Antoine Papiernik

Lectus Therapeutics Ltd. Developed ion channel modulators and therapeutics. The company was founded in December 2002 and was headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

EOS SpA engages in the manufacture of biopharmaceutical products. The company was founded by Silvano Spinelli, Gabriella Camboni, Ennio Cavalletti and Jacques Theurillat in June 2006 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Movetis NV operates as a pharmaceutical company, that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs for the treatment of diseases in the gastrointestinal (GI) area. Its products address GI disorders, such as severe chronic constipation, ascites, and paediatric reflux, as well as severe forms of GI motility disorders, including refractory gastro-oesophageal reflux disease. The company was founded in November 2006 and is headquartered in Turnhout, Belgium.

Stentys SA engages in the design, development, and marketing of self-expanding stents used in treating cardiovascular diseases. It provides solutions for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction and other complex coronary diseases. Its products include Xposition S, Devoir, AmazoniaSir, stemiCath, Yangtzenano and YangtzeNC. The company was founded by Gonzague Issenmann and Jacques Seguin on July 6, 2006 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

CoAxiaTM was a development stage, private, venture-backed medical device company in clinical trials with an innovative, catheter-based therapy for the treatment of cerebral ischemia, most notably: ischemic stroke. CoAxia's business focus was demonstrating the safety and efficacy of its NeuroFlo™ catheter and making it a standard treatment option hundreds of thousands of stroke patients worldwide. In addition, CoAxia was in limited distribution of NeuroFlo to treat cerebral vasospasm, under an HDE market approval from the FDA. CoAxia holds several key patents on the concept and implementation of cerebral perfusion augmentation as well as numerous other patents relevant to various vascular disorders. CoAxia was founded in 1999 by Denise Barbut MD.

SpineVision SA develops and markets implants for the treatment of spinal disorders. It also designs instrumentation for the spinal treatments. Its products include Flex 2, Lumis, Plus/X-Plus, ULIS, Unithread, Spacevisions, and C3. The firm also offers solutions for spinal pathologies, such as lumbar degenerative disc diseases, deformities, cervical disorders, trauma, and tumors. The company was founded by Gérard Vanacker on July 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Antony, France.

Entourage Medical Technologies, Inc. develops medical devices. The private company is based in Menlo Park, CA.

MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

ReCor Medical, Inc. develops novel therapeutic ultrasound catheter technologies The firm develops a therapeutic non-focused ultrasound system for performing renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. The company was founded by Mano Iyer and Jacques Seguin in July 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Auris Medical AG manufactures electronic devices for ear disorders. It develops novel pharmaceutical therapies to protect hearing and to silence tinnitus. The company was founded by Thomas Meyer in April 2003 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Mainstay Medical International Ltd. is a medical device company, which is engages in the development of neurostimulation system. It focuses on the study of ReActiv8, a medical device designed to treat people with chronic low back pain. The company was founded by Danny Sachs in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Reflexion Medical, Inc. develops medical devices. Its products include marketwired resonate and influencers, news distribution, IR and PR hosted newsroom and media database. The company was founded by Akshay Nanduri and Samuel Mazin in 2009 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Auris Medical Holding AG engages in the research, development, and commercialization of pharmaceutical products for inner ear disorders. Its products portfolio targets to treat tinnitus, Menière's disease, and hearing loss. The company was founded by Thomas Meyer on April 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Austrian based PRO-MED AG designs, develops and manufactures a unique disposable drug delivery system under the brand name SmartDose. SmartDose can be licensed-out as a drug packaging with unique integrated functions such as sterile empty, pre-filled with a drug diluents and as a kit. SmartDose can also be marketed as a hospital product for a broad range of applications. The company was founded in March 1997 and is headquartered in Linz, Austria. It is one of the largest industrial centres of Austria, which is dominated by the petrochemical and pharmaceutical industry.

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.

Part of MetLife, Inc., SafeHealth Life Insurance Co. is a company based in Laguna Hills, CA.

Part of Johnson & Johnson, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a Swiss company that develops and distributes molecular weight drugs. The company is based in Allschwil, Switzerland.

Actelion Ltd. develops, produces and markets pharmaceutical drugs. The firm engages in research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of pharmaceutical, biological, and diagnostic products. The company was founded by Jean-Paul Clozel, Martine Clozel, Walter Fischli, André J. Müller and Thomas Widmann on December 30, 1999 and is headquartered in Allschwil, Switzerland.

Impatients N.V. operates an online platform for drug innovations. It provides physicians and patients that are excluded from clinical trials access to drugs in development via early access programs. The company was founded by Ronald Brus, SJaak Vink, Govert J. Schouten, Witt Jan, Erdem Yavuz, and René Beukema in 2012 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the United Kingdom.

