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HBM Partners AG (HBM-P) was established in 2001 as an independent provider of investment advisory services with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. HBM-P's field of expertise comprises global human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and related sectors. The firm primarily advises HBM BioVentures AG and HBM BioCapital via their Cayman Islands-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, HBM Partners (Cayman) Ltd., which acts as the investment manager for the HBM funds. They rely on the services of an external consultant to analyze investment opportunities in the US.

Sorrento Investment GmbH operates as a holding company. The company was founded in May 2006 and is headquartered in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany.

Cognoptix, Inc. develops a non-invasive and predictive eye scanning test for the early detection and diagnosis of alzheimer's disease. It offers technologies to enable non-invasive quantitative measurements of amyloid aggregates in the eye. The firm also develops combined optical scanning devices and diagnostic agents for clinical, commercial and academic research use. The company was founded by Lee E. Goldstein and Leo T. Chylack Jr in 2001 and is headquartered in Acton, MA.

Lightdeck Diagnostics engages in the development of clinical diagnostics and sample testing products. It offers the LightDeck platform, which consists of portable fluorescence analyzer and disposable, multiplex test cartridges. Its products are used in the medical, veterinary, environmental, food, agricultural, and military market segments. The company was founded by Christopher J. Myatt, Michael J. Lockhead, and Sarah C. Hatcher in 2009 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

KIYATEC, Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology research services. The company was founded by Matthew R. Gevaert and David E. Orr in 2005 and is headquartered in Greenville, SC.

Abbott GmbH & Co. KG develops and manufactures health care products. It is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceutical, diagnostic, nutritional, and hospital products. It offers pharmaceutical and diagnostic products ranging from prevention and diagnosis to treatment and cure. The company is headquartered in Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Part of Sanofi, Behringwerke AG is a German company that produces specialty chemicals and pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Marburg, Germany.

Roche Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures diagnostic products. It offers anticoagulation management, blood gas and electrolytes, cholesterol and urinalysis products. The firm provides a broad portfolio of tools that help healthcare providers in the prevention, diagnosis and management of diseases like HPV, HIV, heart failure and diabetes, as well as other medical conditions, such as fertility and blood coagulation. Its products and services uses by researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals and laboratories worldwide. The company was founded in 1964 by Willard Eason and is headquartered in Indianapolis, IN.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Roche Diagnostics GmbH is a German company that develops innovative medicines, treatments, and diagnostics. The company is based in Mannheim, Germany. The CEOs of the company are Claudia Fleischer, Claus Haberda, Clemens Schmid. Roche Diagnostics was acquired by Roche Holding AG on January 01, 1999.

B·R·A·H·M·S GmbH engages in the development and manufacture of novel diagnostic testing procedures. Its products include B·R·A·H·M·S PCT (Procalcitonin), MR-proADM (Mid-regional proadrenomedullin), Copeptin proAVP, Neopterin, and KRYPTOR Instruments. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Hennigsdorf, Germany.

Roche Holding (UK) Ltd. manufactures and sells drugs. It operates as a holding company for Roche Products Ltd. and Roche Diagnostics Ltd. Its pharmaceuticals include Copegus, a hepatitis C therapy, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, and breast cancer therapy, Herceptin. The firm's consumer and professional tests include Accutrend glucose monitoring systems, CoaguChek blood coagulation tests, and the Amplicor line of DNA disease diagnostics. The company was founded in 1908 and is headquartered in Welwyn Garden City, UK.

FlowCardia, Inc. designs, develops and manufactures endovascular devices. It offers flowmate Injector to optimize the performance of crosser cto recanalization and crosser catheter, a minimally-invasive endovascular device. The firm also provides portfolio of catheter-based technologies to facilitate guidewire crossing of totally occluded coronary and peripheral arteries. The company was founded by Henry Nita and Erik T. Engelson in 2001 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Vivacta Ltd. operates as a medical diagnostics company. It develop point of care diagnostic device and microfluidic cartridge. The company is founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Camberley, the United Kingdom.

Gilde Healthcare Partners BV is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Gilde Healthcare Holding BV founded in 1999 by Pieter van der Meer and Edwin William de Graaf. Gilde Healthcare Partners BV is headquartered in Utrecht with additional office in Cambridge.

Genomatix GmbH develops genomic data analysis and interpretation software solutions. Its focus areas encompass sequencing data analysis, expression profiles, proprietary genome annotation, comparative genomics, and network data and pathways. The firm develops software technologies for variant detection, transcript interpretation, and gene mapping and regulation applications. It also offers data integration, consulting, and assembly and annotation services. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Munich, Germany.

Ambu Innovation GmbH engages in the development and distribution of single-use and light-weight robotically-assisted high definition endoscopy products in the field of gastroenterology and gastro-intestinal surgery. Its products include invendoscope SC210, invendo ScopeController, and invendo SPU E210. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Kissing, Germany.

Part of Roche Holding AG, Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics Corp. develops and manufactures personal diagnostic devices. The company is based in Houston, TX.

