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Impressionen & Gewinner BioRiver Boost! 2014 – 2021

Gewinner 2021
1st Place | DNTOX, Düsseldorf

Founding team: Dr. Stefan Masjosthusmann; Dr. Katharina Koch; Kristina Bartmann; Prof. Dr. Ellen Fritsche, advisor (science) ; Silke Beaucamp, advisor (business); Prof. Dr. Axel Mosig, advisor (bioinformatics)

DNTOX is a cell biological screening laboratory, which allows the chemical and pharmaceutical industry to screen substances and ingredients for their potential to cause developmental neurotoxicity (DNT) in a human-based in vitro system that complies to current regulatory standards.

Contact: stefan.masjosthusmann(at)iuf-duesseldorf.de

 

2nd Place | HBOX Therapies, Aachen

Founding team: Menne, Matthias 1. Managing director, Finance&Marketing; Schlanstein, Peter 2. Managing director, Technology & Production ; Steuer, Niklas  3. Managing director, Strategy & Operations 

With our startup HBOX Therapies we develop, produce and market a platform technology for targeted blood hyperoxygenation therapy to treat carbon monoxide poisoning, heart attack, and cancer.

HBOX – RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY

 

3rd Place | PRAMOMOLECULAR, Berlin

Founding team: Dr. Merle Fuchs, Molecular Biologist, Multiple Entrepreneur, CEO; Dr. Thomas Hiller, Biotechnologist, CTO; Ida Shaef, Chemist / Biological Chemist, CSO 

PRAMOMOLECULAR silences proteins that cause serious disorders in the lungs and pancreas.

www.pramomolecular.com

 

Finalists 2021:

ATEM SD GmbH, Haan
ATEM provides cutting edge analytical and structural biological services based on the rapidly advancing cryo-Electron Microscopy technology for its customers as a CRO.
www.atem.bio

Detechgene, Köln
Detechgene offers an on-site rapid testing solution that detects any infectious agent as precisely and accurately as a lab-based test, enabling rapid diagnosis for everyone.
www.detechgene.de

InnoSurge AC, Aachen
We at InnoSurge AC develop AI-powered medical software for automated preoperative surgical planning, for example for facial reconstructions.
UNIKLINIK RWTH AACHEN

LampSeq Diagnostics GmbH, Bonn
Scalable pathogen testing using an isotermal barcoding and sequencing process
Contact: jonathan.schmid-burgk(at)lampseq.eu

Modiblast, Oberhaching
Control leukemia by inducing cancer vaccines in vivo
www.modiblast.com

Gewinner 2020
1st Place | PerAGraft GmbH, Aachen

Founding team: Dr. Valentine Gesche, CEO; Dr. Kathrin Kurtenbach CTO; Alexander Löwen, Clinical Case Planning & Production

PerAGraft’s vision is to define a new standard of care in the treatment of complex aortic aneurysms and become a global market leader in personalised aortic implants.
www.peragraft.de

 

2nd Place | Dermanostic GmbH, Düsseldorf

Founding team: Dr. Ole Martin, Dr. Alice Martin, Dr. Estefania Lang, Patrick Lang

DERMANOSTIC – „Hautarzt per App“, bietet Patienten mittels einer App eine Diagnose und Therapie ihrer Hautveränderung inklusive Rezept – und dies innerhalb von 24 Stunden.

www.dermanostic.com

 

3rd Place | CASC8, Keerbergen, Belgium

Founding team: Barbara Gaethofs, CEO. Prof. Dr. med Marc Hendrikx, CSO. Geert Alders, CBO

Regenerative therapy for Advanced Ischemic Heart Disease, using Cardiac Atrial Appendage Stem Cells (CASCs).

www.casc8.life

 

Finalists 2020:

attyloid GmbH, Düsseldorf
Particles count.
www.attyloid.com

Ningaloo Biosystems GmbH, Köln
Biotechnology tools, and biopharmaceutical production and process solutions. Additionally, we will address the rising optogenetics research market.
https://ningaloo.bio

PolyGlyco i.Gr., Bonn
Glycome-based therapy of age-related neurodegenerative diseases with unmet medical need
Contact: Christine.Klaus(at)polyglyco.com

ATIVAA – next (gene) biologics, Bielefeld
The next gen(e) virus for glioblastoma therapy.
www.ativaa.com

Actome GmbH, Freiburg
Actome GmbH’s analytical technology supports life science research and medical innovations by enabling the precise quantification of proteins and protein interactions in biological samples with hitherto unseen sensitivity and specificity.
www.actome.de

Thank you to Miltenyi Biotec B.V. &Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach, for generously hosting the BioRiver Boost! event 2020.