Tissium SA engages in the development and commercialization of biodegradable sealants and adhesives for invasive surgery. It offers biomimetic wound closure solutions. The company was founded by Bernard J. Gilly, Robert S. Langer, Christophe Bancel, Jeff Karp, Jacques Marescaux, Maria Pereira, and Patrick Houvet in 2013 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Inspirna, Inc. operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company which develops molecule and antibody cancer therapeutics. It provides drugs for melanoma, colorectal and triple-negative breast cancers. The firm identifies novel cancer targets using a microRNA based target discovery platform that enable the identification and validation of novel post-transcriptionally regulated targets. The company was founded by Masoud Tavazoie, Sohail Tavazoie, Shahram Seyedin-Noor and Saeed Tavazoie in 2010 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS operates as a biotechnology company developing new drugs for nervous system disorders. The firm operates for the treatment of neuro-metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Frédéric Sedel and Guillaume Brion in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

HighLife SAS develops percutaneous mitral valve replacement therapies. It offers a minimally invasive prosthetic mitral valve that is implanted on a beating heart, while preserving the native valve structure and respecting the surrounding anatomy. The company was founded by Georg Börtle in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Mainstay Medical Ltd. operates as a medical device company which develops neuro-stimulation therapies for people with debilitating chronic low back pain. It develops ReActiv8, an active implantable medical device designed to treat people with chronic low back pain. The company was founded by Danny Sachs in 2008 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

Medtronic CoreValve LLC develops transcatheter technologies for failing aortic heart valves. Its proprietary ReValving System allows both percutaneous (PAVR) and transapical aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is intended to provide an alternative to open-heart surgery. The company was founded by Jacques Seguin in 2001 and is located in Irvine, CA.

CorWave SA develops and manufactures blood pumps. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Gecko, Inc. provides investment services. The CEO of the American company is Jeff Worley.

SafeHeal SAS develops anastomosis protection devices for improved patient recovery and reduced healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Paris, France.

May Health SAS engages in the development of device for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome infertility. The company was founded in September 2017 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

France Invest is a French association of investors for growth that supports private equity as a lever for business creators and managers to achieve growth. The private company is based in Paris, France and was founded by Maurice Tchenio. The association is at the heart of the economy and aims to share the value created by supporting companies in their innovation and energy transition efforts.

Mnemo Therapeutics SAS is a French biotechnology company that develops cell therapies to create accessible cures for cancer patients. The company is based in Paris, FR, and has subsidiaries in the United States. The company applies a novel approach to cell therapy using its enfinit platform, a groundbreaking drug discovery engine. Mnemo is committed to addressing the challenges in the field of immuno-oncology, such as a lack of cancer-specific targets, long-term persistence, and sensitivity. The company aims to engineer the future of immunotherapies to transform the lives of people with cancer by discovering novel cancer-specific targets and boosting immune activity to treat solid tumors. The company was founded in 2019 by Alain Maïore and Michel Sadelain. Robert LaCaze has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Pi-Cardia Ltd. develops catheter for the treatment of aortic stenosis. Its technology is based on delivering mechanical impact for creating fractures in valve calcifications, without injuring the surrounding soft tissue. The company was founded by Eyal Kolka and Erez Golan in 2009 and is headquartered in Rehovot, Israel.

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.

Home Biosciences SAS is a biotech venture builder that partners with academics and scientists to develop life-changing therapies for patients. The company is based in France and has subsidiaries in the country. The French company's operating model allows its teams to focus on scientific and operational excellence to expedite and de-risk the discovery and development paths of its projects, which are housed in dedicated ventures and fully financed by Home Biosciences. Home Biosciences was founded in 2019 by Magali Richard and David S. Schilansky, who has been the CEO since its inception.

CoTherix, Inc. develops therapeutic products. Its ventavis product is a nebulizer delivered therapy for pulmonary artery hypertension, which restricts blood flow to the lungs. CoTherix markets its products in the US, Europe, and Australia. The company was founded in February, 2000 by Donald J. Santel and Gerard Turino and is located in Brisbane, CA.

Moon Surgical SAS is a French medical technology company that is creating a new category of robotic surgery. The company is based in Paris, France and is operated by renowned serial medical innovators and backed by leading venture capitalists. Its Maestro system enhances existing laparoscopic techniques and tools with new capabilities, benefiting the 93%% of patients who currently do not have access to minimally invasive robotic surgery. The CEO of the company is Anne Osdoit.