Curetis GmbH operates as a molecular diagnostics company which focuses on the development and commercialization of products for diagnosing severe infectious diseases. The firm offers diagnostic solutions for hospitals and large-scale laboratories. Its products include Unyvero L4 Lysator, Unyvero C8 Cockpit, Unyvero A50 Analyzer, and Unyvero Application Cartridges. The company was founded by Andreas Boos, Johannes Bacher, Gerd Lüdke, and Anne Thews in August 2007 and is headquartered in Holzgerlingen, Germany.

Part of Siemens AG, Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Ltd. is a British company that distributes diagnostic products. The company is based in Frimley, UK and was founded in 1995.

Crescendo Biologics Ltd. engages in the development of new medicines based on antibody fragment technology. Its products in pipeline in dermatology include CB001, a transformational Humabody-based topical biologic for psoriasis which combines exceptional activity against a validated target with a topical route of delivery to avoid systemic side effects. The firm?s oncology products in pipeline include Humabody Multi-Specific T-Cell Engagers, Humabody Antibody Drug Conjugates and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors. The company was founded by Michael Anthony Romanos, David Rayll Brown and John Bradshaw on November 13, 2007 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Moximed, Inc. develops minimally invasive, joint sparing solutions for patients with knee osteoarthritis. Its Osteoarthritis treatment can minimize joint pain, restore normal activity levels, and slow down disease progression. The company was founded by Anton G. Clifford in 2006 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

STAT-Dx Life SL focuses on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of diagnostic solutions for fast and accurate diagnostic results of infectious diseases and critical care. It solution offers DiagCORE Cartridge, for sample and analyzation of cell material, nucleic acid purification, amplification and hybridization process. The company was founded by Jordi Cabrrera Fabra and Rafael Bru Gibert in 2010 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

ProteoMediX AG operates in the identification of novel biomarkers for the early detection of cancer and the personalized treatment. The firm products include Prostate cancer detection, stratification and prognosis. The company was founded by Ralph Schiess, Christian Br?hlmann and Wilhelm Krek in 2010 and is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.

Calypso Biotech SA operates as a innovative biopharmaceutical company for gastrointestinal immunological disorders. The company was founded by Alain Vicari and Yolande Chvatchko in 2013 and is headquartered in Plan-les-Ouates, Germany.

Levicept Ltd. develops a biological therapy for the treatment of osteoarthritis and chronic pain. Its treatments include p75NTR-Fc and LEVI-04. The company was founded by Simon Lempriere Westbrook on August 23, 2012 and is headquartered in Sandwich, the United Kingdom.

SpliceBio SL is a genetic medicines company based in Barcelona, Spain. The Spanish company harnesses its proprietary protein splicing platform to develop the next generation of gene therapies. SpliceBio's platform offers the potential to address diseases that currently cannot be treated with gene therapies because the necessary gene is too large to be delivered by -associated virus (AAV) vectors. The company's lead program targets Stargardt disease, a genetic eye disease that causes vision loss in children and adults. SpliceBio's platform is based on technology developed in the Muir lab at Princeton University after more than 20 years of pioneering intein and protein engineering research. The company was founded by Dominguez Silvia Frutos, Miquel Vila-Perelló, and Miquel Vila-Perelló has been the CEO since incorporation.

Part of Eurofins Scientific SE, Eurofins BioPharma Services Holding Germany GmbH provides investment services. The company is based in Planegg, Germany. The CEOs of the German company are Marco Antonio Guiseppe Baeli, Tomasz Bednarczyk P.

Luciole Medical AG operates as a Swiss medical technology company developing brain oxygenation monitoring systems. The firm's products include Rheopatch, RheoSens, RheoLity and RheoControl. The company was founded in September 2017 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Brava Diagnostics, Inc.develops acute care diagnostic products. It specializes in IVD, point-of-care, cardiovascular, sepsis, and acute care services. The company was founded by Byron Hewett, David Okrongly and Carrie Mulherin in August 2018 and is headquartered in Boulder, CO.

Calypso Biotech BV operates as immunotherapy biotech company. It develops monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of immune pathologies with large unmet medical needs. The company was founded by Alain Vicari and Yolande Chvatchko in 2013 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Noema Pharma AG is a biotechnology company, which engages in the development of orphan neurological disorder therapies. It focuses on understanding and meeting patient needs using novel therapies. The company was founded by Luigi Costa and George Garibaldi and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Polyplus-transfection SA develops and sells solutions for the delivery of nucleic acids in research, bio production, and therapeutics. Its products are transfection reagents and trademarks, mainly for gene and cell therapies. The company was founded by Jean-Paul Behr, Anne-Lise Monjanel, Joelle Bloch, and Patrick Metz in January 2001 and is headquartered in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.

Part of Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Diagnostics GmbH is a German company that manufactures and distributes diagnostic healthcare equipment and products. The company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany. The CEOs are Edita Apuokiené and Robert Emmett Funck. The company was founded in 1995.

Arthro Kinetics AG researches, develops, manufactures and sells biological implants. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Bebenhausen, Germany.