Christophe Ricard

Sandoz, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes generic pharmaceutical products. The firm focuses on therapeutic drug categories such as anti-infective, central nervous system disorder treatments, cardiovascular medicines, gastrointestinal agent, oncology therapies, and respiratory therapies. The company was founded in 1946 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Audion Therapeutics BV is a biopharmaceutical firm. It specializes in the discovery, development, and commercialization of drugs and delivery technologies for the treatment of diseases affecting the ear, including hearing loss. The company was founded by Rolf Jan Rutten, Albert Edge, and Helmuth van Es and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Part of Novartis AG, Novartis Seeds AG is a company that manufactures agro-chemical products. The company is based in Novartis, Switzerland.

Duke University is an academic university that offers undergraduate, graduate and professional programs. It also has publications and research services. The university was founded in 1838 and is headquartered in Durham, NC.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

World Duty Free Group España SA operates duty-free and duty-paid stores at airports. Its stores include general merchandise, boutiques, delicatessens, and music, electronic, and sun glasses shops. The company also operates a number of brand stores such as The Rack, Agatha, the Body Shop, Bally, Ermeregildo Zegna, and Super Sport. It has 128 stores in Spain and 45 stores located in other countries such as Peru, Portugal, Chile, Colombia, Jordan, Mexico, Venezuela, Morocco, Denmark and Cape Verde. World Duty Free was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Part of Deutsche Post AG, Danzas Management Ltd is a Swiss company that provides logistics solutions. The company is based in Basel, Switzerland.

Spie Batignolles SA provides construction services. It specializes in engineering, civil works, sanitation, maintenance, and remodeling solutions for commercial buildings and industrial projects. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

Turenne Capital Partenaires SA (Turenne Capital) is a venture capital subsidiary of Turenne Associés SA founded in 1999 by Aymard de Lasteyrie. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

The Nuance Group AG operates as a travel retailer. It engages in the operation of duty and tax-free stores, brand boutiques and concept stores. The firm's sales channels include airports, inflight service, hotels, resorts, cruise and ferries. The company was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Glattbrugg, Switzerland.

Synt:em SA researches and manufactures drugs for the treatment of pain and cancer. The company specializes in the discovery and development of Central Nervous System (CNS) medicines and novel therapeutics for the treatment diseases. It was founded in 1995 by Michel Kaczorek and Caroline Roussel and is headquartered in Nîmes, France.

DUFRY INTERNATIONAL AG engages in the acquisition, management, and disposal of participating interests in firms. It also makes investments and manages capital. In addition, the firm develops, acquires, manages, and disposes real estate properties. The company was founded on May 16, 1975 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland.

Omnes Capital SAS /Venture/ is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Omnes Capital SAS founded in 1999. Omnes Capital /Venture/ is headquartered in Paris.

Germitec SA engages in the research, design, and marketing of medical hygiene systems. It develops Antigermix, which is used in disinfecting heat-sensitive medical instruments. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine, France.

Newronika SRL manufactures medical and electro-medical equipment and appliances. It offers new adaptive deep brain stimulation systems for movement disorders (DBS); methods and devices for transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) represent the non-invasive neuromodulation activity. The company was founded by Priori Alberto and Lorenzo Rossi and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Horama SA engages in the development of gene therapies, It focuses on ophthalmological diseases for preserving visual autonomy of patients. The company was founded by Denis Cayet, Christian Hamel, Guylene Le Meur, Philippe Moullier, Vasiliki Kalatzis, and Michel Weberin March 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

BrainVectis SAS provides gene therapy services. It develops gene therapy treatments for neurodegenerative diseases by targeting the cholesterol pathway in the brain to restore cholesterol metabolism. The company was founded by Nathalie Cartier-Lacave and Jérôme Becquart in 2015 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

AgomAb Therapeutics NV operates as a Belgian biotherapeutics company, developing agonistic antibodies for regeneration of damaged tissues. The company was founded by Paolo Michieli, Manuela Cazzanti, Virginia Morello, Federica Caterina Linty, Michael Potter Saunders, and Hans J. W. de Haard in 2017 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

AlgoTherapeutix SAS is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Suresnes, France. The French company is focused on developing targeted, first-in-class therapeutics for peripheral neuropathic pain. Its lead asset, ATX01, is a proprietary topical formulation of amitriptyline that targets the signaling pathways involved in the regulation of pain by inhibiting specific nociceptive sodium channel receptors. The company is currently recruiting patients for a phase II clinical trial of 240 patients for chemotherapy-induced neuropathic pain and a phase II proof of concept trial for erythromelalgia. AlgoTherapeutix has secured FDA fast track development status and orphan drug designation in both the US and EU. AlgoTherapeutix has raised EUR 35 million to date and has a consortium of investors, including Relyens Innovation Santé/Turenne Capital, UI Investissement, and angel investors. The company was founded in 2018 by Olivier Jean Bohuon and Stéphane Thiroloix, with Stéphane Thiroloix serving as the CEO since 2018.

Citryll BV is a private pharmaceutical company located in Oss, the Netherlands, at the Pivot Park. Citryll is dedicated to developing and commercializing therapeutics that target netosis and NETs, with a focus on immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The Dutch company's lead antibody, Cit-013, has a unique dual mode of action and proprietary NET biomarker assays, making it a promising drug for rheumatoid arthritis and hidradenitis suppurativa. The initial clinical trials with Cit-013 are expected to provide the foundation for a new treatment paradigm for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. The company was founded in 2015 by Helmuth van Es, Renato Chirivi, and the late Jos Raats of ModiQuest.

Mablink Bioscience is a biotechnology company based in Lyon, France that develops next-generation antibody-drug conjugates for the treatment of solid tumors. Mablink Bioscience's exclusive PSarlink™ platform is a unique stealth technology that "masks" the hydrophobicity of the cytotoxic drugs by adding a polysarcosine chain to the linker. The French company's pipeline is built on the topoisomerase-I inhibitor exatecan as a payload for current developments. Recently, the company announced the publication of a review article titled “Payload Diversification\: A Key Step in the Development of Antibody–Drug Conjugates” which reviews the history of the successes and failures in ADC payloads and takes a look at the new roads currently explored by the industry. The company was founded in 2018 by Warren Viricel and Jean-Guillaume Lafay, with Jean-Guillaume Lafay serving as CEO since then.

Part of Avolta AG, WDFG Ferries Ltd. is a British company that retails beverages. The company is based in Middlesex, UK. WDFG Ferries was founded in 2018.