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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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Nalu Medical
Nalu Medical is a US medical device company that commercializes alternative proprietary neuromodulation systems. These systems treat chronic neuropathic pain in the back, legs, and other peripheral parts of the body, affecting 1.5 million patients. Nalu’s miniaturized implantable pulse generator

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Lava Therapeutics
Dutch Therapeutics company developing antibody-based therapy to treat cancer.

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Argá Medtech
Argá Medtech is developing the next generation non-thermal cardiac ablation system. The system for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) uses pulsed field ablation, the energy modality of choice because of a superior safety profile. Arga has a novel catheter design and unique
