Top 50 Biotech VC (Venture Capital) Funds in Sweden in October 2023

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• Encare — Encare was established in 2009 to implement the ERAS Protocols on a global basis by- providing training to health care professionals on the ERAS Protocols- providing an interactive and web-based information system for evidence based - best practice management (EBM)The company has developed an interactive, user-friendly interface forthe collection, documentation and follow-up on critical performance and quality parameters as lined out by leading clinical experts in respective protocol[1] based on, at any time, best practice and evidence.The data collected in the web-based solution is interactive and offers immediate feedback of performance, which will generate significant and sustainable improvement of efficiency and quality of care as well as generate substantial health care savings.Encare has the rights to commercialize surgical protocols developed by the ERAS Society. The company has so far rolled out the audit system to more than 120 hospitals in Canada, France, Norway, Poland, Sweden, South Africa, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Argentina, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, Singapore and the United States.The ERAS Society was formed in 2001 with the aim to establish evidence based protocols as best practice standards in perioperative care. ERAS Society has published a wide range of publications regarding protocols and guidelines for enhanced recovery after surgery.
• PharmNovo — Latest News from PharmNovo. Learn more about pain, neuropathic pain, chronic pain. Treatment with our lead candidate PN6047. Therapy market, our networks. There is a huge unmet medical need for people suffering from chronic pain.
• Capitainer — Quantitative microsampling solutions for diagnostics, research and clinical trials. Microsampling you can trust.

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• Adsorbi — Adsorbi develops a novel biomaterial based on cellulose.
• RadChat — RadChat is a method for arranging timeslots between cars in close proximity. The timeslots can then be used for radar sensing or for transmitting data to nearby cars through the radar unit.The patent-pending technology's ability to eliminate radar interference is unequaled. Because each car in the vicinity has its own assigned timeslot,there will be no interference from other vehicles. RadChat enables your vehicle's sensors to be trusted.The data communication utility is a supplementary technology for communication in scenarios requiring low latency, directed connectivity, and safety. Video feeds, vital safety alarms, location and positioning data, and other types of data can be delivered.
• EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems

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• Novatron — A new fusion reactor design for stable plasma confinement and fusion power generation.
• Retein — Aquammodate is a greentech company that produces highly pure water at minimum energy cost.
• Open Payments — Open Payments connects you to multiple banks through one single unified API. This removes the complexity and frictions of many diverse integrations

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• Dicot — Dicot is a pharmaceutical company focused on drug discovery and the development of novel lifestyle drugs to enrich patients' lives. The Company develops and manufactures medicines for the treatment of erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. The company's lead candidate, LIB-01, is in the pre-clinical stage of development.
• EmbeDL — Efficient Deep Learning for Embedded Systems
• Nordic Forestry Automation — The forestry sector is standing before unprecedented challenges in adapting to increased demand for sustainable raw materials, carbon storage, biodiversity conservation and a shortage of highly skilled machine operators. Digital tools, precision forestry and automation will play a crucial role in

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• Henlez — Henlez is a Danish startup company.
• OssDsign AB — OssDsign was founded in May 2011 by Professor Håkan Engqvist, Dr Thomas Engstrand, Bo Qwarnstrom, Jonas Åberg, Uppsala University AB and other leading clinical, preclinical and materials researchers and engineers. The key people in the company are presented below. OssDsign has in addition developed a network of international experts in ClinicalAffairs, Regulatory and Business Development.
• Modus Therapeutics — Modus Therapeutics is a Swedish drug development company developing sevuparin – a novel drug to treat people suffering from Sickle Cell Disease – a painful, inherited blood disorder affecting millions of people around the globe.

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• AlixLabs — AlixLabs is an innovative startup enabling the semiconductor industry to scale down in a cost effective manner
• EnginZyme — EnginZyme is a biotechnology company that specializes in biocatalysis. It creates products for easy and cost-efficient implementation of biocatalytic processes and helps the chemical industry transition to a sustainable way of operating.The company is driven by a mission to make biocatalysis the first choice for chemical process designersworldwide.
• Retein — Aquammodate is a greentech company that produces highly pure water at minimum energy cost.

