Chiesi Farmaceutici

Chiesi Farmaceutici is a pharmaceutical company founded in 1935 and headquartered in Parma, Italy. It specializes in the research, development, production, and marketing of medicines primarily focused on respiratory conditions, neonatology, and rare diseases. Chiesi aims to expand its business by exploring synergistic therapeutic areas, enhancing its product portfolio, and collaborating with other companies to develop innovative therapeutic assets and platforms. The company's commitment to improving healthcare outcomes positions it as a significant player in its core therapeutic areas.

Giuseppe Accogli

CEO and Board Member

7 past transactions

Amryt Pharma

Acquisition in 2023
Amryt Pharma is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative therapeutics for patients with serious and life-threatening rare diseases. Founded in 2015 and based in London, the company offers several commercial products, including Myalept, which treats complications related to leptin deficiency in patients with generalized lipodystrophy, and Lojuxta, a medication for adults with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia. Amryt Pharma is also advancing its research pipeline, including FILSUVEZ, aimed at treating the skin manifestations of epidermolysis bullosa, and AP103, a pre-clinical gene therapy for recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. The company markets its products across the Americas, Europe, and the Middle East, focusing on addressing high unmet medical needs in rare and orphan diseases.

Cyclica

Series B in 2020
Cyclica Inc. is a Toronto-based company that specializes in enhancing the drug discovery process through its integrated cloud-based platform, which leverages artificial intelligence and biophysics. The company offers two main technologies: Ligand Design, which generates novel molecules and filters them based on various properties, and Ligand Express, a platform that screens small-molecule drugs against structurally-characterized protein repositories to assess poly-pharmacological profiles. This innovative approach allows pharmaceutical scientists to identify potential ligand-protein interactions, prioritize lead candidates, and explore opportunities for drug repurposing while also understanding potential adverse effects. Cyclica has established a strategic partnership with AUM Biosciences and has been operational since its incorporation in 2010.

Atopix Therapeutics

Acquisition in 2016
Atopix Therapeutics Limited is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Oxford, United Kingdom, focused on drug discovery for anti-inflammatory medicines. Founded in 2012, the company develops innovative oral treatments, specifically CRTH2 antagonists, aimed at addressing asthma, chronic allergic conditions, and various atopic diseases, including atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis. The lead candidate from Atopix is undergoing a Phase 2 clinical trial for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis at multiple prominent dermatology centers across Europe. As of December 2016, Atopix operates as a subsidiary of Chiesi Farmaceutici S.p.A.

Cornerstone Therapeutics

Acquisition in 2014
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRTX), headquartered in Cary, N.C., is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing products for the respiratory, hospital and related specialty markets. Key elements of the Company's strategy are to focus on identifying therapeutic niches within respiratory, hospital and related specialty markets to leverage existing business and create new opportunities; promote the Company's current products to high prescribing physicians through the Company's respiratory sales force and to hospital-based healthcare professionals through the Company's hospital sales force; license or acquire rights to existing patent- or trade secret-protected, branded products, which can be promoted through the same channels to generate on-going high-value earnings streams; advance the Company's development projects and further build a robust pipeline; and generate revenues by marketing approved generic products through the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Aristos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Zymenex

Acquisition in 2013
Zymenex is a Scandinavian biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of innovative enzyme replacement therapies aimed at treating rare and life-threatening genetic disorders. The company focuses on creating human recombinant enzymes that target specific diseases, particularly Lysosomal Storage Diseases, which hinder the body’s ability to break down certain molecules within cells. These conditions often impact children and are associated with serious health challenges and reduced life expectancy, with currently no available treatments. By advancing enzyme replacement therapy, Zymenex aims to improve the quality of life for affected patients, addressing a critical need in the medical landscape for effective therapeutic options.

uniQure

Private Equity Round in 2013
uniQure is a pioneering gene therapy company recognized for developing the first gene therapy product to receive regulatory approval in the European Union. Its initial product, Glybera, was authorized in October 2012 for treating patients with lipoprotein lipase deficiency, a rare and severe metabolic disorder. uniQure specializes in creating innovative gene therapies that offer long-term and potentially curative benefits for genetic and acquired diseases. The company utilizes a modular technology platform and a proprietary manufacturing process to develop its treatments. Currently, uniQure is expanding its pipeline of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies, focusing on conditions such as hemophilia, Huntington's disease, and cardiovascular diseases through collaborations, including one with Bristol Myers Squibb. While the company initially targets orphan diseases, it also aims to address chronic and degenerative diseases affecting larger populations.

Cornerstone Therapeutics

Post in 2012
Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: CRTX), headquartered in Cary, N.C., is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing, acquiring, and commercializing products for the respiratory, hospital and related specialty markets. Key elements of the Company's strategy are to focus on identifying therapeutic niches within respiratory, hospital and related specialty markets to leverage existing business and create new opportunities; promote the Company's current products to high prescribing physicians through the Company's respiratory sales force and to hospital-based healthcare professionals through the Company's hospital sales force; license or acquire rights to existing patent- or trade secret-protected, branded products, which can be promoted through the same channels to generate on-going high-value earnings streams; advance the Company's development projects and further build a robust pipeline; and generate revenues by marketing approved generic products through the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, Aristos Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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