Jörn Aldag

Hookipa Biotech AG develops new generation prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. The firm’s Vaxwave technology is a novel immunotherapy platform using a replication-defective viral vector for the prevention and treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. The company was founded by Lukas Flatz, Andreas Bergthaler, Rolf M. Zinkernagel and Daniel Pinschewer in July 2011 and is headquartered in Vienna, Austria.

GeneSpire Srl is a holding company, which engages in the development of transformative gene therapies for patients with genetic diseases. The company was founded by Luigi Naldini and Alessio Cantone in March 2020 and is headquartered in Milan, Italy.

Part of Idorsia Ltd., Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd. is a Swiss company that aims to discover, develop, and provide innovative medicines to patients. The private company is based in Allschwil, Switzerland. The company has created an eBook that provides useful information about Fabry disease, a rare inherited disorder caused by the build-up of a fat-like substance in the cells of the body organs. Jean-Paul Clozel has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

G7 Therapeutics AG develops GPCRs for the design of novel medicine. It plays a central role in cellular responses to a diverse array of signals including neurotransmitters, hormones and metabolites, giving this class of proteins enormous pharmacological relevance. The company was founded by Lutz Kummer and Jörn Aldag and is headquartered in Schlieren, Switzerland.