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1) 1mg

1) 1mg

1mg is a generic drug engine and online pharmacy network platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Gurgaon
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Anurag Mundhada, Gaurav Agarwal, Prashant Tandon, Sameer Maheshwari, Vikas Chauhan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $204,600,209
  • Number of funding rounds: 16
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

2) Pear Therapeutics

2) Pear Therapeutics

Pear Therapeutics is a software-based digital therapeutics platform that aims to improve the efficacy of drugs and treat disease.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Boston
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Corey McCann, Stephen Smith, William Greene
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $284,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

3) Capsule

3) Capsule

Capsule is a healthcare technology company that is reinventing pharmacies from the ground up.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Eric Kinariwala
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $570,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

4) Practo

4) Practo

Practo is a mhealth platform that allows patients to make appointments, check-ups, and consultations with healthcare practitioners.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: Abhinav Lal, Shashank ND
  • Number of employees: 5001-10000
  • Funding amount: $228,246,376
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

5) Aetion

5) Aetion

Aetion supplies life science enterprises and payers with real-world evidence (RWE) and outcomes-based analytics solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Allon Rauer, Jeremy Rassen, Sebastian Schneeweiss
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $203,600,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

6) Qualio

6) Qualio

Qualio is a quality management system that helps life sciences organizations develop and market high-quality products.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Robert Fenton
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $66,242,233
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

7) Health IQ

7) Health IQ

With the world's largest health quiz, you can learn more about your health IQ.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Mountain View
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Alex Marshall, Alexandra Marshall, Ardaman Singh, Betsy Filson, Brett Cooper, Chander Sudanthi, Gaurav Suri, Mark Brenneman, Munjal Shah, Shuo Jiao, Vishal Parikh
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $136,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

8) Thirty Madison

8) Thirty Madison

Thirty Madison is a direct-to-consumer healthcare and wellness company that caters to those with chronic illnesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Demetri Karagas, Steven Gutentag
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $209,750,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

9) H1

9) H1

H1 helps life sciences firms, hospitals, university medical centers, and health systems by providing the world's largest global healthcare platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: New York
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Ariel Katz, Ian Sax
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $70,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

10) Enveda Biosciences

10) Enveda Biosciences

Enveda Biosciences is a biotechnology business that develops innovative plant-based therapeutics.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Francisco
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Viswa Colluru
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $55,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

11) Truepill

11) Truepill

Truepill is a healthcare infrastructure that connects to APIs and aims to revolutionize the patient experience.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: San Mateo
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Sid Viswanathan, Umar Afridi
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $113,400,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 17

You can find their website here.

12) HiFiBiO

12) HiFiBiO

HiFiBiO develops and commercializes unique single cell technologies for medication and biomarker discovery and development.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jeff He, Liang Schweizer, Robert Nicol
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $179,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

13) PharmEasy

13) PharmEasy

PharmEasy is a health-tech firm that provides teleconsultation, medicine delivery, and diagnostic test sample collecting, among other services.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Dharmil Sheth, Dhaval Shah, Mikhil Innani
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $671,538,857
  • Number of funding rounds: 9
  • Number of investors: 26

You can find their website here.

14) TetraScience

14) TetraScience

TetraScience is an R&D cloud data management company that helps life sciences and drug discovery companies transform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Boston
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Alok Tayi, Salvatore Savo, Siping Wang
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $99,145,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

15) Eliem Therapeutics

15) Eliem Therapeutics

Eliem Therapeutics is a biotechnology business in the clinical stages of exploring medicines for nervous system illnesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Redmond
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Andrew Levin, David-Alexandre Gros, Valerie Morisset
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $171,302,493
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

16) DXY

16) DXY

DXY is a website that connects doctors, patients, and healthcare organizations.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Hangzhou
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Jin Zhang, Tiantian Li
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $682,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

17) LENZ Therapeutics

17) LENZ Therapeutics

LENZ Therapeutics is a late-stage clinical-stage pharmaceutical business focused on creating novel ophthalmic pharmaceuticals.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Coronado
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Gerald Horn, James McCollum
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $50,399,989
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

18) Rae Wellness

18) Rae Wellness

Rae Wellness is a health and wellness company that sells vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-free vitamins.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Eden Prairie
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Angie Tebbe, Eric Carl
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $18,450,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

19) EQRx

19) EQRx

EQRx is a biotechnology business that focuses on re-engineering the drug discovery process to make it more cost-effective.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Cambridge-US
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Alexis Borisy, Peter Bach, Sandra Horning
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $700,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

20) Prenetics

20) Prenetics

Prenetics is a genetic and diagnostic health testing company that uses DNA sequencing technology to assist uncover health problems.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Quarry Bay
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Danny Yeung, Lawrence Tzang, Michael M. Yang
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $67,650,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 12

You can find their website here.

