Nazareth-based Plas-Free has won second place in a Funding Summit held at the BIO Digital 2021 event, ENRICH in the USA announced Thursday.
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A total of 10 global startups participated at the pitch competition following a strict selection process.
Plas-Free is a clinical stage company specialized in the development and commercialization of vital fluid absorbent devices for blood purification. The company has as strategic partner, one of the world leaders in dialysis, apheresis, blood transfusion products – Asahi Kasei Medical (AKM). Plas-Free's goal is to provide improved treatment to patients with its proprietary extracorporeal plasma adsorbent device.
First place went to Keto Swiss of Basel, a startup that develops "brain fuels," while third place went to Brena Pharma of Lyon, France, which develops allogeneic cellular vaccines to treat cancer.