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• Airsonett — Research-based medical technology company which leads the way in the development of non-pharmaceutical treatment for allergic asthma.
• EnginZyme — EnginZyme is a biotechnology company that specializes in biocatalysis. It creates products for easy and cost-efficient implementation of biocatalytic processes and helps the chemical industry transition to a sustainable way of operating.The company is driven by a mission to make biocatalysis the first choice for chemical process designersworldwide.
• Qvantum — Qvantum is driven by a passion for a sustainable future, built by a team of industry experts, and using groundbreaking innovation.

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• Hemab — Hemab is pioneering the first preventative treatments and functional cures for patients with rare bleeding and thrombotic disorders.
• ADCendo — ADCendo ApS is a biotech company dedicated to developing new types of anti-cancer drugs. We focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) directed at novel targets, that have been found to be overexpressed by several cancer forms, that are all characterized by a significant unmet need for novel treatment.
• Vicore Pharma — Vicore Pharma is a pharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines for severe lung disorders. It develops drugs that act through the AT2 receptor. The company’s drug candidate C21 aims to improve the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare disease for which C21 has been granted orphan drug designation both in the EUand the US. In addition, C21 is explored pre-clinically in a number of rare diseases where the AT2 receptor plays an important role. The company is based in Astra Zeneca’s Bioventurehub in Mölndal.

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• LanguifyAI — Languify is an AI based language learning assistant which analyses, corrects, and tracks a user's spoken and written English across all platforms. The AI assistant prompts feedback and nudges that improve conversations in real-time that enable improvisation on the spot without any delay. It also enables users to learn at their own pace throughpersonalized learning plans and games designed to minimize repetition of errors.
• Granular Energy — Granular Energy provides solutions for managing and trading clean energy. Our tools have been developed to support the recent emergence of 24/7 time-stamped energy certificates as well as traditional "annual" certificates.
• Material Evolution — Material Evolution uses patented geopolymer technology and proprietary algorithms to create the most sustainable materials on the planet.Material Evolution’s first product is a cement mix made from 95% waste using its algorithm technology. Its smart concrete mix is 10X stronger, 5X more durable, and reduces carbon consumption by 85%. Mostimportantly, it’s economically viable for construction companies.

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• Haltian — End-to-end IoT solutions and world-glass product design services from Haltian
• Commsignia — Commsignia specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and distribution of cooperative intelligent transportation systems. Its product line includes a V2X Communication Software Stack and Commsignia’s own security stack implementation, Hybrid V2X/ADAS Safety Applications, a V2X Simulator, On-Board Units (OBU) and Roadside Units(RSU).The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
• Value.Space — Space based risk assessments & monitoring

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• Embla — Embla provides an online medical weight loss treatment using prescription drugs and coaching. The company provides patients with evidence-based treatments, digital tools, medication, and coaching to facilitate sustainable weight loss. Embla was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• SNERPA Power — SNERPA Power develops intelligent energy services.
• Ellie.ai — Grasp your business needs and validate your product ideas before building your data pipelines. Use Ellie's conceptual data models and logical data models to design great data products.

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• Cellfion — Cellfion provides sustainable materials for next level clean energy storage and conversion devices.​
• Epishine — Epishine's goal is to be able to provide the world's most scalable, resource efficient, and affordable solar modules. Epishine sells light energy harvesting modules to manufacturers of wireless products. The modules are used to harvest light in any lighting conditions, turning light into usable power.
• LunaMicro — Technology company developing textile pumps based on electroosmosis and conducting polymers for a wide variety of applications including outdoor clothing, PPE, and medicine.

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• basys.ai — Basys.ai automates the process of prior authorization and utilization management to improve costs and timeliness for health plans/payers using an AI-based platform. The proprietary platform automates the process of encoding/digitizing the payer policies using machine learning, thus reducing the piloting timeline by up to 9 months.
• Lillian Care — Lillian is building a nationwide network of health facilities in Germany.
• ALFIE — AI software platform that provides consistent and automated measurements from radiographic images used to assess spinal disorders.