The following experts were engaged in the jury: Dr. Boris Stoffel, Miltenyi Biotec B.V. & Co. KG, Member of the Executive Board, Dr. Bettina Möckel, Qiagen, Vice Corporate Business Development, Dr. Karl-Heinz Schneider, Bayer AG, Clinical Manufacturing von Biologika, Dr. Volker Vogel, Lonza Cologne, Associate Director Business Development,  Dr. Anna Lisa Picciolo-Lehrke, UCB Pharma GmbH, Senior Director, Head Neurology Business Development, Dr. Bert M. Klebl, Lead Discovery Center GmbH, CEO/CSO, Dr. Marek Kozlowski NRW.BANK, VENTURE CAPITAL Life Sciences & CleanTech, Dr. Caroline Fichtner High-Tech Gründerfonds GmbH, Investment Manager.

Reverse pitches during the BioRiver Boost! event were hold by Dr. Ralph Herbst, Bayer, Dr. Kay te Kaat, Qiagen, Dr. Holger Zimmermann, AiCuris antiinfective-cures, Dr. Andreas Kessell, antibodies-online and Miltenyi Biotec.

Gewinner 2019
Winners (equal 1st to 3rd place)
ACUS, Köln

Founding team: Dr. Moritz Horn, CEO; Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger, Advisor; Dr. Martin Denzel, Advisor; Dr. Ulrich Elling; Advisor

Technology: Target deconvolution services and innovative drug target discoveries

www.acuslabs.com

ProSion, Köln

Founding team: Dr. Slim Chiha, CEO; Mutlu Yoenel, CFO

Technology: Chemical Toolkit for Making the Undruggable Druggable

https://prosion.io/

Cherrykukess, Düsseldorf

Founding team: Dr. Knud Esser; M.Sc. Judith Steimel

Technology: New Cancer Therapies

https://cherrykukess.com/

 

Finalists 2019

UriCell, Düsseldorf
Founding team:
Lucas Spitzhorn- Project Manager; Scientist
Audrey Ncube – Scientist
Paul Stut – Business Management
Martina Bohndorf- Medical Technical Assistant
Prof. Dr. James Adjaye – Mentor; Institute director
Wasco Wruck – Bioinformatician

Technology: UriCell – Kidney stem cell products from urine
www.uricell.de

Bex-Biotec GmbH & Co.KG, Münster
Founding team:
Dr. Rebecca Melcher
CEO | Business Administration
Dr. Tobias Weikert
Research | Development Manager
M.Sc. Dominik Schmidt
Research | Biological-Technical Assistant

Technology: Bio-Engineering eXperts – We are the plant treatment evaluating accelerator!
https://www.bex-biotec.com/

PL BioScience GmbH, Aachen
Founding team:
Hatim Hemeda, PhD – CEO
Christian Wilkes, MBA – CFO

Technology: We deliver animal-free cell culture solutions
https://www.pl-bioscience.com

Silvacx, Bonn
Founding team:
Armin Kübelbeck, Dipl.-Ing.

Technology: Silvacx – A Universal Platform to Silence Cancer and Infectious Diseases
www.silvacx.com

DERMATACT, Münster
Founding team:
Dr. Christoph Riethmüller

Technology: touching phenotypes
www.dermatact.com

Gewinner 2018
Winners (equal 1st to 3rd place)
Priavoid GmbH, Juelich

Founding team:
Prof. Dr. Willbold

Technology: Targeting Neurological Disorders with all-D-Peptides

https://priavoid.com

 

sphairlab GmbH, Aachen

Founding team:
Dipl.-Ing. Jens Hutzenlaub
Dipl.-Ing. Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. Wolfgang Hassa

Technology: Mobile Rein- und Sauberräume

https://sphairlab.com/

 

Black Drop Biodrucker GmbH, Aachen

Founding team:
Dr.-Ing. Andreas Blaeser

Technology: Black Drop Biodrucker GmbH is a German 3D-bioprinting company located in the heart of Europe.

www.black-drop.de

 

Finalists 2018

 

ACUS, Köln
Founding team: Dr. Moritz Horn, CEO; Prof. Dr. Josef Penninger, Advisor; Dr. Martin Denzel, Advisor; Dr. Ulrich Elling; Advisor
Technology: Target deconvolution services and innovative drug target discoveries
www.acuslabs.com

Pantherna Therapeutics GmbH, Hennigsdorf

Founding team:
Dr. Daniel Tondera, Head of Biology
Dr. Gerrit Maass, CFO
Dr. Jörg Kaufmann, CSO
Dr. Volker Fehring, Head of Formulation
Dr. Oliver Keil, CTO
Dr. Klaus Giese, CEO

