. Boehringer Sohn AG & Co. KG. The group specializes in the development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany.

Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. manufactures pharmaceuticals products. It develops and markets drugs for the treatment of respiratory, cancer, cardiovascular, immunological and central nervous system diseases. The company was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Ridgefield, CT.

Cerecin, Inc. develops therapies to treat central nervous system disorders. It offers therapeutic treatments for Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, and other age-related memory loss disorders. The firm is also developing therapies that address metabolic deficiencies and provide an alternative energy source for brain cells. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

PolyPeptide Laboratories Holding (PPL) AB manufactures commercial therapeutic peptides. The firm offers polypeptide, custom peptide synthesis, peptide synthesis, and generic peptide. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Malmo, Sweden.

Part of Novartis AG, Novartis BioVenturesAG is an alternative investment manager. The company is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Mocó Agropecuária Ltda. engages in production of agricultural products. Its products include cheese, honey, rice, fruits, flours, spiruline, and vegetables. The company was founded by Pierre Landolt on March 15, 1977 and is headquartered in Santa Teresinha, Brazil.

Instituto Estrela de Fomento ao Microcrédito provides micro credit loans to entrepreneurs who do not have access to the conventional banking system. The company was founded on May 20, 2005 and is headquartered in Patos, Brazil.

Instituto Fazenda Tamanduá engages in research of cultivation of agricultural products and production of organic livestock. Its researches include Jatropha curcas L., spirulina, and plants as sources of protein for animal feed. The company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Santa Teresinha, Brazil.

Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture develops scalable solutions for agricultural services. It offers agriservices, risk management, seeds2B, and research and development. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Axial Participações e Projetos Ltda. (Axial Participações e Projetos) is an independent private equity and venture capital firm headquartered in Sao Paolo, Brazil. The firm was founded in 2001.

Eco-Carbone SAS provides consulting and project development services to climate change mitigation in France. It involves in various activities including brokerage services for carbon credit transactions; and carbon strategy and project identification for public and private sector customers, as well as produces biodiesel. The company was founded on February 6, 2001 by Olivier Kreiss and François Falloux and is headquartered in Paris, France.