21) Dawaai

21) Dawaai

Dawaai is a digital health platform that includes an online pharmacy network and generic pharmaceuticals.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Pakistan
  • City: Karachi
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Furquan Kidwai
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $9,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

22) Elligo Health Research

22) Elligo Health Research

Clinical research is brought into physician offices by Elligo Health Research, which helps to speed the development of medical devices and therapies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Austin
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Chad Moore
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $36,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

23) nference

23) nference

nference.inc is an AI-based software platform that synthesizes and compiles siloed biomedical knowledge for insights.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Cambridge-US
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Murali Aravamudan, Murali Aravamudan, Venky Soundararajan
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $145,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

24) BenchSci

24) BenchSci

BenchSci is a drug discovery platform that employs artificial intelligence to help scientists execute more successful tests.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: David Qixiang Chen, Elvis Wianda, Liran Belenzon, Tom Leung
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $44,636,611
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

25) iGenius

25) iGenius

iGenius - Business Intelligence with a Twist

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Italy
  • City: Milan
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Uljan Sharka
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: € 20,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5

You can find their website here.

26) Netmeds

26) Netmeds

Welcome to the most convenient drugstore in India!

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Chennai
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Pradeep Dadha
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $99,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

27) TraceLink

27) TraceLink

TraceLink is a software-as-a-service technology that allows you to track and trace medications.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: North Reading
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Shabbir Dahod
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $233,859,751
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

28) Precision Medicine Group

28) Precision Medicine Group

Precision Medicine Group helps innovative pharmaceutical and life science firms increase their value and enhance their outcomes.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Bethesda
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Ethan D. Leder, Mark P. Clein
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $310,160,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

29) Gero

29) Gero

Using next-generation AI to develop medications to treat complicated diseases

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Maxim Kholin, Peter Fedichev
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $2,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

30) PillPack

30) PillPack

PillPack is a full-service pharmacy that organizes medications by dose and delivers them directly to your door.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Boston
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Brian Hoffer, Elliot Cohen, TJ Parker
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $93,900,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 32

You can find their website here.

31) Insilico Medicine

31) Insilico Medicine

Insilico Medicine creates an artificial intelligence platform for the discovery of drugs to treat cancer and age-related disorders.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Hong Kong
  • City: Hong Kong
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Alex Zhavoronkov
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $51,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

32) ConcertAI

32) ConcertAI

ConcertAI is a healthcare AI-powered SaaS data startup that produces oncology medical research tools.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Boston
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Jeff Elton, Romesh Wadhwani
  • Number of employees: 5001-10000
  • Funding amount: $150,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

33) Tvardi Therapeutics

33) Tvardi Therapeutics

Tvardi is a biotechnology business focusing on developing a new class of cancer, chronic inflammation, and fibrosis breakthrough treatments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Houston
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: David Tweardy, Ron DePinho
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $81,418,254
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

34) Molecule.one

34) Molecule.one

Designing organic synthesis with AI-powered software

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Poland
  • City: Warsaw
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Paweł Włodarczyk-Pruszyński, Paweł Łaskarzewski, Piotr Byrski
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $4,985,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

35) CVSPharmacy

35) CVSPharmacy

CVSPharmacy is a drugstore that sells medicines to the general public.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Woonsocket
  • Started in: 1963
  • Founders: Sidney S Goldstein, Stanley Goldstein
  • Number of employees: 10001+
  • Funding amount: $3,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

36) Castor

36) Castor

Castor is a cloud-based clinical data platform that makes clinical trial operations easier and more efficient.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Derk Arts
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $19,405,178
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

37) TScan Therapeutics

37) TScan Therapeutics

TScan Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical business that specializes in cancer immunotherapy medicines.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: United States
  • City: Waltham
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Lea Hachigian, Tomasz Kula
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $137,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

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38) MedPlus

38) MedPlus

MedPlus is a South Indian pharmacy business.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Hyderabad
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Madhukar Gangadi
  • Number of employees: 10001+
  • Funding amount: $317,695,079
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

