Dirk Beher

Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Part of Center for Translational Molecular Medicine, Top Institute Pharma provides pharmaceutical research services. The company is based in Leiden, Netherlands. Top Institute Pharma was acquired by Center for Translational Molecular Medicine on June 09, 2015.

Calliditas Therapeutics Suisse SA engages in the development of NOX therapies. Its platform enables the identification of orally available small-molecules that selectively inhibit specific NOX enzymes, which amplify multiple disease processes such as fibrosis, inflammation, pain processing, cancer development, and neurodegeneration. The company was founded Chihiro Yabe, Robert A. Clark, David Lambeth, and Karl-Heinz Krause in 2006 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.

GSK Equity Investment Ltd (GSK Equity) is a venture capital firm a subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline Plc founded in 1985. The firm is headquartered in Reedwood City, California.

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.

Gardant Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and commercializes pharmaceutical compounds. It develops network for research, clinical development, and project management and guides them through the clinical development and licensing stages. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in New York, NY

Biogeneration Management is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of BioGeneration Holding BV and was founded in 2006. Biogeneration management is headquartered in Naarden.

Part of Sanofi, Genzyme Europe BV is a Dutch company that develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic products. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Complix NVengages in the development of biopharmaceutical company developing Alphabodies, a pipeline of transformative protein therapeutics. The Company is currently focusing its internal research and development activities on oncology and autoimmune diseases. Its therapeutic Alphabodies focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and infectious diseases, and viral diseases such as influenza, HIV, and RSV. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck and Ignace Lasters in 2008 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, Belgium.

InteRNA Technologies BV develops RNA technologies and applications. It provides drug discovery and development services for the treatment of cancer based on the proprietary microRNA (miRNA) functions. The company develops miRNA-based therapeutics that control genes connected in signal transduction pathways and biological processes as a part of cancer initiation, progression and metastasis. InteRNA Technologies was founded by Edwin Cuppen and Eugene Berezikov in December 2006 and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Kymab Ltd. discovers and develops human monoclonal antibody drugs. It is using mouse embryonic stem cell technology to develop its Kymouse platform that focuses on encompassing the diversity of the B lymphocyte component of the human immune system, and has the potential for expansion of diversity beyond the normal human immune response. Kymab was founded by Allan Bradley in 2009 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS operates as a biotechnology company developing new drugs for nervous system disorders. The firm operates for the treatment of neuro-metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Frédéric Sedel and Guillaume Brion in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Inthera Bioscience AG engages in the research in as well as development, production, and distribution of pharmaceutical, biological, and other products used in the fields of human and veterinary medicine. It also provides related consultancy services. The company was founded by Ulrich Kessler and Paramjit Singh Arora on September 20, 2013 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

CMR Surgical Ltd. develops universal robotic system for minimal access surgery. The firm is presently evaluating the ability of the versius system to perform upper GI, gynaecological, colorectal and renal surgery in cadaveric trials. The company was founded by Martin Frost and Mark Slack in January 2014 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Merck Ventures BV (Merck Ventures) is a venture capital arm of Merck KGaA founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

ApoGen Biotechnologies, Inc. operates as a biotechnology firm, which focuses on the development of therapeutics targeting drivers of cancer genomic mutation. The company was founded by John T. Santini, Jr., Reuben S. Harris, and Daniel A. Harki in 2014 and is headquartered in Seattle, WA.

iOnctura SA is a pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients fighting cancer. The company was founded in June 2017 and is headquartered in Geneve, Switzerland.

DNA Script engages in the provision of research and development in biotechnology. It manufactures synthetic deoxyribonucleic acid using enzymatic technology. The company was founded by Thomas Ybert, Sylvain Gariel and Xavier Godron in 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

RiboNova, Inc. manufactures molecule drugs. The firm provides biomedical research services. The company was founded by David P. Hesson and is headquartered in Wynnewood, PA.

INIM Pharma AB operates as drug development company that focuses on the development of immunomodulatory drugs for interstitial lung diseases. It develops a new local treatment for severe rare lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The company was founded by Carl-Johan Dalsgaard and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Part of Sanofi, Kymab Group Ltd. is a British biopharmaceutical company that develops human monoclonal antibody drugs. The company is based in Cambridge, UK. The company was founded in 2016 by Alan Bradley. Kymab Group was acquired by Sanofi Foreign Participations BV on April 09, 2021 for $1,970.99 million.

Spirovant Sciences, Inc. is a gene therapy company, which engages in the development of gene therapies for cystic fibrosis and other lung diseases. It offers AAV platform which consists of a highly optimized transgene payload, a novel AAV capsid, and an augmenter; and lentiviral platform, a pseudotyped with an envelope protein which has demonstrated capability to transduce human airway epithelia from apical surfaces. Its pipeline include SPIRO-2101, SPIRO-2102, and SPIRO 2110. The company was founded by Joan Lau and Eric Yuen and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

Noema Pharma AG is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of orphan neurological disorder therapies. It focuses on understanding and meeting patient needs using novel therapies. The company was founded by Luigi Costa and George Garibaldi and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Part of MoonLake Immunotherapeutics, Moonlake Immunotherapeutics AG is a Swiss clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company is based in Zug, Switzerland. The company was founded in 2021 by Jorge Santos da Silva, Arnout Ploos van Amstel, and Kristian Reich. Jorge Santos da Silva has been the CEO since 2021. Moonlake Immunotherapeutics was acquired by Helix Acquisition Corp. on April 05, 2022 for $395.41 million.