Bio International Convention 2018

JUNE 04-07
2018
Boston Convention
& Exhibition Center
Boston,
Massachusetts, USA
Floor Plan
Boston Convention & Exhibition Center

BUSINESS FORUM

SPAIN

registration
 BIO
ERA7

GROUP
AVANTE

BIOMAR
BIOPOLIS

MICROBIAL
INFORMATICS

EXTREMADURA

TECHNOLOGIES
3DFORSCIENCE -

SPRI-BIOBASQUE
VISUALS FOR
REGEMAT 3D BIO&HEALTH

THE CT ENGINEERING
Booth 543
Spanish Pavilion

UNIVERSITY CYTES
OF THE BASQUE BIOTECHNOLOGIES
COUNTRY

3P
BIOPHARMACEUTICALS NANOIMMUNOTECH

BIOFABRI Biotech VIVEBIOTECH

PARC CIENTÍFIC
DE BARCELONA SALVAT

ASCIL BIOPHARM IKAN BIOTECH

IMG PHARMA BIOTECH ORYZON

ASEBIO -
SPANISH
SOLUTEX BIOINDUSTRY
ASSOCIATION
ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF EXHIBITORS

company

3DFORSCIENCE - VISUALS FOR BIO&HEALTH 22

3P BIOPHARMACEUTICALS 23
ADL BIONATUR SOLUTIONS 44
AHEAD THERAPEUTICS 44
ASCIL BIOPHARM 24
ASEBIO - SPANISH BIOINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION 21
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA 45
BIOCAT (BIOREGION OF CATALONIA) 45
BIOFABRI Biotech 25
BIOKIT 46
BIOMAR MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES 26
BIOMEDAL 46
BIOPOLIS 27
CRG 47
CYTES BIOTECHNOLOGIES 28
ENTRECHEM 47
ERA7 BIOINFORMATICS 29
EXTENDA - TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY OF ANDALUCIA 48
EXTREMADURA AVANTE 30
FUNDACION MEDINA 48
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company

GEBRO PHARMA 49
GEROA 49
GP PHARM 50
IDP 50
IKAN BIOTECH 31
IMG PHARMA BIOTECH 32
INICIATIVA ANDALUZA DE TERAPIAS AVANZADAS/
FUNDACIÓN PÚBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESO Y SALUD 51
INNOPROT 51
INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE BELLVITGE (IDIBELL) 52
INSTITUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL (IGTP) 52
IPROTEOS 53
IRB BARCELONA 53
LABORATORIOS FARMACEUTICOS ROVI 54
LEON RESEARCH 54
NANOIMMUNOTECH 33
NBD | NOSTRUM BIODISCOVERY 55
ONCOMATRYX BIOPHARMA 55
OPERON 56
ORYZON 34

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ALPHABETICAL INDEX OF EXHIBITORS

company

PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA 35

PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES (PROALT) 56
QUIBIM 57
READYCELL 57
REGEMAT 3D 36
SALVAT 37
SANIFIT 58
SOLUTEX 38
SPHERIUM 58
SPRI-BIOBASQUE 39
STEMTEK THERAPEUTICS 59
THE CT ENGINEERING GROUP 40
UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY 41
VALL D’HEBRON INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH (VHIR) 59
VAXDYN 60
VIVEBIOTECH 42
ZECLINICS 60
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Spain & Bio, a successful combination

One of the top ten biotech countries (Source: OECD)

654 biotech companies, ranking 3rd worldwide (Source: OECD)

Nearly 3.000 bio-based (user) firms employing over 177.000 people (Source: Asebio)

World leader in marine biotech

European leader in GMO crop cultivation and third in agrobiotechnology

Strong leadership in personalized medicine and in the development of

innovative drugs for the treatment of cancer, Alzheimer’s, infectious and
autoimmune diseases. Around 60% of Spanish biotech firms are dedicated
to human health.

Solid scientific base, highly qualified human capital and efficient

technology transfer

Business-friendly working environment

COMPANIES

company
3DFORSCIENCE - VISUALS FOR BIO&HEALTH
3P BIOPHARMACEUTICALS
ADL BIONATUR SOLUTIONS
AHEAD THERAPEUTICS
ASCIL BIOPHARM
ASEBIO - SPANISH BIOINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
BIOCAT (BIOREGION OF CATALONIA)
BIOFABRI BIOTECH
BIOKIT
BIOMAR MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES
BIOMEDAL
BIOPOLIS
CRG
CYTES BIOTECHNOLOGIES.
ENTRECHEM
ERA7 BIOINFORMATICS
EXTENDA - TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY OF ANDALUCIA
EXTREMADURA AVANTE
FUNDACION MEDINA
 SECTORS
Agrofood Animal Health Aquaculture Bioprocesses, Environment Human Health Human Health Other
(agriculture, biofuels, (Diagnostic - (Therapeutic)
livestock biomaterials Vaccinations)
farming, food
and forestry)
COMPANIES

company
GEBRO PHARMA
GEROA
GP PHARM
IDP
IKAN BIOTECH
IMG PHARMA BIOTECH
INICIATIVA ANDALUZA DE TERAPIAS AVANZADAS/
FUNDACIÓN PÚBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESO Y SALUD
INNOPROT
INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE BELLVITGE (IDIBELL)
INSTITUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL (IGTP)
IPROTEOS
IRB BARCELONA
LABORATORIOS FARMACEUTICOS ROVI
LEON RESEARCH
NANOIMMUNOTECH
NBD | NOSTRUM BIODISCOVERY
ONCOMATRYX BIOPHARMA
OPERON
ORYZON
PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA
 SECTORS
Agrofood Animal Health Aquaculture Bioprocesses, Environment Human Health Human Health Other
(agriculture, biofuels, (Diagnostic - (Therapeutic)
livestock biomaterials Vaccinations)
farming, food
and forestry)
COMPANIES