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• Mylla — Mylla is a digital marketplace for buying and selling food from farm to table.
• Lingio — Lingio is driven by the vision of making language learning more fun! By combining gaming principles, social and education they are providing a truly fun experience to their users.
• SNERPA Power — SNERPA Power develops intelligent energy services.

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• Ribbon Biolabs — Ribbon Biolabs revolutionary technology for the fast and efficient automated synthesis of DNA is here to enable the new wave of biotechnological innovation.
• Alex Therapeutics — The Alex DTx Platform enables partners within pharma and health care to effectively and reliably launch new DTx treatments by leveraging existing insights, modules, processes and data.
• TargED Biopharmaceuticals — TargED Biopharmaceuticals is a biotechnology company that develops first-in-class biological drugs to improve treatment of thrombosis.TargED stands for Targeted Enzyme Delivery. Their biological drugs are unique by using small antibodies (“VhH”) to deliver enzymes to sites of thrombosis, enabling ‘targeted’ thrombolysis.

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• Octave — Octave is a national behavioral health practice that’s creating a new standard for care delivery that’s both high-quality and accessible to more people. With in-person and virtual clinics in California and New York, the company offers personalized care plans that can include individual therapy, couples therapy, and groups, while pioneeringrelationships with payers to make care more affordable through insurance. Grounded in science, Octave enables clients to experience profound change that is as measurable as it is meaningful.
• Acesion Pharma — Acesion Pharma ApS is a Danish biotech company founded in 2011 and based in Copenhagen. Acesion Pharma develops more efficacious and safe drugs for the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of cardiac arrhythmia.
• Alentis Therapeutics — Alentis Therapeutics discovers and develops novel medications to treat advanced liver diseases.

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• Newsenselab (M-sense) — M-sense is a certified medical app to combat migraines and headache. Our goal is to reduce 50% of headache days through a personalized therapy program - all in-app.
• Elsa — Elsa is a platform for patient driven research for better drugs, health and prevention. Elsa lets patients become their own personal researchers by providing them with a better understanding around how lifestyle factors may affect their disease activity measurements for chronic disease. To support them from a scientific perspective, Elsa gives themaccess to data on their specific disease (initially we work with rheumatoid arthritis) through the Riskminder foundation and scientific studies at Karolinska Institutet.
• Alba Health — Discover your baby's gut health & microbiome for the best start in life.

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• Navinci Diagnostics — Navinci is a Swedish biotech company specializing in innovative proximity ligation assay -based solutions for spatial proteomics.
• Allurion Technologies — Allurion Technologies is developing a medical device for weight loss that can be delivered and removed without surgery or endoscopy.
• Signifier Medical Technologies — Driving Innovation in the Sleep MarketSignifier Medical Technologies (SMT) is a medical technology company focused on the development and commercialisation of innovative and non-invasive solutions for patients with sleep-disordered breathing conditions and snoring. Pioneers in challenging the wisdom of conventional sleep apnoea and snoring treatments, we've created the first daytime therapy that tackles the root cause of sleep-disordered breathing by physiologically retraining the airway against collapse.

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• GLX Analytix — GLX Analytix is ​​a biomedical company that develops a new technology to identify a biomarker. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
• Swiftly — World's first AI that applies for jobs. Say goodbye to creating CV's, searching and applying for jobs. Let Swiftly do it for you! Welcome to the new age.
• Hugel Control — HUGEL, Inc. strives to be a global company that continuously creates innovative products, promotes universal health, and improves the quality of life through state-of-the-art technology and creativity.

