Ben Nichols

Tillotts Pharma AG manufactures pharmaceuticals for treatment of gastrointestinal diseases. The firm specializes in the therapy of the lower gastrointestinal tract. It offers Asacol, Entocort, Colpermin, Tillhepo and VistaPrep. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Ziefen, Switzerland.

Part of Novonesis A/S, Delta Biotechnology Ltd. is a British company that produces and markets a range of valuable proteins from yeast using low-cost manufacturing technologies. The company is based in Windlesham, UK. Delta Biotechnology was acquired by Novozymes A/S on July 06, 2006.

GE Healthcare Ltd. provides transformational medical technologies and services which include icenter, AssetPlus, preventive maintenance, continuity, digital solutions and Unisys multi brand probe repair services. The firm offers magnetic resonance imaging, hemodynamic recording, EP recording, metabolic health and computed tomography. The company was founded on February 16, 1971 and is headquartered in Little Chalfont, the United Kingdom.

3i Private Equity is a private equity firm, founded in 1945. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom with additional offices around the world.

Janssen Pharmaceutica NV engages in the development of medical solutions. It offers research and development services in the field of mental illness, neurological disorders, anesthesia, analgesia, gastrointestinal disorders, fungal infection, allergies and cancer. The firms products include Zytiga, Caelyx, Dacogen, Edurant, Fentanyl-Janssen, Intelence, Leustatin, , Pariet, and Reminyl. The company was founded in 1953 by Paul Janssen and is headquartered in Beerse, Belgium.

Esperante Ltd. operates as a venture investment company controlled by C&P Group Holdings. The company was founded on April 29, 1986 and is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

Esperante BV (Esperante) is a Dutch based venture capital firm which was founded by Dean Slagel in 2004. Esperante is a seed investor which invests in emerging biotechnology companies engaged in the development of novel therapeutics in areas of major unmet medical need. The firm has a portfolio of investments across France, the UK and the US. The firm provides investee companies with extended management resources, particularly in business development, as a complement to their financial contribution. They also conduct scientific and intellectual property evaluations using confidential life science industry consultants.

Canbex Therapeutics Ltd. engages in the development of novel peripherally-acting cannabinoid agonists and mimetics for the treatment of multiple sclerosis spasticity and pain. Its lead drug candidate, VSN 16, has been established as a potent, stable and orally-available agonist of GPR-55 with a clear anti-spasticity effect in a validated preclinical model. The company was founded by David Baker, Gavin Giovannoni, Cristina Visintin, Gareth Pryce and David Lawrence Selwood in 2005 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Albion Ventures LLP (Albion Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996. The firm is headquartered in London.

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.

FABPulous BV develops a handheld disposable plasma separation device with embedded in vitro diagnostic test capability. It offers ultra rapid plasma preparation platform that can make a defined dilution of plasma from a small volume of whole blood in seconds and integrated lateral flow IVD platform. The company’s tests provide diagnosis and benefit to the patient, as well as the healthcare sector, the insurance industry, governments and society in general. FABPulous was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Astellas Pharma SAS wholesales pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Levallois-Perret, France.

Arquer Diagnostics Ltd. develops proprietary diagnostic immunoassays for the detection of prostate and bladder cancer using urine samples. Its develops non-invasive, urine-based ELISA and Point-of Care tests meet the increased demand for cost-effective healthcare technologies that not only enhance patient care but help to reduce overall healthcare costs by improving patient outcomes. The firm will commercialise ELISA and point-of-care urine tests for prostate and bladder cancer for use in the urology clinic, hospital lab and the GP’s surgery. The company was founded by David Nicholas Miller-Jones and William Dawson in 2007 and is headquartered in Sunderland, the United Kingdom.

DCPrime BV engages in the provision of therapeutic vaccines for the treatment of cancer. It develops whole-cell-based vaccine addressing blood cancers with a high risk of relapse. The company was founded by Ada M. Kruisbeek and Rik J. Scheper in March 2005 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

NightBalance BV develops and markets sensor-devices for the treatment of sleep apnea. It offers sleep position trainer, a small and light aid which can be worn around the chest with an ergonomic band. The firm's a sleep position sensor which gradually and comfortably trains patients using vibrations to not sleep on their back. The company was founded by Eline van Beest and Thijs van Oorschot in 2009 and is headquartered in The Hague, the Netherlands.

Cristal Delivery BV develops and manufactures nanomedicines for therapeutic drug optimization. It offers pipeline, oncology, and inflammation programs. The company was founded by Joost J. M. Holthuis and Cristianne Rijcken in April 2011 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Dragon Hydro Ltd. operates hydropower generation plants. It specializes in development, financing, construction, and operation of hydro power generated plants. The company was founded by Jonathan Mark Bensted and Gary John Markham in 2008 and is headquartered in Wilden, the United Kingdom.

