PharmaVentures is pleased to announce that it acted as an independent technical and commercial expert with respect to Spectral MD’s listing on London’s AIM on June 22nd.

Adrian Dawkes, Managing Director at PharmaVentures, said: “Through our expert knowledge across the medical device sector, and in particular the wound care market, we were pleased to be able to provide an independent expert assessment of Spectral’s DeepView® Wound Imaging System with respect to their Initial Public Offering (IPO) on AIM.”

Fintan Walton, Chief Executive of PharmaVentures, said: “Providing independent expert commercial and technical insight in healthcare is a key component in contributing to understanding investment opportunities including IPOs and other transactions. PharmaVentures has a long and strong history in providing valuable commercial insight to our clients because of our deep commercial knowledge of the healthcare sector.”

Marc Dudek, Director of Business and Corporate Development at Spectral MD, said: “Spectral MD is delighted to IPO on the AIM market. This funding will be used to support further development of our diabetic foot ulcer application and to initiate our expansion into the UK and EU markets. We believe our differentiated technology has the potential to improve the standard of care for victims suffering from burn wounds and diabetic foot ulcers.”

PharmaVentures has a strong track record for writing Independent Expert Reports for companies listing on public markets such as AIM. These reports assist both the lay person and those with industry experience to understand how the company’s particular technology is positioned against competitors, where it brings technical or clinical benefits and how that relates to commercialisation.

PharmaVentures Ltd (“PharmaVentures”) is pleased to announce that it acted as exclusive M&A advisor on the sale of the ERA Consulting Group to PharmaLex GmbH.

PharmaVentures is a premier transaction advisory firm; a world leader in partnering, pharma M&A deals and strategic alliances.

An unrivalled bank of specialist experience, deal analytics and network of contacts among innovators and large pharma makes PharmaVentures uniquely placed to support healthcare businesses in all aspects of deal-making and strategic planning. PharmaVentures is well known for its deep insight into deal structures and its success for generating partnering interest.

PharmaVentures Capital Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PharmaVentures Ltd. All regulated activities are delivered through PharmaVentures Capital Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (741356). PharmaVentures Capital Ltd undertakes regulated activities for and on behalf of professional clients only as defined in the FCA handbook COBS 3.5.

GPCR has signed an exclusive agreement with TaiGen Biotechnology Company Ltd (TaiGen) for the development of Burixafor for worldwide markets.

GPCR Therapeutics is a leading Korean biotechnology company, a world leader in the field of GPCR heteromer science and has proprietary expertise and technology applicable to the development of this class of anti-cancer targets. CXCR4 antagonism is an accepted avenue for cancer therapy and GPCR Therapeutics has significant experience and knowledge that will enable the development of Burixafor in the oncology field.

Dongseung Seen, CEO of GPCR Therapeutics, said, “This collaboration with TaiGen, which is a leading biotech company engaged in innovative molecular-based platforms with strong R&D capabilities, will lead to a long-term strategic and productive partnership. Further, it is our goal that our work together will position us to be a pre-eminent developer of anti-CXCR4 oncology drugs.”

Summer Park, Senior Business Development Director, PharmaVentures said: “In the past decade we’ve seen more exciting innovative technologies coming out of Korea. We are proud to have supported GPCR in this process which has enabled the company to further its aim of developing novel and effective anti-cancer therapies.”

Adrian Dawkes, Managing Director at PharmaVentures, added “South Korea is forging ahead with the internationalisation of its innovative biotechnology sector and we, at PharmVentures, are pleased to be able to bring our knowledge of both Korean and Western cultures to support our Korean clients with their global transactions.”

This partnering deal follows PharmaVentures’ continued successes in working with Korean companies to enable them to expand further into the international market.

PharmaVentures Ltd (“PharmaVentures”) is pleased to announce that it was the corporate finance advisor to Novartis on the divestment of its manufacturing facility in Barberà del Vallès, Spain, to Siegfried Holding AG, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO).

PharmaVentures is a premier transaction advisory firm; a world leader in partnering, pharma M&A deals and strategic alliances.

An unrivalled bank of specialist experience, deal analytics and network of contacts among innovators and large pharma makes PharmaVentures uniquely placed to support healthcare businesses in all aspects of deal-making and strategic planning. PharmaVentures is well known for its deep insight into deal structures and its success for generating partnering interest.

PharmaVentures Capital Ltd is a wholly owned subsidiary of PharmaVentures Ltd. All regulated activities are delivered through PharmaVentures Capital Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (741356). PharmaVentures Capital Ltd undertakes regulated activities for and on behalf of professional clients only as defined in the FCA handbook COBS 3.5.