
GENTICEL
Genticel is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company that develops multivalent vaccines for patients infected with Human Papillomavirus (HPV). Till date, the company has raised EUR 27 Mio in funding.
Current investors include Edmond de Rothschild Venture Partners, Innobio Fund, IDInvest (Allianz) and Amundi.
Our lead investigational vaccine, ProCervix, has successfully finished a very positive data-rich Phase Ib trial on 47 HPV16 and/or 18 infected women. ProCervix is the first therapeutic vaccine offering a solution to the more than 93 million women worldwide already infected with HPV 16 and/or 18 before the appearance of high grade neoplasia. This very large population, exposed at high risk to develop cervical cancer, is only now becoming accessible thanks to new screening guidelines prescribing first line HPV-based testing.
A large survey of prescribers and a Market Access Study predict overwhelming acceptability and a very large market potential.
Genticel wants to take ProCervix into Clinical Phase II and further develop our second product, a heptavalent therapeutic HPV vaccine, up to clinical stage.
To do this, we intend to raise additional capital from our current and selected international investors.
Benedikt Timmerman
CEOHelsinn Healthcare SA
Helsinn is a privately owned pharmaceutical group with headquarters in Lugano, Switzerland, and operating subsidiaries in Ireland and the United States. Helsinn’s business model is focused on the licensing of pharmaceuticals, medical devices and nutritional supplement products in therapeutic niche areas. Helsinn Group in-licenses early-to-late stage new chemical entities, completes their development through the performance of pre-clinical /clinical studies and Chemistry, Manufacturing, and Control (CMC) development, and files and attains their market approvals worldwide. Helsinn’s products are out-licensed to its network of local marketing and commercial partners, selected for their deep in-market knowledge and know-how whom Helsinn assists and supports by providing a full range of product and scientific management services, including commercial, regulatory financial, legal, and medical marketing advice. The active pharmaceutical ingredients and the finished products are manufactured according to the highest quality, safety, and environmental standards at Helsinn’s GMP facilities in Switzerland and Ireland and supplied worldwide to its customers. Further information on Helsinn Group is available at www.helsinn.com.
Riccardo Braglia
Managing DirectorRoberto De Ponti
Senior Director Business Development & In-Licensing
Ipsen
Ipsen is a global specialty-driven pharmaceutical company with total sales exceeding €1.1 billion in 2011. Ipsen’s ambition is to become a leader in specialty healthcare solutions for targeted debilitating diseases. Its development strategy is supported by four franchises: neurology / Dysport®, endocrinology / Somatuline®, uro-oncology / Decapeptyl® and hemophilia. Moreover, the Group has an active policy of partnerships. R&D is focused on innovative and differentiated technological patientdriven platforms, peptides and toxins. In 2011, R&D expenditure totaled more than €250 million, above 21% of Group sales. The Group has total worldwide staff of close to 4,500 employees.
Ipsen’s shares are traded on segment A of Euronext Paris (stock code: IPN, ISIN code: FR0010259150) and eligible to the “Service de Règlement Différé” (“SRD”). The Group is part of the SBF 120 index. Ipsen has implemented a Sponsored Level I American Depositary Receipt (ADR) program, which trade on the over-the-counter market in the United States under the symbol IPSEY. For more information on Ipsen, visit www.ipsen.com.

Northern Biotechnologies
Northern Biotechnologies has raised $1.5M in round "a" private funding. Northern is seeking commercialization and investment partnerships to continue the development of additional anti-bacterial, anti- viral and anti-fungal applications of our technology which require additional testing, proof of concept and commercialization partners.
Northern Biotechnologies is pioneering the commercialization of an innovative, long lasting, therapeutic anti-microbial technology that has significant applications in the Human Health Care arena. Infectious disease control and prevention
can be revolutionized by integration of our cost saving technology. Issued Patents and proprietary production IP offer a stable platform for growth and partnership into all human related applications of the technology. A unique feature of the technology is its extended protection of 1-3 days through each application. Additionally, the physical method of pathogen destruction prevents formation of resistant strain types, in contrast to existing technologies that rely on metabolic action for kill. Testing shows high performance anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti- viral functioning in various direct, topical, and wound care, nasal/ oral and related dosing mechanisms of the technology. We are in process with the first New Drug Application for antiseptic hand wash, and are looking for partners to pursue additional drug approvals in specific markets.
Existing product branding in the Human market is Prefense hand sanitizer and wipes. In addition to human applications, Northern holds over twenty-five global patents for anti-microbial water filtration using our technology. We also hold EPA registrations for persistent antimicrobial filter media. Significant opportunity exists in the technology used as a multi surface sanitizer for all levels of food production. Other existing product lines and cash flow are in place from additional internally developed technologies including high performance filtration medias, biotech remediation and process technologies used in petroleum, agricultural, and industrial processing. Northern also holds nationally placed consumer and professional brand lines of "green probiotic" cleaning products based on our IP and manufacturing base. Additionally, our cGMP contract packaging division sells our proprietary formulations to many national brands in a variety of markets. Company management is made of a diverse team with the experience and drive required to steer strong growth and relationships with partner companies.
Aaron Powers
President
Protagen
The PROTAGEN GROUP is a leading provider of solutions for the
Pharmaceutical and Biotech industries, supporting drug development towards
personalized medicines and GMP compliant protein characterization services
of outstanding quality.
The PROTAGEN GROUP consists of PROTAGEN AG with a clear focus on
diagnostics, and PROTAGEN Protein Services GmbH (PPS) providing GMP
compliant protein analysis.
PROTAGEN AG has developed the proprietary UNIarray® platform to support
patient stratification and the development of Companion Diagnostics (CDx)
using the diagnostic power of autoantibody signatures in blood. We combine
our outstanding know-how in biostatistics and expertise in Protein arrays and
Luminex technology for the development of novel diagnostic assays. Our R&D
focus is on chronic diseases, e.g. neurodegenerative disorders, endometriosis,
autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus
Erythematosus and Multiple Sclerosis as well as selected cancer indications,
e.g. Prostate-, Breast-, Ovarian-, Colon- and Pancreatic Cancer.
PROTAGEN Protein Services GmbH (PPS)
is a reliable partner for GMP compliant characterization of biotherapeutics
(NBEs) and biosimilar comparability, including stability and release testing.
PPS combines unique expertise in bioinformatics for protein mass spectrometry
with a long track record in protein chemistry and protein analytics in order to
provide the best quality available. In addition, we provide customer support for
all relevant regulatory issues to match with current regulatory requirements
(FDA, EMA, KFDA) for protein drugs.