Michael Culler

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops and markets prescription drugs in various therapeutic areas, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, pain management, acid reflux and infectious diseases, women’s health, and mental health (bipolar I disorder and schizophrenia); and neurologic, including Alzheimer’s disease, epilepsy, and migraine prevention and treatment. Its products include Axert, Darzalezx, Invokamet XR, Invokana, Remicade, Reopro, and Risperdal Consta. The company was founded by Paul Janssen in 1953 and is headquartered in Titusville, NJ.

Phase4 Ventures ltd (Phase4 Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Nomura International Plc founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in London, UK.

Vicept Therapeutics Inc. develops dermatologic therapeutic products. The firm develops topical agents for the treatment and prevention of a number of medical and cosmetic indications including bruising of the skin. The company was founded on July 1, 2009 by Neal Walker, Stewart D. Shanler, and Christopher V. Powala and is headquartered in Malvern, PA.

NeuroSigma, Inc. operates as a life sciences company which develops bioelectronic technologies to treat major neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders such as epilepsy and depression. Its non-invasive external trigeminal nerve stimulation system (eTNS) employs trigeminal nerve stimulation, or TNS, as adjunctive therapy for drug-resistant epilepsy and major depressive disorder. The company was founded by Leon Ekchian in March 2008 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Millendo Therapeutics US, Inc. engages in the development of novel treatment for adrenal cancer. It focuses on developing a portfolio of disease-modifying treatments for endocrine disorders caused by hormone dysregulation. The company was founded by Raili E. Kerppola, Julia C. Owens, and Gary D. Hammer in January 2012 and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, MI.

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.

ODDO BHF SE provides banking and financial services. It specializes in private banking, asset management, as well as corporate and investment banking. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

LEO Pharma A/S develops, manufactures and markets drugs within the area of dermatology and critical care medicine. It supplies medicines to patients suffering from skin infections and diseases such as psoriasis and eczema, thrombosis, kidney disease and cancer. The company was founded by August Kongsted and Anton Antons in 1908 and is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark.

France Biotech Association is an independent association founded in 1997 that brings together healthtech entrepreneurs and their expert partners. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The association actively contributes to meeting the many challenges of the healthtech industry, such as companies' financing, innovation-related taxes, regulatory and market access related issues. It offers concrete competition and solutions through its commissions and working groups to help startups and SMEs become international leaders capable of rapidly developing and bringing innovative solutions to patients. The French company was founded by Philippe Pouletty, Pascal Brandys, Denis J. Lucquin.

Leo Pharma, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical drugs. Its products are used for dermatologic and thrombotic patients. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Kurma Biofund seeks investment opportunities in life science and biotechnology companies located in Europe. The investments are done in cooperation with medical institutes and universities such as Institut Pasteur and Institut Curie. Its investment size ranges between €0.10 and €6 million.

Natixis SA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Natixis SA (EPA: KN), a corporate and investment bank headquartered in Paris, France. They are ultimately owned by BCPE SA. The firm provides full spectrum of broking services to various investors.

Meiogenix SAS operates as a biotech company which develops breeding technologies. Its technology allows the modulation of the homologous recombination in eukaryotic cells. It facilitates the natural process that introduces genetic diversity in organisms allowing the generation of novel natural varieties. The company was founded by Giacomo Bastianelli and Alain Nicolas in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

The Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce, Inc. is a business organization that provides contacts, partners, and business services to help businesses succeed in the United States. The non-profit company is based in New York, NY, with its office located at 900 3rd Avenue, 29th floor. The chamber offers memberships, marketing opportunities, and events and programming, including the largest transatlantic meet up for female leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors. With over 70 events and three large conferences arranged every year, the chamber's calendar most likely includes the right events for all business needs.

BliNK Biomedical SAS is a French company that specializes in cutting-edge technology for identifying rare antibody-secreting cells from humans and other species. The company is based in Marseille, France. The company's technology is based on validated platforms, isaac and vivascreen, which provide a highly efficient and deep mining process. The CEO of the company is Jack Elands.

