• Panel of expert judges selects winner from 14 short-listed European start-ups that showed greatest potential for transformative healthcare solutions
• Startup Slam sponsor and co-host Johnson & Johnson Innovation recognise high calibre of entries selected to compete for prestigious award
Barcelona, Spain, 22 March 2017 - The winner of the third Startup Slam, taking place at BIO-Europe Spring® on 21 March 2017 in Barcelona, was today announced as Peptomyc S.L. a cancer therapeutic company from Spain. Peptomyc will receive mentorship from Johnson & Johnson Innovation and complimentary registration to BIO-Europe from EBD Group, which is taking place on 6-8 November in Berlin. This special session was sponsored and presented by Johnson & Johnson Innovation and featured pitches from 14 European start-ups from the life sciences sector.
All the contestants were asked to present their company and innovation—either a new therapeutic product or medical technology platform—in only three minutes to a floor of experienced investors and potential partners. Laura Soucek, CEO of Peptomyc, focused on developing treatments for cancer using myc inhibitors.
Nerida Scott, Vice President, New Ventures & Transactions, Johnson & Johnson Innovation, said: “This year’s Startup Slam at BIO Europe Spring reflects the high calibre of entries and the wide range of innovation in all fields of life sciences from HIV, therapeutic targeting and oncology to personalised wellness. This well-established session provides an exclusive platform for emerging entrepreneurs to pitch their company to a room of leaders and investors, who can help advance the most promising science into potential transformative healthcare solutions. The collaboration builds on Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s work with many industry associations and academics around the world to foster and accelerate innovation; we’re delighted it has once again identified new and fresh talent and pioneering research.”
The 14 short-listed life science companies are as follows:
• Aligen Therapeutics, S. L. [Spain]
• Epical Biosciences S.L. [Spain]
• IDP Discovery Pharma [Spain]
• IPROTEOS S.L. [Spain]
• Junction Therapeutics [Ireland]
• Leukos Biotech [Spain]
• MicroQuin [UK]
• Oncostellae [Spain]
• Oppilotech Ltd [UK]
• Oxford Endovascular Ltd [UK]
• Peptomyc S.L. [Spain]
• TILT Biotherapeutics [Finland]
• VAXXIT SRL. [Italy]
• vitalityDNA [UK]
The expert judging panel consisted of members of the Johnson & Johnson Innovation team and independent investment and venture capital firms: Joris De Maeyer, Venture Coach, Bioqube Ventures; Antonio Gomez, PhD, Spain New Venture Lead, Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Nerida Scott, PhD, VP, New Ventures & Transactions, Johnson & Johnson Innovation; Montserrat Vendrell, PhD, General Partner, Alta Life Sciences; and Karen Wagner, PhD, General Partner, Ysios Capital.
The Startup Slam is supported by regional partners such as BioCat and Innovation Forum.
The winners of the previous two editions were EpiAxis Therapeutics and QureTech Bio.
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Sylvie Berrebi and Katja Stout, +44 (0)20 7638 9571, Sylvie.berrebi @citigatedr.co.uk; katja.stout@citigatedr.co.uk
EBD Group
Erin Righetti, +1 (760) 930 0500, erighetti@ebdgroup.com
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• BioEquity Europe, the investor conference co-organized with BioCentury Publications and BIO
• ChinaBio® Partnering Forum, the first dedicated biotech/pharma partnering conference in China, co-produced with ChinaBio® Group
• Biolatam®, facilitating partnering among global life sciences executives in Latin America’s vibrant life science hubs
• Cell & Gene Exchange, a partnering forum focused on the patient community in cell and gene therapy sectors, co-produced with Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM).
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