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Affinor Growers are excited to bring you fresh, non-GMO, delicious food grown in pristine environments without pesticides or chemicals. We are building facilities to grow dark, leafy green vegetables such as Spinach and Lettuce with near zero-water waste. We are an industry leader growing water-fed, nutrient rich strawberries. Affinor will grow in a safe, secure environment with focus on analytical results. Our scientists are always exploring new ways to produce high quality, premium medical marihuana strains and plants for medicinal purposes. Patients will appreciate the pain relieving quality and safety of our trusted products.
Rallybio is a privately-held development-stage biotechnology company incorporated in January 2018. Our ambition is to create a leading biotechnology organization that transforms the lives of patients with devastating disease, built around people with an outstanding track record in pharmaceutical research and development. We will identify and accelerate the development of highly-promising drug candidates that have strong biological rationales and that can be addressed using the well-validated therapeutic modalities of small molecules, engineered proteins, and antibodies. A part of the Technology Incubation Program at the University of Connecticut in Farmington, CT, we continue to expand our drug acquisition and development capabilities through the assembly of a team of individuals with an outstanding track record in pharmaceutical research, development, and a strong understanding of the financial components of the industry. This seasoned team enables us to search for and evaluate assets using a series of robust clinical and commercial filters that will allow us to identify and acquire a portfolio of high-quality small molecule and protein-based assets in the late discovery to early clinical stages of drug development. Named by FierceBiotech as one of its “Fierce 15” Biotech Companies of 2018, the company was recognized as being among “the most promising private biotech startups”. Rallybio has earned the support of highly-respected investors in the bioscience sector and announced in April 2018 that it had secured $37.0 million in Series A funding with lead financing from 5AM Ventures, Canaan Partners, and New Leaf Venture Partners, and additional public-sector participation from Connecticut Innovations.
Vertex is a global biotechnology company that invests in scientific innovation to create transformative medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
Makindus is a privately-held, specialty pharmaceutical development company focused on ophthalmology and rare diseases. The Company`s lead product candidate is MI-100, a novel ophthalmic formulation of a legacy compound being developed for Stargardt disease, a rare form of juvenile macular degeneration that occurs in approximately 1 in 10,000 individuals. Makindus has met with the FDA and EMA, and is in the final stages of planning a Phase 3 clinical trial program. The Company is seeking partners and additional sources of funding and collaboration for the development program of MI-100 for Stargardt disease.
Calysta, Inc. (www.calysta.com), Menlo Park, CA, is an innovator in industrial products for food and energy security. Calysta has two business units. Calysta Nutrition is developing and commercializing FeedKind™ protein, a natural, safe, non-GMO sustainable ingredient for fish feed and other applications. FeedKind™ protein is approved for sale in the European Union. Calysta Energy is developing high value industrial and chemical products with cost and performance advantages over current processes.