Danny Gonnissen

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.

Gimv Information & Communication Technology ICT (Gimv-ICT) is the venture capital division of Belgium's Gimv NV (XB: GIMB), an investment firm founded in 1980. Based in Antwerp, the firm focuses on investing in high growth companies in the telecommunications, software and electronics industries.

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.

MyCartis NV develops technologies for healthcare personalization needs. It offers Evalution, a multiplex analysis platform to develop protein and nucleic-acid based clinical biomarkers. The company provides disruptive solutions in the fields of clinical and translational research for various applications in the detection of proteins and nucleic acids, such as sandwich immunoassays, antibody assays, genotyping assays, and mutation analysis assays to customers and partners. It offers products for various disease areas, including cell signalling, cardiovascular, oncology, and preeclampsia. The company was founded by Koen Kas in August 2004 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

UGent TechTransfer is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Ghent University founded in 1999. UGent TechTransfer is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

Biotechnological Enzymatic Catalyse NV develops, produces and commercializes enzymatic systems for food preservation. It engages in the research, development and manufacturing of antimicrobial products for food safety. The firm's solutions are designed for use in the following: dairy products, fruit and vegetable juices, sauces and dressings and liquid egg products. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Ghent, 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.

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.

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.

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.

Biogazelle NV is a research and development stage biotechnology firm. It specializes in ribonucleic acid for next generation diagnostics in the field of oncology and other diseases. The company was founded by Jan Hellemans and Jo Vandesompele in 2007 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

Bioxodes SA develops pharmaceutical products. Its programme Ir-CPI, is the first in a novel class of antithrombotics, and is developed for the prevention of thrombosis in a range of applications including cardiopulmonary bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention. The company was founded by Edmond Godfroid and Michel Guyaux on April 20, 2010 and is headquartered in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.

UgenTec NV develops laboratory software. The firm delivers an independent diagnostic platform to help molecular labs with DNA (PCR) analyses. The company was founded by Tom Martens and Wouter Uten on April 30, 2014 and is headquartered in Hasselt, 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.

Confo Therapeutics NV develops pharmaceutical products. It is a drug discovery company building internal drug discovery programs on GPCRs addressing unmet medical need. The company was founded by Jan Steyaert and Toon Laeremans in June 2015 and is headquartered in Brussels, 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.

Opdorp Finance BV operates as a finance industry. The private company is based in Antwerp, Belgium.

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.

Heran Partners BVBA is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2020 by Annie Vereecken, Katleen Vandersmissen, Joris Mortelmans and Herman Verrelst. The firm is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.

Ziphius Vaccines NV is a Belgian biopharmaceutical company that specializes in developing vaccines and therapeutics using its proprietary self-amplifying RNA and carrier technology platforms. The private company is based in Ghent, Belgium and has a portfolio of next-generation vaccine candidates that target infectious diseases and gene supplementation therapies. The company's lead compound, Zip1642, is a COVID-19 vaccine candidate that has undergone preclinical studies. The company was founded in 2019 by Christian Cardon, who has been the CEO since then.

Laboratoria Wolfs NV is a pharmaceutical and Belgian nutraceutical product manufacturing company founded in 1968. The private company is based in Zwijndrecht, Belgium.

Veran NV operates fast food restaurants. The private company is based in Antwerp, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 1980. Annie Vereecken has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

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.

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.

Agricells SA is a Belgian company that specializes in research and development for agriculture using biosolutions such as biocontrol, biostimulant, and biofertilizer. The company is based in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium. The company focuses on innovation, greentech, and biotechnologies in the field of agriculture. Agricells was founded in 2020 by Maxence Semacoy Albertini and Vincent Vandamme, with Maxence Semacoy Albertini serving as the CEO since 2020.

THERAtRAME SA is a drug discovery start-up company based in Liege, Belgium. The Belgian company aims to become a leader in the development and positioning of novel cancer therapies by exploring new target areas to develop innovative cancer therapies. THERAtRAME's discovery platform integrates unique sets of technologies to discover, develop, and position new drugs to beat reluctant cancers. The company exploits the latest scientific discoveries highlighting the unexpected importance of trna epitranscriptomics dynamics in cancer. THERAtRAME is looking for a drug discovery assay developer leader to join their team. The company was founded by Francesca Rapino, Pierre Close, and has a team of experienced professionals with backgrounds in life sciences, medico-marketing, and biotech venture creations.

Peptisyntha SA manufactures and supplies small to commercial scale cGMP peptide APIs for pharmaceutical and biotech companies. The firm offers solid-phase peptide synthesis, liquid-phase peptide synthesis, hybrid strategies, complex peptides and peptidomimetics, peptide-conjugations, cyclic peptides and multiple disulfide bridges peptides, short peptides, and arginine-rich peptides. It serves customers worldwide. Peptisyntha was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.