company
PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES (PROALT)
QUIBIM
READYCELL
REGEMAT 3D
SALVAT
SANIFIT
SOLUTEX
SPHERIUM
SPRI-BIOBASQUE
STEMTEK THERAPEUTICS
THE CT ENGINEERING GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY
VALL D’HEBRON INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH (VHIR)
VAXDYN
VIVEBIOTECH
ZECLINICS
 SECTORS
Agrofood Animal Health Aquaculture Bioprocesses, Environment Human Health Human Health Other
(agriculture, biofuels, (Diagnostic - (Therapeutic)
livestock biomaterials Vaccinations)
farming, food
and forestry)
DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

company
3DFORSCIENCE - VISUALS FOR BIO&HEALTH
ADL BIONATUR SOLUTIONS
AHEAD THERAPEUTICS
ASCIL BIOPHARM
AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA
BIOFABRI BIOTECH
BIOKIT
BIOMAR MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES
BIOMEDAL
BIOPOLIS
CRG
CYTES BIOTECHNOLOGIES
ENTRECHEM
ERA7 BIOINFORMATICS
EXTREMADURA AVANTE
FUNDACION MEDINA
GEBRO PHARMA
GEROA
 PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGNOSTIC
Basic Preclinical Preclinical Clinical Clinical Basic Pilot Validation Request In Market
Research (In Vitro (In Vivo Phase Phase Research Product Trials for
(Result of Trial) Trial) I, II, and IV (In (Result of Authori-
Research) III Market) Research) sation
DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

company
GP PHARM
IDP
IKAN BIOTECH
IMG PHARMA BIOTECH
INICIATIVA ANDALUZA DE TERAPIAS AVANZADAS/
FUNDACIÓN PÚBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESO Y SALUD
INNOPROT
INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE BELLVITGE (IDIBELL)
INSTITUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL (IGTP)
IPROTEOS
IRB BARCELONA
LABORATORIOS FARMACEUTICOS ROVI
LEON RESEARCH
NANOIMMUNOTECH
NBD | NOSTRUM BIODISCOVERY
ONCOMATRYX BIOPHARMA
OPERON
ORYZON
PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES (PROALT)
 PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGNOSTIC
Basic Preclinical Preclinical Clinical Clinical Basic Pilot Validation Request In Market
Research (In Vitro (In Vivo Phase Phase Research Product Trials for
(Result of Trial) Trial) I, II, and IV (In (Result of Authori-
Research) III Market) Research) sation
DEVELOPMENT STAGES OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

company
QUIBIM
READYCELL
REGEMAT 3D
SALVAT
SANIFIT
SOLUTEX
SPHERIUM
STEMTEK THERAPEUTICS
THE CT ENGINEERING GROUP
UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY
VALL D’HEBRON INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH (VHIR)
VAXDYN
VIVEBIOTECH
ZECLINICS
 PHARMACEUTICAL DEVELOPMENT DIAGNOSTIC
Basic Preclinical Preclinical Clinical Clinical Basic Pilot Validation Request In Market
Research (In Vitro (In Vivo Phase Phase Research Product Trials for
(Result of Trial) Trial) I, II, and IV (In (Result of Authori-
Research) III Market) Research) sation
OTHER SPANISH EXHIBITING COMPANIES AT CABSAT 2014.
TRADE COMMISSION OF SPAIN – CHICAGO
Contact Person
Ms. María Marshall Supported By:
Assistant Director. Department of
Industry and Technology
mmarshall@comercio.mineco.es
www.us.spainbusiness.com
phone +1 312 644 11 54. Ext. 130

ICEX SPAIN TRADE AND INVESTMENT

Contact Person
Ms. Dolores Beltrán
Project Manager - Biotechnology
sanidad@icex.es
www.icex.es
phone +34 913 491 973

ICEX-INVEST IN SPAIN
Contact Person
Mr. Jaime Montalvo Dominguez de la Torre
Investment Project Director
jaime.montalvo@icex.es
www.investinspain.org
phone +34 915 035 830
OTHER SPANISH EXHIBITING COMPANIES AT CABSAT 2014.

EXHIBITING COMPANIES
Booth 543
ASEBIO - SPANISH BIOINDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
Contact Person
Mr. David Fernández
secretariageneral@asebio.com
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www.asebio.com/en
Products/Services
ASEBIO, the Spanish Bioindustry Association, brings together
companies, associations, universities, research and technology
centres with activities related to biotechnology. With close to
300 members, ASEBIO works with regional, national, European
governments & organizations interested in biotechnology.
ASEBIO organizes BIOSPAIN, one of the largest biotech events
in the world.
Trademarks
BIOSPAIN 2018.
3DFORSCIENCE - VISUALS FOR BIO&HEALTH

Contact Person

www.3dforscience.com

Products/Services
3DforScience is a Scientific visualization and 3D medical animation
company for Bio&Health sector, helping pharmaceutical,
Mr. Javier M Floren biotechnology, medical device and healthcare companies for
jfloren@3dforscience.com marketing.
mobile + 34 693 779 474 Our mission is to provide illustrative content and visual aids for
the medical, health and technology sector through 3D animations,
Virtual Reality and interactive production to enhance the clients’
health and marketing communications.

Trademarks
3DFORSCIENCE - VISUALS FOR BIO&HEALTH.

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 3P BIOPHARMACEUTICALS

Contact Person

www.3pbio.com

Products/Services
Ms. Elena Erroba 3P Biopharmaceuticals is a leading CDMO specialized in the
eerroba@3pbio.com process development and GMP manufacturing of biologics
& advanced therapies. 3P offers solutions at all stages of bio
drug development: from initial research, preclinical and clinical
to commercial phases. 3P has experience working with both
mammalian and microbial for the process development and GMP
manufacture of New Biological Entities like recombinant proteins
or monoclonal antibodies and biosimilars. Thanks to its flexibility
and adaptation with its innovative technology and its human
capital have made it a reference for the European market.