IXALTIS SAS develops therapeutics to treat genitourinary tract disorders with unsatisfied medical need. The company was founded by Christian Chavy, Philippe Lluel, Roberto Gradnik, Stefano Palea, Pascal Rischmann, and Xavier Gamé in 2012 and is headquartered in Archamps, France.

Horama SA engages in the development of gene therapies, It focuses on ophthalmological diseases for preserving visual autonomy of patients. The company was founded by Denis Cayet, Christian Hamel, Guylene Le Meur, Philippe Moullier, Vasiliki Kalatzis, and Michel Weberin March 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Aatru Medical LLC provides wound and damaged skin treatment. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Cleveland, OH.

Part of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Urovant Sciences, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion in rewriting how care is provided in urology. The company is based in Irvine, CA and offers programs to improve patient care, with a current focus on overactive bladder. Urovant Sciences is expanding opportunities to help patients in and beyond, with links to marketed product sites for patients and healthcare professionals, plus patent information. Recently, Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. announced that its parent company Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. will combine its wholly owned subsidiaries to form Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., which will include Urovant Sciences and other subsidiaries.

EPICS Therapeutics SA engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for cancer. The company was founded by Jean Combalbert, Alain Parthoens and Francois Fuks on February 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

Orano Med SAS is a French biotechnology company that utilizes nuclear technology to develop new therapies for cancer patients with resistant forms of cancer. The company is based in Châtillon, France, and the CEO of the company is Julien Dodet. The company specializes in targeted alpha therapy treatments, which combines biological molecules to target cancer cells with the properties of lead-212 (212pb) to destroy them while limiting the impact on surrounding healthy cells. Orano Med has formed collaborations with prestigious institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to develop several treatments using 212pb combined with various targeting agents. The company has 212pb manufacturing facilities, laboratories, and R&D centers in France and the United States and is currently investing to expand its GMP-manufacturing capacities for 212pb radiolabeled pharmaceuticals. Orano Med is ultimately controlled by the Government of France.

Kuste Biopharma SAS engages in the development of therapies for unmet medical inflammatory. The company was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Evommune, Inc. engages in the development of medicines for inflammatory diseases. The company was founded by Luis C. Pe?a, Eugene Andrew Bauer, and Hans Hofland in 2020 and is headquartered in Los Altos, CA.

Mainstay Medical Holdings Plc is a medical device company, which focuses on commercializing an innovative implantable restorative neurostimulation system, ReActiv8, for people with disabling mechanical Chronic Low Back Pain. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Argobio SAS is a start-up studio founded in 2021 and based in Paris, FR. The company was initiated by Kurma Partners, a leading healthcare venture capital firm based in France, and Bpifrance, the French national investment bank. The French company aims to nurture and launch at least five breakthrough biotech companies over the next five years by sourcing innovative early-stage projects from renowned European academic research institutions. The focus is on selected therapeutic areas, including rare diseases, neurological disorders, oncology, and immunology. Argobio will identify, select, and incubate these projects up to company creation and beyond, providing broad expertise in the discovery and development of novel drugs with a team of highly experienced biotech entrepreneurs. The internal team is led by Yves Ribeill, Neill Mackenzie, Poul Sørensen, and Rémi Soula. Thierry Laugel, Managing Partner at Partners, is the President of Argobio. Kurma and Bpifrance were joined by complementary strategic investors, Angelini Pharma, a private international pharmaceutical company, Evotec, a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company, and the Institut Pasteur, an internationally renowned center for biomedical research.

Egle Therapeutics SAS is a biotech company based in Paris, France. Egle Therapeutics develops first-in-class immunotherapies targeting immune suppressor regulatory T cells (Tregs) for oncology and autoimmune diseases. The French company leverages its translational-based target discovery platform to unveil novel therapeutic Treg targets and computationally designed immunocytokines acting as antagonists or as selective Treg-agonists. The company was founded in 2020 by Luc Boblet, a serial biotech entrepreneur, and Dr. Eliane Piaggio, a renowned immunologist.

EQT Life Sciences Group BV (EQT Life Sciences) is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of EQT AB founded in 2022 after the acquisition of LSP by EQT. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.