Since its inception in 2003, Apjohn Ventures Fund has been an active investor in the region. We have invested in promising biotech and healthcare companies all across Michigan, the Midwest, and on the East Coast. We invite you to visit our portfolio company websites to learn more.
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www.asterand.com Founded in early 2000 with operations in Detroit, Michigan and Royston, England, Asterand operates one of the world's largest human tissue banks with many types of cancer, cardiovascular disease, rheumatoid arthritis and CNS disease. Asterand provides tissues and services for pharmaceutical research & clinical development. Co-Investors: Oxford Bioscience Partners, Fort Washington Capital Partners, Chrysalis Ventures, Arboretum Ventures |
CytoPherx, Inc. CytoPherx is a clinical stage medical device company founded in 2007 on intellectual property from the University of Michigan and RenaMed Biologics. Based in Ann Arbor, CytoPherx is focused on patients suffering from severe inflammatory disease associated with renal and cardio failures. Co-Investors: Lurie Investments, NorthCoast Technology Ventures, Diamond Capital (Dow) |
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![]() www.ikanotherapeutics.com Founded in 1998 by Edwin Cohen, founder and former Chairman and CEO of Barr Laboratories, Ikano Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI) is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing innovative nasally delivered pharmaceutical products, with a particular focus on drugs treating pain and disorders related to the central nervous system. Several products are in the Phase II human studies. Co-Investors: SV Life Sciences, Tullis-Dickerson, Burrill & Company, Fidelty Biosciences, Fort Washington Capital Partners, Fletcher-Spaght |
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www.kereos.com Based in St Louis Missouri, Kereos develops targeted therapeutics and molecular imaging agents that detect and attack cancer and cardiovascular disease. The company's diagnostic imaging product enters the clinic in 2008. Co-Investors: Prolog Ventures, Charter Life Sciences, RiverVest Ventures, Triathlon Medical Ventures, Phillips Medical, Sigvion Ventures, and Lux Ventures |
An Afmedica spin-out company, MedElute is a preclinical stage drug-eluting materials company focused on treating post-surgical adhesions using a highly novel anti-platelet approach. MedElute was founded in 2005 and is based in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Co-Investors: Ann Arbor SPARK, Angels |
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![]() www.pronai.com ProNAi Therapeutics, Inc. of Kalamazoo, Michigan, is an emerging biopharmaceutical company that is leveraging its novel and proprietary nucleic acid-based interfering technology, DNAi, to advance a next generation of therapies for patients with cancer and other complex genetic diseases. ProNAi filed its first DNAi-based IND in cancer in 2008 and is seeking partners. Co-Investors: BRCC, Grand Angels, MI Angels, State of Michigan, Sigvion Ventures |
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ZyStor ZyStor, based in Milwaukee Wisconsin, is a biotechnology company developing innovative therapeutics that will significantly improve the lives of patients who suffer from genetic disorders known as lysosomal storage diseases (LSDs). The company's lead Pompe drug is poised to enter the clinic in 2009. Co-Investors: Mason-Wells, Prolog Ventures, Venture Investors, State of Wisconsin Investment Board, Hexagon Investments, Stonehenge Capital |






