Hans Schambye

ReceptIcon is a biotech company based on the identification of novel receptors in the kidney that are responsible for renal uptake and nephrotoxity of therapeutic drugs. The company is focused on the development of receptor antagonists that prevent accumulation of therapeutics in the kidney. Such antagonists can be used as active pharmaceutical ingredients for reformulation of marketed nephrotoxic drugs thereby precluding their toxic side effects.

Forward Pharma A/S is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the research and development of medicinal treatment for inflammatory and neurological indications. It focuses on the immunomodulatory compound dimethyl fumarate and its derivatives. The company was founded by Florian Schönharting on July 2005 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Maxygen, Inc. is a biotechnology company. It is focused on the potential further development of its MAXY-G34 product, a next-generation pegylated, granulocyte colony stimulating factor, G-CSF, for the treatment of chemotherapy induced neutropenia and acute radiation syndrome. G-CSF is a natural protein that functions by stimulating the body's bone marrow to produce more white blood cells. The company was founded on May 7, 1996 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Profound Pharma AS provides pharmaceutical products. The Danish company was founded by Jan Møller Mikkelsen, Anders H. Pedersen, Hans Thalsgård Schambye. Profound Pharma was acquired by Maxygen, Inc. on August 10, 2000 for $69.46 million.

Nanoference ApS is a holding company that manufactures medicine for the treatment of infectious pulmonary diseases. It develops a technology that uses nanoparticles to deliver so-called Small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) molecules directly to the desired location in the body. Its nano particles composed of the sugar substance chitosan. Its RNA has the ability to identify cells and shut down certain disease genes. The company was founded by Kenneth Alan Howard, Jørgen Kjems, and Flemming Besenbacher in March 2010 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

OncoNOx ApS provides drugs for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and cancer. It is a pharmaceutical company that transforms marketed drugs into proprietary molecules with anti-cancer and/or anti-inflammatory properties. The firm's projects include OX1001 and OX27-NO is a potent anti-cancer compounds in vitro and in vivo and are intended for the treatment of cancer, and OX1001 also exhibits anti-viral activity and is in development for treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome patients with or without HIV related cancer. The company was founded by Ferdinando Nicoletti, Gianni Garotta, Yousef Al-Abed, Marco Donia, and Mai-Britt Zocca in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Galecto Biotech ApS provides galectin modulators for the treatment of severe diseases, including fibrosis and cancer. Its products include galectin-3 inhibitors, fibrosis and literature. The company was founded by Tariq Sethi, Hans Thalsgard Schambye, Ulf Jorgen Nilsson, and Hakon Leffler in 2011 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.