able cerebral, llc United States

Able Cerebral, LLC (ACL) :
ACL is a bio-pharmaceutical and medical device company with patented (US & China) technologies and products.
We have achieved our first goal via BrainGlucoseTM by providing timed release of brain energy as circadian therapy to eliminate nightmares, night sweating, hallucinations, which have been saving lives and dignity of many early and mid-stage Alzheimer’s patients; and to help diabetics to avoid nocturnal hypoglycemia for better sleep and protection from seizures, coma or even death.
More excitingly, through communications with FDA and experts in biopharmaceutical fields, we are initiating for phase III clinical study inquiry for our delayed and sustained release of energy product as breakthrough new drug status for Alzheimer’s disease.
We are also looking for investment or partnership to advance our game changing technology product, a noninvasive medical device, AddMemTM, which will be also the world’s first ever product for memory consolidation and recovery.
ACL is also a licensed manufacturer for medical food in Pennsylvania.
Our product can be marketed in China through registration with Chinese FDA as “special medical formulated food”, or apply as a new drug.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2012
Please specify your partnering goal
Co-developing
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Category
Assets Information 1
timed release of brain energy; medical device||Alzheimer's Disease|US, China, Canada
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Dr. jun xia
Co-Founder / President 
Functionality

Acon Pharmaceuticals Inc United States

ACON Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ACON Pharma) is a specialty pharmaceutical company and focuses on siRNA and mRNA nanoparticle delivery, 505(b)(2) NDA, and complex ANDA drug product development with its captive drug delivery system and technology platforms. Acon Pharma is a privately held corporation located in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. As a dynamic pharmaceutical company in a vibrant life science research region, Acon Pharma leverages the expertise and experience of highly skilled, multi-disciplinary workforce to accelerate the product development of complex drug delivery systems. The Company’s key managers were primarily educated in US with advanced degrees and trained in the pharmaceutical industry for many years, and have possessed deep professional knowledge, technical know-how, and extensive experiences in pharmaceutical product development.

We are currently raising 5 million dollar fund to support IND-enabling studies for our patented liposomal siRNA for treatment of pulmonary fibrosis and long-acting microsphere for treatment of schizophrenia. We are also developing delayed release nanoemulsion for osteoporosis, and sustained release gel for fungal infection.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2020
Please specify your partnering goal
Looking for investors and strategic partners
Headquartner in China
Assets Information 1
AP1302|siRNA Liposome Inhalation|pulmonary fibrosis|China, US
Assets Information 2
AP2602|Long-acting Microsphere Injection|schizophrenia, bipolar disease|China, US
Assets Information 3
AP6111|Self-emulsifying Nanoemulsion|osteoporosis|China, US
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Xudong Yuan
CEO 
Functionality

Aequor, Inc. United States

The United Nations called for the One Heath approach to combating pandemic threats at the 3 vectors of transmission: animals to people, people to people, and environment to people -- and vice versa.

Aequor is the only company with products that control antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) pathogens at all 3 vectors of transmission.

Twenty-five of our small molecules remove biofilm in minutes, prevent biofilm formation for days, kill AMR and multi-drug-resistant (MDR) pathogens alone and in combination with existing biocides at sub-MIC levels -- reducing the need for harmful, toxic biocides. These 25 are EPA approved and available in ton quantities. They are used in our proprietary products for environmental sanitation: surface cleaners, water treatments and industrial process enhancers (boost algae and yeast biomass by up to 40% for use in biofuels and bio-based co-products (food, feed, nutraceuticals, chemicals, plastics, materials, etc.).

Our new drug candidates are in pre-clinical Hit-to-Leas stage. They kill the latest clinical strains sent to Aequor by the NIH and CDC. The NIH awarded Aequor free pre-IND trials to develop up to 4 of them and the DOD offered the same to develop 5 of them. They are derived from a new genus and several new species of marine microbes that produce “green,” non-toxic chemicals that target Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria and fungi.

