DIMITAR DIMITROV Bulgaria

Micar Innovation is a drug discovery factory. The company has found a niche where it is able to create a large societal impact by improving the quality of life through discovery novel blockbuster drug molecules for a large class of diseases (Pipeline). Micar Innovation focuses on entire drug discovery process using improved structure based insilico drug design from scratch till Preclinical phase with advanced predictions of activity, selectivity and ADMET

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2016
Please specify your partnering goal
Drug Discovery
Funding Status
raising
Now raising (In USD)
2500000
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Investment Focus
Oncology project
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CEO 
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Iono Pharma LLC United States

We are a pharmaceutical startup in Memphis, Tennessee. Our focus is on pediatric drug delivery designs as we transform FDA approved therapeutic compounds into pediatric friendly drug delivery systems. We have designed several Epinephrine prodrugs to eliminate the need to use Epipen injections. We seek seed funding for organic synthesis, formulation development and CMC drug development.
Funding Status
Seed funding
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
We filed a patent in china (still pending). We are looking for investors to develop our drug delivery in China.
Biotech/Pharma Category
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
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Dr Hassan Almoazen
Dr Hassan Almoazen
Founder and CEO 
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Jiangxi Jemincare Group Co., Ltd. China

One Top Chinese Pharma
Looking for
Headquartner in China
Service Description
治疗产品 Therapeutic products
Ben Yang
Business Development Manager 

Jianmin Pharma Group China

Jianmin Group (600976.SSE) is an integrated pharmaceutical company with a major focus on pediatric product development, manufacture, and marketing. Founded in 1953, headquartered in Wuhan, the largest city in Central China, its history can be traced back to 17th century. Jianmin has been a famous pharma brand in China among children and their parents for generations. Its rich pediatric portfolio ranges from nutrition, hematology, respiratory, digestive, CNS, to infections and common cold as well.

Website:
www.whjm.com
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Headquartner in China
Service Description
治疗产品 Therapeutic products
Wei Li
Head of Business Development 

Kitov Pharma Israel

Kitov Pharma (NASDAQ:KTOV) is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical
company advancing first in class oncology therapies. We currently have one FDA
approved drug, Consensi™, and two oncology therapeutic candidates, CM-24 and NT-219:

• CM-24 is a clinical stage mAb targeting CEACAM1, a novel immune checkpoint inhibitor with high potential to treat multiple oncology indications. CEACAM1 is associated with angiogenesis, is an
inter-cellular adhesion regulator and acts as a TIM-3 activator. High CEACAM1 expression is known to be associated with poor disease prognosis in a number of tumor types. Thus, blocking CEACAM1 with CM24 is associated with anti-angiogenic, immune access, and checkpoint release mechanisms. In a phase I
clinical study, CM-24 demonstrated a good safety profile and promising efficacy signals. We are developing CM-24 in a clinical collaboration with Bristol
Myers-Squibb for Phase 1/2 trial combining CM-24 with nivolumab in NSCLC and pancreatic cancer patients expressing high CEACAM1 levels.

• NT-219 is a first-in-class, dual inhibitor small molecule targeting IRS 1/2 and STAT3, two key signal transducers that promote cancer drug resistance. In preclinical studies, NT-219 demonstrated outstanding
efficacy in preventing acquired resistance and reversing tumor resistance when administered as a monotherapy and in combination with various oncology therapies. We are initiating first-in-man clinical trials with NT219, both as monotherapy and in combination with cetuximab (Erbitux™), with plans to expand combination studies in patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN cancer during 2020.
Year of foundation
2011
Looking for
Please specify your partnering goal
We are looking for in licensing opportunities in the Oncology drug development field
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Category
Yael Lahat
Associate Director Business Development 
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Kymeris Therapeutics Inc. Canada

Kymeris Therapeutics (Canada) has exlusive license to a ground-breaking cell-based immunotherapeutic product for clinical development in cancer. This multivalent anti-cancer platform integrates multiple mechanisms in one modifiable platform. The product is tumor-homing, disables the local tumor defenses and expresses encoded biodrugs in the cancer - but not systemically.

*  We are seeking partners with small molecule or antibody (or any encodable peptide or protein) that would have an enabling platform compared to intravenous or intratumoral formulations.

*  We are also seeking strategic investors in the platform that has extremely high potential in future products, adaptable against almost any solid cancer.

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The platform can enable, or enhance, additional small molecule, antibody, peptide or cytokine agents.  It is a preclinical late-stage firm that has discovered and developed a First-in-Class immunotherapeutic platform based on non-pathogenic eukaryotes (nucleated cells, non-viral, non-bacterial). Our platform is original with the first scientific paper just published in November 2020 by the Journal of Immunotherapy of Cancer (BMJ), and our first scientific presentation at the 2020 Annual Meeting of the SITC where we presented recent report on a derivative that secreted human IL-15 within tumor, but devoid of serum detection of the cytokine.

