Mario Thomas

Topigen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. develops drugs for respiratory diseases. The firm focuses on discovery and development of multiple pathway therapies for respiratory diseases with primary emphasis on asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and allergic rhinitis. The company was founded by Paolo Renzi in 2000 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

T²C² (Transfer Technologies Commercialisation Capital) is a Montréal-based venture capital partnership. They were founded in 1997.

Established in 2000, TransPharma Medical Ltd. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of drug-products utilizing an innovative active transversal drug delivery technology. Its current proprietary drug-product development programs include ViaDerm-hPTH (1-34), a transversal hPTH (1-34) product to treat osteoporosis, undergoing Phase 2B clinical trials, which is developed in collaboration with Eli Lilly, and two additional peptides currently in Phase 1. TransPharma's drug-product development activities utilize its well-proven RF-MicroChannel Technology. Its RF-MicroChannel technology enables the creation of an array of microscopic pores through the very outer skin surface, allowing the delivery of therapeutic doses of a wide portfolio of drugs, including biologics, Its main area of focus. TransPharma's implementation of the RF-MicroChannel Technology is the ViaDerm delivery system. Intended for home use, the ViaDerm delivery system consists of a reusable, handheld, low-cost device and a disposable patch containing a drug. TransPharma's goal is to develop multiple drug-products through strategic partnerships with leading pharmaceutical companies and through independent product development. They believe that combining partnered and proprietary product development ensures capitalizing of both the promise of its technology and its growing capabilities.

Aurelium BioPharma Inc., develops therapeutics and diagnostics for the treatment of drug-resistant cancers. The company has developed several diagnostic tests for the detection of breast, ovarian as well as drug-resistant cancers. The firm has a strong drugable pipeline of novel targets and complimentary diagnostic products that are utilized in its strategic collaborations and out-licensing efforts. The company was founded in May 1998 and is headquartered in Laval, Canada.

Entomed SA discovers and develops novel medicines derived from insects. It discovers and develops new drugs derived from the biology of insects with a focus on their immune response. Entomed's technology is based on the scientific work carried out by Prof. Jules A. Hoffmann's world leading team in the CNRS Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC) in Strasbourg. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Illkirch-Graffenstaden, France.

Biochem Pharma, Inc. provides bioinfomatics tools, biotechnology databases and consulting services to the genomics, proteomics and biopharmaceutical industries. They provide the cutting edge strategic intelligence needed to exploit information and to develop future business strategies.

Part of Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, Terragen Discovery, Inc. is a developer of antibiotics and patent drugs. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Terragen Discovery was acquired by Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC on October 26, 2000 for $25.61 million.