BioVaria Start-up Awards go to ISD Immunotech and Mindpax.me
The 12th BioVaria welcomed over 250 life-science innovators to Munich, including biopharma executives, investors, academic inventors, entrepreneurs and technology transfer experts. There were 67 peer-selected licensing opportunities on offer, originating from as many research institutes, universities and university hospitals from all over Europe. In addition, 17 start-ups were featured. Participants actively engaged in technology discussions, competitions and panels, and numerous one-on-ones were held to initiate collaborations.
The winners of this year’s ‘Startup Pitch & Partner Competition’ are ISD Immunotech, in the category ‘Emerging’, and Mindpax.me, in the category ‘Rising’. They were selected by a jury of first-tier venture capitalists for their outstanding presentations, their promising technologies and their business concepts. ISD Immunotech, a spin-out from Aarhus University, Denmark, pursues a novel approach for the treatment of severe SLE (systemic lupus erythematosus), an autoimmune disease that so far lacks specific treatment options. Mindpax.me develops a digital solution for monitoring individual biorhythms to help prevent mental health attacks. It holds strong potential to improve quality of life for millions of patients, while considerably reducing healthcare costs. ‘We are delighted to accept the Biovaria Emerging Startup award. It will help us attract the recognition and financing required to develop the first safe and effective therapy for lupus patients,’ said Tara Heitner, CEO of ISD. Pavel Nevický, co-founder of Mindpax.me continued: ‘We are honoured to be chosen best Rising Startup at BioVaria, and the award strengthens our determination to apply digital diagnostic tools to the treatment of severe mental health disorders.’
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