BIO INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION 2018
Estonia.
Where bright ideas meet a can-do spirit.
Enter e-Estonia. Explore one of the world’s most advanced digital societies! E-Estonia was built by a forward-thinking government, proactive entrepreneurs and tech-savvy people, and the only three tasks still unable to be performed online are getting married, getting divorced, and selling or buying a house. Estonia is the first country to offer e-Residency – a transnational digital identity. Over the last three years, more than 33,000 people from 154 different countries have been granted Estonian e-Residency. You can also join our digital community!
Situated:
on the Gulf of Finland
Population:
1.3 million
Language:
Estonian
Size:
45,339 sq. km.
Capital city:
Tallinn
Currency:
Euro
Government: Parliamentary democracy Member of:
EU, NATO, WTO, OECD, DIGITAL 5
ESTONIA.EE E-ESTONIA.COM INVESTINESTONIA.COM
Life in the digital society: • digital signing of documents • starting a company in 3 hours • filing taxes online in 3 minutes • banking performed 99.8% online • digital health records • nation-wide online voting
Find out more at estonia.ee
European Union European Regional Development Fund
Investing in your future
Connected Health Cluster Connected Health is a nation-wide partnership of over 70 stakeholders to accelerate the development and implementation of health solutions. TALLINN SCIENCE PARK TEHNOPOL Teaduspargi 6/1 12618, Tallinn, Estonia connectedhealth.ee
Contact: Piret Hirv +372 508 7043 piret.hirv@tehnopol.ee
ABOUT THE COMPANY The Connected Health Cluster brings together start-ups, health IT companies, pharma companies, healthcare providers, user groups and public authorities to accelerate the development and implementation of novel health products and services. Connected Health is part of the European Connected Health Alliance and the ScanBalt network. MAIN ACTIVITY Collaborative development in health technologies. WE OFFER →→ Business development services for health tech companies in Estonia and Europe →→ Study visits and networking with Estonian digital health stakeholders
Bioatlas DNA dye and agarose are now combined in a single tablet, patent pending.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Bioatlas is your reliable partner for PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis with over 10 years of experience. We are looking for distributors and OEM resellers for our extensive portfolio of PCR and agarose gel electrophoresis reagents. Most importantly, we have just launched the innovative ClearSight DNA dye + agarose + buffer tablets (patent pending), which will revolutionize lab work for gel preparation. MAIN ACTIVITY
BIOATLAS LTD Riia 181 A, Tartu Science Park 51014, Tartu Estonia bioatlas.com Contact: Lauri Koorits +372 522 9751 info@bioatlas.com
Bioatlas provides a wide portfolio of PCR reagents to complement any related product portfolio. WE OFFER →→ →→ →→ →→
afe and super-efficient alternative to EtBr S DNA dye, agarose and buffer combined in tablet form Your own OEM PCR portfolio in 4 weeks Lyophilization, KIT and tablet development and production
BioCC Novel Nordic Probiotics Prevent, don’t delay!
ABOUT THE COMPANY BioCC is a privately owned R&D company (SME) established by food and feed producers and universities. The BioCC portfolio contains probiotics for human health – probiotics focused on cardiovascular diseases, allergies and oxidative stress as well as probiotics for the prevention of the Clostridium difficile infection. MAIN ACTIVITY
BIOCC LLC Kreutzwaldi 1, 51014, Tartu Estonia biocc.eu Contact: Andre Veskioja +372 5348 5021 andre.veskioja@biocc.eu
BioCC carries out internationally recognized R&D with the main goal of developing and commercializing novel lactic acid bacteria for food and feed, dietary supplements, probiotic foodstuffs and functional food compositions. BioCC offers clinical trials for testing possible functional properties of feed, food and dietary supplements. To guarantee the best quality, BioCC is a member of ECRIN (the European Clinical Research Infrastructures Network) and ENPADASI (the European Nutritional Phenotype Assessment and Data Sharing Initiative). WE OFFER →→ →→ →→ →→ →→
Novel probiotics for food Probiotics containing dietary supplements A full service for conducting food clinical trials A functional food development service Technological additives for animals
EGeen International EGeen has successfully performed more than 10 global rescue trial extensions.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
EGEEN AS
MAIN ACTIVITY
Sõbra 54, 50106, Tartu Estonia egeeninc.com
EGeen offers a full range of clinical trial services: rapid patient recruitment, clinical trial design, management and monitoring, regulatory affairs, data management and analysis.
Contact: Rauno Oja +372 730 9537 info@egeeninc.com
EGeen is a global, specialized, rapid-response full-service contract research organization (CRO). Our business is to advance the drug development of biotech and pharmaceutical companies by offering fast, high-quality and cost-effective clinical trial management services. EGeen places particular emphasis on clinical trial rescue enrollment through rapid patient access and quicker, more personalized rapid response trial execution.
