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Our monthly pick of exciting new European start-ups

Healthtech (November 2011)

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Progenitor Labs

“Progenitor Labs is a biotech company

developing stem cell technologies to discover

drugs that regenerate tissues of the human

body. A spin-out of stem cell screening

company Plasticell in April 2011, our vision is

to develop medicines that instruct organs

such as the blood, muscle, bone, heart and

brain to regenerate in response to injury,

disease or ageing.”

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Founded: April 2011

Headquarters: London, UK

Website: www.plasticell-technologies.com

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OncoNOx

“OncoNOx develops novel, proprietary anti-

cancer agents. Using our unique medicinal

chemistry approach, we transform already

marketed compounds into powerful cytotoxic

drugs, which are more potent than standard

cancer chemotherapeutics in several animal

models of cancer. OncoNOx was founded in

2011 by an experienced group of scientists and

biotech executives and has strong ties to

research groups in Italy, the US, and Serbia.”

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Founded: 2011

Headquarters: Copenhagen, Denmark

Website: www.onconox.com

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Diagnosia

“Diagnosia.com is the leading European source

for medical drug information . In collaboration

with national and European admission offices

we provide free access to verified and up-to-

date medical drug information intended for

both patients and physicians. Patients can access

product leaflets and contextual meta information

and doctors and other health professionals can

access specialist medical drug information for

all authorised drugs in Europe.”

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Founded: 2010

Headquarters: Vienna, Austria

Website: www.diagnosia.com

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Enterome

“Enterome develops innovative

biomarkers based on extremely the

recent discovery that our gut microbiota

is highly correlated to many pandemic

diseases of the 21st century. Diabetes,

obesity, liver diseases, inflammatory

bowel diseases are the first targets of the

company, which are huge healthcare

issues.”

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Founded: 2010 (estimated)

Headquarters: Paris, France

Website: www.enterome.com

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iThera Medical

“iThera Medical offers the next generation in

molecular imaging. Founded in 2010 as a spin-

off from the Helmholtz Zentrum Muenchen, the

German Research Center for Environmental

Health (HMGU), we pursue the further

development of proprietary MSOT technology

for use in preclinical and clinical applications.

MSOT can be used for applications in many

areas of biology, biotechnology, pharmaceutical

and clinical sectors.”

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Founded: 2010

Headquarters: Munich, Germany.

Website: www.ithera-medical.com

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