Proveca Ltd. develops pharmaceuticals for children and adults through studies dedicated to providing evidence for the specific use of off-patent medicines. The firm develops medicines for children in the fields of cardiology, neurology, and pain management. The company was founded by Simon Peter Bryson and Helen Margaret Shaw in July 2010 and is headquartered in Warrington, the United Kingdom.

Ferring Pharmaceuticals Ltd. manufactures and produces pharmaceutical products. It offers Zomacton (somatropin) for that treatment of growth failure in children and for girl’s diagnosed with Turners syndrome; GONAPEPTYL (triptorelin), a GnRH agonist that is used for the treatment of children with central precocious puberty; Testim (testosterone gel), a hydroalcoholic topical gel; and PENTASA (mesalazine), which is used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Middlesex, the United Kingdom.

Mellon Medical BV manufactures and develops surgical suturing devices. The firm’s suturing device, the Switch, is designed for surgeons who perform the challenging operations and can easily be rotated in the hand because of its pencil-like shape. The company was founded in April 2013 by Mark Vrancken Peeters and is headquartered in Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Oxford Cancer Biomarkers Ltd. provides cancer treatment services. It offers a suite of drug-specific companion diagnostic kits that allow the biomarker to be directly measured in tumor biopsies or patient DNA and thereby patients that respond favorably to the drug identified. The company was founded by David Kerr and Nick LaThangue in 2012 and is headquartered in Oxford, the United Kingdom.

Cisiv Ltd. develops technology solutions for pharmaceutical companies. It offers web-based software platform that allows patient data to be easily captured, analyzed, and shared. The company was founded in 1995 by Dominic Michael Trafford Farmer and Ruth Helen Whittaker and is headquartered in Kingston-upon-Thames, the United Kingdom.

Nutrileads BV develops food ingredi?nts with a specific nutritional value. It identifies promising lead ingredients, develops sustainable and commercially viable production processes and initiates scientific and clinical programs to test the health effects. The company was founded in 2012 by Erik Dam and Ruud Albers and is headquartered in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Chonais River Hydro Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Gharagain River Hydro Ltd. operates as a holding company. The company was founded on November 4, 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Parkure Ltd. develops and discovers drugs for cure of parkinson's disease . The company was founded by Lysimachos Zografos and is headquartered in Lanarkshire, the United Kingdom.

Waterman 40 Holding BV (Waterman 40 Holding) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Maarsbergen.

Neuroplast BV is a Dutch stem cell technology company that focuses on developing autologous cell products for the treatment of primarily inflammation-driven neurological disorders. Neuroplast is located in Brightlands Chemelot Campus in the Netherlands. The company's transformative treatment, Neuro-cellsò, is currently being tested for traumatic spinal cord injury (TSCI) and aims to reduce the irreversible impact of TSCI during the crucial first phase. The company was founded in August 2014 by physician De Munter and neurologist Erik Wolters, and current investors include Invest, Brightlands Venture Partners, and Liof NV. Johannes de Munter has been the CEO of the company since 2016.

Pan Cancer T is a company based in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was founded in 2020 by Reno Debets, Dora Hammerl. The Dutch company focuses on advancing next generation TCR T cell therapies for hard-to-treat solid tumors. The company's approach includes exploiting unique targets for T cells that are exclusively and robustly expressed by multiple solid cancers and developing technologies that enhance the durability of the T cells. The company has ongoing R & D programs to develop safe and effective adoptive T cell therapies for patients with triple negative breast cancer as well as cancers of the bladder, ovarium, colorectum, prostate, skin, esophagus, lung, or brain. Rachel Abbott has been the CEO of the company since 2023.

EsoBiotec SA is a Belgian company that provides research and development on natural sciences and engineering. The company is based in Charleroi, Belgium. The company was founded in 2020 by Jean-Pierre Latere. Jean-Pierre Latere has been the CEO since 2020.

FundaMental Pharma GmbH is a neuroscience company based in Heidelberg, Germany. The German company develops first-in-class small inhibitors for the treatment of a range of neurodegenerative diseases. The company's scientists have discovered an entirely new class of drugs that safely counteract glutamate excitotoxicity, a common cause of neurodegeneration. The company's current focus is on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and Huntington's disease, but the applicability of these molecules extends to a range of neurodegenerative disorders such as dementia and aging-related memory loss. FundaMental Pharma was founded in 2016 by Thomas Schulze, Hilmar Bading, and Daniela Mauceri, and Thomas Schulze has been the CEO since 2016.

Altacor Ltd. operates as a specialist ophthalmology company develops and markets a portfolio of products in the fields of dry eye, glaucoma and ocular infection. The company was founded by Francesca Elizabeth Crawford and David Francis Alcraft in 2007 and is headquartered in Theale, the United Kingdom.