Reinhard Ambros

Microchips Biotech, Inc. develops drug delivery systems and bio sensing devices. Its technologies are designed to transform electromechanical medical devices into highly tuned biochemical sensing and therapy systems. The company was founded by Terrance G. McGuire, Michael J. Cima, John T. Santini, Jr. and Robert S. Langer, Jr. in 1999 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.

Genedata AG transforms data into intelligence with a portfolio of advanced software solutions. Its products include biologics, screener, expressionist, profiler, analyst, phylosospher, selector, imagence and bioprocess. The firm offers data analysis, information technology, training, software, development and hosting services to pharmaceutical, agrochemical, Industrial biotechnology companies and non-profit research organizations. The company was founded by Othmar Pfannes in 1997 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Novartis Venture Funds (NVF) is a venture capital firm with headquarters in Basel, Switzerland and an additional office in Cambridge, MA. The firm was founded in 1996. NVF is a subsidiary of Novartis AG (VX: NOVN) and was created following the 1996 merger of Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz.

Symetis SA develops minimally invasive heart valve replacement devices. Its products include ACURATE TA and ACURATE neo. The company was founded by Simon P. Hoerstrup and Gregor Zünd on September 5, 2001 and is headquartered in Ecublens, Switzerland.

Novartis Bioventure Fund focuses on companies operating in the field of life science technology. The geographical focus includes the US, Canada, UK and Switzerland. The fund invests in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical device products. It invests in all stages of financing and also invests in mezzanine transactions.

Tokai Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in developing novel proprietary therapies for the treatment of prostate cancer and hormonally driven diseases. The company was founded by Joseph A. Yanchik, Gregory L. Verdine, and Seth L. Harrison on March 26, 2004 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

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.

ImmunOs Therapeutics AG is a company based in Schlieren, Switzerland that pioneers HLA-based therapeutics to create transformational medicines for cancer and inflammation. The Swiss company has identified specific HLA molecules that activate the immune system and is utilizing these molecules as the backbone of novel therapies capable of stimulating both the innate and adaptive immune systems of cancer patients to eliminate tumor cells. ImmunOs' lead program is a multi-functional fusion protein that blocks specific LILRB and KIR receptors and activates anti-tumor responses. The company is also using HLA molecules to develop novel therapies to treat inflammatory diseases. ImmunOs is supported by leading international investors, including Samsara BioCapital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Gimv, Pfizer Ventures, Biomed Partners, Schroder Adveq, Mission BioCapital, GL Capital, Peak6, Fiscus, and Redalpine. The company was founded by Osiris Marroquin Belaunzaran and Christoph Renner, and the CEO is Sean R. Smith.

Artidis AG develops nano mechanical biomarkers for rapid cancer diagnostics. The private company is based in Basel, Switzerland. The Swiss company was founded by Marija Plodinec, Marko Loparic, Philipp Oertle, Tobias Appenzeller. Marija Plodinec has been the CEO since incorporation.

Versameb AG operates as an preclinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The company was founded by Friedrich Metzger, Roger Meier and Urs Breitenstein in 2018 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.