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Berlin Partner for Business and Technology

Business and technology support for companies, investors and scientific institutions in Berlin – this is the Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH mission. With customized services and an excellent science and research network, our many experts provide an outstanding range of programs to help companies launch, innovate, expand and secure their economic future in Berlin.

​www.berlin-partner.de

BIOPARTNER

BioPartner is an independent, government-accredited trade organisation, promoting international partnering for trade, investment and collaborations with UK Life Science companies. BioPartner's delegations promote the UK presence at major international biopharma conferences, and companies are assisted with access to government grants and heavily discounted entry fees. Through the BioPartner Programme, members receive extra benefits and support to effectively trade overseas. 

www.biopartner.co.uk

BIOTECHGATE

Biotechgate is the global Business Development Database for the Biotech, Pharma and Medtech industries. 

• Over 500,000 clinical trials
• 50,000 company database
• Over 20,000 Biotech, Pharma and Medtech assets available for licensing
• Detailed search functions with Excel download options
• Over 240,000 management contact details
• Product pipelines
• Dedicated investor database

​www.biotechgate.com

CITIGATE DEWE ROGERSON

​Citigate Dewe Rogerson is one of the world’s leading strategic communications consultancies. 
Our Life Sciences team has established a reputation for excellence spanning financial, corporate and scientific communications; this has enabled us to become trusted advisors and to build a broad portfolio including some of the most innovative and exciting international life sciences companies. Our clients are at all stages of development, from start-up to multinationals, and our activities are focused on delivering campaigns that support corporate objectives. As a result, we have been involved in major corporate transactions and events in the life sciences sector over the past decade such as IPOs, other public and private fundraisings, and M&As.

Recent IPO transactions: ABIVAX (Euronext Paris - €60m), OSE Pharma (Euronext Paris - €21m), Nordic Nanovector (Oslo – NOK575m), Midatech Pharma (London AIM - £32m), Abzena (London AIM - £20m), arGEN-X (Brussels - €42m), Pixium Vision (Euronext Paris - €39.5m), Crossject (Euronext Paris - €17m). Other recent financings: Abingworth (£225m ABV VI), Rigontec (€14.25m Series A), Calcivis (£4.5m fundraising), ViraTherapeutics ($3.6m - Series A). Recent M&A: Heptares (up to $400m acquisition by Sosei), Prosonix (up to £100m acquisition by Circassia), bioquell (Sale of subsidiary for £44.5m).

www.citigatedr.co.uk

​ECONOMIC & TRADE OFFICE OF ISRAEL IN GENEVA, SWITZERLAND

The Government of Israel’s Economic and Trade Office in Geneva, Switzerland, is a branch of the Foreign Trade Administration of the Ministry of Economy and Industry. The Trade Office in Geneva has two main responsibilities: World Trade Organization (WTO) affairs, and trade & investment promotion* (Switzerland-Israel).

*Trade and export promotion, investments and technological collaboration between Swiss and Israeli companies.

The Economic and Trade Office of Israel promotes business collaboration across a variety of sectors, including: Information Technology, Green Energy, Agriculture and Water Technology, Homeland Security, Cyber Security, Life Sciences, Automotive, Consumer Goods, Food and Cosmetics, Finance and Investments.
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The Trade Office facilitates introductions between Swiss and Israeli companies, arranges meetings, organizes local conferences and assist Swiss and Israeli business delegations visiting the respective country, amongst other things.

https://itrade.gov.il/switzerland/about/

​EDISON GROUP

Edison is an international advisory firm with around 450 corporate clients and 110 people working from offices in London, New York, Frankfurt, Sydney and Wellington. The team consists of 80 analysts, investment and logistics professionals with experience in capital markets, investor roadshows and communications. Healthcare is Edison’s largest sector, with 16 analysts covering over 100 biotech and medtech stocks across the UK, continental Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific.

www.edisongroup.com

​FREEMIND GROUP

FreeMind is a consulting group whose goal is to assist in maximizing potential to receive funding from non-dilutive sources. Established in 1999, FreeMind is the largest consulting group of its kind working with academics and Industry alike. FreeMind's proven long-term strategic approach has garnered its clients over 1.5 billion dollars to date.

