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Abcuro is a Boston, Massachusetts-based biotechnology company developing immune-modulatory biologics targeting intracellular signaling pathways in T cells and myeloid cells for autoimmune diseases and cancer. Founded in 2017 by experts from Harvard and Genentech, it advances candidates like AB-101 for vitiligo through Phase 1 trials using bioinformatics and ex vivo validation.

TOWA Pharmaceutical Co Ltd is a Japan based pharmaceutical company engaged in research and development, production, and marketing of generic drugs. It also provides drug consulting services for patients and their families and relatives. It organizes academic seminars for medical professionals and posts articles in journals. It participates in training for pharmacists. The company has three main plants in operation namely Osaka plant, Okayama plant, and Yamagata plant. Towa has offers more than 500 drugs to meet the diverse therapeutic requirements including lifestyle related diseases such as hypertension and diabetes, digestive system diseases, nervous system diseases and allergic diseases, vitamins and antibiotics.

OPKO Health Inc is a diversified biotechnology company that operates pharmaceutical and diagnostic development programs. Its segments include pharmaceutical and diagnostics. The Pharmaceutical segment consists of its pharmaceutical operations in Chile, Mexico, Ireland, Israel, Spain, Ecuador, France, the United States, and its pharmaceutical research and development operations. The Diagnostics segment consists of clinical and genomics laboratory operations through BioReference and point-of-care operations. It generates the majority of its revenue from the Diagnostics segment.

Uniphar PLC is a diversified healthcare service organization with activities in Ireland, the UK, and the Benelux. The business activities of the group function through the Commercial & Clinical division, which provides outsourced services, specifically sales, marketing, and multichannel account management to pharmaco-medical manufacturers, and distribution and support services to medical device manufacturers. The product Access division consists of two service offerings, being: On-Demand Access and Exclusive Access. Supply Chain and Retail division provides both pre-wholesale distribution and wholesale distribution of pharmaceutical, healthcare, and animal health products to pharmacies, hospitals, and veterinary surgeons in Ireland.

Replimune Group Inc is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It uses a proprietary RPx platform to design and develop product candidates that are intended to maximally activate the immune system against solid tumors. The RPx platform is based on a proprietary, engineered strain of herpes simplex virus 1, or HSV-1, backbone with payloads added to maximize immunogenic cell death and the induction of a systemic anti-tumor immune response. The company focuses on developing oncolytic immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer. Its pipeline products include RP1, RP2, and RP3. The company operates in USA and UK, majority of revenue from USA.

Alto Neuroscience Inc is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company with a mission to redefine psychiatry by leveraging individuals’ neurobiology to develop personalized and effective treatment options. The company currently consists of different clinical-stage assets such as ALTO-100, ALTO-202, ALTO-101, and ALTO-300 among others initially targeting depressive disorders and schizophrenia populations as identified by independent brain-based biomarkers.

Everest Medicines Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company that integrates discovery, licensing, clinical development, commercialization, and manufacturing of potentially novel or differentiated therapies and vaccines to address critical unmet medical needs initially in the Asia Pacific markets and eventually around the world. Its product pipeline includes: Nefecon (TarpeyoTM), EVER001, Eravacycline (Xerava), SPR206, and others. Geographically operates in Mainland China.

FibroGen is a biopharmaceutical company discovering therapies based on hypoxia-inducible factor and connective tissue growth factor biology for anemia, fibrosis, and cancer. Its flagship product roxadustat, a HIF-PH inhibitor, received approval in China in 2018 and Japan in 2019 for anemia in chronic kidney disease, with ongoing global trials. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, FibroGen partners with AstraZeneca and Astellas for commercialization in multiple regions.

Antekin Biotech is a vaccine company. Antekin Biotech maintains integrated capabilities across research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of vaccines.

Akums Drugs and Pharmaceuticals Ltd a pharmaceutical contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) offering a comprehensive range of pharmaceutical products and services in India and overseas. Its services include formulation research and development (R&D), preparation and filing of regulatory dossiers in the Indian and Outside markets, and other testing services. It is also engaged in the manufacturing and sale of branded pharmaceutical formulations and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). The operates in three segments: a) Contract Development and Manufacturing Operations (CDMO), b) Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API), and c) Branded and Generic formulations. Key revenue is generated from Contract Development and Manufacturing Operations (CDMO).

La Renon is an Indian pharmaceutical company manufacturing formulations for cardiology, diabetology, and neurology. Headquartered in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, it produces 300+ products including tablets, injectables, and ophthalmics, exported to 25 countries in Asia and Africa. The firm operates a WHO-GMP certified facility with 200 employees, focusing on chronic disease therapies like antihypertensives and statins.

Chongqing Genrix Biopharmaceutical Co Ltd is engaged in the research & development, production and sales of antibody drugs. The company has a total of more than ten products under research covering three major therapeutic areas. The progress of core products is leading, and some product pipelines are as follows; autoimmune disease, infectious disease, and tumor. Its product Xeligekimab injection (Xeligekimab) is a recombinant fully human anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody independently developed by the company, which has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for new drug marketing applications.

Lila Biologics is a biotechnology firm developing cell therapies for autoimmune diseases. Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, it engineers regulatory T cells using CRISPR for treatments targeting rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis, with preclinical data from rodent models showing 70% inflammation reduction.

Apnimed Inc is a late clinical-stage pharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel oral therapies that address the neurobiology of sleep related breathing diseases. The company's flagship product candidate, AD109, or Oxnimbi, is an investigational, fixed-dose oral combination of a novel anti-muscarinic and selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Seaport Therapeutics Inc is a clinical-stage therapeutics company. The company focuses on invention and development of new medicines for patients with depression, anxiety, and other debilitating neuropsychiatric disorders. The company identified clinically validated mechanisms with established efficacy and safety profiles, historically limited by high first-pass metabolism, low bioavailability, and side effects. The company's pipeline products are based on Glyph, company's lymphatic-targeting prodrug technology is designed to bypass first-pass metabolism and thereby enhance a drug's oral bioavailability and reduce side effects.

Sawai Group Holdings Co Ltd is engaged in providing management support or guidance to domestic and foreign companies engaged in businesses related to medical and healthcare services, such as the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical products and medical equipment, as well as various businesses incidental or related to the same.

Cosmo NV is is a life sciences company. The company is focused on MedTech AI, dermatology, gastrointestinal diseases, and contract development and manufacturing (CDMO). The company designs, develops, and manufactures solutions to address critical medical needs. Its technologies are trusted by international pharmaceutical and MedTech companies and reach patients and healthcare providers around the world. The product pipeline includes Eleview, GI Genius, Winlevi, Lialda, Uceris, and others.

Liaoning Chengda Biotechnology Co Ltd is engaged in the research and development, production and sales of human vaccines.