101 Top Biotechnology Startups and Companies in British Columbia

November 16, 2021

This article showcases our top picks for the best British Columbia based Biotechnology companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Biotechnology industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top British Columbia Biotechnology Startups

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AbCellera Biologics

AbCellera Biologics

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AbCellera Biologics is a biotechnology company that develops antibody therapeutics to improve patient outcomes.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

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Aurinia develops and commercializes therapies to treat targeted patient populations suffering from serious auto-immune diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Zymeworks

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Zymeworks is a computational biotechnology company focused on optimizing therapeutic antibodies and other protein-based therapeutics.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Xenon Pharmaceuticals

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Xenon Pharmaceuticals operates as a neurology-focused biopharmaceutical company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

The Valens Company

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The Valens Company is a biotechnology company focused on extraction and the commercialization of cannabinoid-based consumer products.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Arbutus Biopharma

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Arbutus Biopharma Corporation is a publicly-traded biopharmaceutical company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Trait Biosciences

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Trait Biosciences is an emerging cannabis biotechnology company harnessing the best-in-class research scientists.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Aspect Biosystems

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Biotech company combining the power of microfluidics & 3D bioprinting to fuel medical research and development of bioprinted therapeutics

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

NervGen Pharma

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NervGen Pharma is a medicine company dedicated to creating solutions for the treatment of nerve damage and neurodegenerative diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Virogin Biotech

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Virogin Biotech is an antineoplastic drug developer.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Sierra Oncology

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Sierra Oncology is a clinical-stage drug development company advancing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of patients with cancer.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

ESSA Pharma

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ESSA Pharma is a biotechnology company that develops new drugs for prostate cancer.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

SaNOtize

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SaNOtize is a biotech company using a platform technology for topical to treat upper respiratory and dermal infections.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Precision NanoSystem

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Precision NanoSystem provides Neuro9Kit for the study of gene function in neurons and glia cells.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Kintara Therapeutics

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Kintara Therapeutics is engaged in developing and commercializing therapies for the treatment of cancer patients.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Lungpacer Medical

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Lungpacer Medical is developing a novel therapeutic solution for preserving the integrity and strength of the diaphragm muscle

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

STEMCELL Technologies

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Tools to Isolate, Culture and Assay Cells

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

InMed Pharmaceuticals

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InMed Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage company developing cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical drug candidates.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Bright Minds Biosciences

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Bright Minds Biosciences is a biotech company that engages in the development of serotonergic therapeutics to treat mental health disorders.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

enGene

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enGene is a biotechnology company develops treatment for mucosal diseases through inducing therapeutic proteins of harmful proteins.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

ImmunoPrecise Antibodies

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ImmunoPrecise is a full-service, therapeutic antibody discovery company focused on the next generation of antibody discovery.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Emerald Health Therapeutics

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Emerald Health Therapeutics is a Health Canada Licensed Producer of medical cannabis.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Tryp Therapeutics

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Tryp Identifying and developing clinical-stage compounds for orphan diseases and other diseases with high unmet medical needs.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Ecoation Innovative Solutions

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For greenhouse growers of high value crops, Ecoation Innovation Solutions provides the earliest possible detection of pests

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Cardiome Pharma

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Cardiome Pharma Corp. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Zucara Therapeutics

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Zucara Therapeutics is developing the first once-daily therapeutic to prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in patients with diabetes.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Alpha9 Theranostics

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Alpha9 Theranostics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Algernon Pharmaceuticals

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Algernon Pharmaceuticals is a clinical stage drug development company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Agrisoma Biosciences

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Agrisoma Biosciences is a research and development organization that facilitates product development in the agricultural crops sector.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Phoenix Molecular Designs

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Phoenix Molecular Designs is a biopharmaceutical company designing precise cancer therapeutics by targeting kinases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Aquinox Pharmaceuticals

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Aquinox Pharmaceuticals develops and commercializes small molecule therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

VoxCell BioInnovation

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Tissue Engineering, 3D Bioprinting, Bioink, Biotechnology, Drug Development Tools

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals

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Eupraxia Pharmaceuticals develops drugs for prevalent diseases through R&D and collaboration with medical experts.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Boreal Genomics

