Masaki Nakanishi Japan

AnGes is a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the development and commercialization of gene-based medicines including gene therapy, oligonucleotide drugs and DNA vaccines.
The company's lead product is Collategene for critical limb ischemia (CLI), the severest form of peripheral arterial disease (PAD), for which obtained conditional approval in Japan on March 2019. Collategene is a gene therapy product utilizing therapeutic angiogenesis by hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) gene expression. Our second project is NF-kB decoy oligonucleotide, for which a phase 1b study for low back pain commenced in February 2018 in the US. AnGes also conducting a phase I/II study for DNA vaccine for the treatment of hypertension.
We are also developing a DNA vaccine for COVID-19 which we plan to start Phase 3 from early next year.
Website:
www.anges.co.jp
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
1999
Stock Market and Ticker/Symbol/Number
TSE: 4563
Please specify your partnering goal
We would like to find partners for our assets as well as to find interesting assets from Chinese companies.
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
To find strategic partners in China so that we can maximize the value of our asset and also find interesting assets coming from Chinese biotech companies.
Assets Information 1: Name|Description|Indications|Stage|IP countries
Collategene|HGF gene therapy|Critical Limb Ischemia|Marketed|Japan, USA, Israel, Turkey
Assets Information 2
NFkB Decoy|Decoy Oligonucleotide|Low Back Pain|Phase 2|
Assets Information 3
Ang2 DNA vaccine|DNA vaccine|Hypertension|Phase 2|
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
AnGes, Inc.
Director, Business Development 
Functionality

Anton Neschadim Canada

ImmunoBiochem has pioneered a proprietary technology to address the challenges of cancer heterogeneity and tumor penetration by biologics in solid tumors with its tumor microenvironment-targeted potentiated antibodies. ImmunoBiochem's biologics are aimed at targets amplified in the secretomes of cancer cells that enable selective and efficacious delivery of payloads in tumor cells, immune cells and tumor-supporting stroma within the tumor microenvironment. ImmunoBiochem is able to deliver novel immunomodulatory payloads to a variety of cell types within the tumor in a highly selective fashion, pioneering a next-generation strategy for the delivery of innate immune system modulators.
Funding Status
Seed
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Partnering for co-development and out-licensing. Open to collaborations, investment, JVs, partnering and out-licensing.
ImmunoBiochem
Director 
Functionality

Anton Neschadim Canada

Nanovista is a biotechnology company based out of JLABS @ Toronto that is developing technologies to improve the outcomes of cancer surgeries. Nanovista’s lead program, CF800, is a novel imaging agent that enables the real-time visualization of solid tumors during cancer surgery.
Year of foundation
2015
Funding Status
Seed (VC)
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Exploring partnering opportunities for co-development and out-licensing.
Nanovista Inc.
Chief Executive 
Functionality

Gary Ng United States

Abveris is a Massachusetts-based company that provides industry-leading solutions for therapeutic and reagent antibody developements. We have built a strong reputation for our ability to deliver outstanding science. Based on our proprietary hyperimmune mouse models, DiversimAb mouse, and a Beacon-based single B cell screening platform, we have custom-built gene-to-antibody solutions to support development efforts for therapeutic antibodies against difficult targets such as GPCR, ion channels, glycan targets. Abveris is rapidly expanding its antibody discovery capabilities and geographical presence to work with more emerging biotech to discover therapeutics for novel targets.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2015
Please specify your partnering goal
Partnership on early antibody discovery programs and/or co-development of early stage assets
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Tap into the China market by leveraging our experience and expertise in in vivo antibody discovery for novel therapeutic targets. The goal is to form a deep strategic partnership that could turn into co-developed, co-owned assets in the future.
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Medtech Development Stage
Abveris Inc.
Director of Marketing 
Functionality