WE OFFER →→ →→ →→ →→ →→
Full Clinical Trial Design, Management and Monitoring Patient Recruitment Regulatory Affairs Medical Writing Data Management and Analysis
Fibrotx FibroTx offers novel and unique non-invasive skin molecular diagnostic tests for biomarker research.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
FIBROTX OÜ
MAIN ACTIVITY
Mäealuse 4, 12618, Tallinn Estonia fibrotx.com
Developing, producing, marketing and customization of non-invasive molecular diagnostic (MDx) tests for applications in clinical dermatology and skincare.
Contact: Toomas Neuman +372 620 2223 info@fibrotx.com
FibroTx develops and markets non-invasive molecular tests for applications in clinical dermatology and skincare. The proprietary technologies, TAP and SELF, enable levels of secreted and diffusible regulatory molecules to be measured directly from the skin’s surface. Our partners include Radboud University Medical Centre (RUMC) in the Netherlands; the Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR) in the Netherlands and Bioskin in Germany as well as major global skincare companies.
WE OFFER →→ Non-invasive molecular diagnostic tests for applications in clinical dermatology and skin care →→ Transdermal Analysis Patch (TAP): R&D tool for multiplex analyses of protein-based biomarkers on skin →→ Skin Exploratory Lateral Flow (SELF): multiplex analyses of biomarkers from skin for specialists and home use, which will redefine personalized skincare
Icosagen Icosagen is a rapidly growing mid-sized Gazelle Company, where 34% of employees have PhDs.
ICOSAGEN CELL FACTORY OÜ Eerika tee 1, 61713, Õssu, Kambja Municipality, Tartu County, Estonia icosagen.com
ABOUT THE COMPANY Icosagen offers high-quality products to biopharma and diagnostic companies with custom-tailored services for recombinant protein production and antibody discovery through use of its patented technologies. The CHO-based QMCF expression platform delivers highquality recombinant antibodies and antigens in up to a gram-scale in 8 weeks. HybriFree monoclonal antibody discovery delivers 1 mg of best-in-class monoclonal antibodies from chickens in as fast as 12 weeks. MAIN ACTIVITY Icosagen is an international biotechnology company with proprietary QMCF and HybriFree technologies for protein production and antibody discovery. WE OFFER
Contact: Meelis Kadaja +372 737 7080 meelis.kadaja@icosagen.com
→→ Recombinant protein production service for mammalian cells, including native and difficult-to-express proteins →→ Recombinant monoclonal antibody production service for mammalian cells →→ HybriFree antibody discovery service →→ Antibody development based on the risk-sharing model
Quretec Using Quretec’s integrated data management software in clinical trials saves 20% of CRA’s working time.
ABOUT THE COMPANY Quretec has 11 years of experience building software and providing data management services for clinical trials, health registers and biobanks, including CROs, the Estonian Genome Center biobank databases covering 5% of the Estonian population as well as national registries for cancer, tuberculosis, causes of death, birth, infectious diseases and HIV. Bioinformatics capabilities include gene expression data analysis, antibody biomarker discovery, machine learning, stem cells and cancer projects.
QURETEC OÜ Ülikooli 6a, 51003, Tartu Estonia quretec.com Contact: Margus Jäger +372 501 1358 margus.jager@quretec.com
MAIN ACTIVITY Quretec provides a full package of clinical data management and statistical services and validated electronic data-capture software for clinical trials. WE OFFER →→ Full-Service Clinical Data Management →→ Data Management Software Suite →→ Integrated EDC, CTMS, IWRS, ePRO, eTraining, Supply Management and Document Management →→ Bioinformatics services
Enterprise Estonia Enterprise Estonia (EAS) is the largest public entrepreneurshipsupporting organisation in Estonia.
Contact person in EAS: Andrus Viirg Enterprise Estonia Silicon Valley 440 N.Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, USA E-mail: andrus.viirg@eas.ee Mobile US: +1 415 335 3843 Mobile EU: +372 503 5405 www.investinestonia.com
Our aim is to promote Estonian economic development by encouraging export and attracting foreign direct investments. To encourage export, we help Estonian enterprises in their search for business partners and new sales opportunities. In addition to helping Estonian enterprises, we help foreign enterprises free of charge in finding potential sourcing partners from Estonia via a targeted search. For additional information, please contact: trade@eas.ee The following information and services are offered to foreign enterprises free of charge: • General information enquiries about Estonia as a place to do business • Organising fact-finding missions • Identifying potential partners in Estonia • Preparing investment projects • Supporting the development of market entry strategies • Providing information on specific investment and business opportunities The investinestonia.com website offers a wide range of information and advice to enterprises interested in investing in Estonia. For additional information, please contact: invest@eas.ee
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BIO International Convention 2018 ESTONIAN PAVILION AT STAND 2211
Bioatlas bioatlas.com BioCC biocc.eu
FibroTx fibrotx.com
ENTRANCE
EGeen egeeninc.com
Icosagen Cell Factory icosagen.com Quretec quretec.com
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ESTONIA.EE E-ESTONIA.COM INVESTINESTONIA.COM