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Alentis Therapeutics discovers and develops novel medications to treat advanced liver diseases, such as liver fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer (hepatocellular carcinoma, HCC).

Alentis has in-licensed platform technologies and monoclonal antibodies which are the result of more than a decade of research from the University of Strasbourg and Inserm, the French National Institutes of Health and the Mount Sinai Hospital, New York.

The portfolio is based on profound knowledge and expertise in liver disease, unique patient-derived model systems and the discovery of a novel, very fundamental mechanism of action underlying these diseases.

Alentis has lead monoclonal antibodies which show consistent compelling efficacy and safety in patient-derived cell and animal models.

Furthermore, Alentis has a proprietary discovery platform enabling fast-track discovery and development of compounds and targets that are relevant in the pathology of late stage liver disease and carcinogenesis.

Draupnir Bio is founded on the pillars of outstanding protein and carbohydrate chemistry. Its mission is to understand the molecular basis of how disease-risk proteins interact with carbohydrate structures of the vascular glycocalyx, and use this knowledge to develop therapeutics for life-threatening illnesses. The company is a spin out from Aarhus University, Denmark and Max Planck Institute, Potsdam, Germany.
The lead program is a small molecule oral available PCSK9 inhibitor for lowering LDL cholesterol. Its discovery is based on the finding that PCSK9-induced degradation of the LDL receptor requires the interaction of PCSK9 with distinct heparan sulfate structures of the liver glycocalyx. Inhibition of the PCSK9/heparan sulfate interaction protects the LDL receptor and allows it to remove LDL cholesterol from the blood, thereby preventing the progression of ischemic heart disease, the biggest killer worldwide.

Since its operational start in 2017, HepaRegeniX has successfully discovered and developed several drug candidates for the treatment of acute and chronic liver diseases based on a novel proprietary molecular target Mitogen-Activated Protein (MAP) Kinase Kinase 4 (MKK4). A first compound has recently started clinical development.
MKK4 is a key regulator of liver regeneration and suppression of MKK4 unlocks the regenerative capacity of hepatocytes even in severely diseased livers. This new and unique therapeutic concept for the treatment of liver diseases was discovered by Prof. Lars Zender and his research group at the University Hospital Tubingen, Germany. Investors in HepaRegeniX include the Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund (BIVF), Novo Holdings A/S, Coparion, High-Tech Gruenderfonds and Ascenion GmbH.

Perora brought REDIA to market, the first effective medical food for the dietary management of diabetes type 2.

Zedira is a clinical stage biotech company specialized in the enzyme class of transglutaminases. Zedira performs drug discovery (e.g. celiac disease, diabetic nephropathy and thromboprophylaxis) and markets specialty reagents for R&D and diagnostics.