39) HalioDx

39) HalioDx

HalioDx creates oncology diagnostic assays that take use of cancer's immunological environment.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Marseille
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Jerome Galon
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: € 26,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

40) Allcyte

40) Allcyte

Allcyte is a biotech start-up focused on patient-centric precision medicine and medication discovery employing high-content imaging and artificial intelligence.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Austria
  • City: Vienna
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Berend Snijder, Giulio Superti-Furga, Gregory Vladimer, Nikolaus Krall
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $6,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

41) Stemirna

41) Stemirna

Stemirna Therapeutics is a medicine development business that uses RNA technology to exploit the promise of RNA science.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2016
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: CN¥1,300,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

42) Oculis

42) Oculis

Oculis is a privately held clinical-stage pharmaceutical development business specializing in ocular therapeutics and new drug delivery systems.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Iceland
  • City: Reykjavík
  • Started in: 2003
  • Founders: Einar Stefansson, Thorsteinn Loftsson
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $94,355,910
  • Number of funding rounds: 10
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

43) Cyclica

43) Cyclica

Cyclica is the go-to partner for data-driven medication development. We develop molecules that take into account the complexities of disease.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Jason Mitakidis, Naheed Kurji
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $23,807,896
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

44) Sanofi Pasteur

44) Sanofi Pasteur

Sanofi Pasteur SA is a company that discovers, manufactures, and distributes vaccines in France and around the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Lyon
  • Started in: 1990
  • Founders: John Gerald FitzGerald
  • Number of employees: 10001+
  • Funding amount: $43,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

45) Isotopen Technologien München

45) Isotopen Technologien München

Isotopen Technologien München is a biotechnology and radiopharmaceutical collection of firms that is privately held.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Germany
  • City: Garching
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: Oliver Buck
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: € 175,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

46) Mankind Pharma

46) Mankind Pharma

Mankind Pharma is a pharmaceutical firm that develops, commercializes, and distributes medicines for patients with life-threatening illnesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: New Delhi
  • Started in: 1995
  • Founders: R.C Juneja
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $239,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

47) Intas Pharmaceuticals

47) Intas Pharmaceuticals

Intas Pharmaceuticals is a firm that develops, manufactures, and markets pharmaceutical formulations around the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Ahmedabad
  • Started in: 2000
  • Founders: Hasmukh Chudgar
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $306,466,211
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

48) Pharmarack

48) Pharmarack

Pharmarack is India's largest business-to-business healthcare network.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Pune
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Amit Backliwal, Bhavik Parmar, Pradyumn Singh
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $3,749,624
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

49) Advaccine

49) Advaccine

Advaccine is a biotech firm dedicated to the development of novel vaccinations for both preventative and therapeutic purposes.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shangdi
  • Started in: 2009
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $33,776,434
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

50) Veeda Clinical Research

50) Veeda Clinical Research

Veeda Clinical Research is an Indian clinical contract research organization with a wide range of products and a global reach.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Ahmedabad
  • Started in: 2004
  • Founders: Apurva Shah
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $16,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

51) Yaoshibang

51) Yaoshibang

Yaoshibang is a B2B pharmaceutical trading platform based in China.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Zhang Buzhen
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $495,592,477
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

52) Sasta Sundar

52) Sasta Sundar

Buy genuine prescription drugs online and get them delivered to your home for free. India's most reputable and fastest-growing online pharmacy.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Kolkata
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: B L Mittal, Ravi Kant Sharma
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $5,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

53) Clover Biopharmaceuticals

53) Clover Biopharmaceuticals

Clover Biopharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biotechnology business specializing in the development of vaccines and biologic therapies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Chengdu
  • Started in: 2007
  • Founders: Jianwei Zhu, Peng Liang, Xiaodong Wang
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $306,751,733
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

54) Koye Pharmaceuticals

54) Koye Pharmaceuticals

Koye Pharma sells branded medications from India.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Mumbai
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Preetish Toraskar, Ravindra Shenoy
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $4,095,628
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

55) Jasper Therapeutics

55) Jasper Therapeutics

Jasper Therapeutics is a biotechnology business dedicated to making conditioning and therapeutic procedures safer.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Latvia
  • City: Pure
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Judith Shizuru M.D., Susan Prohaska
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $49,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

56) Standigm

56) Standigm

Standigm employs artificial intelligence (AI) for drug research and development.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Jinhan Kim, Sang Ok Song, So Jeong Yun
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $68,290,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

57) HealthMatch

57) HealthMatch

Patients can find innovative medications and therapies with HealthMatch.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Australia
  • City: Sydney
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Manuri Gunawardena
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $20,636,741
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

58) mClinica

58) mClinica

mClinica is a digital firm that aims to change the way people use pharmacies in emerging economies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Farouk Meralli
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $6,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

59) dMed

59) dMed

dMed is a full-service Clinical Contract Research Organization that offers pharma and medical device firms industry solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Lingshi Tan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $164,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

60) Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals

60) Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals

Elpiscience is a cancer immunotherapy biopharmaceutical business in the clinical stage.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Darren Ji, Hongtao Lu
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $260,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 15

You can find their website here.

