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Novartis International AG manages the Novartis Group. It provides administrative, financial, legal, and technical services. It also offers scientific consultation to the Group. The company was founded on December 13, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Helsinn Healthcare SA develops and provides licenses for drugs. The firm offers services to oncology, cancer supportive care, pain and inflammation, gastrointestinal fields. The company was founded by Gabriele Braglia in 1976 and is headquartered in Pazzallo, Switzerland.

Rottapharm SpA engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and products for wellness and personal care. Its products are distributed through the following categories: Semi-ethical, which includes prescribed and non-reimbursed, non-reimbursed, and over-the-counter medicines, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and medical equipment; Reimbursed pharmaceuticals; and Natural extracts, which carry the brand Euromed. The company was founded by Luigi Rovati in 1961 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

Esaote North America, Inc. manufactures ultrasound systems. It develops medical imaging systems. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Fishers, IN.

Takeda Ventures Inc (Takeda Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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.

Humboldt-Innovation GmbH engages in the management of research and development agreements. It offers research, venture, consulting, education, marketing, and event services. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

CID SpA engages in the manufacture and marketing of medical devices. Its products include peripheral vascular stents, closed system catheters, and vascular grafts. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy.

Novartis Pharma AG engages in the research in as well as the production and distribution of pharmaceutical, chemical, medical, and biotechnological products. It also provides related services. The company was founded on October 25, 1989 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Vivasure Medical Ltd. manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants. It offers an absorbable implant and delivery system for use in a range of medical applications, primarily in minimally invasive and percutaneous procedures, such as percutaneous closure of arteriotomies. The company was founded by Gerard Brett and Christopher Martin on August 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

Helsinn Holding SA is a holding Swiss company that provides cancer services through its subsidiaries. The private company is based in Lugano, Switzerland and has subsidiaries in Switzerland and Ireland. The company was founded in 1976 by Gabriele Edoardo Braglia. Riccardo Braglia has been the CEO of the company since 2002.

SIFI SpA develops and manufactures pharmaceutical specialties, nutraceuticals and ophthalmic cosmetics. It is a ophthalmic company to feature an full-cycle, integrated business model, including research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical specialties and surgical and medical devices. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Lavinaio, Italy.

Fidim Srl operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

A. Menarini Farmaceutica Internazionale SRL manufactures and distributes pharmaceuticals. The company is headquartered in Florence, Italy.

Berlin-Chemie AG engages in the manufacture of pharmaceutical products. It offers products for therapeutic areas, which include inflammatory diseases and pain; gastroenterology; neurology; diabetes; cardiovascular diseases; oncology; and viral diseases. The company was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Novartis Pharma SAS wholesales and distributes pharmaceutical products. It offers generic and branded drugs and medicines. The company is headquartered in Rueil-Malmaison, France.

Assobiotec is an organization that represents approximately 130 companies and technological and scientific parks in the biotech sector. Assobiotec is based in Milan, Italy. The Italian company focuses on various areas such as health, agriculture, environment, and industrial processes. The private company was founded in 1986, and the CEO is Leonardo Vingiani.

Abionic SA develops biomedical diagnostic devices. It specializes in in vitro diagnostic devices for allergies detection. The firm?s products include abioSCOPE and abioKIT. Its services encompass research, development, and commercialization of its products. The company was founded by Nicolas Durand, Iwan M?rki, and Theo Lasser in 2010 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Apoteca Natura SpA operates a network of pharmacies which sell natural products. It also provides expert advice on illness prevention, lifestyle change, and recommendations for natural solutions that are most suitable to the patient. The company was founded by Valentino Mercati in 2000 and is headquartered in Sansepolcro, Italy.

Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc. develops cell and gene therapeutics that employ precise exogenous control of transgenes for improved safety and efficacy. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Rottapharm Biotech SRL operates as a drug research and development company. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

Olatec Therapeutics LLC is a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in the United States. The American company is in the clinical stage of developing a platform of oral NLRP3 inhibitors to treat and prevent a broad spectrum of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases mediated by IL-1. Olatec's proprietary compounds include approximately 60 analogues being screened as viable drug candidates, and the company has over 140 patents granted covering its compounds. The company's drug development team is comprised of experienced management and international experts in translational medicine with unparalleled expertise in inflammation and immunology. Olatec is conducting clinical trials in the FDA and EMA. The company was founded by Damaris B. Skouras, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Aileens Pharma Srl is a holding company, which engages in the research and development of treatments for dermatological diseases. The company was founded by Sonia Longo Sormani in 2018 and is headquartered in Nova Milanese, Italy.

InnovHeart Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of patients with mitral valve disease. It also develops Saturn Prosthesis, Transapical, and Transeptal systems that are designed to be consistent with the anatomy of the mitral valve. The company was founded by Giovanni Righini and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Endostart SRL manufactures medical devices for gastrointestinal endoscopy. It specializes in medical devices based on ferrofluid and magnetic fields to guide a colonoscope along the colon, avoiding incomplete colonoscopies. The company was founded by Alessandro Tozzi on May 1, 2018 and is headquartered in Certaldo, Italy.

Catamaran Bio, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Delaware.

Abintus Bio, Inc. operates as a preclinical stage gene therapy company. It provides immune cell reprogramming services. The company was founded by John Snyder, Nicholas A. Boyle, Douglas J. Jolly, Carlos Ibañez, Derek Ostertag, and Cory Bentley and is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.

Transine Therapeutics Ltd. is an RNA platform company based in Cambridge, UK. The British company is developing a novel class of therapeutic RNAs called SINEUPs, which can upregulate protein expression with a superior level of control and specificity across an unprecedented range of diseases and applications. The company's proprietary technology allows them to address diseases that have been beyond the reach of small molecules, conventional biologics, or gene therapies. The SINEUP platform boosts the expression of almost any chosen target protein by binding precisely to the mRNA that encodes it and enhancing its translation. This technology massively extends the druggable proteome and represents an entirely new mechanism of action, ideally suited to address currently hard-to-treat diseases. The company was founded in 2018 by Stefano Gustincich and Piero Carninci. Jan Thirkettle has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

Fej SRL provides financial services. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 1995.

BioRep S.r.l is a private company based in Milan, Italy. BioRep is a centro di risorse biologiche, which translates to a biological resources center. The Italian company was founded in 2003. Gervasoni Vincenzo has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno Srl engages in the manufacture and distribution of industrial gases. It offers technical gas, pure and special gases and mixtures, refrigerant gas, food gas, liquefied petroleum and natural gas, welding gas, and gas for laser cutting. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

Cogliati Holding Srl operates as a financial holding company which engages in the management of its investments. It holdings include businesses in the electronics and technology development sectors. The company is headquartered in Lomagna, Italy.