Technology: Pantherna’s innovative technology platform is based on advanced nanoparticles for the delivery and expression of therapeutic mRNA drugs in the endothelium.
https://pantherna-therapeutics.com/

SensID GmbH, Rostock

Founding team:
Bjoern Nowack
Managing Director & Co-Founder
Sven Rueger
CFO & Co-Founder
Andreas Bollmann
Regulatory Affairs Manager & Co-Founder
www.sens-id.com

 SniPER, Aachen 

Founding team:
Jolein Mijnes, CEO; Nidina Ortiz-Brüchle, CTO; Alain Kummer, Venture partner NLC; Haley Baptist, Venture developer NLC; Edgar Dahl
Technology: Entwicklung einer innovativen Diagnostik-Technologieplattform für die personalisierte Medizin von Krebspatienten

Stem Cell Healing, Köln 

Founding team:
Carlos Chacón Martínez, Victor Bustos, Nicole Stein

Technology: Induce transient re-activation of the body’s own Hair Follicle Stem Cells (HFSCs) to promote their regenerative functions

Gewinner 2017
Winners (equal 1st to 3rd place)
FundamentalPharma, Frankfurt/M

Founding team:
Dr. Thomas Schulze, CEO

Technology: Abstandsregeln im Gehirn: Neuartige Wirkstoffe, die als molekulare Abstandshalter im Gehirn wirken, verhindern Neurodegeneration

 

ClickmerSystems, Bonn

Founding team:
Dr. Nora Karnowski (Laborleitung),
Dr. Maren Hamann (Wissenschaftlerin, Marketingleitung),
Dr. Johanna Kauppila (Wissenschaftlerin)
Stefanie Büsch (technische Assistenz)

Technology: Synthetic alternative to antibodies

 

Tubulis Technologies, Martinsried

Founding team:
Jonas Helma-Smets, Dominik Schumacher, Prof. Heinrich Leonhardt, Prof. Christian Hackenberger

Technology: Antibody Drug Conjugates (ADCs) der nächsten Generation

Gewinner 2016
Winners (equal 1st to 8th place)
Institut für Stammzellforschung und Regenerative Medizin, heute UriCell GmbH, Düsseldorf

Urinstammzellbank/-service
Website

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, heute attyloid GmbH, Düsseldorf

sFIDA – Frühdiagnostik der Alzheimerschen Demenz
https://attyloid.com/

Clustermarket, international

Clustermarket ist eine Online Sharing Plattform für Wissenschaftler und Life-Science Unternehmen, auf der Laborgeräte, Labore und Expertise vermietet und gemietet werden können.
www.clustermarket.com

PAIA Biotech GmbH, Köln

Entwicklung und Vermarktung von Assaykits für die Quantifizierung von Antikörpern und Proteinen im Hochdurchsatz
www.paiabio.com

NUMAFERM, Düsseldorf

Plattform-Technologie zur biotechnischen Produktion von Peptiden
www.numaferm.com

RheinCell Therapeutics GmbH, heute Langenfeld

GMP grade HLA homozygous Allogeneic iPSC Master Cell Bank
www.rheincell.de

TH Köln / Bio-Pharmazeutische Chemie

Wirkstoff-Forschung: Epigenetisch differenzierende Anti-Tumorwirkstoffe
Contact: Prof. Nicole Teusch

Dr. Seibt Genomics GmbH

Contact: Dr. Benjamin Seibt

Gewinner 2015
Winners (equal 1st to 8th place)
Cube Biotech GmbH, Monheim am Rhein

https://cube-biotech.com/

 

Cysal GmbH, Bonn

http://www.cysal.de/

 

Sequip S+E, Düsseldorf

https://www.sequip-particle-technology.de

 

Qithera GmbH, Aachen

Contact: Dr. Michael Rose

 

AgroJector UG, Köln

Contact: Dr. Bekir Ulker

 

ProNaCell GmbH, Bonn

Contact: Dr. Alexander Glassmann

 

PS Biotech GmbH, Aachen

Contact: Dr. Kristina Brüllhoff

 

BIO-MAR, Düsseldorf

Contact: Prof. Roth

Gewinner 2014
Finalists (equal 1st to 4th place)
InfanDx AG, Köln

Dipl.-Chem. Ron Maier

LightFab UG, Aachen

Dipl.-Phys. Martin Hermans

LIMS@work, Bonn

Georg Strömer, Egbert Heuvelmann

Phytowelt GreenTechnologies GmbH, Nettetal

Dr. Peter Welters

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