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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.

Founded in 2004, ReVolt Technology AS is a spin-off of SINTEF, Norway, one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe. Today's mobile electronic devices are already loaded with applications and services that consume more energy than conventional battery technology can provide, whilst manufacturers, operators and content providers ramp up their technology and service offers to keep up with consumer demand. ReVolt's high-performance, rechargeable battery technology is a critical breakthrough for today's consumer electronics devices and for the hi-tech growth markets of tomorrow; it is a real solution to a very real problem, and the potential for business development is immeasurable. With strong financial investment from Northzone Ventures, RWE Innogy, Sinvent, Sofinnova Partners, TVM Capital, Verdane Capital and Viking Venture, Revolt Technology is well-positioned to industrialize its breakthrough technology and capture substantial market share. With long-term development in mind, ReVolt in October 2006 moved its operational HQ and R&D center to Staefa, Switzerland. ReVolt Technology will be a major provider in the worldwide market for rechargeable batteries for mobile devices and consumer electronics.

Accent SpA provides microelectronics product design and realization services. Its products in clued ASMgrid2 standard product family and ASMgrid2 development toolbox. The firm's ASMgrid product families integrate the widest technology breadth supporting current and future smart grid standards to provide equipment manufacturers off-the-shelf standard products plus complete software platforms for rapid time to market and significantly lowered production costs. Accent has locations in China, France, Italy and The United States. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Vimercate, Italy.

neosens SA designed and developed liquid control and monitoring systems. The company was headquartered in Labège, France.

ReVolt Technology is developing a Zinc-Air battery technology that will transform the global market for stored energy solutions. ReVolt's technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green. These attributes pose both a disruptive influence on the competitive landscape and significant step-change in performance for some consumer electronics, electric vehicles and grid-based alternative energy storage solutions. The company is an offshoot of one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe, SINTEF based in Norway. From a simple idea, they have grown rapidly to be regarded as a driving force in renewable clean energy technology, they have also secured millions of dollars of funding to invest in R&D. Since inception, they have established development teams in Germany and the United States, appointed an industry-respected management team, and gained numerous awards and industry recognition.

Aledia SAS develops and manufactures light-emitting diodes. Its products are based on 3D architecture using gallium-nitride-on-silicon microwires. The firm's technology uses silicon wafers and existing complementary metal-oxide semiconductor wafer-fabrication processes and tools, enabling production of LED chips. The company was founded by Giorgio Anania, Philippe Gilet, and Xavier Hugon in 2011 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Neuromod Devices Ltd. operates as a medical device company which engages in the research and development of neuromodulation technologies for chronic tinnitus. The firm develops proprietary neuromodulation technologies designed to address pathologies, which are believed to give rise to illusory perceptions, such as tinnitus. These technologies utilize bi-modal neuromodulation and aim to promote positive therapeutic change within the human nervous system. The company was founded by Ross O?Neill in 2010 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.