Frank Bulens

Anethon is a medical device company developing second generation biomimetic cardiovascular prostheses. These devices are class III implants encompassing blood vessels, patches and heart valves. The company, a Flanders based spin-off of the KULeuven, was incorporated in July 2011, to exploit IP and know-how generated by its founders, Prof Willem Flameng, a key opinion leader in cardiac surgery, and Geofrey De Visscher, PhD.

Ceres, Inc. engages in the development and market of low-carbon and non-food grasses for advanced biofuels and biopower. The company was founded by Walter De Logi, Richard William Hamilton, and Robert B. Goldberg on October 28, 1996 and is headquartered in Arden Hills, MN.

Trinean NV develops and produces nanoliter spectrophotometers and consumables. Its products include DropSense96, Xpose, and spectral content profiling. The firm covers both microfluidic structures and multi-channel spectrometry for microliter sample handling. The company was founded by Ronny Baeckstaele and Kris Naessens in 2006 and is headquartered in Gentbrugge, Belgium.

Sequana Medical AG operates as a medical device company. It specializes in the production and design of implantable pump systems to manage fluid balance within the body. The firm offers the Alfapump system, its proprietary solution to manage and remove ascites, which can occur as a symptom of liver disease, cancer, or congestive heart failure and its focus areas encompass clinical research, product innovation, and technology development. The company was founded by Noel L. Johnson in 2000 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

IMEC VZW (Private Equity) (IMEC) is a operating division of Interuniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum VZW founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Pulsify Medical BV is a Belgian digital medical technology company that specializes in developing wearable ultrasound patches. The company is based in Louvain, Belgium. Pulsify Medical was founded in 2019 by Lieven Herbots, Xavier Rottenberg, Jan D'hooge, Steve Stoffels. Iwan van Vijfeijken has been the CEO of the company since 2019.

Azalea Vision BV manufactures contact lenses. The company is based in Zwijnaarde, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2021 by Peter Vermeulen, Enrique Vega, Andrés Vásquez Quintero. Enrique Vega has been the CEO since 2021.

Diagenode SA provides solutions for epigenetics research, biological sample preparation, and diagnostics assays. It offers Bioruptor® shearing and IP-Star® automation instruments, reagent kits, and high quality antibodies to streamline DNA methylation, ChIP, and ChIP-seq workflows. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Seraing, Belgium.

Gimv (Private Equity) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Gimv NV (XB: GIMB) founded in 1980. Gimv (Private Equity) is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.

Ablynx NV operates as a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of proprietary therapeutic proteins under the Nanobodies brand. It includes haematology, inflammation, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, oncology and immune-oncology. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck in 2001 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.