BioXell S.p.A. is an Italian biopharmaceutical company developing innovative drug candidates for unmet medical needs in urology, inflammation and other selected areas with high potential markets. The company, with head offices in Milan and an affiliate in Nutley NJ, USA, was founded in 2002 as a spin-off from Roche. In June 2006, BioXell listed its shares on the main segment of the SWX Swiss Exchange. Following the acquisition of BioXell by Cosmo Pharmaceuticals (SWX: COPN) in March 2010, Next divested its participation in BioXell and now holds Cosmo shares.
Dialectica S.r.l. is a biotech start-up which develops and markets cell-based models of neurodegenerative disorders and optimized neural stem cells to help understand the mechanisms behind neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's and to accelerate drug screening for their treatment. Dialectica was created in 2004 as a spin-off from the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Milan.
dSeed is a Luxemburg based fund born to invest in seed stage technology companies, mainly from Italy. dSeed is focused on the media and internet sectors in particular with reference to digital and interactive content, digitalization processes, software platforms, content distribution, online products and services. The fund is managed by a team with strong hands-on entrepreneurial experience in the sector.
HT S.r.l is a dynamic young IT Security company.
It specialises in developing and marketing innovative security intelligence products and services designed to help government agencies and the police combat computer crime, and protect corporate IT systems and data. Founded in 2003, HT is based in Milan.
Innogest SGR operates through three offices: Turin, Milan and Padua.
Microcinema S.p.A. is a company active since 2007 in the field of digital cinema. More specifically, Microcinema, thanks to its advanced technologies, constitutes the leading digital network in Italy that distributes films and other digital content such as live opera to over 100 cinemas in the Country. Microcinema is based in Legnano (MI).
Nomos S.p.A.. is a company active since 2001 in the field of refrigeration. More specifically, Nomos, has developed a technology called Passive Refrigeration or “PRS” that allows transportation and storage in a controlled temperature and humidity environment, of all perishable food such as meat, fish, fruit and vegetables. PRS allows food to be stored fresh and in perfect condition for up to 30 days while saving roughly 50% of energy. Nomos is based in Vimercate (MB).
Principia Fund is the first fund to invest in Italian research companies that aim to transfer the findings of scientific research to industry.
The fund is managed by Quantica SGR, an asset management company part owned by the management team. The other shareholders are the CNR - National Research Council and two university research consortiums comprising more than 40 universities (INSTM - Consortium of Italian Universities for Science and Technology of Materials and CSGI - Inter-university Consortium for the Development of Large Interphase Systems). Quantica SGR has its head offices in Milan.
T.O.P. S.r.l. (Transgenic Operative Products) is a biotech start-up created in 2006 as a spin-off from the Department of Pharmacology of the University of Milan.
T.O.P. develops innovative transgenic products for application in the discovery of new drugs and toxicological studies in the environment and the food chain. T.O.P. is based in the Padano Technology Park in Lodi.
