Christiane Verhaegen

Tibotec-Virco NV develops drugs and individualized disease management products. The firm also offers early stage research programs concentrating on the development of treatments for cancer, hepatitis C, and other infectious diseases. The company also provides HIV drug resistance testing and other analytical services in the United States, Japan, Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has operations in Belgium, North Carolina, Ireland, and the United Kingdom. It was founded in by Paul Stoffels in March, 2001 and is headquartered in Mechelen, Belgium.

CropDesign NV develops traits for cereal crops. It delivers agronomic traits for the global commercial seed markets. The firm focuses on enhancing grain yield in crops such as corn and rice, and increasing biomass of energy crops. Its platform, TraitMill, lows evaluating the effect of genes on the performance of plants under different growing conditions, including drought and low nutrient stress. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Blgium.

Ogeda SA discovers and develops small molecule drugs. It develops NK3 antagonists for the treatment of hormone-dependent pathologies in the field of Women's Health. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Gosselies, Spain.

finance&invest.brussels SA is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1984. finance&invest.brussels SA is headquartered in Brussels.

Segonnes NV provides facility management services. It operates in the U.S. and Europe. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Sambrinvest SA is a venture capital firm founded in 1985. Sambrinvest SA is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Vesalius Biocapital Partners SARL (Vesalius Biocapital Partners) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Stéphane Verdood. The firm is headquartered in Luxembourg.

DNAVision SA operates as a research and development company. The firm provides genomic services to the pharmaceutical, food and biotechnology industries. It offers Non-Executive Directortgen seqencing, bioinformatics, sanger sequence, expression profiling, DNA extraction and biobanking. The company was founded in May 2004 and is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

Apitope Technology (Bristol) Ltd. is a European biotech company developing therapeutic vaccines for treating autoimmune and allergic diseases, including multiple sclerosis, Type 1 diabetes, Graves' disease, allergies and organ transplant rejection. The team at Apitope is developing potential therapies intended to selectively treat the underlying cause of a range of autoimmune diseases rather than simply treat the disease symptoms or non-specifically suppress the whole immune system. Apitope's approach is based on well-established scientific evidence published in leading scientific journals showing that soluble, synthetic peptides can selectively suppress abnormal immune responses and reinstate the normal immune balance and thereby, tolerance. The firm's strategy is to position itself as a significant player in the therapeutic peptide space and make it a partner of choice for pharmaceutical companies keen to develop disease modifiers for autoimmune conditions. It has a highly experienced senior management team, with a proven track record in discovering and developing innovative compounds. The company's lead product candidate is under investigation for the potential treatment of multiple sclerosis and is currently in Phase I clinical development. It is partnered with Merck-Serono (a division of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany), one of the leading companies in the development and marketing of MS therapies.

ProFibrix BV develops and markets products for the hemostasis and regenerative medicine markets. Its product in pipeline, ProFibrix, is a hemostatic agent for mild to moderate surgical bleeding. The firm operates through its offices located in Leiden and Seattle. It is a subsidiary of The Medicines Company. The company was founded in 2004 by Jaap Koopman and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

Amster Group SA provides informatics solutions to both hardware and software. It designs, produces and specializes in client, server, intranet and Internet programming. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Anderlecht, Belgium

Renove Electric SA provides electrical installation services for large supermarkets and hypermarkets. It offers installation, sale and distribution of photovoltaic solar panels. The company was founded in October 1989 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

The Belgian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association provides equity capital to enterprises not quoted on a stock market. The firm develops new products and technologies to expand working capital, to make acquisitions or to strengthen a company’s balance sheet. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

PROMETHERA Biosciences SA discovers, develops and commercializes cell therapy products to treat liver diseases. It operates as a pharmaceutical company that develops treatment based on allogeneic adult stem cell technology. The firm’s technology platform is based on a newly discovered cell type, isolated from normal human adult liver tissue: Heterologous Human Adult Liver Progenitor Cells (HHALPC). The company was founded by Etienne Marc Sokal and Eric Halioua on February 12, 2009 and is headquartered in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium.

Polygone International Business Activities NV engages in the creation, design, and development of graphics, editorials, and digital arts. It carries out its operations through the Marketing Services and Communications Services areas. The company was founded on July 9, 1991 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Laboratoires Thissen SA manufactures & supplies pharmaceutical products. The company was founded in 1956 and is headquartered in Braine L`Aleud, Belgium.

CBRE Agency SASU provides real estate brokerage service. The company was founded on December 29, 2000 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

BioWin ASBL operates as non-profit organization, with interest in the health biotechnology sector. With its member, the firm provides support for the funding in the research and development of biomarkers, nano medicine, drug delivery system, novel therapies, medical devices, and information technology applied to human health. The company is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Bio-Sourcing SA develops and markets biological drugs for veterinary use. The firm focuses on farm animal health and companion animal health. The company was founded by Bertrand Mérot in June 2011 and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Ncardia SA engages in drug discovery research and development. Its cardiac products encompass hiPSC-derived Pluricyte, Cardiomyocytes, Cor.4U cardiomyocytes and vCor.4U ventricular cardiomyocytes and FibroCor.4U cardiac fibroblasts. The company is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Newton Biocapital Partners SPRL is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2017 by Alain Parthoens. Newton Biocapital Partners SPRL is headquartered in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre.

BCI Pharma SAS engages in research and development in biotechnology. Its kinase platform is based on a new chemotype with phys-chem properties, able to explore a new chemical space for treating CNS, inflammation, cancer and metabolic diseases. The firm also offers medicinal chemistry, HTS platform and consultancy services. The company was founded by Elisabeth Picou and Dominique Surleraux in March 2013 and is headquartered in Grabels, France.

EPICS Therapeutics SA engages in the development of therapeutic solutions for cancer. The company was founded by Jean Combalbert, Alain Parthoens and Francois Fuks on February 20, 2018 and is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

Bel V offers safety assessments and inspection services. The non-profit company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2007. Michel van haesendonck has been the CEO of the company since 2018.

Ncardia Holding SA provides biotech research and development, business management consulting, technical testing, and administrative services. The private company is based in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2014. Stefan Braam has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

E-Health Venture NV is an incubator and studio for startups and scale-ups in e-health. The company is based in Anderlecht, Belgium. The Belgian company's network provides start-ups with critical access to customers, funding, strategic coaching, and operational support. The company was founded in 2018 and empowers forward-looking individuals and organizations in healthcare by nurturing innovation within an ecosystem of partners with a range of expertise.

SOS Village Denfants Belgique - SOS Kinderdorp Belgie ASBL is a Belgian company that provides youth care services with housing. The private company was founded in 1949 and is based in Brussels, Belgium.

Cellaïon SA is a biotech company located in Mont Saint Guibert, Belgium. Cellaïon aims to restore a favorable environment to reboost the regenerative process of the liver and ensure a second life to the native liver instead of losing it. The Belgian company has a strong IP base issued from their own research and academic research at UCLouvain, developed with the objective to generate new products. Cellaïon's treatment covers the wide spectrum of liver diseases, from the highly life-threatening acute-on-chronic liver-failure (ACLF) and acute alcoholic hepatitis, to intermediate severity acute decompensation of cirrhosis (AD) and progressive chronic liver diseases caused by non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The company has built up a series of R&D and collaborative partnerships with both industrial and academic partners, allowing Cellaïon to broaden and accelerate its clinical development. The company was founded by Etienne Marc Sokal, who has been the CEO since incorporation.