61) SAI Life Sciences

61) SAI Life Sciences

Advanced Discovery, Contract Development, and Manufacturing Solutions are provided by SAI Life Sciences.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Hyderabad
  • Started in: 1999
  • Founders: Krishna Kanumuri
  • Number of employees: 1001-5000
  • Funding amount: $66,247,765
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

62) Harbour Biomed

62) Harbour Biomed

Harbour BioMed is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm focused on developing novel immuno-oncology medicines.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Frank Grosveld, Jingsong Wang, Liang Schweizer
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $312,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 20

You can find their website here.

63) Myra

63) Myra

Myra is a one-of-a-kind technology and operational solution that makes purchasing drugs quick and easy.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Bengaluru
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Anirudh Coontoor, Faizan Aziz
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $1,965,247
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

64) Apollo Pharmacy

64) Apollo Pharmacy

Apollo Pharmacy is a medicinal items e-commerce site.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: India
  • City: Chennai
  • Started in: 2016
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: ₹5,278,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 3

You can find their website here.

65) Iris.ai

65) Iris.ai

Iris.ai is an artificial intelligence (AI) science assistant that assists R&D departments in navigating and finding research text information.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Norway
  • City: Oslo
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Anita Schjoll Brede, Jacobo Elosua, Maria Ritola, Victor Botev
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $4,835,690
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

66) Ascentage Pharma

66) Ascentage Pharma

Ascentage Pharma is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical business with a global focus.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Suzhou
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Dajun Yang, Ming Guo
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $237,486,985
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

67) Nymi

67) Nymi

Workplace wearables with enterprise apps for security, productivity, and health and safety, based on a connected worker platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Karl Martin
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $36,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 19

You can find their website here.

68) RheaVita

68) RheaVita

RheaVita is a biopharmaceutical business that develops continuous freeze-drying technology.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Zwijnaarde
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Jos Corver, Thomas De Beer
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: € 2,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

69) LEO Pharma

69) LEO Pharma

Leo Pharma is a worldwide pharmaceutical firm based in Denmark.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Ballerup
  • Started in: 1908
  • Number of employees: 5001-10000
  • Funding amount: € 450,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

70) Nanology Labs

70) Nanology Labs

Nanology Labs is a pharmaceutical firm that uses cutting-edge nanotechnology to diagnose and treat cancer in its early stages.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Mohammad Ali Amini, Shirley Wu
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $3,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

71) Quibim

71) Quibim

Quibim is a global leader in whole-body medical imaging analysis, with headquarters in Valencia, Spain.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Spain
  • City: Valencia
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Angel Alberich-Bayarri, Luis Martí Bonmatí
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 12,013,425
  • Number of funding rounds: 9
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

72) StoneWise

72) StoneWise

StoneWise is dedicated to building the world's most advanced drug discovery platform.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Haidian
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Zhou Jielong
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $110,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

73) Ceva Santé Animale

73) Ceva Santé Animale

Ceva Sante Animale is a veterinary health corporation that specializes in pharmaceutical research, development, production, and marketing.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Libourne
  • Started in: 1989
  • Number of employees: 5001-10000
  • Funding amount: € 200,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

74) Pharmacity

74) Pharmacity

Pharmacity is a retail drugstore business that sells a wide range of healthcare products.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Vietnam
  • City: Ho Chi Minh City
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Thien Le
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $31,800,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

75) Inato

75) Inato

Inato is a clinical trial platform that can help research sites realize their full potential.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: France
  • City: Paris
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jean-David Zeitoun, Kourosh Davarpanah, Philippe Ravaud, William Pambrun
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $15,531,855
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 9

You can find their website here.

