Phagomed Acquired By BioNTech SE

The Austrian biotech company is developing endolysins and phages as therapeutics, focusing on persistent bacterial infections that cannot be targeted with broad-spectrum antibiotics. This acquisition is a big step for the AMR crisis and the formerly Phagomed team. At HEMEX, we wanted to congratulate them on their fantastic job!

How can we make the Informed Consent Form process more patient-friendly?

Complicated words and sentences may be misunderstood and are very often unfamiliar to the patients. This led us to discuss how we could find the optimal solution for all parties involved in a clinical study: the patient, physician, and sponsor/CRO.

How to bake a “delicious” pitch for investors?

Every Start-up knows the importance of a great pitch. Today we want to give you some advice on how to find out the essential ingredients to bake a delicious pitch which investors will enjoy every single bite. More importantly, leave them craving for more!

Major milestone for Inura Medical, who closes pre-series A financing round

Inura Medical’s mission is to improve women’s health through the development of an urethral ovulum for the treatment of patients suffering from urinary bladder diseases. Their first pharmaceutical product is addressing an unmet medical need in overactive bladder (OAB). 

Our portfolio company HexagonFab secures CHF 2.5m seed funding

HexagonFab, a spin-out from the University of Cambridge, has developed a novel approach for drug discovery and production process monitoring called the Bolt. This innovative device is an analytical lab instrument that provides convenient and affordable access to molecular binding analytics.