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ASCIL BIOPHARM

Contact Person

www.ascil-biopharm.com

Products/Services
ASCIL Biopharm develops patented miniaturized injectable
Ms. Laurence Lachamp and locally acting therapeutics with advanced drug delivery
busdev@ascil-biopharm.com systems (DDS) - formulations and medical devices - to enhance
the safety, effectiveness and convenience of administration of
drugs for chronic high burden diseases. ASCIL has established
collaborations to apply its integrated platform and has built a
pipeline of products for licensing, especially for peptides/proteins
in long acting biodegradable and self-assembly DDS.

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BIOFABRI BIOTECH

Contact Person

www.biofabri.es

Ms. Mercedes
Rodríguez Rojas
mercedes.rodriguez@biofabri.es
mobile +34 630 426 502
Products/Services
BIOFABRI Biotech is a CDMO. Focused on Human health, which
holds EU GMP certification.
Biofabri Biotech is an ideal partner for any organization intending
to advance their biologic product candidates from lab bench to
clinical trial manufacturing. State-of-art technology, based on
single used equipment.
BIOFABRI belongs to CZ VETERINARIA (Animal health). Leader
in the development and production of veterinary vaccines, with a
wide range portfolio of own product.

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BIOMAR MICROBIAL TECHNOLOGIES

Contact Persons

www.biomarmt.com

Products/Services
Biomar offers unique libraries of 66.000 strains, 42.000 microbial
extracts and ca. 1000 pure natural compounds ready to use for
their partners’ applications. The diversity of these collections,
together with Biomar´s team technical experience and expertise
in project design and execution, are used for the development of
Mr. Miguel Fernandez products and processes applicable in three key industrial sectors:
m.fernandez@biomar.co Human Health & Cosmetics, Agriculture and Food.

Ms. Amaya Castro

a.castro@biomar.co

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BIOPOLIS

Contact Person

www.biopolis.es

Products/Services
Mr. Carles Palanca Biopolis is a leading provider of microbial technologies with a
carles.palanca@adm.com strong food-ingredients portfolio.
mobile +34 627 961 100 Microbial strains: Biopolis core competency is the development
and commercialization of microbial strains and metabolites.
Fermentation Services: Directed microbial design, proof of
concept and scale-up to pilot plant according to our clients
needs.
Evaluation: Biopolis helps you testing and proving the biological
effect of your molecules or extracts.

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CYTES BIOTECHNOLOGIES

Contact Person

www.cytesbiotechnologies.com

Products/Services
Mr. Jordi Xapellí Mias Cytes Biotechnologies is a biotechnology company, based in
jxapelli@cytesbiotech.com Barcelona (Spain), designed to offer services including liver cell
mobile +34 640 128 078 isolation and cell solutions for in-vitro models addressed to the
research community. Its aim is to become the world’s hepatic
cellular products leader known for operational and customer
service excellence coupled with stellar scientific acumen.
Cytes Biotechnologies’ focus is human liver cell isolation. Liver
cell isolation is a specialized and complex process that combines
know-how and expertise in tissue procurement and preservation,
tissue processing for cell isolation, quality control, traceability,
cryopreservation, and special shipping of biologic materials.
Human liver tissue is procured from patients undergoing planned
liver resection surgeries due to primary or secondary tumors
(living donors). Nowadays, the program links 9 donor centers from
Spain. Along with the tissue donation, demographic information
and fully characterized donor clinic profile are obtained to use in
bioanalytical processes.
Human tissue acquisition is performed according to Spanish and
European legal requirements in order to ensure quality, safety and
traceability of the generated material.
Cytes Biotechnologies is currently able to isolate around four
human liver tissue donations per week.
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ERA7 BIOINFORMATICS

Contact Person

www.era7bioinformatics.com

Products/Services
Era7 Bioinformatics is a company that provides services of
NGS illumina and PacBio sequencing and bioinformatics
analysis focused on bacterial genomics, metagenomics and
trancriptomics.
Mr. Javier Velasco, Phd We also provide Inmmunogenomics services sequencing and
jvelasco@era7.com analyzing TCR and BCR repertoires.
@JVelascoAlvarez Our featured services:
mobile +34 674 225 320 BG7, for bacterial genomes
CG7, for comparative bacterial genomics
MG7, for taxonomic profiling
IM7, for TCR and BCR repertoires

Trademarks
BG7, CG7, MG7, IM7, GENOME7.

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EXTREMADURA AVANTE

Contact Person

www.extremaduraavante.es/

Products/Services
Extremadura Avante is a group of public companies, owned by
Regional Government of Extremadura (Spain), which provides
Mr. Rafael Gómez Consulting/Financial/Business services to companies located
rafael.gomez@ inside and outside our territory. We are able to do so in all the
extremaduraavante.es phases of the projects and always looking to help companies
mobile +34 616 499 922 succeed by boosting its competitiveness through industrial and
commercial development.

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IKAN BIOTECH

Contact Person

www.ikanbiotech.com

Dr. Roberto Díez
roberto.diez@ikanbiotech.com
mobile +34 621 208 236
Products/Services
We help our customers with the development of antitumoral,
antimicrobial and other candidates in Human and Animal Health,
by offering cost effective solutions using zebrafish:
- ZebraONCOfish: a dynamic in vivo display of the cancerous
process that contributes to understand subjacent biology and
provide tailor-made treatments.
- ZebraBACTOfish: tackling MDR bacteria by developing
Enzybiotics and being the only ones to achieve this assays with
zebrafish.
- General assays: toxicity, efficacy, etc.

