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Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers.

Part of Center for Translational Molecular Medicine, Top Institute Pharma provides pharmaceutical research services. The company is based in Leiden, Netherlands. Top Institute Pharma was acquired by Center for Translational Molecular Medicine on June 09, 2015.

NIBC Principal Investments BV (Principal Investments) is a subsidiary of NIBC Bank NV, ultimately owned by Kaupthing Bank HF (RE: KAUP) in Iceland. Established in 2003, Principal Investments is a private equity firm which provides mezzanine and private equity financing to companies in Western Europe, particularly in the Benelux countries, Germany and the UK. The firm's activities include direct investments, providing capital for mid-cap companies in Western Europe as well as in real estate and infrastructure projects in Western Europe. They invest as a limited partner in funds managed by NIBC and third parties.

Aveni SA designs, develops, manufactures and markets chemical formulations. It enables future technologies with its approach to metallization for semiconductor, MEMS, advanced packaging, and flex applications. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Massy, France.

Biogeneration Management is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of BioGeneration Holding BV and was founded in 2006. Biogeneration management is headquartered in Naarden.

Schering-Plough Research Institute provides pharmaceutical research. The company is headquartered in Kenilworth, NJ.

Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost Nederland NV (Development Agency East Netherlands) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm that focuses its activities on strengthening the economy of the provinces of Gelderland and Overijssel, the Netherlands. Oost NV is headquartered in Apeldoorn.

Part of Sanofi, Genzyme Europe BV is a Dutch company that develops and manufactures pharmaceutical and biotherapeutic products. The company is based in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Holland Private Equity BV is a private equity and venture capital firm. The firm was founded in 2008 by Tim van Delden and Hans van Ierland. It’s headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Complix NVengages in the development of biopharmaceutical company developing Alphabodies, a pipeline of transformative protein therapeutics. The Company is currently focusing its internal research and development activities on oncology and autoimmune diseases. Its therapeutic Alphabodies focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and infectious diseases, and viral diseases such as influenza, HIV, and RSV. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck and Ignace Lasters in 2008 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, Belgium.

The Hubrecht Institute is a research institute that focuses on fundamental, multidisciplinary research on healthy and diseased cells, tissues, and organisms. The location of the private company is in Utrecht, Netherlands. The institute encompasses 23 research groups dedicated to this mission.

Shapeways, Inc. provides on-demand 3D printing services. The firm specializes in personalized manufacturing, mass customization, personalized production and digital fabrication. The company was founded by Robert Schouwenburg, Peter Weijmarshausen and Marleen Vogelaar in 2007 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Convent Capital Management BV is an independent private equity firm with its headquarters in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was founded in 2011.

Aito BV provides piezo touch user interface technology. It offers touch solutions on real physical user interfaces with buttons, touch pads, and screens. The firm's products include touch demos that recognize a human touch through various overlay materials, including stainless steel, aluminum, wood, and polycarbonate with back light; whole switching units with injection molded housing, electronic design, and touch user interfacing; aluminum and steel amplifier touch devices. The company was founded by Rene de Vries, Pauli Laitinen and Jockum Lonnberg in 2012 and is headquartered in EJ Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Asceneuron SA operates as a biotechnology company. It develops therapeutics for orphan tauopathis and Alzheimer?s disease. The firm specializes in small molecule drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases. The company was founded by Dirk Beher, Frank Murdoch Armstrong and Christoph Wiessner in October 2012 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Syncona Partners LLP (Syncona Partners) is a venture capital subsidiary of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. founded in 2012 by Martin Murphy. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

ONWARD Inc develops medical devices. It also provides stimulation system to rehabilitate individuals with spinal cord injury. The company was founded by Jocelyn Bloch, Sjaak Deckers, Grégoire Courtine, and Vincent Delattre in December 2014 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

EclecticIQ BV develops cyber threat intelligence platform. The company was founded by Joep Gommers and Raymon van der Velder in 2014 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

NMD Pharma ApS engages with the research and preparation of small molecules targeting an undisclosed ion. It offers medical treatment of neuromuscular diseases for patients with chronic muscle wasting diseases such as myasthenia gravis and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The company was founded by Ole B?kgaard Nielsen, Thomas Holm Pedersen, and Claus Elsborg Olesen on May 7, 2015 and is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark.

Merck Ventures BV (Merck Ventures) is a venture capital arm of Merck KGaA founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

VarmX BV is a spin-off from Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC) founded in 2016 by Professor Pieter Reitsma, a world-leading expert in hemostasis and thrombosis. VarmX is based in Leiden, NL. The Dutch company's lead compound, VMX-C001, is a modified recombinant blood factor X developed for the treatment of severe spontaneous bleeding and for the prevention of bleeding during urgent surgery in patients taking oral factor Xa inhibitors (FXa DOACs) as anticoagulation therapy. The company is supported by a strong syndicate of investors. Jan K. Öhrström has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Scenic Biotech BV is using genomics to develop innovative therapies for patients affected by severe diseases. The company was founded by Thijn Brummelkamp and Sebastian Nijman and is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

iOnctura SA is a pre-clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of novel immuno-oncology therapeutics for patients fighting cancer. The company was founded in June 2017 and is headquartered in Geneve, Switzerland.

QurAlis Corp. engages in discovering and developing new therapies for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurological diseases. It offers therapeutic programs and targets, and biomarkers. The company was founded by Clifford Woolf, Kevin Eggan, Jonathan J. Fleming, and Kasper Roet and is headquartered in North Cambridge, MA.

Salvia BioElectronics BV develops a bioelectronics therapy for people suffering from chronic neurological diseases. The company was founded by Sjaak Deckers and Hubert Martens in 2017 and is headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

Ciwit BV provides electronic data capture platform for medical research. The company was founded by Derk Arts in 2011 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

INIM Pharma AB operates as drug development company that focuses on the development of immunomodulatory drugs for interstitial lung diseases. It develops a new local treatment for severe rare lung diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. The company was founded by Carl-Johan Dalsgaard and is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Waterman 40 Holding BV (Waterman 40 Holding) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Maarsbergen.

Alveron Pharma BV is a Dutch company that develops cyclodextrin-based drugs. The company is based in Nijmegen, Netherlands. The company was founded in 2019. Ben Nichols has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

River Biomedics B V I.O. is a Dutch biotech company that focuses on cardiac drug discovery. The company is based in Enschede, Netherlands. The company develops novel therapies for cardiac diseases by directly targeting the heart muscle using human predictive 3D in-vitro models and human induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC) technology. The company aims to address high unmet medical needs and provide detailed clinically relevant read-outs through high-throughput in-house screening platforms. River Biomedics values partnerships and strives for novelty by mimicking nature and connecting biology and engineering. The company was founded by Marcelo Ribeiro, Robert Passier, Lisanne Blauw, and the CEO is Nicky Cooper.

Kersten Elektrotechniek BV is a Dutch company that specializes in engineering, realization, prefab, project management, and management of complete installations. The private company is based in Elst, Netherlands. The company has everything in-house, from design and engineering to project management and technical management, which allows them to complete installations with their partners. The CEO of the company is Jan Pieter Manschot.

Phlox Therapeutics BV is a Dutch company that develops gene therapy to alleviate and cure cardiomyopathies. The company is based in Naarden, Netherlands. The company was founded by Yigal M. Pinto, Eva van Rooijen.