76) L&P Cosmetic

76) L&P Cosmetic

L&P Cosmetic is primarily focused on cosmeceutical product development.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Kwon Oh-sub
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: ₩40,000,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

77) Haihe Biopharma

77) Haihe Biopharma

Haihe Biopharma is a biopharmaceutical business that focuses on the development of anti-cancer medications.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Jian Ding
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $317,605,942
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

78) CANbridge Pharmaceuticals

78) CANbridge Pharmaceuticals

CANbridge Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical firm focused on speciality healthcare development and commercialization.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: James Xue
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $224,100,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

79) MedTrace Pharma

79) MedTrace Pharma

MedTrace aids doctors in making more accurate and timely diagnoses of critically ill patients.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Denmark
  • City: Lyngby
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Hans Harms, Jens Soerensen, Lars Tolbod, Mark Lubberink, Martin Stenfeldt, Peter Larsen, Rune Wiik Kristensen
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: DKK188,700,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

80) TauRx Pharmaceuticals

80) TauRx Pharmaceuticals

TauRx Pharmaceuticals is a biotechnology business focused on neurodegenerative disease treatments and diagnostics.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Singapore
  • City: Singapore
  • Started in: 2002
  • Founders: Claude Wischik
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: $257,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

81) 3D Medicines

81) 3D Medicines

The objective of 3D Medicines is to enhance people's health by developing tailored cancer diagnosis and treatments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Minhang
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: John Gong, Simon Shung
  • Number of employees: 501-1000
  • Funding amount: CN¥2,450,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

82) 3billion

82) 3billion

3billion is a global leader in the field of rare disease genetic testing.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: South Korea
  • City: Seoul
  • Started in: 2016
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $25,658,985
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

83) Taimei Technology

83) Taimei Technology

Taimei Technology offers a cloud-based collaboration platform for clinical research.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Jiaxing
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Lu Zhao
  • Number of employees: 251-500
  • Funding amount: $530,277,791
  • Number of funding rounds: 8
  • Number of investors: 16

You can find their website here.

84) Promethera Biosciences

84) Promethera Biosciences

Promethera Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical business that specializes on liver disease cell treatment.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Mont-saint-guibert
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Etienne Sokal
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $149,103,123
  • Number of funding rounds: 7
  • Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

85) myTomorrows

85) myTomorrows

myTomorrows is a global network that connects unmet medical needs people with therapies under development throughout the world.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: The Netherlands
  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Erdem Yavuz, Govert Schouten, Ronald Brus
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $22,154,866
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

86) Xbiome

86) Xbiome

Xbiome is a company that creates microbial medications for treating microecological intestinal diseases.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shenzhen
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $24,209,995
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

87) Ziphius

87) Ziphius

Ziphius Vaccines is a biopharmaceutical firm focused on the development of next-generation vaccines for infectious disease prevention.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Belgium
  • City: Merelbeke
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Chris Cardon, Kristof Vercruysse, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Tom Almey
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: € 29,300,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

88) Meds.se

88) Meds.se

Meds is an online pharmacy that sells both prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Sweden
  • City: Stockholm
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Adham Shawwaf, Björn Thorngren, Joanna Elmes
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $26,144,386
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

89) Somai Pharmaceuticals Ltd

89) Somai Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Somai Pharmaceuticals is a firm established in Ireland that specializes in the cultivation and development of cannabis-based therapeutic products for the European Union.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Ireland
  • City: Dublin
  • Started in: 2019
  • Founders: Michael Sassano
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: € 9,040,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2

You can find their website here.

90) AnchorDx

90) AnchorDx

AnchorDx is a company that specializes in precision medicine.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Guangzhou
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Fan Jianbing
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $68,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

91) PatchAi

91) PatchAi

PatchAi is a cognitive platform for patient interaction and real-time data collecting that includes a compassionate virtual assistant.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Italy
  • City: Padova
  • Started in: 2018
  • Founders: Alessandro Monterosso, Daniele Farro, Filip Ivancic, Kumara Prasad Palanivel
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $3,129,687
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 4

You can find their website here.