Our products uniquely kill bacteria and fungi at all stages of growth -- including biofilm. Biofilm is the first resistance response of microorganisms to protect themselves against environmental stresses and is associated with most infections and diseases. Removal of biofilm by surface scraping, UV, heat, biocides and antibiotics, etc. signal to the underlying microorganisms when and how fast to build a thicker biofilm shield.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) associate biofilm with 90% of hospital-acquired infections, such as those caused by contamination on indwelling medical devices, ventilators, and water and air systems. The CDC recently reported that 20% of U.S. COVID deaths were due to these secondary infections. Additional life-threatening infections are increasingly traced to biofilm in air and water systems in institutional and commercial buildings and homes. For example, Legionnaire’s Disease, which claimed 17 lives, was traced to biofilm in a hotel’s air conditioners that became aerosolized and inhaled. It is no coincidence that every pathogen on the CDC and WHO lists of urgent threats, pandemic threats, and bioterrorist threats is a biofilm-former. Every drug-resistant “Superbug” strain is a biofilm-former and is considered incurable. Additionally, several microbial species are captures in the same biofilm, increasing the incidence of horizontal gene transfer (Li et al., 2001; Angles et al., 1993; Dunny et al., 1995) and spawning the emergence of new antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) strains.

There are few remedies for biofilm. Physical removal (sterilization, scraping, UV) works for a short-term (e.g., biofilm was recorded on a titanium plate within 30 seconds of sterilization). Biocides (antiseptics, disinfectants, antimicrobials, and antibiotics) are designed to kill free-floating (planktonic), actively growing microorganisms, and the dose of needed to disrupt a biofilm is approximately 1000x the concentrations that are effective against planktonic bacteria (Raffa et al., 2003), which is a dose that is lethal to humans. The overuse of biocides and antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of the AMR Superbugs – and left a cumulative and persistent environmental footprint. Natural antimicrobials, such as silver and other metals, are expensive and eventually trigger the formation of thicker biofilm, resulting in the loss of efficacy over time.

If you combat biofilm at all vectors of transmission, you control AMR pandemic threats.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2015
Please specify your partnering goal
For developed products: licensee. For pharma products: strategic partner for development of therapeutics
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Category
Assets Information 1
A1001|Small molecule|Kill broad spectrum AMR pathogens|U.S., EU, Canada
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
CEO Marilyn Bruno Bruno
LinkedIn logo CEO 
Functionality
Dr. Marillyn Bruno
CEO 
Functionality

Arjuna Therapeutics United Kingdom

We are a Europe-based oncology start-up developing an entirely novel class of orally available small molecules to address currently untreatable cancers. We wholly own a pipeline of molecules that are active via novel mechanisms in cancer and several other therapeutic areas.
The mechanism of action of our lead drug, Ag5, targets cancer cells generating high levels of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) via a synthetic lethality mechanism. High ROS tumours are, in general, untreatable. This group of cancers includes KRAS- and MYC-mutation driven cancers, which comprise above 30% of all cancer cases. leading to more than 1 million deaths worldwide every year. Treatment options for this group of cancers are extremely limited. We expect that our lead compound will define a new treatment paradigm across existing cancer categories. We have robust biomarkers to drive clinical development and links to world leading cancer centres in Europe and Asia.
We have a follow-on compound and a pipeline of innovative molecules addressing both cancer and non-cancerous conditions.
We are raising a series A round which will allow us to gain clinical proof of concept. Our mission is to restore hope to patients and their families.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2019
Partnering Objectives
Please specify your partnering goal
Oncology
Headquartner in China
Assets Information 1
Ag5|Small Molecule|cancers generating high levels of reactive oxygen species|non yet. filing in process (internationally)
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Dr. Ross Breckenridge
CEO 
Functionality

Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals United States

Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals is a preclinical CNS drug development company advancing breakthrough therapeutic agents for treating brain injury patients. Astrocyte is developing the proprietary small molecule pharmaceutical agent AST-004 for acute administration to patients who have suffered a stroke, TBI, or concussion. This product would be administered by intravenous injection by emergency responders or a medical professional within 24 hours of injury to limit neuronal damage and cell death. Our approach at Astrocyte Pharmaceuticals differs significantly from historical neuroprotective attempts as we focus on a non-neuronal cell type, the astrocyte, which is the most common cell type in the human brain and has only recently received broader attention as an important cellular target for therapeutic research. The company recently demonstrated AST-004's significant efficacy in an NHP stroke study that mirrors the planned Phase 2 clinical study, and large safety margins in GLP toxicology studies. The company completed its Series A financing in Q4 2020.

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2014
Partnering Objectives
Please specify your partnering goal
Explore out-licensing of China commercialization rights
Headquartner in China
Assets Information 1
AST-004|Adenosine A3 receptor agonist|stroke, TBI, concussion, Alzheimer's, pain, etc.|USA; China and other countries pending
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Dr. William Korinek
Dr. William Korinek
LinkedIn logo CEO 
Functionality

Biosion Inc., China

iosion is a global biotechnology company focusing on the discovery and clinical development of innovative biologicals for unmet medical needs. Leveraging our proprietary H³ (High-throughput High-content High-efficiency) antibody platform and SynAb™ technology, Biosion is able to undertake a deep discovery of antibody drug candidates with superior properties, multiple differential choices, and diversified clinical applications. Based on its integrated antibody discovery engine and fueled by our corporate motto of "Innovation for Cures", Biosion is committed to bring next generation innovative drugs to patients around the world.

