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Gelesis: World's Most Innovative Companies List
Gelesis: World's Most Innovative Companies List.
About this update from Puretech Health Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 5193F\n PureTech Health PLC\n 10 March 2020\n \n \n \n \n 10 March 2020\n \n \n PureTech Health plc\n \n \n \n \n \n PureTech Affiliate Gelesis Named One of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020 by Fast Company \n \n \n \n \n \n List honours businesses making most profound impact on both industry and culture\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n PureTech Health plc\n \n \n (LSE: PRTC) (\"PureTech,\" or the \"Company\"), a clinical stage biotherapeutics company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercialising highly differentiated medicines for devastating diseases, is pleased to note that its affiliate, Gelesis, was named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020. The list honours the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture, and Gelesis earned the standing of #5 in the biotech category. \n \n \n \n \n \n Eric Elenko, PhD, chief innovation officer at PureTech, said: \"We congratulate Gelesis on this noteworthy recognition from Fast Company, which honours the top companies from across the world. We are very proud of Gelesis' progress to date, and we look forward to the US commercialisation of Plenity\n ™\n later this year.\"\n \n \n \n \n The full text of the announcement from Gelesis is as follows:\n \n \n \n \n Gelesis Named One of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020 by Fast Company \n \n \n \n \n \n \n BOSTON - March 10, 2020 -\n \n \n \n \n Gelesis\n \n \n , a biotechnology company developing a novel hydrogel platform technology to treat obesity and other chronic diseases related to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, \n has been named to Fast Company's prestigious annual list of the World's Most Innovative Companies for 2020. \n \n \n \n \n \n The list honours the businesses making the most profound impact on both industry and culture, showcasing a variety of ways to thrive in today's fast-changing world. Gelesis earned the standing of #5 in the biotech category. This year's full Most Innovative Companies list features 434 businesses from 39 countries.\n \n \n \n \n \n The first product based on Gelesis' patented hydrogel, Plenity\n ™\n , an orally administered, non-systemic and non-stimulant aid to weight management, was cleared for use by the FDA ...