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Boreal develops research tools and diagnostic tests based on the monitoring of tumor mutations from cell-free DNA in plasma.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Novelion Therapeutics

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Novelion Therapeutics Inc, formerly QLT Inc., is a Canada-based biopharmaceutical company

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Bioasis Technologies

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Bioasis Technologies, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Vesalius Cardiovascular

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Vesalius Cardiovascular is a preclinical medical device company in the structural heart space.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Response Biomedical

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Response Biomedical develops, manufactures and markets rapid on-site diagnostic tests.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

iCo Therapeutics

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ICo Therapeutics is focused on the research and development of drug delivery technologies.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Nyoka Design Labs

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Nyoka Design Labs has developed the worlds first earth-friendly glow sticks

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Segra International

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Segra International is a plant biotechnology company that specializes in industrial-scale cannabis plant micropropagation.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Renaissance BioScience

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Renaissance BioScience, a biotechnology company, develops yeast-based proprietary technology solutions for food and beverage manufacturers.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Incisive Genetics

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Incisive Genetics is developing a delivery platform for genetic therapies.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Microbiome Insights Inc.

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Microbiome Insights is a global leader providing end-to-end services for microbiome DNA sequencing and state-of-the-art bioinformatics.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

BioHarvest Sciences

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BioHarvest Sciences produces and sells a food-based nutraceutical product called ViniaTM.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

RepliCel Life Sciences

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RepliCel Life Sciences is a regenerative medicine company using cell therapy products for healing tendinosis, aging, and pattern baldness.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Universal Ibogaine

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Universal Ibogaine is a Canadian company poised to address the opioid epidemic through proven plant medicine.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Abdera Therapeutics

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Abdera is an oncology company developing targeted alpha therapies (TATs) for patients with relapsed, refractory, and metastatic cancers.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Qu Biologics Inc.

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Qu Biologics develops site specific immunomodulators that aim to restore the body’s innate immune system to treat cancer.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Burcon Nutrascience Corporation

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Burcon NutraScience Corporation develops plant proteins and ingredients for use in the food and beverage industries in Canada.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Mangrove Water Technologies

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Mangrove Water Technologies is developing a technology that simultaneously converts saline waste water and gases into desalinated water.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Sirona Biochem

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Sirona Biochem is a biotechnology company developing diabetes therapeutics, as well as skin depigmenting and anti-aging agents.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Valens Groworks Corp

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Valens GroWorks is a biotechnology company specializes in cannabis formulation including CO2, ethanol, solvent-less & terpene extraction.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

ImStar Therapeutics

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ImStar Therapeutics is a biotech company that develops treatments for patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Bold Therapeutics

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Bold Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech company that develops and commercializes an anti-resistance therapeutic.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Allon Therapeutics

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Allon Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, engaged in the development of drugs to treat neurodegenerative diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Creatus Biosciences

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Creatus Biosciences is a green chemical production using proprietary bio-based industrial platform.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

LightIntegra Technology, Inc.

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LightIntegra works to give patients requiring platelet transfusions the best care possible.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

HTuO Biosciences

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Biotech company

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Mesentech

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Mesentech is a company focused on treating diseases and medical conditions that relate to bone.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Aurin Biotech

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Aurin Biotech Inc. is a private company established to advance the development of a remarkable collection of small molecules.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

MYM Nutraceuticals

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MYM Nutraceuticals is an emerging bio-pharmaceutical company and distributor of medical marijuana products.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Rakovina Therapeutics

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Publicly traded (RKV.V) company focused on the development of new cancer treatments based on novel DNA-damage response technologies.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Pharmagreen Biotech

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Pharmagreen s a company focused on biotech sciences utilizing proprietary technologies and formulations in its state of the art cannabis.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

MSI Methylation Sciences

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MSI Methylation Sciences is a biotechnology company that develops and markets S-Adenosyl Methionine.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Acuitas Therapeutics

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Acuitas provides delivery solutions for molecular therapeutics using lipid nanoparticles (LNP).

