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Immunophotonics, Inc. develops proprietary novel drug product for use in a minimally invasive therapeutic cancer vaccine. Its vaccine process under development, inCVAX, is a two injection procedure into one or more selected tumors: The first injection is a needle with an optical fiber (coupled to a laser) that heats selected tumor(s) locally; The second injection is experimental drug product, a proprietary synthesized carbohydrate polymer, that is intended to recruit and activate antigen-presenting cells, potentially triggering a cascade that leads to a systemic anti-tumor immune response. The company was founded by Lu Alleruzzo and Tomas Hode in 2009 and is headquartered in St. Louis, MI.

Part of Amrop International, Hever Group is a British company that provides headhunting services. The company is based in London, UK. Hever Group was acquired by Amrop International on June 15, 2000.

Orion Pharma Oy provides contract manufacturing services to the pharmaceutical sector. Its services include sterile, solid forms, liquid forms, semi-solid forms, hormone, and anti-cancer production, primary as well as secondary packaging, and testing. The company is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Mobidiag Oy provides molecular diagnostic for infectious diseases. It develops and provides microarray-based Prove-it technology for early and diagnosis of life-threatening pathogenic microbes causing severe infections. Its Amplidiag product line comprises products for gastrointestinal pathogens and utilizes quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction technology. The company was founded by Mart Saarma in 2000 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Medix Biochemica Oy Ab develops, produces, and markets monoclonal antibodies, antibody services, and recombinant antigens for in vitro diagnostics industry. It also provides rapid tests for human healthcare. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.

Cancer Research UK provides cancer research services. It supports and undertakes research on the biology and causes of cancer and develops anti-cancer drugs. The firm also provides general information about cancer and types of treatments and funds projects that help patients cope with the side effects of cancer and its treatment. Its institute also operates an online portal CancerHelp UK that provides patient information. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries & Assns is a trade association that promotes pharmaceutical discovery and development. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Domainex Ltd. operates as a drug discovery company. Its services include drug target expression, structural biology, virtual hit screening, medicinal chemistry, computational chemistry, assay development, and fragment based screening. The firm offers combinatorial domain hunting technology, and leadbuilder virtual hit screening software. The company was founded by Laurence Harris Pearl, Renos Savva, Paul Driscoll and Chrisostosmos Prodromou in 2001 and is headquartered in Saffron Walden, the United Kingdom.

Veraventure Oy is a venture capital investment firm based in Kuopio, Finland. Established in 2003, they are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Finnvera Oy. Veraventure is responsible for the management and development of the parent firm's investments linked to regional funds. Finnvera is a specialized financing firm, owned and operated by the Finnish Government and supervised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry. Veraventure specializes in complementing regional markets in equity financing. They have a particular focus on early-stage financing as well as providing capital related to generational changes and for small and mid-size firms. They are the investment manager of the Seed Fund Vera. The firm also has offices in Oulu and Helsinki, Finland.

Lundbeck Ltd. engages in the research, development, production, marketing and sale of pharmaceuticals. It provides services that aid in the treatment of CNS disorders, including depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, epilepsy and insomnia. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in St. Albans, the United Kingdom.

Targovax Oy focuses on the development and commercialization of targeted cancer immunotherapy. It is a biotechnology company with novel immunotherapy platform that is based on engineered oncolytic viruses armed with potent immune-stimulating transgenes. The firm's products induce a tailored response by the immune system directed at each patient’s unique cancer cells. The company was founded by Pekka Ilmari Simula and Antti Vuolanto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

MediSapiens Oy provides solutions for bioinformatics analysis. It offers software and products for biological research. The firm creates customized bioinformatics software solutions to organizations; ranging from data management system, to full sample and data processing system, to an animal deoxyribonucleic acid testing service. Its products include Biond Explorer; Research Integrator; IST Online; Target Scout; and Fusion Scout. The company was founded by Sami Kalevi Kilpinen, Olli-Pekka Kallioniemi, and Tommi Pisto in 2009 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Laurantis Pharma Oy engages in the development of pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in July 2008 and is headquartered in Turku, Finland.

The Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland engages in research, development, and training in molecular medicines. The private company is based in Helsinki, Finland.

Innovestor Oy is a venture and growth equity firm headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. The firm was founded by Tommi Äijälä and Antti Parviainen in 2014.

TILT Biotherapeutics Oy is a preclinical stage company working in the field of cancer immunotherapy. It develops genetically modified oncolytic viruses that enhance T-cell therapies for cancer treatment. The company was founded by Akseli Hemminki in 2013 and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Innovestor Ventures Oy is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Innovestor Oy founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland.

Meles Consulting Oy provides management consulting services. The private company is based in Espoo, Finland. The CEO of the Finnish company is Pekka Ilmari Simula.

HVR Cardio Oy is a Finnish cardiovascular device company that is developing breakthrough solutions for mitral valve repair based on its proprietary helix technology. The company is based in Espoo, Finland. The company's lead products, CathHELIX® and MAR®, are transcatheter and surgical mitral valve repair devices that are designed to be faster, easier to use, and less invasive without compromising clinical efficacy. The company was founded by Olli Urho Tapani Keränen, and Tom Fleming has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Desentum Oy operates as a research-based biopharmaceutical firm that specializes in developing novel types of allergen immunotherapy products that are based on switching the immune system's response to allergens. The company was founded by Janne Jänis, Marja-Leena Laukkanen, Pekka Allan Antero Mattila, Merja Niemi, Anja Pallas, Juha Rouvinen, and Kristiina Takkinen in 2011 and is headquartered in Espoo, Finland.