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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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Axonics Modulation Technologies
US MedTech company focused on neuromodulation.

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Lumeon
UK-based HealthTech company offering care pathway solutions

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Mainstay Medical
Mainstay Medical is a Irish medical device company that develops and commercializes an implantable restorative neurostimulation system (ReActiv8) to treat people with disabling chronic low back pain. Mainstay Medical is commercializing their therapy in the US, Australia, Germany and the
