Network origin in Zhizhong Yao first degree
Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
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Sofinnova Partners SAS
Sofinnova Partners SAS Investment ManagersFinance 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.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 47 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to Zhizhong Yao via their personal network
Company | Sector | Related people | Main position |
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PFIZER, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
IRIDEX CORPORATION | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
SpineVision SA
SpineVision SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SpineVision SA develops and markets implants for the treatment of spinal disorders. It also designs instrumentation for the spinal treatments. Its products include Flex 2, Lumis, Plus/X-Plus, ULIS, Unithread, Spacevisions, and C3. The firm also offers solutions for spinal pathologies, such as lumbar degenerative disc diseases, deformities, cervical disorders, trauma, and tumors. The company was founded by Gérard Vanacker on July 16, 1999 and is headquartered in Antony, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Executive Officer Director/Board Member | |
Medtronic CoreValve LLC
Medtronic CoreValve LLC Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Medtronic CoreValve LLC develops transcatheter technologies for failing aortic heart valves. Its proprietary ReValving System allows both percutaneous (PAVR) and transapical aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and is intended to provide an alternative to open-heart surgery. The company was founded by Jacques Seguin in 2001 and is located in Irvine, CA. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
MAINSTAY MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
The University of Texas at Austin | College/University | Undergraduate Degree | |
DBV TECHNOLOGIES | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Université de Technologie de Compiègne | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Ecole Polytechnique | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
France Biotech Association
France Biotech Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Founder Director/Board Member | |
Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd.
Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Touchstone Innovations Ltd. founded in 1986. Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is headquartered in London. | Investment Managers | Director/Board Member | |
Molecular Vision Ltd.
Molecular Vision Ltd. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Molecular Vision Ltd. develops low-cost, lab-quality, point of care, disposable diagnostic devices for medical testing. The company was founded by Donal D. C. Bradley in 2001 and is headquartered in York, the United Kingdom. | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member | |
France Invest
France Invest Financial ConglomeratesFinance France Invest is a French association of investors for growth that supports private equity as a lever for business creators and managers to achieve growth. The private company is based in Paris, France and was founded by Maurice Tchenio. The association is at the heart of the economy and aims to share the value created by supporting companies in their innovation and energy transition efforts. | Financial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
REDX PHARMA PLC | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Akamis Bio Ltd.
Akamis Bio Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Akamis Bio Ltd. operates as a biotechnology company which develops novel therapeutics that addresses cancer and other clinically unmet diseases. Its products include Enadenotucirev, Espindolol and AbEnAd. The firm also develops treatments based upon the research phase vaccine platform PolySTAR, which combines recombinant viral vectors with polymers to shield them from the immune system, and the research phase adjuvant and immunotherapeutic platform PolyMAP, which combines polymers with synthetic adjuvants to significantly enhance the effectiveness of vaccines. The company was founded by Andrew Justin Stewart Coats and Stefan D. Anker on November 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Abingdon, the United Kingdom. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member | |
Sorbonne Université | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
MD Start SA
MD Start SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology MD Start SA develops medical device technology. It has collaboration between venture capital, institutional investors and industry to the development of innovative medtech ideas in Europe. The company was founded by Tim Lenihanin 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Chairman Director/Board Member Chief Investment Officer | |
Autifony Therapeutics Ltd.
Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Autifony Therapeutics Ltd. discovers and develops new pharmaceutical treatments treat hearing disorders. The firm focuses on the treatment of hearing disorders, including noise-induced hearing loss and tinnitus. The company was founded by Charles H. Large and Giuseppe S. Alvaro in 2011 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
ReCor Medical, Inc.
ReCor Medical, Inc. Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ReCor Medical, Inc. develops novel therapeutic ultrasound catheter technologies The firm develops a therapeutic non-focused ultrasound system for performing renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension. The company was founded by Mano Iyer and Jacques Seguin in July 2009 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer Founder | |
PIXIUM VISION | Medical Specialties | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS
MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS BiotechnologyHealth Technology MedDay Pharmaceuticals SAS operates as a biotechnology company developing new drugs for nervous system disorders. The firm operates for the treatment of neuro-metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Frédéric Sedel and Guillaume Brion in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
HighLife SAS
HighLife SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology HighLife SAS develops percutaneous mitral valve replacement therapies. It offers a minimally invasive prosthetic mitral valve that is implanted on a beating heart, while preserving the native valve structure and respecting the surrounding anatomy. The company was founded by Georg Börtle in 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
Synthace Ltd.
