Emerging Biotech Companies Honored for Innovation and Market Potential
Washington, DC
June 21, 2005
FierceBiotech today revealed its “Fierce 15” list of the top emerging biotech and pharmaceutical companies of 2005. This year's winners include cutting-edge businesses from across the globe whose innovative technologies are redefining the biotech industry. Some of the winning innovations include new drug compounds, breakthrough stem cell products, and a promising advance in antidepressants.
FierceBiotech, an internationally recognized email newsletter for the biotech industry, evaluated hundreds of privately-held firms based on the quality of their research and management teams and their potential for exciting new partnerships, venture capital rounds, and IPOs.
"This year's class of the Fierce 15 is the strongest to date," said John Carroll of FierceBiotech. "These companies are developing some of the most promising compounds in the industry. Each is at a critical juncture in their development. The Fierce 15 have products that could make it to market with plenty of earning potential.”
The Fierce 15 celebrates the spirit of being “fierce” – championing innovation and creativity, even in the face of intense competition. A profile of each of the Fierce 15 companies is available in today’s issue of FierceBiotech and on the FierceBiotech Web site at http://www.fiercebiotech.com.
The 2005 Fierce 15 winners are:
1. Ambrx (San Diego, CA)
2. Arakis Ltd. (UK)
3. BioVex (Cambridge, MA)
4. Cellerant Therapeutics (San Carlos, CA)
5. Ikaria (Seattle, WA)
6. Infinity Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA)
7. Molecular Insight Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA)
8. Neuro3d (Mulhouse, France)
9. Rinat Neuroscience (Palo Alto, CA)
10. Somaxon Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA)
11. Speedel (Basel, Switzerland)
12. Tranzyme Pharma (Research Triangle Park, NC)
13. Verus Pharmaceuticals (San Diego, CA)
14. Wilex AG (Munich, Germany)
15. Xencor (Monrovia, CA)
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