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IMG PHARMA BIOTECH

Contact Person

www.imgpharma.com

Products/Services
Mr. Egoitz Astigarraga IMG Pharma develops biotech tools for drug discovery,
admin@imgpharma.com toxicological prediction and identification of new biomarkers and
mobile +34 606 020 847 therapeutic targets, offering also these assays as a service, in
addition to our product portfolio. The technologic core is based
on cell membrane microarrays which enable to perform a high
number of analyses using a small amount of sample. IMG Pharma
also immobilizes antibodies and proteins on glass slides or plastic
surfaces, according to clients’ needs and specifications.

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NANOIMMUNOTECH

Contact Person

www.nanoimmunotech.eu

Products/Services
We offer high quality nanoparticles and oriented bioconjugation
kits to be applied in RD, industrial processes and biosensors
development. We have our own technology for the development
of biosensors based on the heat generated by gold nanoprisms
when they are irradiated with an external light source resulting in
Ms. Elena Rivas
better specificity, higher sensitivity, and shorter analysis time. As
erivas@nanoimmunotech.es
experts in nanomaterials, we provide a wide range of biological
mobile +34 664 574 879
and physico-chemical characterization analysis.

Trademarks
NANOIMMUNOTECH: Nanoparticles, characterization services
and bioconjugation products and services. HEATSENS®
Nanobiosensor.

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ORYZON

Contact Person

www.oryzon.com

Products/Services
Mr. Emili Torrell Oryzon, www.oryzon.com, HQ in Barcelona, Spain, is listed on
etorrell@oryzon.com MADX and a leader in the development of epigenetic-based
therapies. Oryzon has delivered so far two LSD1i programs in the
clinic: In oncology, ORY-1001, a selective LSD1i. It has finalized
a Phase I/IIA in AML and a Phase I in SCLC. Phase IIA trials are in
preparation. In CNS, ORY-2001, a dual LSD1-MAOBi. A Phase
IIA in RR and SP forms of MS is ongoing and a Phase IIA in AD
is in preparation.

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PARC CIENTÍFIC DE BARCELONA

Contact Person

www.pcb.ub.edu/portal/en

Products/Services
PCB drives research, knowledge transfer and innovation through
smart management of spaces (offices and laboratories), scientific
services (core scientific services, radioactivity, drosophila, animal
facility, proteomic, combinatorial chemistry and toxicology
platforms) and relationships. The ecosystem is made of 2,700
Mr. Ignasi Belda Reig
professionals working in the life science field and 107 entities:
direccio-pcb@pcb.ub.cat
5 public research institutes, large companies, SMEs, start-ups,
mobile +34 934 034 826
units form UB and non-profit organisations.

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REGEMAT 3D

Contact Person

www.regemat3d.com

Products/Services
REGEMAT 3D is a biotech company focused on regenerative
medicine and pioneer in a new and promising area called
bioprinting, that uses 3D printing technologies for regenerative
therapies.
Mr. Jose Manuel Baena REGEMAT3D is a bioprinting modular system that integrates
ceo@regemat3d.com the latest advances in 3D printing and regenerative therapies to
@josbaema offer adapted solutions to fulfil research’s needs. A tested and
mobile +34 657 400 479 validated systems, it is adaptable to different types of tissues,
to research the biggest unsolved biotechnology problems and
to battle different kinds of pathologies, such as; Cardiovascular
Disease (CVD), Peripheral Vascular Disease (PVD), Non-healing
wounds, Spinal cord injury, Alzheimer´s Disease (AD), Parkinson´s
Disease (PD), Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs), Autoimmune
Disorders, Stroke, Diabetes, and Ocular Disease.
We provide bioprinting solutions for the community. We will
support you to generate IP. We promote the creation of an open
community to boost the clinical applications of bioprinting.

Trademarks
REGEMAT 3D.

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SALVAT

Contact Person

www.svt.com
Products/Services
Salvat, privately owned group and fully integrated Spanish
pharmaceutical company, headquartered in Barcelona with
subsidiary in Miami. Salvat´s areas of interest for out-licensing and
in-licensing opportunities are: Ophthalmics, ENT, Gastroenterology
Mr. Alberto Bueno and Pediatrics products. Salvat’s services includes Contract
meslava@svt.com Manufacturing and Contract Development, support through its
mobile +34 618 088 980 propietary technology platforms, R&D team and its liquids steril
production plants (BFS).

Trademarks
OTOVEL, CETRAXAL, OTIXAL, CETRAXAL PLUS, MONOLITUM,
EKZEM, TEBARAT, URSITAN, RELIVE, CORTIFIL, EBERNET,
LEVOGASTROL, MEGALEVURE, CRISTALMINA.

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SOLUTEX

Contact Person

www.solutex.es/en/

Products/Services
Solutex is a leader in the development and manufacture of highly
concentrated oils and health products derived from biolipids. With
advanced industrial extraction and purification platforms, Solutex
manufactures premium ingredients for the pharmaceutical,
Mr. Gustavo A. Higuera nutritional and cosmetic industries. Health products include drugs,
ghiguera@solutexcorp.com skin care products, dietary supplements and medical foods. The
mobile +34 627 858 281 Company is active in the field of Inflammation Resolution through
its drug development branch, Maresins Pharma.

Trademarks
LIPINOVA, OMEGATEX, OMEGASOURCE.

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SPRI-BIOBASQUE

Contact Person

www.spri.eus/en/ris3-euskadi/biotechnology-health/

Products/Services
SPRI, Business Development Agency of the Basque Government
supports and promotes Basque companies through the
different services, programs, investments and subsidies. The
Strategic Initiatives Department is responsible for the definition,
Ms. Amaia Martínez Muro implementation, communication, monitoring and evaluation
amaiamartinez@spri.eus of technological & business development strategies within the
@biobasque framework of competitiveness policies, where the Bio/Health
mobile +34 688 880 979 binomial is a priority.
Nowadays, the bio/health sector is, more than ever, a strategic
sector with a growing health cluster of companies rooted in
a renovated research and innovation system. The Basque
health sector is made up of 120 bio/health companies, active
in diagnosis, medical devices, pharma-biotech and health-care
employing more than 6.000 people with a total turnover of more
than 1.000 million €.

