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Alcon Laboratories, Inc. develops and manufactures ophthalmic pharmaceutical products. The firm offers over-the-counter eye care products, medical devices, equipment, ophthalmic drugs, surgical instruments, needles, and sutures for microsurgery and disposable drapes. The company was founded by Robert Alexander and William Conner in 1945 and is headquartered in Fort Worth, TX.

Ogeda SA discovers and develops small molecule drugs. It develops NK3 antagonists for the treatment of hormone-dependent pathologies in the field of Women's Health. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Gosselies, Spain.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness, Inc. provides preventions, treatments and cures for people affected by retinitis pigmentosa, macular degeneration and usher syndrome. The firm also provides provide information on retinal degenerative diseases to all who request it, in order to increase knowledge and awareness of these diseases. It has locations in Columbia, Denver, Libertyville, New York, Plano, Raleigh and Santa Monica. The company was founded on September 16, 1971 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Mediolanum Farmaceutici SpA engages in the manufacture and distribution of pharmaceutical and therapeutic medicines. Its products include Antoven, Adronat, Budexan, Cechio, and Genalen. The firm provides medical research and development programs. The company was founded by Rinaldo del Bono in 1972 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

France Biotech Association is an independent association founded in 1997 that brings together healthtech entrepreneurs and their expert partners. The non-profit company is based in Paris, France. The association actively contributes to meeting the many challenges of the healthtech industry, such as companies' financing, innovation-related taxes, regulatory and market access related issues. It offers concrete competition and solutions through its commissions and working groups to help startups and SMEs become international leaders capable of rapidly developing and bringing innovative solutions to patients. The French company was founded by Philippe Pouletty, Pascal Brandys, Denis J. Lucquin.

Foundation Fighting Blindness Clinical Research Institute provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

Minka Therapeutics SA develops therapeutic products and diagnostic complementary to current antiretroviral therapy in the treatment of AIDS. The firm provides therapeutic and diagnostic solutions for diseases linked to the immune system through its research on immune dysregulations. The company was founded by Patrice Debre, Vincent Vieillard, Michel Klein, Joël Crouzet, and Robert L. Murphy in 2008 and is headquartered in Evry, France.

Creativenture SA produces and markets wines. It provides its products through Custom Wines, Gusto World and Courage Trading. The company is headquartered in Alleur, Belgium

Eyevensys SAS develops non-viral gene therapy process for the treatment of ocular illnesses. The firm's process enables prolonged production of all therapeutic proteins through electrotransfer. Its product, the single-used device is designed for treating ocular illnesses. The company was founded by Francine Behar-Cohen on December 8, 2008 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Neopharmed Gentili SpA is a holding company, which engages in the production and sale of pharmaceutical products. the firm includes development and marketing of therapeutic solutions in vascular, cardio-metabolic, respiratory, antibiotic, and over-the-counter medications. Its products include drugs, medical devices, food supplements, and cosmetics. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

PEP-Therapy SAS provides biotechnology development and research services. It engages in developing targeted therapies for the treatment of severe diseases, with an initial focus on cancer. The company was founded by Didier Decaudin, Fariba Némati, Angelita Rebollo and Antoine Prestat in January 2014 and is headquartered in Evry, France.

Bio-Sourcing SA develops and markets biological drugs for veterinary use. The firm focuses on farm animal health and companion animal health. The company was founded by Bertrand Mérot in June 2011 and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

DIM3 SA develops decision support application software and medical devices. The firm offers Scorso, an app for the screening and follow-up of disease-related malnutrition; Nutrow, a decision support software for an optimization of clinical nutrition; and Biocorder, a connected clinical mobile assistant. The company was founded by Jean Claude Havaux on September 23, 2004 and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Ncardia SA engages in drug discovery research and development. Its cardiac products encompass hiPSC-derived Pluricyte, Cardiomyocytes, Cor.4U cardiomyocytes and vCor.4U ventricular cardiomyocytes and FibroCor.4U cardiac fibroblasts. The company is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

ARMESA Logística Internacional SA is a logistics company based in Monterrey, Spain. The Spanish company specializes in international and national refrigerator transportation, providing logistics services to clients worldwide. ARMESA LogísticaEmpresa de Logística – Transporte frigorífico internacional y nacional.

Newton Biocapital Partners SPRL is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Alain Parthoens. Newton Biocapital Partners SPRL is headquartered in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.

EPICS Therapeutics SA engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for cancer. The company was founded by Jean Combalbert, Alain Parthoens and Francois Fuks on February 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

AbolerIS Pharma develops therapeutic approaches to induce immune tolerance and preserves useful immune responses in inflammatory, autoimmune, and degenerative diseases. The company was founded by Carole Guillonneau, Ignacio Anegon and François-Xavier Hubert and is headquartered in Nantes, France.

NeuVasQ Biotechnologies SA develops pharmaceutical products to treat neurological disorders by repairing neurovascular function. The company is based in Gosselies, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2021 by Benoit Vanhollebeke.

Ncardia Holding SA provides biotech research and development, business management consulting, technical testing, and administrative services. The private company is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2014. Stefan Braam has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

Cellaïon SA is a biotech company located in Mont Saint Guibert, Belgium. Cellaïon aims to restore a favorable environment to reboost the regenerative process of the liver and ensure a second life to the native liver instead of losing it. The Belgian company has a strong IP base issued from their own research and academic research at UCLouvain, developed with the objective to generate new products. Cellaïon's treatment covers the wide spectrum of liver diseases, from the highly life-threatening acute-on-chronic liver-failure (ACLF) and acute alcoholic hepatitis, to intermediate severity acute decompensation of cirrhosis (AD) and progressive chronic liver diseases caused by non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The company has built up a series of R&D and collaborative partnerships with both industrial and academic partners, allowing Cellaïon to broaden and accelerate its clinical development. The company was founded by Etienne Marc Sokal, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Adipopharma is a French biotech company that focuses on developing treatments for insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and related conditions.