Bernard Davitian

Endeavor BioMedicines, Inc is a clinical stage company located in Solana Beach, CA, that develops novel therapies for fibrosis and oncology. The company's lead program, env-101, is a hedgehog signalling inhibitor currently in phase 2 studies treating IPF, a progressive interstitial lung disease that causes inflammation and scarring in the lung. The company's second program is a HER3-targeted ADC that will begin clinical development in 2024 for the treatment of multiple solid tumors. The company's mission is to develop transformative medicines by targeting the underlying genetic and cellular causes of disease with best in class agents. Endeavor is partnered with XCures and is currently looking at the LOF mutation. Regardless of eligibility for the Endeavor trial, XCures will still send a list of other treatment options that could work for the cancer mutation. The company was founded by Miguel A. de los Ríos and John Hood, with John Hood serving as the CEO since incorporation.

Omega Fund Management Ltd. (OFM) is the wholly-owned private equity firm founded by Dr. Otello Stampacchia in 2004. The firm is headquartered in the US.

Upstream Bio, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Waltham, MA, USA. The American company's lead program, upb-101, is a monoclonal antibody that inhibits the TSLP receptor, a validated target that affects various immune cells involved in common and rare diseases. Upstream Bio is leveraging its diverse roots and substantial industry experience to develop therapies that ease the burden of inflammatory and allergic diseases on patients and their loved ones. The company was founded by Eran Perry and Earn Perry, and Samantha Truex has been the CEO since 2021.

Sanofi Ventures (Sanofi) is a venture capital subsidiary of Sanofi founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Fovea operates within the ophthalmic pharmaceutical market, which is expected to grow at a double-digit annual rate during the years to come. This growth is likely to be driven by new technologies and products, premium pricing facing no significant reimbursement issues, favorable trends (aging of the population, diabetes epidemiology and environmental factors) and dramatic expansion into the large and mostly untapped market for retinal degenerative diseases. With a limited number of players, the ophthalmology market has proved recently to be an early adopter of innovations, allowing new players to gain visibility very rapidly. During the last three years, Fovea has implemented this strategy, by acquiring products from large pharmaceutical or biotech companies and is actively developing them in four different indications. It has also integrated a unique drug discovery platform and has been able to identify one preclinical candidate and several interesting new targets.

Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. designs and develops therapeutic systems for retinal diseases. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Cumberland, RI.

Fortel Invest Oy (Fortel Invest) is a private equity subsidiary of Sipila Family founded in 1995 by Juha Sipila. The firm is headquartered in Oulu, Finland.