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THE CT ENGINEERING GROUP

Contact Person

www.thectengineeringgroup.com

Products/Services
The CT Engineering Group is an engineering company, leader in
Mr. José González technological innovation throughout the product lifecycle, from
jagonzalez@ctingenieros.es concept to post-sales services.
mobile +34 620 837 470 The company has an established staff of engineers and technicians
proud to participate in innovative industrial programs, with offices
in Europe, America, Asia, and a leading supplier of industrial
companies in the aviation, automotive, rail, marine, industrial plant,
renewable energy, agroengineering and bioengineering sectors.

Trademarks
CT INGENIEROS.

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UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY

Contact Person

www.ehu.eus/en/en-home

Products/Services
At the coast of northern Spain, the Basque Country: custodian of
one of Europe’s most ancient languages and culture. Its scientific
and technological progress is underpinned by the University of the
Mr. Gorka Artola Basque Country (UPV/EHU), with 50,000 students, 5,000 faculty
gorka.artola@ehu.eus members and state-of-the-art facilities. We bring you a selection
mobile +34 688 673 424 of research results ready to be transferred to the market. Meet
our researchers while discussing the details of their cutting-edge
discoveries and developments!

Trademarks
UNIVERSIDAD DEL PAIS VASCO/EUSKAL HERRIKO
UNIBERTSITATEA (UPV/EHU).

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VIVEBIOTECH

Contact Person

www.vivebiotech.com

Products/Services
Company specialized in lentiviral vectors (LV) with two areas of
Dr. Natalia Elizalde expertise:
nelizalde@vivebiotech.com 1. GMP CDMO: manufacture of LV from early stages to GMP.
mobile +34 683 619 708
2. Innovation: focused on providing a response to the main
hurdles that currently exist within the gene therapy field:

a. The need for cost-effective processes:

• Development of improved producer cell lines.

• New pseudo-typing strategies.

b The enhancement of the safety profile:

• Own worldwide licensed non-integrative episomal

stable LV (LENTISOMA).

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OTHER SPANISH EXHIBITING COMPANIES AT CABSAT 2014.
ADL BIONATUR SOLUTIONS

www.bionaturisgroup.com Contact Person

victor.infante@bionaturis.com Mr. Víctor Infante Viñolo

Products/Services
Bionaturis Group offers premium solutions for human and
animal health; it comprises 4 companies (Bionaturis, Biobide,
ZIP Solutions, and BNT Pacific) and 2 subsidiaries located
in 6 different places around the world. The group, listed on
the Spanish stock exchange for SMEs (trading code BNT),
has recently announced an integration agreement with ADL
Biopharma, to create an European biotech benchmark offering
the biggest capacity for development and manufacturing in
Souther Europe.

AHEAD THERAPEUTICS

marti.dalmases@mac.com Contact Person

mobile +34 607 872 761 Mr. Marti Dalmases Arnella

Products/Services
Ahead Therapeutics will put to the market a breakthrough technology
to cure auto-immune diseases based on Nano-technology. Two first
drugs to develop are for the treatment of Type 1 Diabetes and Multiple
Sclerosis. Technology is based “antigen specific immune-tolerance
generation. It is achieved by the administration of “liposomes” with
phosphatidylserine in the membrane (mimicking apoptosis bodies).
Inside the liposomes there are antigens responsible for the auto-
immune response generation.

Trademarks
AHEAD THERAPEUTICS SL.
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AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA

www.uab.cat Contact Person

lucas.martin@uab.cat Mr. Lucas Martín Pinardi

Products/Services
The Tech Transfer Office of the Autonomous University of Barcelona
is looking for companies interested in licensing-in our IP assets. UAB
is one of the leading academic and research institutions in Spain.
In lifescience research UAB is focused especially on oncology,
neuroscience, rare diseases, infectious diseases and animal health.
Our scientists are very keen on collaborating with the industry in
order to bring their research into the market.

BIOCAT (BIOREGION OF CATALONIA)

www.biocat.cat Contact Person

jnaval@biocat.cat Mr. Jordi Naval
mobile +34 669 912 545
Products/Services
Biocat is the organization that champions the healthcare and life
sciences ecosystem in Catalonia working to transform science and
technology into regional economic growth as well as social impact.
Biocat focuses its strategy on different key points: Raising
awareness and promoting the ecosystem, providing innovative
training and developing talent and accelerating technology transfer
and business growth. Set up in 2006 as a public/private foundation,
Biocat - along with the government - also drives strategic wide-
range policies and projects aimed towards contributing the
competiveness of the sector.

Trademarks
45 BIOCAT (BIOREGION OF CATALONIA).
BIOKIT

www.biokit.com Contact Person

marta.palicio@biokit.com
@MartaPalicioBK
mobile +34 647 445 999
Ms. Marta Palicio Herrero
Products/Services
Biokit, a Werfen company is dedicated to the research,
development, manufacture and worldwide distribution of IVD
reagents and systems. Our knowledge and experience mainly
involve IVD markers based on antigen-antibody reactions, with
a focus on the fields of infectious diseases and serum proteins in
particular. Biokit’s mission is to become the partner of choice as
an Immunoassay Centre of Excellence by providing innovative
OEM solutions (products & services) to major IVD companies.

Trademarks
bioelisa, BIO-FLASH, quantex.

BIOMEDAL

www.biomedal.com Contact Person

publicrelations@biomedal.com Ms. Leticia Álvarez Durán

Products/Services
Biomedal is a biotechnology company founded in the year 2000.
Our mission is to develop and commercialize new technologies,
services and products for research, bioprocessing and diagnostic
industries. The company develops its activities in three divisions:
Biomedal Life Science, Biomedal Diagnostics Food Safety and
Biomedal Diagnostics iVYDAL, focused on in-vitro-diagnostics
solutions and solutions for celiac disease diagnosis and gluten free
diet monitoring. Biomedal has been already distributing products
from Life Sciences and Food Safety divisions in more than 30
countries worldwide.