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• Wrapp — THE NEW STANDARD HAS ARRIVED. Wrapp is The New Standard for rewarding purchases and customer loyalty. The end to an era of irrelevant advertising and outdated memberships. Wrapp connects to our users’ payment cards, and analyzes transactions to learn their buying behavior. This way, our users only get rewards from brands they're interestedin. And by sticking to cashback returns, we make sure they get rewards they actually find useful. Simply put, we put purchasing power in the hands of consumers, and meaningful marketing in the hands of brands.
• Altris — Altris is a leading developer of sodium-ion batteries, offering superior performance and sustainability. Our innovative energy storage solutions are made from abundant and renewable materials, revolutionizing the way we power the world. Discover our cutting-edge technology today.
• Vindmark — Innovativ effektiv vindkraft

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• Mosh — MOSH is a mission-focused, family-run company to get you thinking more about your brain health! Try our MOSH bars formulated with superfoods & vital brain nutrients.
• Scent Lab — A hyper-personalized approach to fragrance. We leverage data & science in our Scent Discovery Quiz to curate your perfect scent and personalized candle.
• Alba Health — Discover your baby's gut health & microbiome for the best start in life.

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• Mariana Oncology — Mariana Oncology is a biotechnology research industry.
• Seamless Therapeutics — Seamless Therapeutics is changing the paradigm of gene editing through a pioneering approach to restore health in patients with severe conditions in a safe and precise manner. Seamless technology platform unlocks the reprogramming of recombinases, a highly versatile class of enzymes.
• Complement Therapeutics — Turning powerful new Complement System insights into innovative treatments Developing the next generation of complement medicines [chevron-down] Turning powerful new Complement System insights into innovative treatments Developing the next generation of complement medicines [chevron-down] Geographic atrophy (late dry age-related macular degeneration) is a chronic eye condition that affects millions - and for which there is

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• Xeltis — Xeltis is pioneering a restorative approach in cardiovascular therapy.
• Axithra — Saving lives and improving health economics through significant advancement of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM).
• Kiro — Kiro is an IT company that offers artificial intelligence, ergonomic design, and software development solutions for medical biology.

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• Corti — Corti offers a digital assistant, augmenting medics in improving patient outcomes and internal performance.
• Coave Therapeutics — Coave Therapeutics is active in the field of gene therapies in rare ocular and CNS (Central Nervous System) diseases.
• BreezoMeter — BreezoMeter offers personalized air quality & pollen data as well as active fire alerts with worldwide coverage & accuracy down to the street level.

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• Zparq — Zparq designs and manufactures marine electric propulsion products.
• Cellfion — Cellfion provides sustainable materials for next level clean energy storage and conversion devices.​
• EnginZyme — EnginZyme is a biotechnology company that specializes in biocatalysis. It creates products for easy and cost-efficient implementation of biocatalytic processes and helps the chemical industry transition to a sustainable way of operating.The company is driven by a mission to make biocatalysis the first choice for chemical process designersworldwide.

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• Pixelgen Technologies — Understand the role of proteins in cellular organization with spatial proteomics. Get ahead in the field of proteomics with us.

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• Mycorena — Fungi-based, next-generation vegan protein. A food manufacturing solution superior to plants, using significantly less resources.

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• Epishine — Epishine's goal is to be able to provide the world's most scalable, resource efficient, and affordable solar modules. Epishine sells light energy harvesting modules to manufacturers of wireless products. The modules are used to harvest light in any lighting conditions, turning light into usable power.
• Navinci Diagnostics — Navinci is a Swedish biotech company specializing in innovative proximity ligation assay -based solutions for spatial proteomics.

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• PolicyBoss — PolicyBoss provides free online insurance quotes, where the customer can get a free quote and buy insurance policy. We have a range of products from a large selection of insurance companies.PolicyBoss is one of India’s largest retail broking firm in motor insurance.Advantage to take insurance from PolicyBoss, is that we offer online add-onservices & convenient and easy online payment process.
• Fibe (Formerly EarlySalary) — Get instant loans up to Rs. 5L with tenures up to 24 months & rates as low as 2.5% p.m. Check your eligibility now.
• Dr. Agarwal's — Dr. Agarwals eye hospital with best eye specialist and 135+ hospitals in India providing best eye disease treatment since 1957. Book an appointment now!