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Sitka Biopharma

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Transforming chemotherapies to further benefit patients by enhancing efficacy and improving tolerability.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

WPD Pharmaceuticals

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WPD Pharmaceuticals focuses on oncology, research, and development of medicinal products involving biological compounds and small molecules.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Neurodyn

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Neurodyn identifies, validates, and develops bioactive for neuroprotection and the early treatment of neurological diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Mazza Innovation

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Mazza Innovation produces clean ingredients and specialize in extracting bioactive compounds including polyphenols.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Biotii Technologies

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Biotii Technologies is a leading private biotechnology company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Naturally Splendid Enterprises Ltd.

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A multifaceted biotech company spanning many industries surrounding hemp. People, Planet, & Profit!

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

viDA Therapeutics

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viDA Therapeutics is a Canada-based biotech company that develops treatments for chronic inflammatory and age-related diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

SynerGenetics Bioscience

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SynerGenetics Bioscience is a plant genetics research and development company focused on developing high-yield CBD hemp strains/seeds.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

MetaMixis

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Their founding team possesses a unique combination of expertise in synthetic biology, environmental genomics, and bioinformatics.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Industrial Plankton

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Industrial Plankton manufactures algal bioreactors with application in research and aquaculture.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Arthritis Research Centre of Canada

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Arthritis Research Centre of Canada is to improve the lives of people with arthritis through research.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

4D Labs

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4D Labs is Simon Fraser University’s core facility

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

HyperStealth Biotechnology

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HyperStealth Biotechnology develops military camouflage technology used in uniforms, vehicles, hunting tools, and stealth activities.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

MedGenesis Therapeutix

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MedGenesis Therapeutix is a biopharmaceutical company developing life-enhancing therapeutics for patients with serious neurologic diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Abattis Bioceuticals

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Abattis Bioceuticals is a biotechnology life sciences company developing health solutions for chronic illnesses in humans and animals.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

EGF Theramed Health

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EGF Theramed Health is a consumer technology company engaged in the provision of biomedical online services.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Variational AI

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AI for small molecule discovery

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Ondine Biomedical

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Ondine Biomedical develops non-antibiotic, anti-infective therapies for a broad spectrum of bacterial, viral, and fungal infections.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Appleton Meats

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Appleton Meats is a Vancouver based, Canadian biotechnology meat company.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Cedar Biotech

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The patented Cedar Biotech Deodorizer is engineered to retrofit to Commercial Buildings of Any Size, via the buildings HVAC or Air Handler.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

VCENNA

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An Advanced Drug Discovery Biotech Company Using Natural Psychedelics for Mental Wellness Treatment

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Levitee Labs

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Levitee Labs is a biotechnology company with a diversified portfolio of healthcare and wellness assets.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Vanrx Pharmasystems

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Vanrx Pharmasystems manufactures aseptic filling machines that improve the production of sterile injectables.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

BioBreath

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BioBreath is developing the breath sensor diagnostic device.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

ASEP Medical

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ASEP Medical develops a diagnostic assay for the early and rapid diagnosis of sepsis.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Canexia Health

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Canexia Health offers cancer genomic information through clinically-validated research, informatics and oncology solutions.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Entheon Biomedical

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Entheon is a addiction recovery solution that harnesses and optimizes the therapeutic potential of the DMT molecule.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

The Brainfood Mushroom Company

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Combines new science and innovation with the ancient medicines of nature to create unique and effective solutions for optimal health.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Complex Biotech Discovery Ventures

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CBDV is a licensed cannabis research laboratory focused on chemical process development, analytical testing, and extraction optimization.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Symvivo Corporation

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Symvivo Corporation is a clinical-stage biotechnology company that develops DNA vaccines for genetic and life-threatening diseases.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Stem Shock

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Stem Shock is a company that helps developing natural RNA based precision herbicides that target damaging weed species.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Calyx Bio-Ventures

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Calyx Bio-Ventures is an agricultural technology company developing renewable fuels such as biojet and biodiesel.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Stressmarq Biosciences

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Stressmarq Biosciences is a health care biotechnology company located in Victoria.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Phyton Biotech

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Phyton Biotech is the world’s leader in pharmaceutical plant cell fermentation technology.

Aurinia Pharmaceuticals

Applied Biological Materials

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Applied Biological Materials provides research reagents and custom services at low prices.

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