Trademarks
46 IVYDAL, LAB&IVD.
CRG

www.crg.es Contact Person

pablo.cironi@crg.eu Mr. Pablo Cironi
mobile +34 672 034 230
Products/Services
The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an international
biomedical research institute of excellence, whose mission is
to discover and advance knowledge for the benefit of society,
public health and economic prosperity. The CRG believes that
the medicine of the future depends on the groundbreaking
science of today. This requires an interdisciplinary scientific
team focused on understanding the complexity of life from the
genome to the cell to a whole organism and its interaction with
the environment, offering an integrated view of genetic diseases.

Trademarks
CRG-CNAG.

ENTRECHEM

www.entrechem.com Contact Person

Mr. Francisco Moris

Products/Services
Our Genetic Engineering and Combinatorial Biosynthesis
technology in Natural Products enables the development of two
experimental Natural Products hybrid drugs, now in regulatory
preclinical development in oncology: EC-8042, a mithralog
one order of magnitude less toxic than mithramycin, and the
indolocarbazole EC-70124, a kinase inhibitor with unique
activity and selectivity profile.

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EXTENDA - TRADE PROMOTION AGENCY OF ANDALUCIA

www.extenda.es Contact Person

bmr@extenda.es Mr. Benito Márquez Rodríguez

Products/Services
EXTENDA is the Trade Promotion Agency of Andalusia: a company
owned by Andalucia’s Regional Government dedicated to the
international promotion of Andalusian products and the expansion
of Andalusian business in foreign markets.EXTENDA is in an ideal
position to:
-Identify the companies that produce the goods and services
that you may require.
-Track down potential partners in Andalucia.
-Find information on Andalusian global activities carried out in
Andalucia.

Trademarks
EXTENDA, ANDALUCIA BIOREGION, INVEST IN ANDALUCIA.
FUNDACION MEDINA

www.medinadiscovery.com Contact Person

olga.geniloud@medinaandalucia.es Ms. Olga Genilloud

Products/Services
Drug discovery research organization focused on small
molecules of microbial origin proposing: 1) the out-licensing of
an early pipeline of novel small molecule with proven effectivity
in in vivo models of cancer and neurodegeneration; 2) drug
discovery contract research programs involving the access to
and the high throughput screening of one of the most diverse
natural product libraries worlwide; 3) an early preclinical safety
evaluation of new leads.

Trademarks
MEDINADISCOVERY.
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GEBRO PHARMA

www.gebro.es Contact Person

ivet.vall@gebro.es Ms. Ivet Vall

Products/Services
Gebro Pharma is a privately-own leading Pharma Group
founded in Austria in the late 40’s with total revenues of 178M
(+5%) in 2017 and over 500 employees. Commercial operations
take place also in Spain and Switzerland. In Spain, Gebro is
ranked among Top 5 growing companies within the Pharma
sector with a turnover in 2017 of 64 M (+5%).
The therapeutic focus of the Group is pain with a strong
franchise in Rheumatology, urology, respiratory, GI, derma and
CV depending on the territory.

GEROA

www.geroa.net Contact Person

carlos@geroa.net Mr. Juan Carlos del Castillo

Products/Services
Geroa Diagnostics is a biotechnological company whose
mission is to improve the health, the life-quality and medical
care of patients suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and other
CNS diseases. We accomplish this mission by developing
innovative technologies and tools and by discovering new
biomarkers for the diagnosis and early prediction of Alzheimer´s
Disease and Parkinson.

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GP PHARM

www.gp-pharm.com Contact Person

smarfa@gp-pharm.com Mr. Santiago Marfa

Products/Services
GP Pharm is a privately owned Spanish pharmaceutical
company founded in 2000. The company activities are
focused in four different areas: R&D, CDMO, Licensing In&Out
and Commercialization. It is also working in the complete
development of drugs starting from R&D, (pre)clinical studies
registration until the launch to the market. GP Pharm has
been successfully audited by the health authorities of Europe,
US, Japan, Turkey, Gulf Cooperation Countries, Australia and
Canada (mutual recognition).

Trademarks
LUTRATE, NICTUR.

IDP

www.idp-pharma.com Contact Person

s.esteban@idp-pharma.com Mr. Santiago Esteban

Products/Services
IDP Pharma is a drug discovery company that develops first-
in-class medicines (New Chemical Entities) directed to a novel
class of therapeutic targets, intrinsically disordered proteins
(IDPs). We are currently focused on exploiting new mechanisms
of action to treat cancer diseases.

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INICIATIVA ANDALUZA DE TERAPIAS AVANZADAS/
FUNDACIÓN PÚBLICA ANDALUZA PROGRESO Y SALUD

www.juntadeandalucia.es Contact Person

/terapiasavanzadas/ Mr. Roke Iñaki Oruezabal Guijarro
index.php/en/
roke.oruezabal@gmail.com Products/Services
mobile +34 687 714 581 As part of the Spanish Public Healthcare System, the Andalusian
Initiative for Advanced Therapies provides wide-ranging
support to translational research and provides opportunities for
collaboration with the business sector in the cell therapy and
regenerative medicine areas. Our area of expertise ranges from
the adaptation of the manufacturing process to comply with
GMP regulation to set up Phase I-II clinical trials. We act as
sponsor for over 20 clinical trials in different ATMPs.

INNOPROT

www.innoprot.com Contact Person

jgamiz@innoprot.com Mr. Jorge Gámiz

Products/Services
Innoprot provides products and technologies for multiplexing
cell-based assays in drug discovery and development. With a
proprietary technology for GPCR screening, Innoprot is able
to identify the compounds with the highest effectiveness but
avoiding the undesired side effects. Innoprot also acts as a
C.R.O. providing drug screening services focused on GPCRs,
Fibrosis and Neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s
Disease, Parkinson’s Disease or ALS.