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• Ludenso — Ludenso is a software developer of AR solutions for the education industry. To make education more creative and engaging, we are giving editors, authors, and teachers the power to bring their learning resources to life through 3D models, animations, videos, and audio support. This is made possible through the Ludenso Studio, where they can createinclusive learning experiences that enables students to learn in their own way.
• wheel.me — The first and only autonomous wheel in the world. The innovation transforms anything into an autonomous mobile robot with minimal effort and without the need to alter its design or form. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
• Nofence — Nofence is a system virtual fencing for grazing animals. Virtual fencing of livestock has been a concept long discussed in academia. The Norwegian ag-tech startup Nofence has since 2011 developed and patented a solution for virtual fencing that has proven to work. The customers say that this will become a real gamechanger for livestock managementsince pastures can easily be defined by a few clicks on a tablet/smartphone. The herd is then safely fenced in and can be monitored. The system will send notifications if something happens. From the global food security perspective, this solution will make it much easier to utilize the uncultivated land for varied and healthy pasture, and make it possible to produce more food on cultivated land.

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• Gelatex Technologies — Gelatex is a Techstars-backed materials technology company that invented the fastest technology for producing bio-based nanofibers on a large scale. It is a platform technology that enables faster and up to 100 cheaper nanofiber production for applications like 3D scaffolds for tissue engineering, cultured meat, bio-based filters, eco-friendlyleather-like textile, energy storage, wound care, and many more. The technology is patent-pending and the machinery fully functional. The company was founded in 2016 and until COVID-19 pandemic developed eco-friendly leather-like textile from gelatin nanofibers, using this nanofiber production technology as part of the process. COVID-19 was a trigger to understand the wider potential of the technology which then led to pivot.The company is based in Estonia and holding incorporated in UK (2019).
• Sigrid Therapeutics — Safe Solution For Normalizing Blood Sugar Levels

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• Crescendo Biologics — Crescendo Biologics is a new Cambridge-based company whose vision is to deliver next-generation antibody therapeutics based on novel class-leading platforms.The focus of the company is on developing platforms that will address key issues in generating high-affinity, soluble, human VH antibody fragments. These are the smallest fragments thatretain antibody binding, and have many desirable properties as potential therapeutics. Crescendo will then utilise these platforms for product development of in-house targets or in partnership with other companies.
• Sitryx Therapeutics — Sitryx is a biopharmaceutical company focused on regulating cell metabolism to develop first-in-class disease modifying therapeutics in immuno-oncology and immuno-inflammation. The company was co-founded by a team of world-leading scientists from the United States and Europe who have contributed significantly to the field of immunometabolism.Sitryx was founded in 2018 with seed funding from SV Health Investors and raised $30 million Series A funding from an international syndicate of specialist investors including SV Health Investors, Sofinnova Partners, Longwood Fund and GSK. The company has a pipeline of projects at multiple stages of drug discovery. Sitryx is headquartered in Oxford, UK.
• Tenpoint Therapeutics — Tenpoint Therapeutics is a biotechnology company pursuing vision-restoring engineered cell-based therapeutics.

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• ÄIO — Innovative food technologies to replace palm oil, coconut oil and animal fats with sustainable and healthier alternatives.
• Alba Health — Discover your baby's gut health & microbiome for the best start in life.
• Quantagonia — Advanced quantum algorithms, for your most important business problems, delivering breakthrough performance on today's high-performance computers, with seamless migration for later use on quantum computers.

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• VarmX — VarmX is a pharmaceutical spin-off from the Leiden University Medical Center. The mission of VarmX is to develop and manufacture therapeutic proteins to instantaneously restore blood clotting in bleeding patients. The lead product in the pipeline of VarmX is PseudoXa. PseudoXa is a modified recombinant human coagulation factor X which is capable ofimmediately restoring blood clotting in the presence of direct factor Xa anticoagulants (DOACS) such as rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban.These factor Xa coagulants are taken by millions of patients world-wide for the prevention and treatment of thrombosis and stroke, but as a side effect severe bleeding often occurs. PseudoXa is capable of stopping and preventing such bleedings thus making the usage of DOACS much safer.
• Xeltis — Xeltis is pioneering a restorative approach in cardiovascular therapy.
• ADCendo — ADCendo ApS is a biotech company dedicated to developing new types of anti-cancer drugs. We focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) directed at novel targets, that have been found to be overexpressed by several cancer forms, that are all characterized by a significant unmet need for novel treatment.

