Markus Brönnimann

SCT-Spinal Cord Therapeutics GmbH, a biopharmaceutical company based in Düsseldorf, Germany, is focused on the treatment of traumatic injury to the central nervous system. SCT`s proprietary key technology, the Regeneration Promoting Treatment, is an unique and promising treatment approach aimed at the supression of scar formation. The inhibition of scar formation allows the severed nerves to sprout and/or regenerate which in turn enables the recovery of sensory and motor function. As a first application of the Regeneration Promoting Treatment SCT is focusing on the development of Cordaneurin, a drug for the treatment of acute spinal cord injuries. In pre-clinical studies Cordaneurin has demonstrated its efficacy in the recovery of motor function after spinal cord contusion.

The Hasler Stiftung provides funds for the research and development of the information and communication technology sector. The firm mainly supports educational, research and innovation projects where the aim is to promote the further development of information and communications technology or its applications. The company was founded in 1948 and is headquartered in Bern, Switzerland.

Part of Ypsomed Holding AG, Ypsomed SAS is a French company that engages in wholesale trade of pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Paris, France. The company was founded in 2003. The CEO is Jean-Francois Flamant.

Lem Surgical AG manufactures medical equipment. The company is based in Bern, Switzerland.

Part of Ypsomed Holding AG, Ypsomed Ltd. is a British company that manufactures diabetes medicine. The company is based in Escrick, UK and was founded in 2010.

Tecpharma Licensing AG engages in the acquisition, financing, holding, and management of intellectual property and licensing rights. It also acquires, rents, leases, and sells real estate properties. The company was founded on January 17, 2002 and is headquartered in Burgdorf, Switzerland.

Forster Rohner AG engages in textile and embroidery business. It offers material science, electrical engineering, textile technology and mechanical engineering. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in St. Gallen, Switzerland.

FASMED operates as a membership organization for medical device technologies. The private company is based in Muri, Switzerland.

Sphinx Werkzeuge AG manufactures and markets tools for the metalworking and manufacturing industries. It offers micro drills, NC spotting drills, performance drills, drill reamers/reamers, micro end mills, and round rods, as well as special tools. The firm also manufactures instruments for orthopedic surgery; throat, nose, and ear surgery; hand, foot, and oral surgery; dental surgery; bone surgery; neuro and spine surgery; and hip and knee endoprosthetics applications. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Derendingen, Switzerland.

BioMedPartners AG (BMP), is an independant venture capital firm headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. BMP originated in 2002 as Seed Capital Advisors AG. The firm manages sector-focused venture capital funds including BioMedInvest, BioMedInvest II and BioMedCredit. They specialize in the biomedical sector.

Vaximm AG provides active immunotherapies for patients suffering from cancer. It develops and provides vaccines for patients suffering from cancer. The firmalso provides research, development, manufacture, marketing and sale of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in September 2008 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.

AYOXXA Biosystems GmbH operates as a biotechnology firm. Its lunaris technology is the optimal analysis platform for the pre-clinical and clinical development work. The firm offers In-situ encoded bead array, a multiplexed protein analysis platform that allows users to measure proteins and biomolecular analytes. The company was founded by Dieter Trau and Andreas Schmidt in 2010 and is headquartered in Cologne, Germany.

Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH develops, manufactures and wholesales drugs. It focuses on the discovery, development and clinical validation of noncoding RNA therapeutics targeting microRNAs as medicines for patients with various forms of heart failure. The company was founded by Sandor Batkai, Claudia Ulbrich, and Thomas Thum on July 21, 2016 and is headquartered in Hannover, Germany.

Hookipa Biotech AG develops new generation prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. The firm’s Vaxwave technology is a novel immunotherapy platform using a replication-defective viral vector for the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Lukas Flatz, Andreas Bergthaler, Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Daniel Pinschewer in July 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

MPM Bioimpact Inc (MPM Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Ansbert K. Gadicke and Luke B. Evnin. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Anergis SA develops allergy vaccines. It is a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the discovery and development of novel, proprietary allergy vaccines that target commercially attractive indications and the firm’s vaccines are based on its IP-protected Contiguous Overlapping Peptide technology.The company was founded by Francois Spertini in August 2001 and is headquartered in Epalinges, Switzerland.

Aleva Neurotherapeutics SA develops next-generation implants for deep brain stimulation therapy. Its micro fabricated devices enable target specific stimulation and optimization of current therapies. The company was founded by Claudio Pollo, Jean-Pierre Rosat, Philipe Renaud, Paul Pyzowski and André Mercanzini and in August 2008 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Okairos AG develops preventive and therapeutic vaccines against human chronic infectious diseases. Its products include genetic vaccines, adenovirus vector platform, and proprietary cell line. The company was founded by Riccardo Cortese, Alfredo Nicosia, and Antonella Folgori in 2007 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.