Trademarks
INNOPROT, NOMAD BIOSENSORS.
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INSTITUT D’INVESTIGACIÓ BIOMÈDICA DE BELLVITGE (IDIBELL)

www.idibell.cat Contact Person

glorente@idibell.cat Ms. Gisela Lorente
mobile +34 638 684 759
Products/Services
The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a
biomedical research center established in 2004. Its stakeholders
are Bellvitge University Hospital and Viladecans Hospital of the
Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology,
University of Barcelona and the town council of L’Hospitalet de
Llobregat.

INSTITUT GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL (IGTP)

www.germanstrias.org Contact Person

nmarti@igtp.cat Ms. Nuria Martí Ras

Products/Services
The Institute Germans Trias i Pujol (IGTP) is a public research
centre attached to the Germans Trias University Hospital
(HUGTP) and dedicated to increasing scientific knowledge
and transferring it to improve the care and lives of patients.
The 9 areas of resarch are: Behaviour and Substance Abuse,
Immunology and Inflammation, Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Diseases, Infectious Diseases, Endocrine and Metabolism,
Bones/Kidney/Liver and Digestive Tract, Cancer, Neuroscience
and Community Health.

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IPROTEOS

www.iproteos.com Contact Person

teresa.tarrago@iproteos.com Ms. Teresa Tarrago

Products/Services
Iproteos seeks to improve human health by creating therapeutics
for diseases that are currently difficult to target.  Our IPROTech
platform quickly and efficiently delivers cell-permeable and bio-
available drug candidates to modulate “undruggable” targets.
The effectiveness of IPROTech has been proved by Iproteos’
pipeline and in multiple ongoing strategic partnerships. Our
most advanced program will start clinical trials in 2019 and is
targeted to the treatment of Cognitive Impairment Associated
with Schizophrenia (CIAS).

IRB BARCELONA

www.irbbarcelona.org Contact Person

cristina.horcajada@irbbarcelona.org Ms. Cristina Horcajada

Products/Services
IRB Barcelona is an independent, non-profit research institution
engaged in basic and applied biomedical science that aims
to improve quality of life by applying advances in this field.
The Institute aims to promote multidisciplinary research of
excellence at the interface between biology, chemistry and
medicine, to foster collaborations with local organisations and
international research institutes, to provide high-level training
in the biomedical sciences to staff, students and visitors, to
promote innovation and technology transfer, and to actively
engage in an open dialogue with the public through a series of
outreach and education activities.
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LABORATORIOS FARMACEUTICOS ROVI

www.rovi.es Contact Person

bd@rovi.es Ms. Lara González Gómez

Products/Services
Laboratorios Farmaceuticos Rovi, S.A., is a company
incorporated in 1946 and listed in the Spanish Stock Market
through the Spanish Exchange Interconnection System from
December 2007. ROVI is a fully-integrated, profitable, Spanish
specialty pharmaceutical company engaged in the research,
development, manufacturing and marketing of small molecule
and specialty biologic drugs.

LEON RESEARCH

www.leonresearch.com Contact Person

agarcia@leonresearch.es Mr. Alfonso García Cañamaque
mobile +34 691 494 049
Products/Services
Full service CRO providing outsourcing services in Spain, Italy
and Portugal with wide experience on clinical research (Phase
I to IV clinical trials, medical devices, observational and food
studies). Local knowledge to cover the process to introduce
new medical devices/pharmacy products on the market.
Services: design, set up and monitor clinical studies,
management of data, statistical analysis, medical writing, drug
registration, archive and support on obtainig financial resources.

Trademarks
LEON RESEARCH, ORus Research.
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NBD | NOSTRUM BIODISCOVERY
www.nostrumbiodiscovery.com
jonicolas@nostrumbiodiscovery.com
mobile +34 696 766 027
ONCOMATRYX BIOPHARMA
www.oncomatryx.com
mfabre@oncomatryx.com /
draksin@oncomatryx.com
mobile +34 687 587 493 /
+ 1 415 254 8241
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Contact Person
Mr. Josep Oriol Nicolás Pallejà
Products/Services
NBD | Nostrum Biodiscovery is a young enterprise created
in 2015 which aims to collaborate with pharmaceutical and
biotech companies dedicated to the development of drugs
and molecules of biotechnological interest. The main focus of
NBD is based on helping these companies to maximize the
success of their drug discovery and development process and
consequently, increasing their market success.
Contact Person
Ms. Myriam Fabre / Mr. David Raksin
Products/Services
Oncomatryx has developed a comprehensive pipeline of Antibody-
Drug conjugates that target the tumor-associated stroma, it has
shown very high efficacy in pancreas cancer-patient derived
xenograft mice, with an optimal therapeutic index. Therapeutic
approach is focused on novel ADC that target proteins located in
the peritumoral stroma fibroblasts. A novel route to treat cancer,
directed not against tumor cells, but the cells that promote their
invasiveness, tumor suppression and drug resistance.
Trademarks
DMTXINVASCAN, DMTXBREASTSCAN, DMTX BLADDERSCAN.
OPERON

www.operon.es Contact Person

marketing@operon.es Mr. Tomás Toribio Renner

Products/Services
We are a biotechnological company with more than 40 years
experience in Research, Development and Manufacturing of IVD
products, exporting to more than 50 countries all over the world.
Our main product lines are: IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY-
RAPID TEST, MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTICS (OPEGEN &
OLIGOGEN products), RAW MATERIALS (monoclonal
antibodies, recombinant antigens) and CUSTOMIZED
PRODUCTS.

Trademarks
OPERON – OPEGEN.

PROTEIN ALTERNATIVES (PROALT)

www.proteinalternatives.com Contact Person

jimbaud@proteinalternatives.com Mr. Juan Ignacio Imbaud, PhD. COO and CSO.

