Gertjan Bartlema

Part of Lifexx SA, Immodulon Therapeutics Ltd. is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company based in Uxbridge, UK. Immodulon is developing a highly differentiated cancer immunotherapy approach that primes the patient’s own innate immune system with the aim to significantly enhance the efficacy of a broad range of anti-cancer therapies, including chemotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors. The British company is developing imm-101, a heat-killed mycobacterium obuense, as a broad-spectrum immunomodulatory agent with the potential to treat a range of difficult-to-treat tumors including those considered to be immunologically “ cold, ” such as pancreatic cancer. Immodulon's imm-101 based immunotherapy complements other cancer therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors and chemotherapy. The private company is focused on developing safe and effective immunotherapy treatments. The company was founded in 2007 by Charles Akle, John L. Stanford. Gertjan Bartlema has been the CEO of the company since 2022.

Vico Therapeutics BV is a private biotech company based in Leiden, Netherlands that focuses on developing RNA modulating therapies for rare severe neurological disorders. The Dutch company's antisense oligonucleotide platform (AON) is directed towards different forms of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) and Huntington disease (HD), while its early discovery RNA editing platform is directed towards Rett syndrome. Vico Therapeutics was founded in 2019 by Luc Dochez, Josh Mandel-Brehm, Gail Mandel, and Dr. Judith van Deutekom, who have strong academic reputations and vast industry experience. Micah Mackison has been the CEO of the company since 2022.