Presentation given by Manuel Pérez from Imegen in the framework of the Emergence Forum Barcelona Biocat organized the Barcelona Emergence Forum (April 10-11th, 2014, Congress Palace, Montjuïc) supported by the TRANSBIO SUDOE, a translational cooperation project dedicated to innovation in life sciences in South-West Europe. The Barcelona Emergence Forum contributed to bringing together Academics, Companies, Investment Entities, Technology Platforms and Technology Transfer Offices from Spain, France and Portugal to set up collaborative projects on Human Health & Agro-food Innovation. More information at: http://www.b2match.eu/emergenceforum2014

1. April, 2014
16 years founding biotechnology companies
Dr. Manuel Pérez Alonso
Universidad de Valencia

2. Sistemas Genómicos SL
Year of foundation 1998
Employees 50-60
Annual turnaround 4-4,5 M€
Mission to contribute to the quality of
life of people affected by
inherited diseases
Position held Founder and CSO since 1998-
2009

3. Valentia Biopharma SL
Year of foundation 2006
Employees 10-15
Annual turnaround 0,1 M€
Mission Research and development of
new drugs against human rare
diseases: Orphan Drugs
Position held Founder and CSO since 2006-
present
www.valentiabiopharma.com

4. Instituto de Medicina Genómica SL
Year of foundation 2009
Employees 30
Annual turnaround 3 M€
Mission To provide genetic testing and
counselling for diseases and to
assist patients to select clinical
alternatives
Position held Founder and Director from
2009-present
www.imegen.es

5. Genagen SL
Year of foundation 2010
Employees 1
Annual turnaround 0,1 M€
Mission To provide reliable information
about Medical Genetics and to
help patients to identify the
nearest medical doctor
qualified in Genetics
Position held Founder and member of the
Advisory Board
www.genagen.es

6. GEM Biosoft SL
Year of foundation 2010
Employees 1
Annual turnaround -
Mission Becoming a leading company in
the design and optimization of
high-quality bioinformatic tools
in the field of human health
Position held Founder and CSO since 2010-
present
www.gembiosoft.com

7. GENERA BIOTECH SL
Year of foundation 2012
Employees 4
Annual turnaround 0,1 M€
Mission Catalyze transfer between
suppliers and demanders of
knowledge from the biomedical
area
Position held Founder and member of the
Advisory Board since 2012-
present
www.generabiotech.com