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Schering Plough Corp. manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, consumer and animal health care products. The firm discovers, develops, manufactures and markets advanced drug therapies. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Oldtech, Inc. was engaged in developing treatments for conditions that affect the back of the eye, including age related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). The company was headquartered in New York.

Credit Suisse (USA), Inc. provides investment services. It offers securities underwriting and trading, mergers & acquisitions advice, research, private equity investment & derivative, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1959 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Congenia SRL operates as pharmaceutical company, is engaged in the development of novel therapeutics for diseases associated with mitochondrial stress-induced dysfunction. The company develops small molecule drugs that target the mitochondrial permeability transition pore, a protein channel with various macromolecular components that along with mitochondrial protein p66, appears to be associated with oxidative stress-induced cell death. The company was founded in 2004 by Saverio Minucci, Pier Giuseppe Pelicci, Marco Giorgio and Paolo Bernardi and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. manufactures pharmaceutical drugs. Its products include influenza fighter Tamiflu, controversial acne medication Accutane, HIV inhibitor Fuzeon, obesity drug Xenical, and hepatitis C therapy Pegasys. The company was founded in 1896 Roche and is headquartered in Nutley, NJ.

Fastweb SpA engages in the provision of solutions for internet connectivity. The firm offers a wide range of voice and data services, fixed communication, and mobile to households and businesses. It also constructs fiber optic network infrastructure and adopts internet protocol for voice, data, and video transmission. The company was founded by Silvio Scaglia in September 1999 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. develops, manufactures, and markets prescription drugs. It manufactures and markets prescription drugs used to treat a number of diseases and conditions including cardiovascular, dermatological, central nervous system, bone disease, cancer, organ transplantation, psychiatry, infectious disease, and respiratory. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in East Hanover, NJ.

Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. develops and produces molecular-based diagnostic tests and automated testing platforms. It specializes in oncology, virology, microbiology and blood screening tests areas. The firm's customers include researchers, physicians, patients, hospitals, laboratories and blood banks. The company is headquartered in Pleasanton, CA.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Research Laboratories Massachusetts LLC is a pharmaceutical company that provides free medicines and adult vaccines to qualified patients through their Merck Patient Assistance Program. The company is based in Boston, MA and is a part of Merck & Co., Inc. and its affiliates. The company also offers information about insurance coverage and financial assistance options for eligible patients. The company conducts clinical trials and provides medical information covering thousands of topics in all fields of medicine through their Merck Manuals. Additionally, they report on their commitment to operating responsibly to benefit society through their corporate responsibility program, which includes their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) report. Merck for Mothers is an initiative to create a world where no woman has to die giving life.

Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC develops game software. The company was founded on April 1, 2016 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Genextra SpA (Genextra) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Franceso Micheli and Saverio Minucci. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

EryDel SpA offers medical research. It develops drugs and diagnostics delivered through human red blood cells via a medical device technology. The company was founded by Luigia Rossi and Mauro Magnani in 2007 and is headquartered in Bresso, Italy.

Allergan GI Corp. develops peptide therapeutics for the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders. It provides RM-493 a small-peptide melanocortin-4 receptor agonist, for the treatment of obesity and diabetes, and RM-131 a small-peptide ghrelin agonist, for the treatment of diabetic gastro paresis and other gastrointestinal functional disorders. The company was founded by Bart Henderson and Elizabeth Stoner in 2008 and is headquartered in Madison, NJ.

Assobiotec is an organization that represents approximately 130 companies and technological and scientific parks in the biotech sector. Assobiotec is based in Milan, Italy. The Italian company focuses on various areas such as health, agriculture, environment, and industrial processes. The private company was founded in 1986, and the CEO is Leonardo Vingiani.

Tethis SpA engages in the provision of nanobiotechnology solutions. It develops devices for liquid biopsy, molecular diagnostic, and proteomic and microbiology. The company was founded by Emanuele Barborini, Simone Vinati, and Massimo Gatelli in 2004 and is headquartered in Milan Italy.

Applango USA, Inc. develops salesforce applications. It offers Appalango for Adaption which empowers sales managers, tracks usage over time, identifies the frequency of user updates, and pinpoints issues and areas of improvement. The company was founded by Daniel Sarfati in 2012 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Excellentia Global Partners is a life sciences investment bank that works with life science companies, medical device, diagnostic/proteomics companies. The private company is based in New York, NY. The company connects its life science clients with sources of capital in the venture capital and private equity arena. The CEO of the company is Keith M. Gottesdiener.

Applango Systems Ltd. develops software tools for enterprise organizations. It offers Appalango for Adaption which empowers sales managers, tracks usage over time, identifies the frequency of user updates, and pinpoints issues and areas of improvement. The company was founded by Daniel Sarfati in 2012 and is headquartered in Tel Aviv, Israel.

eGenesis, Inc. operates research platform to deliver human transplantable cells, tissues, and organs grown in pigs. It uses gene editing technology such as CRISPR to directly address the key virology and immunology hurdles that have impeded xenotransplantation. The company was founded by George M. Church, Yang Luhan, Prashant Mali, Geoff Mackay and Guell Marc in 2015 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Cardurion Pharmaceuticals LLC is a cardiovascular biotechnology company, which engages in the development of therapeutics for the treatment of heart failure and cardiovascular diseases. The company was founded by Michael E. Mendelsohn in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Samsara Biocapital LLC (Samsara Biocapital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Srinivas Akkaraju. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Metis Precision Medicine Sb SRL develops cancer therapies. The company was founded by Paolo Comoglio, Carla Boccaccio, Elisa Vigna, James Hughes and Beatrice Ramasco in 2017 and is headquartered in Turin, Italy.

Targimmune Therapeutics AG engages in the drug development using novel targeted onco-immunotherapies. The company was founded by Andreas Emmenegger and Peter Kash and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Dac SRL is an Italian company that manufactures and sells car, bike, motorbike accessories, and spare parts. The private company is based in Cavriago, Italy.

InnovHeart Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of patients with mitral valve disease. It also develops Saturn Prosthesis, Transapical, and Transeptal systems that are designed to be consistent with the anatomy of the mitral valve. The company was founded by Giovanni Righini and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Xgen Venture Sgr SpA (XGEN Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021 by Federica Draghi, Paolo Fundarò and Daniele Scarinci. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.