Chris Grant

Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY.

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.

Kaplan EduNeering, Inc. engages in the provision of online training services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Princeton, NJ.

Novo Principal Investments (Novo Principal) is a private equity operating division of Novo Nordisk Fonden. The firm was established in 1999, and is headquartered in Hellerup, Denmark.

Part of Iron Mountain, Inc., Novo Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in London, UK.

Ares Life Sciences LP provides financing for small and medium sized companies. It focuses on key life sciences sectors, mainly: pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, medical diagnostics, and medical technology.

Peel Hunt LLP is an independent securities brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1989 as a market liquidity provider to retail and institutional investors. They provide bespoke dealing and execution services for institutional asset managers, registrars, private client wealth managers and private banks.

The BioIndustry Association is a UK-based organization that represents the life sciences and biotech industry. The British company's mission is to facilitate and connect the ecosystem to help businesses start, grow, and deliver world-changing innovation. The non-profit company was founded by Cormac G. Kilty and Simon Geoffrey Best, and Steve Bates has been the CEO of the company since 2012.

Part of Piper Sandler Cos., Piper Sandler Ltd. is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1999. Neil Robert Mackison has been the CEO of the company since 2006.

Bb Holdings, Inc. develops software products which analyses human wellbeing. It develops an online app with name BioBase that provides wellbeing courses which focuses on stress and resilience, designed for companies to deliver to their employees. The company was founded by Nadeem Iqbal Kassam, David Plans and Davide Morelli and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Oxford Gene Technology Ltd. develops arrays used in genomics research. It engages in providing services to the pharmaceutical and other sectors in making DNA arrays known as in-situ synthesis of oligonucleotide robes. The company was founded by Edwin Southern in 1995 and is headquartered in Begbroke, the United Kingdom.

Arrow Therapeutics Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company that focuses on research and development of novel antiviral drugs. Its products include novel antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and preclinical compounds. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

The London Technology Network provides academic training in computer science, life science and physical science. It also offers technology consulting services to member companies. The company is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

CellCentric Ltd. develops and commercializes small molecule inhibitors for cancer. Its active programs include inhibitors to histone methyltransferases, histone demethylases and epigenetic enzymes that act via ubiquitin. The company was founded by Alun Huw Jones, Catherine Denise Prescott, Azim Surani and William Henry Lewarne West in May 2004 and is headquartered in Cambridge, the United Kingdom.

Pinecone Systems, Inc. has developed the first vector database that enables developers to easily integrate vector search into their production applications. The company is based in San Mateo, CA. The company offers advanced features such as filtering and distributed infrastructure to ensure high performance and reliability at any scale. Pinecone is backed by Menlo Ventures and Wing Venture Capital and operates in multiple locations. Pinecone was founded by Edo Liberty, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Alluxio, Inc. provides memory-centric storage systems. Its products include Alluxio manager is a web application that offers a user-friendly way of deploying, managing and monitoring Alluxio clusters. is open source under the apache license. The company was founded by Haoyuan Li in 2015 and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc., Snaketech develops integrated circuit verification applications used in system-on-a-chip designs. The company is based in Voiron, France. The French company was founded by François J. R. Clement. Snaketech was acquired by Simplex Solutions, Inc., part of Cadence Design Systems, Inc. from June 26, 2002 on March 20, 2000 for $11.80 million.

Temporall Ltd. engages in the provision of workplace insights platform. It offers Workbench, a platform which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze and develop value insights and informs expert recommendations and reporting. Its solutions include organisational resilience, corporate strategy, mergers and acquisition, strategic planning, digital transformation, innovation, culture analytics and diagnostics, and workplace aumation. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Luminous Ventures Ltd. (Luminous Ventures) is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2018 by Lomax Blois. The firm is headquartered in London.

Automatiq provides automated pricing platform and solution that allows resellers to set price rules on their inventory and automatically adjusts with the market. The company was founded by Sam Sherman and is headquartered in Valley Stream, NY.

Merck Global Health Innovation Fund LLC invests in companies located across the globe primarily in North America and Europe. The fund focuses on companies operating in the fields of digital health, drug discovery & clinical development, manufacturing, supply chain & it services. It provides financing for early and growth stage capital requirements with an investment size of USD 5 - 10 million.

Federation Bio, Inc. uses microbiome therapeutics to address medical needs. The company was founded by Racquel N. Bracken, Michael Fischbach and Dylan Dodd and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

Demetrix, Inc. manufactures natural medicines. The company was founded by William Haseltine and Jay Keasling in 2015 and is headquartered in Emeryville, CA.

Memed Diagnostics Ltd. engages in the development and commercialization of diagnostic solutions for inflammatory and infectious diseases. Its products include MeMed BV and MeMed Key, devices for blood test and quantitative diagnostic immunoassays. The company was founded by Eran Eden and Kfir Oved in 2009 and is headquartered in Tirat Carmel, Israel.

Accellta Ltd. offers solutions for stem cell culturing. Its portfolio include pluripotent stem cell culturing, human foreskin-derived feeder cells, growth media for feeder-free culturing of hPSC, stem cell expansion in suspension, stem cell culturing as single-cells in bioreactors, stem-cell controlled differentiation, and medium formulation. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Haifa, Israel.

Smithkline Beecham Ltd. manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products. It also provides mineral water, bottled water, and soft drinks. The company was founded on January 24, 1989 and is headquartered in Brentford, the United Kingdom.

Neo Kuma Venture Partners LLP (Neo Kuma Venture) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.