92) Unclezam Holding Berhad

92) Unclezam Holding Berhad

Unclezam Holding Berhad is a Malaysian investment holding company specializing on Halal and Syariah products and services.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Malaysia
  • City: Kuala Lumpur
  • Started in: 2017
  • Founders: Norizam Tukiman
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $3,505,387
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

93) Ironshore Pharmaceuticals

93) Ironshore Pharmaceuticals

Ironshore Pharmaceuticals & Development, Inc. is a pharmaceutical firm that makes use of its own technologies.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: Canada
  • City: Toronto
  • Started in: 2008
  • Founders: David Lickrish
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $200,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

94) Jacobio Pharmaceuticals

94) Jacobio Pharmaceuticals

Jacobio Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical firm specializing in the development of novel cancer and other medicines.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Yinxiang Wang
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $101,552,817
  • Number of funding rounds: 6
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

95) Antengene Corporation

95) Antengene Corporation

Antengene is a biotechnology and biopharmaceutical company that develops medicines to treat tumors.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Jay Mei
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $238,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 11

You can find their website here.

96) Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceuticals

96) Suzhou Kintor Pharmaceuticals

Kintor is a pharmaceutical research and development firm.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Suzhou
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Chuangxin Guo, Youzhi Tong
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $99,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 8

You can find their website here.

97) InventisBio

97) InventisBio

InventisBio is a clinical-stage biotechnology firm focused on the discovery of novel small-molecule pharmaceuticals.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Xing Dai, Yaolin Wang
  • Number of employees: 1-10
  • Funding amount: $246,545,913
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 13

You can find their website here.

98) Zhenge Biotech

98) Zhenge Biotech

Zhenge Biotech is a contract development and production company for macromolecular pharmaceuticals.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: $51,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 7

You can find their website here.

99) Genor Biopharma

99) Genor Biopharma

Genor Biopharma is a biologics powerhouse that is driven by research.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Beijing
  • Started in: 2007
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $436,680,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 2
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

100) Ark Biosciences

100) Ark Biosciences

Ark Biosciences is a biopharmaceutical business focused on drug development and discovery.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Jim Wu
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: $40,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

101) Allist Pharmaceuticals

101) Allist Pharmaceuticals

Allist Pharmaceuticals is a company that deals with pharmaceuticals.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2004
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: CN¥1,200,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

102) IASO Biotherapeutics

102) IASO Biotherapeutics

IASO Biotherapeutics is a biopharmaceutical business specializing in the development of oncology cell treatments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Nanjing
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $60,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 1

You can find their website here.

103) GenFleet Therapeutics

103) GenFleet Therapeutics

GenFleet Therapeutics is a molecular pharmaceuticals manufacturer and researcher focused on cancer treatments.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $90,782,782
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

104) Asieris Pharmaceuticals

104) Asieris Pharmaceuticals

Asieris Pharmaceuticals is a biotech business based in China.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: John Zhuang, Kevin Pan
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $176,058,039
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 23

You can find their website here.

105) Hinova Pharma

105) Hinova Pharma

Hinova Pharma is a pharmaceutical business based in the United States.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Chengdu
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Xinghai Li, Yuanwei Chen
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $219,258,055
  • Number of funding rounds: 5
  • Number of investors: 18

You can find their website here.

106) GemPharmatech

106) GemPharmatech

GemPharmatech is a company that specializes in biotechnology.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Nanjing
  • Started in: 2017
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: CN¥160,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

107) XW Laboratories

107) XW Laboratories

XW Laboratories is working on a portfolio of internally discovered pharmaceutical candidates that could be used to treat neurological illnesses.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Wuhan
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Jia-Ning Xiang
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $57,500,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 3
  • Number of investors: 10

You can find their website here.

108) IMPACT Therapeutics

108) IMPACT Therapeutics

The company IMPACT Therapeutics is based in China.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Nanjing
  • Started in: 2009
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $90,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 4
  • Number of investors: 14

You can find their website here.

109) Innoforce Pharmaceuticals

109) Innoforce Pharmaceuticals

Innoforce's goal is to make it easier for novel medications to be developed and commercialized.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Hangzhou
  • Started in: 2018
  • Number of employees: 101-250
  • Funding amount: CN¥625,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 2

You can find their website here.

110) Porton Biologics

110) Porton Biologics

Porton Biologics provides innovators with end-to-end gene/therapy CDMO services, from early stage development to IND filing and commercial production.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Suzhou
  • Started in: 2018
  • Number of employees: 51-100
  • Funding amount: CN¥400,000,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 5

You can find their website here.

111) Immunophage Biotech

111) Immunophage Biotech

Immunophage Biotech is a pharmaceutical firm situated in Nanjing.

Details of the startup:

  • Country: China
  • City: Shanghai
  • Started in: 2016
  • Number of employees: 11-50
  • Funding amount: $14,200,000
  • Number of funding rounds: 1
  • Number of investors: 6

You can find their website here.

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