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Founded in 1997, the Office of Technology Transfer commercializes patented and non-patented research results of the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) through licensing, collaborating with industry or forming of start-up companies.
www.dkfz.de
DeveloGen is a biology driven specialty pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of treatments for metabolic disorders, such as diabetes, obesity and metabolic syndrome. DeveloGen has a rich and innovative pipeline from lead discovery to phase II clinical development.
www.develogen.com
Diapharm supports companies in the medicinal and health products industry in all regulatory, medical and pharmaceutical matters to do with medicinal products, medical devices, food supplements, biocides and cosmetics. On behalf of biotech companies, Diapharm prepares IMPDs, CTAs or CTDs, provides GMP-compliant analytics or the batch release of gene transfer medicinal products. A team of approx. 90 employees provides, inter alia, strategic advice, management and responsible care for trademarks and product portfolios. Diapharm is present throughout Europe with partners in France, Great Britain, Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Spain, the Czech Republic and Hungary.
www.diapharm.de
www.apogenix.com/html/de/board.htm
www.direvo.com
DIREVO creates innovative biological products and processes by enhancing nature's potential with expert knowledge and cutting edge technologies. With an industrial biotechnology business focused on the food & feed and biorefineries markets and a biopharmaceuticals business focused on therapeutic antibodies and proteases, DIREVO is building a world-class biotech company by consistently delivering superior solutions to its customers. Located in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, one of the world’s premier chemistry and biotech hubs, DIREVO has established a track record of successful partnerships with global leaders
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We support companies launching their products, technologies or services by evaluation of market potential, development of professional marketing & sales structures and active sales support.
As a consultant, we perform marketing and sales due diligence and develop strategies for reorganization of existing marketing & sales structures to increase profitability.
www.wendelgmbh.com
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Earlybird is an international venture capital provider with offices in Germany (Hamburg and Munich) and in the USA (Palo Alto). The company was founded in 1997 and currently manages investment funds to the volume of $300 million. Earlybird predominantly invests in companies from the sectors software/IT, healthcare and communication technology as well as convergent technologies that are based in Europe and the USA. The focus is on investments in early phases of corporate development. Earlybird also offers long-years’ operational experience in corporate management and provides its portfolio companies with a network of industry specialists through Advisory Boards.
www.earlybird.com
EBD Group is an international life science consultancy with offices in the US, Germany and the UK. We provide Business Development and Drug Development services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, and specialize in forming a bridge between the US and Europe.
The conference arm of EBD is renowned for its organization of the world"s largest stand-alone life science partnering conference, BIO-Europe, and its sister event BIO-Europe Spring. We also offer the investment conference BioEquity Europe and, from 2006, the new Medical Technology event BioDevice Partnering.
www.ebdgroup.com
Set up in Switzerland back in 1964, today Egon Zehnder International is present with more than 60 offices worldwide. It is one of the leading Executive Search companies that concentrate on consultation and assisting companies in top-management recruitment, the evaluation of management potentials or the optimization of advisory boards as well as streamlining of management structures.
In a fiercely competitive market for first-class talent Egon Zehnder International’s Life Sciences Practice annually provides some 300 assignments for some of the most renowned life sciences companies.
www.egonzehnder.com
Emergent BioSolutions is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacture and commercialization of Immunobiotics, such as vaccines and immune globulins. The company with sites in Maryland, Michigan, Germany, the United Kingdom and the Republic of Singapore operates in two business segments: biodefense and commercial.
www.ebsi.com
EPIDAUROS is a leading laboratory service provider for pharmacogenetic testing and contract research. Genetic factors that influence efficacy and safety of drugs are analyzed in order to make drug development and treatment safer, more efficient and more predictable. EPIDAUROS combines a large portfolio of genetic tests for metabolizing enzymes, drug transporters and targets with extensive scientific knowledge and qualified laboratory processes (ISO9001, GLP). Thus, it is a competent partner for consulting, genotyping in clinical trials and contract research in the area of pharmacogenetics.
www.epidauros.de
Epigenomics is a technology-pioneer with the potential to establish a new standard in molecular diagnostic. Its novel diagnostic and pharmacodiagnostic products are aimed at making early detection and treatment of cancer and other common diseases easier, more accurate, and more convenient for the patient.
www.epigenomics.com
Ernst & Young is one of the three largest auditing and consulting firms in Germany. We offer our clients a range of multi-disciplinary services: assurance and advisory business services, tax and transaction advisory services and real estate consulting. EY Law Luther Menold Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH provides legal services. Especially in the field of Health Sciences Ernst & Young is a leading preferred partner. Within the above mentioned service portfolio the company develops specific solutions for the Health Science industry.
www.de.ey.com
Eurofins Scientific is a life sciences company operating internationally to provide a comprehensive range of analytical testing services to clients from a wide range of industries including the pharmaceutical, food and environmental sectors. With over 2,300 staff in more than 50 laboratories across 15 countries, Eurofins offers a portfolio of over 10,000 reliable analytical methods for evaluating the authenticity, origin, safety, identity, composition and purity of biological substances and products.
www.eurofins.com
Eurofins Medigenomix GmbH has successfully established itself as an international outsourcing partner for biopharmaceutical industry and academic research institutes in the field of molecular biological applications. Additionally the laboratory is one of the greatest providers of DNA profiles and DNA variants (polymorphisms) in forensics, animal and plant breeding, food industry and health care.
www.medigenomix.de
For more than a decade, IABG-LSS has been working in the field of data and e-submission management (eCTD, IMPD, etc.) for Life Sciences Solutions. On the basis of many years of experience IABG-LSS provides integral solutions for all phases (substance research, preclinic, clinic and submission) of the value chain of biotech products.