Products/Services
PROALT has developed a specific monoclonal antibody for
treatment of colorectal and melanoma metastatic tumors. In vivo
proof of concept studies has shown significant improvement in
survival rates of treated animals. PROALT has also developed
ColoDetect® an IVD test for the diagnosis of early stage
colorectal cancer. PROALT seeks financing and partnerships
to complete preclinical development of its therapeutic antibody
and the marketing of its IVD test.

Trademarks
COLODETECT.
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QUIBIM

www.quibim.com Contact Person

irenemayorga@quibim.com Ms. Irene Mayorga Ruiz
mobile +34 617 867 266
Products/Services
QUIBIM is an imaging CoreLab for clinical trials providing
advanced analysis of radiological images by radiomics -
imaging biomarkers and reading performed by our team of
radiologists. QUIBIM has its own platform QUIBIM Precision®
for the central management of examinations and trial results,
providing the “real time clinical trial’ concept. Services also
include consultancy and design of image acquisition protocols,
manuals and cross-calibration of centers.

Trademarks
QUIBIM Precision®.

READYCELL

www.readycell.com Contact Person

gpalau@readycell.com Mr. Gerard Palau
mobile +34 682 419 370
Products/Services
Biotech company that commercialises sophisticated in vitro
kits for the ADME-Tox segment. ReadyCell owns a proprietary
patented technology (Shipping Medium) based on a system
for in vitro cells preservation that allows to ship at room
temperature, to any location worldwide, kits avoiding to ship
traditional cryopreserved conditions. Portfolio: CacoReady
(Caco-2), PreadyPort (MDR1, BCRP, MRP2), among others.
Target: drug candidates, permeability and active transport
studies.

Trademarks
57 CACOREADY, CACOGOBLET, PREDYPORT, READYTOX.
SANIFIT

www.sanifit.com Contact Person

joan.perello@sanifit.com Mr. Joan Perelló Bestard

Products/Services
SNF472 is an experimental drug for the treatment of
cardiovascular diseases linked to calcification in the End Stage
Renal Disease population undergoing haemodialysis.
After having completed phase Ia studies with healthy volunteers
and a phase Ib/IIa study with haemodialysis patients, Sanifit
raised a series C funding round of $41.3M (36.6M). Sanifit is
currently running a phase IIb study in ESRD and extending the
orphan program in calciphylaxis into phase II/III clinical trials.

SPHERIUM

www.spheriumbiomed.com Contact Person

lruiz@spheriumbiomed.com Mr. Luis Ruiz Avila
mobile +34 637 057 432
Products/Services
Spherium is a clinical stage portfolio company that sources its
pipeline from academic sources, with a lean venture builder
business model. The company has currently 8 active projects,
four of them in clinical stage and four in preclinical stage.
The company acquires rights to develop and commercialize
therapeutic programs from academic research centers,
hospitals or universities, and implement development strategies
towards a relevant milestone, normally phase II proof of concept.

Trademarks
MUCOMEL.
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STEMTEK THERAPEUTICS
www.stemtektherapeutics.com
agmartin@stemtektherapeutics.com
@KelfoxGMartin
mobile +34 666 818 653
VALL D’HEBRON INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH (VHIR)
www.en.vhir.org
anna.riera@vhir.org
@Anna_R_G
mobile +34 674 765 047
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Contact Person
Mr. Angel Garcia Martin
Products/Services
Flat biology is out. StemTek has created Cell2Sphere, a ready-to-
use 3D cell based assay for use in drug discovery, frozen, ready to
go. StemTek provides a clear stem cell focus in drug development
to overcome unmet needs for cancer treatment. Less than 10% of
the candidate compounds progress through clinical development,
failing due to lack of efficacy or unacceptable toxicity. StemTek
has developed Cell2Sphere to make 3D cell based assays a
commodity: easy to use, disposable.
Trademarks
Cell2SphereTM.
Contact Person
Ms. Anna Riera
Products/Services
We are a public sector institution that promotes and develops
the biomedical research, innovation and teaching at Vall
d’Hebron University Hospital (HUVH), the largest of Catalan
Institute of Health (ICS).
Since its creation in 1994, VHIR works to find solutions to the
health problems of society, and contribute to spread them
around the world by transfering them to the society, whether
in the form of projects, technology transfer and innovation,
communication or fundraising, among others.
VAXDYN
www.vaxdyn.com
juanjo.infante@vaxdyn.com
@juanjo_infante
mobile +34 606 660 701
ZECLINICS
www.zeclinics.com
albert.pineda@zeclinics.com
mobile +34 692 190 561
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Contact Person
Mr. Juan José Infante
Products/Services
VXD001: endotoxin-free whole cell inactivated universal vaccine
against multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii; VXD003:
monoclonal antibodies for neutralization of multi-drug resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii; VXD002: endotoxin-free whole
cell inactivated vaccine against Pseudomonas aeruginosa;
VXD004: endotoxin-free whole cell inactivated vaccine against
Klebsiella pneumoniae; Point-of-care device for rapid detection
of Acinetobacter baumanii antigen or antibodies.
Trademarks
VXD001, VXD002, VXD003, VXD004.
Contact Person
Dr. Albert Pineda
Products/Services
ZeClinics is an early-phase biopharma CRO using zebrafish for
the discovery, safety and efficacy screenings of novel drugs.
We combine our in-house technical expertise with a highly
diversified portfolio to reduce by 10-fold our clients’ time and
cost requirements. Our services range from high-throughput
screenings, cutting-edge CRISPR/cas9 gene-editing and
phenotypic models. ZeClinics has a global reach and yet a
flexible approach: with corporate and academic clients across
4 continents.
Trademarks
ZeTox, ZeGenesis, ZeEfficacy, ZeCardio, ZeGlobalTox.
NIPO: 060-18-008-3

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