The platform would be a paradigm shift from "reductive" (targeted, mono-mechanism) approaches, and can be encoded with additional molecular therapies to more comprehensively face the complex of solid cancer defenses. Encoding any biological agent (small molecule, antibody, antigen, cytokine...), could enable that agent for a wider scope of applications,  enhanced effect and much safer profile.  In addition, the platform shows abscopal effect, an ability to reach tumors after administration from a distance (subcutaneous or mucosal).

The platform has shown the following characteristics:

1. Tumor-tropism / Cancer-agnostic. Homing to tumor occurred in the absence of a cancer antigen marker (TAA or TSA), and may even work in tumors that are not easily "targetable", such as "cold", lacking cancer markers, heterogeneic or mutating tumors. One oncologist remarked, "This turns "cold" tumors "hot" ".The agents have had effect at distance from tumor site when administered subcutaneously or mucosally. 

 2. Tumor-infiltration + TME counteraction. The agents bear a specialized "universal key" to gain entry into mammalian cell in an active process; no specific  receptor needed. In addition, the agents are able to reprogram tolerogenic cells into a state of immune competence i.e. to overcome cancer-induced immune suppression within the tumor.

3. Intra-cancer delivery of any payload/s. Obligate intracellular microbes, the agents infect cancer cells and replicate, expressing encoded biodrugs. The replication continues as long as there is cancer tissue to infect and/or the TME has not been disabled.  Any agents outside of the TME were naturally cleared in under 10 days.

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2016
Please specify your partnering goal
1. Out-licensing/codevelopment to partner, by indication, for China market, 2) Strategic investor
Funding Status
firm is privately held & controlled 99% by founders : approx 7.5 million in $ US equivalent value has been spent
Now raising (In USD)
between $ 5 million - $25 million
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Interested in understanding partnership opportunities for the China market with compatible biotech/pharma companies. Also interested in participation of Chinese VC in our ongoing overall funding needs.
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Investment Focus
Seeking funding to move from pre clinical stage to Phase 1/2 clinical trial
Richard McCrae
President & CEO 
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Libera Bio

Libera Bio develops a new family of cancer treatments based on its patented actively targeted delivery technology to intracellular targets (MPN – Multifunctional Polymeric Nanocapsules) and on novel monoclonal antibodies (e.g. anti KRAS), with the goal to have them commercialized by large biopharma companies after regulatory approval for clinical trials or early proof-of-concept in humans.

Libera Bio lead candidate aims at providing a new treatment for those highly prevalent and aggressive cancers which are driven by KRAS mutations, such as pancreatic cancer, lung cancer and colorectal cancer.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2018
Funding Status
Looking for USD 8 million (Series A) to IND approval (US) and IMPD (Europe) to start clinical trials.
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Finding partners and investors
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
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Olivier Jarry
CEO 
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Luye Pharma China

Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
1994
Stock Market and Ticker/Symbol/Number
02186.HK
Looking for
Please specify your partnering goal
in license oncology assects, particular late stage ones
Headquartner in China
Dr Fang Zhang
Senior Business Development Manager 

NeuroZone Italy

Neuro-Zone, since 13 years, supports drug discovery, drug repurposing and research projects in the fields of inflammation and age-related pathologies.
In particular, we have developed pathology-specific platforms to generate rapid and informative data on efficacy, toxicity, metabolism and mechanism of action, supported by proprietary technologies such as MicroTISSUE (dissecting microenvironment-cell interaction in complex inflammatory scenarios) or MITOS (a comprehensive analytical platform for quantitative analysis of mitochondrial function ).
Our approach enables effective selection and ranking of the most promising candidates per indication.
Moreover, we profile candidates at different level of complexity starting from:
a) pharmacology profiling (GPCR; Ion Channel receptors)
b) identification of biochemical pathways responsible for therapeutic efficacy (transcriptomics)
c) disease modified barrier permeability (BBB and endothelial)
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Year of foundation
2007
Please specify your partnering goal
Commercial partnership in China(representative office in Shanghai expected to open January 2021)
Headquartner in China
Plan in China
Representative office to be established in January 2021 In Shanghai
Fabio Bianco
President 
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Reistone Biopharma China

Reistone BioPharma is a clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing innovative medicines in autoimmune and autoinflammatory diseases. We are headquartered in Shanghai, China and have offices in Beijing, China as well in Boston and Chicago, US. Our current pipeline includes 4 small molecules in autoimmune and inflammatory diseases where significant gaps exist. The leading asset, a potent selective JAK1 inhibitor, recently completed global phase 2 trials in China, US and Europe in atopic dermatitis, ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.

Currently we are looking for either partnership to develop the AD and/or UC or CD indications for phase 3 or out-license the global right excluding China market.
Company Size (Fulltime employees)
Please specify your partnering goal
Looking to in-license / out-license
Headquartner in China
Biotech/Pharma Asset Stage
Paul Chen
Chief of Staff 
Functionality