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Canadian Medical Discoveries Fund (CMDF) investment portfolio consists of the following companies as at December 31, 2005
 

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

CMDF Net Asset Value
as at 09/18/07: $9.02


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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