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• Elastisys — Elastisys provides fully-managed Kubernetes Platform as a Service, GDPR-ready on EU clouds with optional PostgreSQL, RabbitMQ, and Redis.
• Future Ordering — From Future Ordering.
• Once Upon Publishing — The new way to make photo books.

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• AnaCardio — AnaCardio develops drugs targeting a novel mechanism that improves cardiac contractility and aims to improve clinical outcomes in heart failure.

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• Leeroy — Leeroy provides a technology platform that transforms customer data into marketing both on-site in-store and mobile. Leeroy provides merchants with tools to communicate and interact with the customer in real time leveraging efficiency, revenues and customer experience putting the merchant in the driver seat. The company's platform is aproduction and distribution tool for several different digital channels: in-store with communication by digital signage and by mobile to enhance loyalty.
• Codemill — Codemill is an IT-company, providing consultancy services as well as doing research and developing their own products. As consultants, they provide development of new systems, maintenance and support for old systems, and also on-site consultants. They are typically involved in development processes all the way from defining goals and requirements,through development and testing, to integration and evaluation. As partners they are reliable, engaged and competent: most of their employees have an MSc degree (or higher) in Computing Science or Interaction Design. Since starting up in 2007 they have increased their turnover almost double every year and grown to over 30 employees. They look forward hearing from you!
• Crosser — Low Code Platform, purpose-built for real-time processing of streaming data for Industrial IoT and Intelligent Workflows.

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• Silecs — PiBond manufactures materials used in electronic devices, including patterning materials for semiconductors and optical materials. We also develop complete solutions that allow our clients to focus on creating innovative products.
• SantoSolve — SantoSolve is developing topical analgesic products based on non-radioactive strontium as the active substance. The Development program was initiated based on experimental clinical use of strontium-based products showing evidence of strong local analgesic effects on several localized pain conditions of both nociceptive and neuropatic origin. Nosignificant adverse effects associated with the treatment was reported.The company’s lead product, 2PX, is topically administered, utilizing dermal penetration enhancers for delivery of the active agent to its subdermal site of action. Phase I safety and pharmacology studies showed the active agent to have low systemic bioavailability, and only few and minor adverse effects were observed at the site of administration. In open label Phase II clinical trials, the product has shown strong analgesic effect in both nociceptive and neuropatic pain conditions. In follow up, placebo controlled trials, the analgesic effect of the product has been further documented. In the company’s most advanced pain indication under study, osteoarthritis, the company has recently completed the Phase II program.These trials supports the open label results and document statistically that the analgesic effect in patients treated with 2PX is superior to that observed with placebo treatment.
• Action Pharma — Providing a surprisingly human shopping experience. Trusted and secure. Millions of domains to choose from.

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• Pixelgen Technologies — Understand the role of proteins in cellular organization with spatial proteomics. Get ahead in the field of proteomics with us.

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• nyris — Our custom search engines make it easy for people to find products, spare parts, and components for industry and eCommerce
• NORNORM — NORNORM is a subscription-based furnishing model, letting your business adapt to the needs of tomorrow. Beautiful, affordable and fully circular.
• Impossible Materials — Enabling sustainable products

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• Valmet — Valmet is the leading global developer and supplier of technologies, automation and services for the pulp, paper and energy industries.
• CTP — CTP NV is a real estate company that owns and develops industrial and logistics parks.
• Cofina Ivory — Cofina Ivory is a savings and credit institution that operates in the sector of mesofinance.

