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IDEA focused on non-invasive topical delivery of approved pain relief drugs.
Following Gilde’s investment in IDEA, the company successfully completed the development of its lead product Diractin®, which treats mild to moderate pain due to osteoarthritis of superficial joints like the knee. After Diractin® was approved in Switzerland, the company sold the early-stage product pipeline to Celtic Pharma. Rights to Diractin were sold to Alpharma Pharmaceuticals, now Pfizer.
IDEA was located in Munich, Germany.
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IDEA AG receives two milestone payments ($37 million) from partner Alpharma
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CatalYm
CatalYm is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company improving the outcomes of existing checkpoint inhibitor therapies in difficult-to-treat cancer types. The company has identified GDF-15 as a key cancer therapy resistance mechanism and is developing it as a safe and efficacious immune

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Tagworks
Tagworks Pharmaceuticals is a privately held therapeutics company based in the Netherlands. It leverages unique technologies to increase efficacy and decrease toxicity across multiple systemic treatment modalities. The company has pioneered a unique and proprietary Click-to-Release drug development technology, enabling

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Inari Medical
US MedTech company focused on removal of blood clots to treat pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis.