During the past several years, Biosion team has successfully built up multiple therapeutic antibody discovery pipelines for in-house development and for collaboration with our partners, thus enabling us to accelerate and broaden our innovative drug development capabilities for delivering novel drugs to patients in needs.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2013
Please specify your partnering goal
Seeking partners in big pharma or established biotech companies to co-develop or license assets from Biosion's pipeline or to explore new collaborations for innovative antibody discovery by using our proprietary H³ antibody discovery platform and SynAb™ technology. We are also seeking additional investment to support advancement of our innovative antibody pipeline move into the clinic.
Headquartner in China
Assets Information 1
BSI-045B|TSLP: High affinity superior humanized antibody for the treatment of asthma and atopic dermatitis (Ex-China global rights)|Severe Asthma|Pending
Assets Information 2
BSI-03802|CD40: Humanized antibody molecule with superior agonist activity (Ex-China global rights)|solid cancer|Pending
Assets Information 3
BSI-001|HER2: hu5G9, best-in-class efficacy partner of trastuzumab and for next generation HER2 ADC development|HER2+ cancer|PCT
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Dr. Mingjiu Chen
CEO 
Functionality

Connexin Therapeutics Ltd. United Kingdom

Connexin Therapeutics Ltd. is a UK-based biopharmaceutical company specializing in the Discovery and development,, of drugs targeting connexins, initially for the prevention of vision loss and blindness associated with the eye disease known as glaucoma. While there are a variety of glaucoma subtypes, a common hallmark is the progressive loss of vision due to the gradual cell death in the retina and optic nerve triggered by elevated intraocular pressure. Many drugs are available to reduce intraocular pressure, yet none have been shown to directly protect cells in the retina or optic nerve, and hence prevent them from dying. Thus, vision loss inevitably occurs, even in well-treated patients, and severe vision impairment remains common in these patients.
Connexin Therapeutics raised ~£150,000 in Seed financing in early 2019. These funds are being used to synthesize and test novel small molecules in animal models of glaucoma. Selected results from these studies are presented in this document. These compounds are based on a molecule which has already demonstrated efficacy in mouse models of glaucoma. Thus, these data supplement and extend the work already published.
We are currently raising ~£2,000,000 to expand our synthesis and optimize our lead compounds. After ~8-10 quarters of work we anticipate having a library of patentable compounds which are highly selective for our target, backed by cell and animal data. We may also have a second compound which inhibits a different retinal target for a different set of conditions. Future financing rounds will take one or both leads into formulation development, safety studies, and clinical trials, while also fueling our expansion into other indications with this same mechanism of action.
Year of foundation
2018
Partnering Objectives
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Category
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Slides Deck
(pdf, 6.11MB)
Carlos Velez
CEO 
Functionality

DHVC United States

Life Science and Healthcare Venture Capital Investor
Website:
www.dh.vc
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2013
Partnering Objectives
Please specify your partnering goal
Investment
Headquartner in China
Medtech Development Stage
Ali Farahanchi
Managing Director 
Functionality

Far East Bio-Tec. Co., Ltd China

FEBICO (Far East Bio-Tec. Co., Ltd.) was established in 1976. We have three main business segments: New Drug Development, Diagnostic Reagents, and Dietary Supplement .
We develop an anti-virus platform, FEM, to develop potential drug candidates.
We focus on developments of botanical drugs and biologics to resolve the unmet medical needs such as inflammation diseases (lung injury, liver inflammation, liver fibrosis), hepatitis B, and herpes.
Website:
www.febico.com
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
1990
Partnering Objectives
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Nick Cheh
Director of BD 
Functionality

Focus-X Therapuetics United States

Focus-X is a preclinical stage biotech company committed to the Discovery and development,, of personalized precision medicine fulfilling the unmet needs in cancer diagnosis and treatment. We are to release the true potential of radioligand therapy by leveraging our world class peptide drug discovery platform and joining force with top radiopharmaceutical partners.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Partnering Objectives
Please specify your partnering goal
Connection to investors and partners
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Fa Liu
CEO 
Functionality