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• Definiens — Definiens is the provider of image analysis and data mining solutions for quantitative digital pathology in the life sciences, diagnostic biomarkers and healthcare industries. Definiens software provides detailed readouts from whole tissue slides, cell-based assays and full body scans and allows correlating this information with data derived fromother sources. By automating analysis workflows, Definiens helps pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, research institutions, clinical service organizations and pathologists to generate new knowledge and supports better decisions in research, diagnostics and therapy. Definiens’ vision is to open new fields of research, to contribute to development of personalized medicine and to significantly improve the quality of patients’ lives. Definiens is headquartered in Munich, Germany, and has offices throughout the United States.
• Lamab Biologics — Lamab Biologics operates as a biotechnology company. Lamab Biologics develop first-in-class monoclonal antibody prophylactic therapeutic targeting IgE, a key mediator for allergic diseases.
• Rapid Micro Biosystems — Rapid Micro Biosystems provides products for the detection of microbial contamination in the manufacture of pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and personal care products. It offers the Growth Direct System, a non-destructive method for microbial enumeration. The company was formerly known as Genomic Profiling Systems and changed its name to RapidMicro Biosystems in 2007. Rapid Micro Biosystems was founded in 2006 and is based in Bedford, Massachusetts.

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• Cellfion — Cellfion provides sustainable materials for next level clean energy storage and conversion devices.​
• porkchop — In-space logistics for SmallSats in Low Earth Orbit and beyond.
• Novatron — A new fusion reactor design for stable plasma confinement and fusion power generation.

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• AnaCardio — AnaCardio develops drugs targeting a novel mechanism that improves cardiac contractility and aims to improve clinical outcomes in heart failure.
• XNK Therapeutics — XNK Therapeutics, founded in 2012, is one of the pioneering companies within the landscape of cell therapy.
• Vitara Biomedical — Vitara Biomedical has developed a therapeutic platform to support premature infants. Vitara Biomedical's platform was inspired by natural physiological processes to transform neonatal care.

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• Sigrid Therapeutics — Safe Solution For Normalizing Blood Sugar Levels

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• GLO — glō is a venture-backed company focused on the development and commercialization of advanced LED display products using nanotechnology. The unique nanotechnology is based on 11 years of research at Lund University’s Nanometer Structure Consortium. Headed by Professor Lars Samuelson, one of the world’s leading scientists in this field, who haspublished more than 500 papers related to this technology.glō's first office is in Lund, Sweden, where basic material research continues for the next generation nanotechnology. glō's research and product development along with pilot fabrication operation is carried out at glō-USA in Sunnyvale, California. In 2016, glō established an Asia office in Taipei, Taiwan, one of the largest and fastest-growing regions for LED lighting and display applications.glō's technology sidesteps the technical limitations of current planar LED technology. It allows for the creation of highly efficient, stable and ultimately unique red, green, blue (RGB) emitters out of one material system. It aims to achieve the industry’s best color stability and ultimately enables the growth of red, green and blue emitters on the same wafer. Highly-efficient white LEDs with high color rendering will be possible without the need for phosphor conversion. It is the next enabling technology for advanced display, illumination and automotive applications.glō nanowire light-emitting diodes (nLEDs) are based on its proprietary hetero-structured semiconductor nanowire epitaxial growth and process technologies for which standard manufacturing equipment and materials can be utilized.glō currently holds over 175 patents across US, Europe and Asia. These patents are not subject to any cross-licensing with the LED oligopoly. The glō team is constantly strengthening its intellectual property position in this technology and related applications.
• SantoSolve — SantoSolve is developing topical analgesic products based on non-radioactive strontium as the active substance. The Development program was initiated based on experimental clinical use of strontium-based products showing evidence of strong local analgesic effects on several localized pain conditions of both nociceptive and neuropatic origin. Nosignificant adverse effects associated with the treatment was reported.The company’s lead product, 2PX, is topically administered, utilizing dermal penetration enhancers for delivery of the active agent to its subdermal site of action. Phase I safety and pharmacology studies showed the active agent to have low systemic bioavailability, and only few and minor adverse effects were observed at the site of administration. In open label Phase II clinical trials, the product has shown strong analgesic effect in both nociceptive and neuropatic pain conditions. In follow up, placebo controlled trials, the analgesic effect of the product has been further documented. In the company’s most advanced pain indication under study, osteoarthritis, the company has recently completed the Phase II program.These trials supports the open label results and document statistically that the analgesic effect in patients treated with 2PX is superior to that observed with placebo treatment.
• Sol Voltaics — Founded in 2007, Sol Voltaics AB is a venture-backed, development-stage nanotechnology company focused on development and commercialization of highly efficient, third-generation photovoltaic concentrator solar cells based on its proprietary heterostructured nanowire epitaxial growth and process technologies.

