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Taiga Biotechnologies is a privately-held developer of novel therapies for complex diseases including cancers, infectious agents such as HIV and influenza, and hematologic conditions.
Symic is developing a new category of therapeutics that offer an exciting and biologically innovative approach to treating disease. While it is clear that cells play an important role in tissue inflammation and regeneration, it is also known that the extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an equally critical role in maintaining healthy tissue. The ECM is the non-cellular component of the body’s tissues, and proteoglycans are important structural and functional macromolecules native to the ECM that are known to protect against tissue degradation and promote healing during illness or injury. Recognizing the importance of proteoglycans in many acute and chronic disease states, Symic developed a library of proprietary, ECM-specific compounds that mimic the protective effect of natural proteoglycans. For controlled injuries (e.g. incisions, balloon angioplasty), Symic’s ECM-specific compounds allow for local application, enhancing their ability to attenuate inflammation and reduce scarring only at the site of injury. In disease states known for chronic inflammation involving the ECM (e.g. cartilage in osteoarthritis), Symic’s technology can disrupt the cycle of degradation-inflammation by directly targeting and protecting the injured ECM. The ECM plays a critical role in many acute and chronic disease states, many of which have limited or no effective therapeutic options. Symic plans to advance its compounds in a variety of therapeutic areas with unmet clinical needs.
Texcell NA is a Frederick, MD-based company in the Healthcare, Pharmaceuticals, and Biotech sector.
Acasti Pharma Inc. is an emerging biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of innovative proprietary active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) for the management of cardiometabolic disorders, from prevention to treatment, through a novel superior approach to lipid regulation. To carry out this mission, Acasti is advancing its portfolio of bioactive ingredients, by purifying and concentrating krill-oil extracts through innovative technology, to produce products targeting the prescription drug and medical food markets.
Novan is a clinical-stage drug development company focused on topical delivery of nitric oxide. The company`s proprietary platform technology enables the stable storage and release of nitric oxide in a variety of dosage forms. Novan is currently developing innovative, first-in-class therapies for the field of dermatology.