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HBM Partners AG (HBM-P) was established in 2001 as an independent provider of investment advisory services with headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. HBM-P's field of expertise comprises global human medicine, biotechnology, medical technology and related sectors. The firm primarily advises HBM BioVentures AG and HBM BioCapital via their Cayman Islands-based, wholly-owned subsidiary, HBM Partners (Cayman) Ltd., which acts as the investment manager for the HBM funds. They rely on the services of an external consultant to analyze investment opportunities in the US.

Seqirus Vaccines Ltd. manufactures vaccines. The company is headquartered in Maidenhead, the United Kingdom.

The Medical Research Council provides human healthcare and social services. It offers funding for biomedical spectrum, fundamental lab-based science, clinical trials and all major disease areas. The company was founded in 1913 and is headquartered in Swindon, the United Kingdom.

Ambicare Health Ltd. manufactures medical products for skin care. The firm develops and commercializes proprietary, light emitting diode (LED) based devices for the treatment skin conditions and diseases. Its ambulatory lighting products offer solutions incorporating OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) and LED (Light Emitting Diode) technologies. The products offer battery operated flexible packaged solutions with high light uniformity. The company was founded by James Ferguson and Ifor Samuel in 2004 and is headquartered in Livingston, the United Kingdom.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of audit, tax, and advisory services. It serves the banking and capital markets, building, construction and real estate, consumer and retail, energy, natural resources and chemicals, financial services, government and public sector, healthcare and life sciences, industrial manufacturing, insurance, media and entertainment, private equity, technology, telecommunications, and venture capital industries. The company was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Powderject Pharmaceuticals Plc develops pharmaceutical products. It offers researching, developing, manufacturing and marketing for existing and next generation vaccines. The company was founded in 1993 and is located in Oxford, UK

QinetiQ Ltd. provides technical, engineering, and research services for defense and security problems. It offers products and services for air, cyber, maritime, robotics, space, land, training, weapons, advisory systems, and target systems. The company was founded in June 2001 and is headquartered in Farnborough, the United Kingdom.

Ionix Pharmaceuticals Ltd. used to develop analgesic medicines for the treatment of acute and chronic pain. Its drugs were used for the treatment of pain associated with chronic debilitating diseases such as osteoarthritis, diabetes, cancer and multiple sclerosis. The company was founded by Andrew Sandham, Phillip J. Birch, John Wood and Ann Gail Hayes in 2001 and was located in Cambridge, UK.

Kyowa Kirin International Plc is a specialty pharmaceutical company, which engages in the development and commercialization of prescription medicines for the treatment of unmet therapeutic needs in major markets. It offers Sancuso, a prescription medicine used to prevent nausea and vomiting in people receiving some types of chemotherapy treatment and Abstral, a medicine used in the management of breakthrough pain in adult patients using opioid therapy for chronic cancer pain. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Galashiels, the United Kingdom.

Part of Ligand Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ligand UK Development Ltd. is a company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. The company is based in Winnersh, UK.

Part of Valneva SE, Valneva Scotland Ltd. is a British vaccine company that specializes in the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need. The company is based in Livingston, UK. The company has several vaccines in development, including unique vaccines against Lyme disease, COVID-19, and chikungunya. Valneva's portfolio also includes two commercial vaccines for travelers.

Sentinext Therapeutics Sdn. Bhd. develops vaccines and therapeutics for tropical infectious diseases. Its pharmaceutical research and development focuses on EV71, polio, influenza and dengue diseases. The company was founded by Mary Jane Cardosa and Peter Samuel Wulff in 2009 and is headquartered in Penang, Malaysia.

Synpromics Ltd. develops and commercializes synthetic promoters to control gene expressions and regulations. The firm is active in cell and gene therapy, biologics bioprocessing, and industrial biotechnology. The company was founded by Michael L. Robert in 2010 and is headquartered in Edinburgh, the United Kingdom.

Hookipa Biotech AG develops new generation prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. The firm’s Vaxwave technology is a novel immunotherapy platform using a replication-defective viral vector for the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Lukas Flatz, Andreas Bergthaler, Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Daniel Pinschewer in July 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

Vernalis (R&D) Ltd. engages in the research development of biotechnology and pharmaceutical products manufacturing. The company was founded on February 4, 1986 and is headquartered in Wokingham, the United Kingdom.

BBI Diagnostics Group 2 Plc provides diagnostic tests and materials. It offers a portfolio of products and services that are provided to the diagnostic, healthcare, research, defense, and food industries. The company was founded on October 22, 2013 and is headquartered in Bedford, the United Kingdom.

Part of Valneva SE, Valneva Sweden AB is a specialty vaccine company that focuses on the development and commercialization of prophylactic vaccines for infectious diseases with significant unmet medical need. The company is based in Solna, Sweden and is primarily focused on marketing and distributing Valneva's vaccines Dukoral®, Ixiaro®, and Kamrab™. Valneva has several vaccines in development, including unique vaccines against Lyme disease, COVID-19, and Chikungunya. Additionally, Valneva's portfolio includes two commercial vaccines for travelers.

Part of Valneva SE, Vaccines Holdings Sweden AB develops and distributes vaccines and biological products. The company is based in Solna, Sweden. Franck Charles Marie Grimaud has been the CEO of the Swedish company since 2014.

Part of Valneva SE, VALNEVA Austria GmbH is an Austrian biotechnology company that develops and commercializes vaccines for infectious diseases. The company is based in Vienna, Austria. The CEOs are Thomas Lingelbach, Franck Charles Marie Grimaud, Frédéric Jacotot. The company was founded in 2013.

EnteroBiotix Ltd. develops novel microbiome modulating drugs which are composed of live microorganisms. It focuses on faecal microbiota transplantation which transfers bacteria from a healthy donor into a recipient having an infection caused by a bacterium called C.difficile. The company was founded by James Roger McIlroy in March 2017 and is headquartered in Aberdeen, the United Kingdom.