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Jazz Pharmaceuticals II SASU engages in the development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides, for the treatment of metabolic diseases and rare diseases. Its lead assets are pegcrisantaspase (Asparec), a PEGylated recombinant L-asparaginase from Erwinia chrysanthemi, and related intellectual property. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Ecully, France.

Part of Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Urovant Sciences, Inc. is a pharmaceutical company that prioritizes diversity, equity, and inclusion in rewriting how care is provided in urology. The company is based in Irvine, CA and offers programs to improve patient care, with a current focus on overactive bladder. Urovant Sciences is expanding opportunities to help patients in and beyond, with links to marketed product sites for patients and healthcare professionals, plus patent information. Recently, Sumitovant Biopharma Ltd. announced that its parent company Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd. will combine its wholly owned subsidiaries to form Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc., which will include Urovant Sciences and other subsidiaries.

Sofimac Innovation SAS is an independent, early-stage venture capital firm which was created in 1998 by Eric Harlé and Didier Moret. Headquartered in Paris, France, Sofimac Innovation manages venture capital funds which provide equity financing for start-ups and early-stage companies in the Information and Communication Technologies (Software, SaaS, Multimedia and Telecom) sector.

Egle Therapeutics SAS is a biotech company based in Paris, France. Egle Therapeutics develops first-in-class immunotherapies targeting immune suppressor regulatory T cells (Tregs) for oncology and autoimmune diseases. The French company leverages its translational-based target discovery platform to unveil novel therapeutic Treg targets and computationally designed immunocytokines acting as antagonists or as selective Treg-agonists. The company was founded in 2020 by Luc Boblet, a serial biotech entrepreneur, and Dr. Eliane Piaggio, a renowned immunologist.

Part of Ipsen SA, Ipsen NV is a Belgian biopharmaceutical company that improves patients' lives through research and innovation in oncology, rare disease, and neuroscience. Founded in 1982, the company is based in Merelbeke, Belgium. Ipsen is a global mid-sized biopharmaceutical company that focuses on improving patients' lives through its research and innovation in the field of oncology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

IXALTIS SAS develops therapeutics to treat genitourinary tract disorders with unsatisfied medical need. The company was founded by Christian Chavy, Philippe Lluel, Roberto Gradnik, Stefano Palea, Pascal Rischmann, and Xavier Gamé in 2012 and is headquartered in Archamps, France.

Natixis SA (Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Natixis SA (EPA: KN), a corporate and investment bank headquartered in Paris, France. They are ultimately owned by BCPE SA. The firm provides full spectrum of broking services to various investors.

Sofinnova Partners SA (Sofinnova) is an independent venture capital firm established in 1972 and headquartered in Paris, France. Originally known as Sofinnova, the first venture capital firm created in France, the firm created a U.S. subsidiary in San Francisco in 1976. In 1997, both firms were bought out by their management teams, which become the majority shareholders of the new companies, Sofinnova Partners in Paris and Sofinnova Ventures in San Francisco.

ODDO BHF SE provides banking and financial services. It specializes in private banking, asset management, as well as corporate and investment banking. The company was founded in 1854 and is headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany.

Mainstay Medical Holdings Plc is a medical device company, which focuses on commercializing an innovative implantable restorative neurostimulation system, ReActiv8, for people with disabling mechanical Chronic Low Back Pain. The company was founded in 2020 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

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.

Erasmus MC operates as an academic hospital. It is affiliated with the Erasmus University of Rotterdam, and home to its faculty of medicine. It has special units such as Neurosurgery, Cardiograph surgery, Neonatal and pediatric surgery and intensive care, Pediatric oncology and Level I trauma center. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Human Genome Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that exists to place new therapies into the hands of those battling serious disease. Its lead products include BENLYSTA for systemic lupus erythematosus and raxibacumab for inhalation anthrax. The firm's other products include, mapatumumab, darapladib, albiglutide, ZALBIN, HGS1036 and HGS1029. The company was founded by Alan G. Walton and William A. Haseltine in 1992 and is headquartered in Gaithersburg, MD.

Adienne SA is a biopharmaceutical company engages in the provision of medical development. It focuses on orphan drugs for the treatment of various haematological and immunological diseases. The company was founded on Lugano, Switzerland.

Cosmo Tech SAS provides software system and digital solutions. The firm develops a proprietary language called CoSML dedicated to the modeling and simulation of complex systems. The company was founded by Hugues de Bantel and Michel Morvan and is headquartered in Lyon, France.

Axess Vision Technology SA designs, develops, produces and commercializes surgical equipment. It offers video endoscope and electro-therapeutic products. The company was founded by Olivier Brosset, Marc Malou, Olivier Fructus and Nicolas Mathieu in February 24, 2006 and is headquartered in Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, France.

NEURONAX SA develops and provides drugs supporting neural repair to treat degenerative disorders of the central nervous system. Its services include cell culture, in vitro evaluation, neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects analysis, culture analyses, and stem cells. The company was founded by Stéphane Gobron, Fabrice Cailloux, and Pierre-Yves Simonin in 2003 and is headquartered in Saint-Beauzire, France.

BEG Ingénierie SA provides engineering, project management, architectural design, and construction services. It specializes in offices, turnkey logistics platforms, factories, hospitals, and shopping centers. The firm also offers consulting and implementation of sustainable development solutions to its portfolios. The company was founded by Robert Preslier, Hugues Golzio, Michel Maunoury, and Jean-Eric Cartry in 1966 and is headquartered in Orleans, France.

Microphyt SA researches, develops, produces and markets natural bioactive products from microalgae. Its solutions are intended to address the needs of personal-care, food and health-care industries worldwide, through a differentiated and sustainable approach and proprietary technologies allow controlled and industrial-scale supply of microalgae biomass and extracts. The firm''s Industrial scale photo bioreactors developed and patented and are designed to produce specific strains of microalgae by preserving cell integrity and yielding commercial quantities of slow-growing or biofilm-forming species. The company was founded by Arnaud Muller-Feuga in 2007 and is headquartered in Baillargues, France.

Part of DBAY Advisors Ltd., Aston SA is a French digital services company that offers training and education solutions. The company is based in Vélizy, France. The company provides personalized advice and solutions to help individuals achieve their goals, regardless of their age or situation. Aston was acquired by SQLI SA, part of DBAY Advisors Ltd. on January 28, 2022.

CERADROP SA specializes in equipment for printed electronics. It designs and markets materials deposition digital printers exclusively for printed electronics industry and smart 3D printing. The firm provides ink formulation, equipment maintenance and support, and process development services. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Limoges, France.

Axcell Biotechnologies manufactures pharmaceutical preparations. The private company is based in Lyon, France.

ORPHELIA Pharma SA specializes on biopharmaceutical products improving the health and well being of severely disabled children. The company was founded by Hugues Bienaymé in 2007 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Syndicat De L ’ Industrie Du Médicament Vétérinaire is a private company based in Paris, France. The French company operates as an association of medicinal, diagnostic, and devices manufacturer for animal health.