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Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund (CMDF) investment portfolio consists
of the following companies as at December 31, 2005
| Company |
Location |
Investment |
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Adnavance Technologies
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Saskatoon, SK |
$1,810,000 |
Developing metallic DNA ("M-DNA") for application in large life sciences and nanotechnology markets
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AEgera Therapeutics
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Montreal, PQ |
$5,573,000 |
Novel therapeutics for degenerative neurological diseases
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Agrisoma Biosciences
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Burnaby, BC |
$2,164,000 |
Developing and commercializing chromosome-based gene transfer technology to enable the discovery and development of high vale traits in crops like grains with enhanced nutrition; and enable the production of proteins in plant-based systems
|
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Ambit Biosciences Canada
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Toronto, On |
$6,082,000 |
Developing novel drugs for the treatment of stroke and other central nervous system disorders and for the treatment of various cancers
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Cytochroma
|
Markham, ON |
$3,152,000 |
Small molecule drug discovery & development company
|
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DC Bio
|
Halifax, NS |
$1,100,000. |
Developing RNA-based ex vivo dendritic cell vaccine technology for application to cancer and diseases associated with chronic viral infections
|
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Excel-Tech
|
Markham, ON |
$3,000,000 |
Central nervous system medical devices
|
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Gemin X Biotechnologies
|
Montreal, PQ |
$9,694,000 |
Therapeutics to stimulate cancer cell death
|
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Inimex Pharmaceuticals
|
Vancouver, BC |
$3,000,000 |
Development of new medicines that utilize the innate immune response to prevent or treat human disease
|
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IsoTis S.A.
TSX : ISO;SWX:ISO |
Irvine, CA, Lausanne, Switzerland |
$8,065,000 |
Focused on the market of orthopaedics and bone graft substitutes
|
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LifeMark Health Limited
|
Calgary, AB |
$330,300. |
One of Canada’s largest providers of physiotherapy, rehabilitation and occupational health services.
|
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LPBP Inc. (formerly Hemosol Inc.)
|
Toronto, ON |
$0(CMDF holds shares) |
Hemoglobin replacement therapy
|
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MedInnova Partners
|
Toronto, ON |
$10,500,000 |
Protection of early-stage technologies predominantly in the Atlantic region
|
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MedTech Partners
|
Ottawa, ON |
$13,000,000 |
Incubator for early-stage technologies
|
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MEF Finance Corp.
|
Toronto, ON |
$50,000 |
Provide ongoing equipment financing for on-site equipment used by customers of Evolved Digital Systems Inc.
|
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MethylGene
TSX-MYG |
Montreal, PQ |
$2,900,000 |
Cancer therapeutics based on genomics technology
|
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Networc Health
|
Calgary, AB |
$1,284,000 |
Provider of health-related services across Canada
|
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NeuroMed Technologies
|
Vancouver, BC |
$4,592,000 |
Discovery and development of drugs to treat neurological disorders
|
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Neuroscience Development Inc.
|
Ottawa, ON |
$1,700,000 |
Early-stage neuroscience discoveries
|
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NYSA Membrane Technologies Inc.
|
Burlington, ON |
$600,000 |
Developing a membrane-based platform technology that improves the safety of the separation processes required to purify proteins and other compounds.
|
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Ontario Inc. (2056273)
|
Toronto, ON |
$3,610,000 |
Development of vaccine technology aimed at cancer and infectious diseases
|
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Painceptor Pharma
|
Ottawa, ON |
$4,526,000 |
Development of new peripheral nervous system active drugs for the treatment of pain
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PharmAthene
|
Toronto, ON |
$5,182,000 |
Develops a comprehensive array of countermeasures to bioterrorism
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Praxim Corporation
|
La Trouche, FR |
$6,542,000 |
Developing a computer assisted orthopedic surgery (CAOS) system to assit surgeons during orthopedic procedures
|
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Protiva Biotherapeutics
|
Burnaby, BC |
$5,750,000 |
Development of a systemic; non-viral gene-delivery platform
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Resonant Medical
|
Montreal, PQ |
$500,000 |
Researches, develops, integrates, and markets medical technology hardware and software solutions
|
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Resonant Medical Technologies
|
Toronto, ON |
$7,500,000 |
Researches, develops, integrates, and markets medical technology hardware and software solutions
|
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SMC Ventures
|
Vancouver, BC |
$0 (CMDF holds shares) |
Biotechnology products in the areas of orthopedics, neurosurgery and oral maxillofacial surgery
|
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Spectral Diagnostics
TSX : SDI |
Toronto, ON |
$4,850,000 |
Development and commercialization of innovative rapid diagnostics
|
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Star Bio Investments
|
Saskatoon, SK |
$3,960,000 |
Development of therapies for hormone-dependent cancers and other serious disorders
|
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Systems Xcellence
TSX : SXC |
Milton, ON |
$3,577,000 |
Computer software for health services businesses
|
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T2C2
|
Montreal, PQ |
$4,931,000 |
Early-stage technologies in Quebec
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Targanta Therapeutics
|
Montreal, PQ |
$8,584,000 |
Drug discovery of new class of antibiotics
|
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Transition Therapeutics
TSX : TTH |
Toronto, ON |
$2,049,000 |
Biopharmaceuticals for the development of regenerative therapies for the treatment of diabetes; MS and stroke
|
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Trillium Therapeutics
|
Toronto, ON |
$3,270,000 |
Development of therapies that restore balance to the immune system
|
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Twinstrand Therapeutics
|
Burnaby, BC |
$4,084,000 |
Development of recombinant therapeutics for the treatment of human diseases
|
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University Medical Discoveries
|
Toronto, ON |
$14,900,000 |
Early-stage incubator for university discoveries
|
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ViOptix
|
Toronto, ON |
$7,071,000 |
Developer of non-invasive medical devices to measure oxygen levels in tissue; for use in surgery; peripheral vascular disease; and wound management.
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Viron Therapeutics
|
London, ON |
$7,004,000 |
Developer of non-invasive medical devices to measure oxygen levels in tissue; for use in surgery; peripheral vascular disease; and wound management.
|
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WV CMDF Queen’s Scientific Breakthrough Fund
|
Kingston, ON |
$1,380,000 |
Technologies developed at Queen's University
|
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Xillix Ltd. (Subsidiary of Xillix Technologies)
|
Richmond, BC |
$5,000,000 |
Medical imaging devices using autofluorescense imaging for cancer detection
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| Total Invesments (CDN$ at cost) |
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$256,206,800 |
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| Investment Activity Summary |
2006 Divestitures: $42.5 million |
2006 Follow-on Investments: $19 million |
Q1-Q2 2007 Planned Transactions: $60+ million |
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