Paola Castagnoli

Rottapharm SpA engages in the research, development, manufacture, and marketing of pharmaceuticals and products for wellness and personal care. Its products are distributed through the following categories: Semi-ethical, which includes prescribed and non-reimbursed, non-reimbursed, and over-the-counter medicines, cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and medical equipment; Reimbursed pharmaceuticals; and Natural extracts, which carry the brand Euromed. The company was founded by Luigi Rovati in 1961 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

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.

Farmacie Fiorentine A.Fa.M. SpA engages in the distribution of pharmaceutical products. It also operates pharmacies, offers preventive medicines through natural sources, and educates on proper use of drugs. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Florence, Italy.

Esaote North America, Inc. manufactures ultrasound systems. It develops medical imaging systems. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Fishers, IN.

Takeda Ventures Inc (Takeda Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of Takeda America Holdings Inc founded in 2001. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Touchstone Innovations Ltd. founded in 1986. Touchstone Innovations Investment Management Ltd. is headquartered in London.

Elemaster SpA designs and manufactures electronic equipment. It offers printed circuit boards and cables for various industries such as railways and transportation, automation and energy, and medical and healthcare. The company was founded by Gabriele Cogliati in 1978 and is headquartered in Lomagna, Italy.

CID SpA engages in the manufacture and marketing of medical devices. Its products include peripheral vascular stents, closed system catheters, and vascular grafts. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Saluggia, Italy.

Vivasure Medical Ltd. manufactures medical devices to enable deployment of vascular implants. It offers an absorbable implant and delivery system for use in a range of medical applications, primarily in minimally invasive and percutaneous procedures, such as percutaneous closure of arteriotomies. The company was founded by Gerard Brett and Christopher Martin on August 27, 2008 and is headquartered in Galway, Ireland.

SIFI SpA develops and manufactures pharmaceutical specialties, nutraceuticals and ophthalmic cosmetics. It is a ophthalmic company to feature an full-cycle, integrated business model, including research, development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical specialties and surgical and medical devices. The company was founded in 1935 and is headquartered in Lavinaio, Italy.

Fidim Srl operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

Assobiotec is an organization that represents approximately 130 companies and technological and scientific parks in the biotech sector. Assobiotec is based in Milan, Italy. The Italian company focuses on various areas such as health, agriculture, environment, and industrial processes. The private company was founded in 1986, and the CEO is Leonardo Vingiani.

Quaestio Capital Management SGR SpA (Quaestio SGR) is the wholly owned Italian asset management subsidiary of Quaestio Holding SA in Luxembourg. The firm was founded in 2010 by Alessandro Penati. Headquartered in Milan, Quaestio SGR is dedicated exclusively to the management of institutional client assets. They are the delegated investment manager for all the sub-funds of the Quaestio Solution Fund. Quaestio SGR is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investing (UNPRI).

Apoteca Natura SpA operates a network of pharmacies which sell natural products. It also provides expert advice on illness prevention, lifestyle change, and recommendations for natural solutions that are most suitable to the patient. The company was founded by Valentino Mercati in 2000 and is headquartered in Sansepolcro, Italy.

Arexpo SpA provides real estate services. The company is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc. develops cell and gene therapeutics that employ precise exogenous control of transgenes for improved safety and efficacy. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Crossmed SpA distributes medical supplies and equipment in Italy, San Marino, the Vatican, and Switzerland. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Grugliasco, Italy.

Rottapharm Biotech SRL operates as a drug research and development company. The company was founded in 1961 and is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

Olatec Therapeutics LLC is a privately held biopharmaceutical company based in the United States. The American company is in the clinical stage of developing a platform of oral NLRP3 inhibitors to treat and prevent a broad spectrum of acute and chronic inflammatory diseases mediated by IL-1. Olatec's proprietary compounds include approximately 60 analogues being screened as viable drug candidates, and the company has over 140 patents granted covering its compounds. The company's drug development team is comprised of experienced management and international experts in translational medicine with unparalleled expertise in inflammation and immunology. Olatec is conducting clinical trials in the FDA and EMA. The company was founded by Damaris B. Skouras, who has been the CEO since incorporation.

Aileens Pharma Srl is a holding company, which engages in the research and development of treatments for dermatological diseases. The company was founded by Sonia Longo Sormani in 2018 and is headquartered in Nova Milanese, Italy.

InnovHeart Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR) systems for the treatment of patients with mitral valve disease. It also develops Saturn Prosthesis, Transapical, and Transeptal systems that are designed to be consistent with the anatomy of the mitral valve. The company was founded by Giovanni Righini and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Quaestio Capital Sgr SpA (Private Equity)(Quaestio Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Quaestio Capital Management SGR SpA founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Endostart SRL manufactures medical devices for gastrointestinal endoscopy. It specializes in medical devices based on ferrofluid and magnetic fields to guide a colonoscope along the colon, avoiding incomplete colonoscopies. The company was founded by Alessandro Tozzi on May 1, 2018 and is headquartered in Certaldo, Italy.

Emendo Biotherapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of genome editing technology. It specializes in protein engineering, molecular biology, and gene editing systems. The company was founded by David Baram, Lior Izhar, and Rachel Diamant in 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Impact Lab SRL provides oncology diagnosis services. The company was founded by Vittorio Grazioli in September 2015 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Entangled Capital Sgr SpA (Entangled Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2019 by Stefano Comini, Giuseppe Condorelli, Luigi De Mitri, Roberto Giudici, Anna Guglielmi and Franco Marcolin. The firm is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Catamaran Bio, Inc. provides investment services. The company is headquartered in Delaware.

Abintus Bio, Inc. operates as a preclinical stage gene therapy company. It provides immune cell reprogramming services. The company was founded by John Snyder, Nicholas A. Boyle, Douglas J. Jolly, Carlos Ibañez, Derek Ostertag, and Cory Bentley and is headquartered in Encinitas, CA.

Transine Therapeutics Ltd. is an RNA platform company based in Cambridge, UK. The British company is developing a novel class of therapeutic RNAs called SINEUPs, which can upregulate protein expression with a superior level of control and specificity across an unprecedented range of diseases and applications. The company's proprietary technology allows them to address diseases that have been beyond the reach of small molecules, conventional biologics, or gene therapies. The SINEUP platform boosts the expression of almost any chosen target protein by binding precisely to the mRNA that encodes it and enhancing its translation. This technology massively extends the druggable proteome and represents an entirely new mechanism of action, ideally suited to address currently hard-to-treat diseases. The company was founded in 2018 by Stefano Gustincich and Piero Carninci. Jan Thirkettle has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

BioRep S.r.l is a private company based in Milan, Italy. BioRep is a centro di risorse biologiche, which translates to a biological resources center. The Italian company was founded in 2003. Gervasoni Vincenzo has been the CEO of the company since 2010.

Knoll International SpA designs and manufactures home & office furniture and furnishings products. The company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Sapio Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno Srl engages in the manufacture and distribution of industrial gases. It offers technical gas, pure and special gases and mixtures, refrigerant gas, food gas, liquefied petroleum and natural gas, welding gas, and gas for laser cutting. The company was founded in 1922 and is headquartered in Monza, Italy.

Cogliati Holding Srl operates as a financial holding company which engages in the management of its investments. It holdings include businesses in the electronics and technology development sectors. The company is headquartered in Lomagna, Italy.