Synthace Ltd. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Synthace Ltd. produces bio-based chemical and biological products through synthetic biology. It is a synthetic biology company with a platform of technologies for the rapid engineering and optimization of novel biological production systems. The bioengineering platform is broadly applicable across multiple industry sectors, including the production of specialty chemicals from renewable feed stocks using efficient and sustainable processes. The company was founded by Sean Ward and Markus Christian Gershater in January 2011 and is headquartered in, London, the United Kingdom. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Microphyt SA
Microphyt SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology 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. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
CorWave SA
CorWave SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology CorWave SA develops and manufactures blood pumps. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member | |
Amolyt Pharma SAS
Amolyt Pharma SAS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Amolyt Pharma SAS engages in development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Thierry Abribat in 2014 and is headquartered in Ecully, France. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
ENYO Pharma SA
ENYO Pharma SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology ENYO Pharma SA operates as a biopharmaceutical company. The firm's research and development is focused on human infecting viruses, with the first two programs being dedicated to the treatment of severe and seasonal flu and chronic hepatitis B. The company was founded by Jacky Vonderscher, Jean-Jacques Garaud, Benoît de Chassey, Laurène Meyniel-Schicklin, Patrice André and Vincent Lotteau January 2014 and is headquartered in Lyon, France. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
AFYREN | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
EnobraQ SAS
EnobraQ SAS Chemicals: Major DiversifiedProcess Industries EnobraQ SAS develops yeast for the production of chemical compounds. The company was founded on November 13, 2015 and is headquartered in Ramonville-Saint-Agne, France. | Chemicals: Major Diversified | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
BiovelocITA Srl
BiovelocITA Srl Investment ManagersFinance Biovelocita Srl (Biovelocita) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Silvano Spinelli, Gabriella Camboni and Sofinnova Partners. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
May Health SAS
May Health SAS Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services May Health SAS engages in the development of device for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome infertility. The company was founded in September 2017 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Chairman Chairman Director/Board Member Director/Board Member President | |
LimFlow SA
LimFlow SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology LimFlow SA develops and offers medical devices which transformes the treatment of critical limb Ischemi. The firm?s proprietary and CE marked technology is a novel and purely percutaneous therapy for ?no-option? CLI patients. The company was founded by Martin T. Rothman in 2012 and is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Founder Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
SafeHeal SAS
SafeHeal SAS Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology SafeHeal SAS develops anastomosis protection devices for improved patient recovery and reduced healthcare costs. The company is headquartered in Paris, France. | Medical Specialties | Chairman Director/Board Member President | |
Comet Biorefining, Inc.
Comet Biorefining, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Comet Biorefining, Inc. operates as a holding company, which engages in the provision of cellulosic glucose technology for applications in renewable biofuels and biochemicals. It proprietary technology allows for the conversion of wood, wheat straw, bagasse, corn stover and other agricultural waste materials into high purity cellulosic glucose syrup. These non-food sources offer lower cost and price stability when compared to food sugar sources such as corn or sugar cane. The company was founded by Andrew Richard in 2009 and is headquartered in London, Canada. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Tenpoint Therapeutics Ltd.
Tenpoint Therapeutics Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Tenpoint Therapeutics Ltd. is a British biotechnology company that specializes in developing engineered cell-based therapies and in vivo reprogramming to restore vision for individuals with degenerative ocular diseases. The company is based in Cambridge, UK and was founded in 2020. Tenpoint Therapeutics brings together experts who are shaping the regenerative ocular medicine revolution and the technologies that are driving it. The company's focus is on replacing diseased cells with healthy ones to permanently restore vision. Eddy Anglade has been the CEO of the company since 2023. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
GeneSpire Srl
GeneSpire Srl BiotechnologyHealth Technology GeneSpire Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transformative gene therapies for patients with genetic diseases. The company was founded by Luigi Naldini and Alessio Cantone in March 2020 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
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France | 23 |
United States | 11 |
United Kingdom | 9 |
Italy | 6 |
Austria | 2 |
Sectoral
Health Technology | 32 |
Consumer Services | 8 |
Finance | 5 |
Commercial Services | 3 |
Health Services | 2 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 288 |
Chairman | 59 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 52 |
Private Equity Investor | 52 |
Founder | 29 |
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Antoine Papiernik | 48 |
Joshua Makower | 37 |
Denis Lucquin | 26 |
Graziano Seghezzi | 26 |
Maina Bhaman | 26 |
Gérard Hascoët | 25 |
Rafaèle Elisabeth Tordjman | 23 |
Jacques Theurillat | 22 |
Henrijette Richter | 21 |
Jean-Marie Paluel-Marmont | 19 |
Joseph Anderson | 19 |
Joško Bobanovic | 19 |
Martin T. Rothman | 16 |
Cédric Moreau | 14 |
Michael Krel | 13 |
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