www.iabg-lss.com
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febit develops and manufactures innovative microarray technologies: Customized Geniom® Ready-to-Go Biochips used within the Geniom® RT Analyzer can detect every kind of DNA or RNA! With the Geniom® One DNA-synthesis-unit you can even create these biochips in your lab. Geniom can be used for multiple Applications: Genotyping, Expression Profiling, miRNA, SNPs, Enzyme-on-Chip, Synthetic Genes.
www.febit.com
As contract research organization FGK GmbH provides a wide range of services in drug and medical device development from early conception until final report. FGK has a focus on biotech companies which need more support and consulting in the clinical drug development process than pharmaceutical companies.
www.fgk-cro.de
Fresenius Biotech GmbH is a company of the Fresenius Health Care Group with focus on clinical development and marketing of biopharmaceuticals to be used mainly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, and organ regeneration.
www.fresenius-biotech.com
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GANYMED is in the business of developing monoclonal antibodies against novel cell surface antigens that show an unprecedented specificity for solid tumors. The outstanding tumor specificity is positioning GANYMED"s antibodies as anti-tumor treatments with excellent therapeutic efficacy in cancers with high medical need.
www.ganymed-pharmaceuticals.com
GATC Biotech (Constance and Cambridge) is a leading provider of molecular biological services and innovative bioinformatics solutions for industry and academia worldwide. Today, GATC has 37 employees and serves 3000 customers in 40 countries. This year GATC celebrates its 15th anniversary. Most of GATC"s employees are scientists with long-term experience in biotechnology and molecular biology. The company is ISO-certified.
www.gatc-biotech.com
Founded in 1999, GENEART today is the globally leading specialists providing optimized gene solutions to research institutions as well as the pharma, biotech and chemical industries. GENEART offers integrated product systems based on gene synthesis for developing innovative drugs, in particular DNA- and protein-based therapeutics and vaccines, as well as for identifying improved industrial enzymes.
www.geneart.com
Genius is a specialised agency for communication and science in the areas of strategy counselling, communication and marketing. Special emphasis is laid on biotechnology, agricultural economy and food issues. Our customers range from companies to associations and public institutions.
The interdisciplinary team of biologists, biochemists, agronomists, nutritionists, scientific editors and PR specialists combines scientific know-how with practical competence. It is our conviction that complex scientific issues can only be got across successfully to the various target groups if their backgrounds are understood and placed in their proper context. The scientific competence of our team and the network at our disposal ensure that all our projects are convincingly based on factual accuracy.
www.genius-biotech.de
Gilead Sciences is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative therapeutics in areas of unmet medical need. Nearly 1,900 employees in North America, Europe and Australia contribute to the Gilead mission of advancing patient care by developing ground-breaking therapeutics to treat life-threatening infectious diseases.
www.gilead-sciences.de
GLYCOTOPE GmbH is a biotechnology company specialized in Glycobiology and Cellular Engineering. GLYCOTOPE combines its expertise in drug development, analytics, glycobiology, cell biology, molecular biology, biotechnology, antibody engineering and immunology to develop own innovative pharmaceutical therapeutics and nutrition additives and to offer state-of-the art services.
www.glycotope.com
GPC Biotech AG is a biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing new anticancer drugs. The Company"s lead product candidate - satraplatin - is currently in a Phase 3 registrational trial. A second anticancer product candidate entered Phase 1 clinical development in early 2005.
www.gpc-biotech.com
Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. is a patent law company located close to Washington D.C., and enforces intellectual property rights for many of the worlds leading companies.Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C. protects and enforces intellectual property rights for many of the world's leading companies.Greenblum & Bernstein has steadily grown for almost thirty years to include more than 40 professionals and 160 employees. The firm provides a full range of services in all aspects of intellectual property law.Clients of Greenblum & Bernstein range from large and established multinational corporations to start-up companies seeking intellectual property guidance for the first time.Professionals at Greenblum & Bernstein have backgrounds in all major technical disciplines, including biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, chemical engineering, physics, electrical engineering, computer science, systems engineering, and mechanical engineering.Practice groups at Greenblum & Bernstein include Litigation and Trial; Patent Procurement; Client Counseling, Licensing and Technology Transfer; Interference; PTO Petitions, Appeals and Special Procedures; and Trademark and Copyright
www.gbpatent.com
greenovation Biotech GmbH has developed innovative technologies for the production of proteins from moss cells. The moss bioreactor is a safe and cost-effective production platform for biopharmaceuticals with special characteristics for improved activity of therapeutic proteins such as antibodies.
greenovation Biotech GmbH was established in September 1999 and is based in Freiburg, Germany.
www.greenovation.com
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hameln rds is partner for health care market services. Worldwide we advise and minister to customers from pharmaceutical, biotechnological and medical technology industries. Our portfolio: Contract Development, Laboratory Work (GLP), Clinical and Biological Services, Registration Services, Dossiers, Supply of API and finished products.
www.hameln-rds.com
Heidelberg Pharma is a drug-development company with four compounds, targeting cancer and HIV, in clinical development. The company is capable of developing new drugs from chemical synthesis through phase II clinical studies. Heidelberg Pharma offers the design and development of Enhanced Pro-Drugs based on parent compounds of your choice.
www.heidelberg-pharma.com
Hogan & Hartson’s global Life Sciences practice provides the full range of services to companies in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical devices industries. Our team includes regulatory, IP and transactional lawyers with long-standing experience in the industry. We focus particularly on corporate and commercial transactions in the Life Sciences sector, including national and international M&A, Corporate Finance, Collaboration/Licensing and Outsourcing deals.
www.hhlaw.com