Our expertise in applying for grants and contracts extends throughout every government mechanism open to funding the life sciences including all NIH institutes, DoD, NSF, FDA, CDC, BARDA, etc., as well as private foundations.
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FreeMind's knowledgeable and experienced team of Client Strategists and Project Managers are dedicated to guiding non-dilutive funding efforts from identification of the most suitable opportunity through to submission and subsequent award.  Our team of experts will assist in making non-dilutive funding a key tool in a long-term financial strategy.

www.freemindconsultants.com

IATI (Israel Advanced Technology Industries)

IATI is Israel’s umbrella organization of the high-tech, life science and other advanced technology industries, with hundreds of paying members from every level and aspect of the ecosystem - including Venture Capital Funds, R&D Centers, Multinational Companies, Israeli Start-Ups and Large Companies, Incubators, Tech Transfer Organization, Academic Institutions, Innovation Centers, Hospitals, Municipalities, Leading Stock Exchanges, Service Providers and more. Through this broad range of members, IATI connects Israel’s tech ecosystem, provides solutions and support at all levels, and integrates the various sectors of the
industry with strategic and ongoing governmental goals.​

https://www.iati.co.il/

​INSTINCTIF PARTNERS

​Instinctif Partners is an international business communications consultancy. With a track record of delivering truly creative programmes, the Life Sciences practice focuses on enhancing the value proposition for companies seeking investment, partnerships or customers. Our core skill is working with clients to communicate the value of their science and innovation to key stakeholders through the most relevant channels: crafting communications solutions that showcase each company, product or technology. Specifically, we are unique in offering specialist expertise seamlessly across corporate, financial, healthcare and marketing communications with outreach programmes to media, industry, professional, public, financial and investment communities. Our service offering covers all communications disciplines including strategic counsel, PR, IR, media relations, public affairs, crisis communications, internal communications, marketing, advertising, copywriting, design, research and event management. Our globally integrated and dedicated life sciences team serves clients around the world from our headquarters in London, and bases across Europe, AsiaPac and the USA.
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www.lifesciences.instinctif.com

Labiotech.eu

Labiotech.eu is the leading digital media covering the European Biotech industry. Over 150,000 monthly visitors use it to keep an eye on the business and innovations in biotechnology. Hope you'll enjoy reading our stories!

​labiotech.eu/

Life Science Austria

Austria Wirtschaftsservice (aws) has established Life Science Austria (LISA) as a one-stop shop that spans the entire value-added chain of startups in the life sciences. LISA provides customised support at every stage of a startup’s development. Furthermore LISA promotes the life science sector in Austria on the international stage and is the first point of call for enquiries relating to it.

​Organised through the regional life science clusters, LISA represents companies in the therapeutic, medical technology and diagnostic sectors as well as providers of enabling technologies and related service companies located in the folowing Austrian regions:

• ecoplus (Lower Austria)
• human.technology Styria (Styria)
• LISAvienna (Vienna)
• MedTech-Cluster (Upper Austria)
• Standortagentur Tirol/Cluster Life Sciences Tirol (Tyrol)

www.lifescienceaustria.at

Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization

The Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO®) founded in 2009, is a not-for-profit, membership based organization engaged in strategy, programming, policy development and advocacy to further the commercialization of Ontario’s human health science companies positioning Ontario as a leader in the international marketplace. OBIO advances this goal through collaborative partnerships with industry, the investment community, academia, patients and government.

www.obio.ca

​PLATTFORM LIFE SCIENCES

The Life Sciences-Series - Launched in 2014 four issues of the Life Sciences-Series appear annually. Based on the three pillars – technology, financing, investment – the issues combine current topics of life sciences with knowledge and networking from corporate financing and capital market. The mission: Building a cross medial bridge between the life sciences and the financial industry by the help of the quarterly Life Sciences issues, the monthly digital newsletter LifeSciencesUpdate

www.goingpublic.de/lifesciences

​SWISSBIOTECH

Swiss Biotech unites the four leading biotech regions of Switzerland (BioAlps, BaselArea, Biopolo Ticino and Greater Zurich Area). The regions have early on combined efforts with the SWX Swiss Exchange which holds a leading position in terms of life-science listings and services.

The National Industry Association named Swiss Biotech Association Represents more than 150 companies to date and acts as the operational arm for the marketing alliance. Swiss Biotech raises Switzerland’s profile as an economic center in Europe and profiles the biotech industry with its key research institutions and companies.Swiss Biotechs’ mission is to spread the message of Switzerland as one of the top biotech locations in the world. This will be achieved by presenting a comprehensive picture of the drivers of biotechnology including research, education, economics, finance and industry. The bases for success in biotechnology are the critical mass of research institutes and accelerated technology transfer. The early integration of industry and well-trained workforce is another critical success factor for rapid economic growth. More than 40 technology parks throughout the country support the increasingly important and successful TechTransfer process.

www.swissbiotech.org

​TIBEREND STRATEGIC ADVISORS, INC.

​Tiberend Strategic Advisors, Inc. is a corporate communications firm providing media strategy and execution for life science companies – biotech (therapeutics), medical devices and diagnostics.We work with both public and private emerging growth companies:
1. To enhance valuation 
2. To build visibility for partnerships and strategic alliances
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www.tiberendstrategicadvisors.com