Vision

“We are enhancing quality of life by providing ground-breaking therapies.”

History

TOPADUR Pharma AG was founded in 2015 by R&D experts with significant experience in pharmaceutical industry.

2023

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2022

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The European Patent Office granted a patent covering TOP-N53 used for the treatment of chronic wounds.

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Innosuisse grant awarded

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Innosuisse grant awarded

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TOP 100 Scale-ups 2022

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Submission to EMA of Orphan Drug Designation application for TOP-N53

Completion of TOP-N53 First-in-Man Study

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Positive results from TOP-N53 FIH study

EMA granted TOP-N53 ODD for the treatment of Digital ulcers in Systemic sclerosis

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2020

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Filing of fourth patent

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Dr. Daniel Vasella; new Board Member

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Dosing of First Healthy Subjects in Phase 1 Clinical Study of TOP-N53
Top100 Swiss Startups 2020

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2019

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Filing of third patent

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Innosuisse grant awarded

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Winner of the 6th Dong Sheng Entrepreneurs Cup in Beijing, China
Top100 Swiss Startups 2019

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Winner of the Young Entrepreneur Award

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Winner Swiss Innovation Challenge 2018

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Successful Series B Financial Round
Top100 Swiss Startups 2018

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Innosuisse grant awarded

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Winner of the prestigious Swiss Economic Award 2018

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2017

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CTI grant awarded

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Filing of second patent

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Top100 Swiss Startups 2017

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2016

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EUROSTARS grant awarded

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CTI grant awarded

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Successful Series A Financial Round

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CTI Certification

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Winner Venture Leaders Life Science 2016

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Top 100 Swiss Startups 2016

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Winner IMD Startup 2016

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Foundation Topadur Pharma AG

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Technical Closing Seed funding

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Co-Winner Pitching Battle CEO day 2015

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Coaching Acceptance granted by CTI Committee

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Filing of first patent for TOP-N53

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Headquarters / Labs established in Schlieren, Switzerland
Finalist Swiss Innovation Challenge 2015

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Experimental research phase

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Foundation TOPADUR GmbH

Leadership

TOPADUR Pharma AG is built on a Leadership Team.

Dr. Reto Naef

Chief Executive Officer | Founder

Reto Naef, founder and Chief Executive Officer of TOPADUR Pharma AG has more than 30 years of experience in pharmaceutical leadership. He is an author of 15 patents and made key contributions to several drugs on the market. Dr. Naef holds a PhD in chemistry from the ETH in Zurich and an MBA from the University of Zurich.

Dr. Hermann Tenor

Chief Scientific Officer

Hermann Tenor is the Chief Scientific Officer and accumulated 24 years of industrial drug discovery and development experience. He was involved in the non-clinical characterization of a first-in-class marketed product. He is co-author on 50 scientific publications. Dr. Tenor holds an MD from the Martin-Luther University Halle Wittenberg.

Christina Attaalla

Chief Financial Officer

Christina Attaalla is the Chief Financial Officer and has 25 years of leading roles in finance, HR and administration heading groups of up to 20 employees and was executive board member for several SMES. She holds a BA in business administration from AKAD Zurich.

Dr. Christian Ludin

Chief Development Officer | Head of Legal

Christian Ludin has more than 20 years of experience in preclinical and clinical drug development. Dr. Ludin is an author and co-inventor of 13 patents and 15 publications and made significant contributions to the development of several preclinical and clinical candidates. He holds a PhD in Chemistry from the University of Freiburg i. Breisgau and an LLM in Law from the Faculty of Law at the University of Zurich.

Dr. Paola Atzei

Chief Project Officer & Communications

Paola Atzei is the Chief Project Officer and Communications. She held several positions as grant and scientific manager at the University of Zurich and Lausanne and worked in a government funding agency in Ireland. Dr. Atzei studied Pharmaceutical Biotechnology and holds a PhD from University College Dublin and a Diploma in Project Management.

Board of Directors

Dr. Reto Naef

Member since 2015

Prime Force consultant for scientific affairs, Novartis.
February 2015 – Now
CEO & Founder TOPADUR Pharma.
2015 – Now
Head Research Operations Switzerland, Novartis.
January 2004 – February 2010

Prof. Dr. Günther Wess

Member since 2015

Chairman, Aventis Foundation.
Former Director of the Helmholtz Center in Munich till 2018.
Cardiovascular diseases, Diabetes and oncology, Former Europe Head Research Höchst, Aventis.