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• Navinci Diagnostics — Navinci is a Swedish biotech company specializing in innovative proximity ligation assay -based solutions for spatial proteomics.

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• Medoma — Medoma is a Swedish virtual ward company that offer patients acute hospital care in their home instead of in the hospital.
• Natural Cycles — Natural Cycles birth control is 93% effective with typical use and 98% effective with perfect use. Learn more about hormone-free birth control today.
• Kyra — Kyra is a Gen-Z entertainment company creating engaging digital content that resonates with youth culture. We represent world class digital native talent, produce digital content with the biggest and best consumer brands and develop media properties publishing daily content on platforms that matter to Gen Z. Kyra has the ability to not onlytarget but truly engage with the Gen-Z audience through content that resonates based on real-time audience data from our proprietary KyraIQ technology. Our inclusive, ahead-of-the-trend content and content creators make us the ultimate destination for the Gen-Z consumer who wants to be inspired by their own community. Our approach and creativity is based on data and insights and has proven to engage this audience better than any traditional publisher. We house a talent agency representing and collaborating with the leading Gen Z social stars such as Abby Roberts and Noen Eubanks; a global content studio creating award-winning content for youth-seeking brand partners such as Converse and HP; and a newly developed portfolio of media properties publishing daily content on Gen Z-native platforms around beauty, fashion, adventure, food, gaming and entertainment.Kyra engages Gen Z better than any traditional publisher, with an audience of 78 million social media followers racking up 750 million monthly video views in 190 countries around the globe. We know exactly where Gen Z is spending their time online and we respect their interests and passions. That result is content that is meaningful and fosters long term engagement for blue chip brands. Our team are experts on Gen Z culture, whether they are producing, managing, creating or marketing in New York, London and Los Angeles. Learn more at https://kyra.com/reel

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• DiogenX — We incorporated DiogenX with the objective to provide new therapeutic solutions for diabetic patients. With Patrick Collombat and the team, we are focused on developing a first-in-class regenerative treatment for type 1 diabetes. Benjamin Charles CEO See the team News See more Our Work OUR APPROACH ABOUT DIABETES
• smartbax — We develop novel multi-targeted, antibacterial compounds with extraordinary potency against multi-drug resistant bacteria and difficult-to-treat biofilms.
• Rewind Therapeutics — Rewind Therapeutics is a developer of novel therapeutics intended to facilitate the treatment for neurological diseases.The company's first-in-class remyelinating therapeutics block inhibitory signals that prevent the expansion and migration of oligodendrocyte stem cells in order to promote effective remyelination, enabling medicalpractitioners to treat patients suffering from multiple sclerosis and other myelin-related diseases with efficacy.

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• Ovagen — Ovagen is a biotechnology company that has developed the process of producing germ free (GF) chicken eggs and GF birds in commercial quantities for use primarily in the pharmaceutical industry. Ovagen can also provide a Contract Research Service and has extensive expertise in SPF poultry & rodent housing & husbandry, in specific poultry& rodent research technologies to GMP standards and in avian transgenics.
• ByoWave — ByoWave has developed the Proteus Controller, a modular, accessible video game controller for disabled and non-disabled gamers.
• Bluedrop Medical — Thermal and visual assessment in a single scan. Award winning, patented design.