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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
  
  

http://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).

http://www.citigatedr.co.uk/

​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.

https://www.freemindconsultants.com/

​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

http://www.goingpublic.de/lifesciences

​SWISS BIOTECH ASSOCIATION

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.

http://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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http://www.tiberendstrategicadvisors.com/