Willy Verstraete

Biotheranostics, Inc. develops and provides diagnostic, prognostic and predictive tests that support physicians in the treatment of cancer patients. It has commercialized two proprietary, highly differentiated products focused on early stage breast cancer and all metastatic cancers, Breast Cancer Index (BCI) and CancerTYPE ID (CTID). The company was founded by Thomas M. Baer in 2008 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Proclara Biosciences, Inc. provides treatment of chronic neurodegenerative diseases. The firm develops therapies for protein misfolding diseases, such as chronic diseases of aging and certain orphan indications by harnessing General Amyloid Interaction Motif (GAIM), which is a multi-target approach that reduces levels of pathological misfolded protein deposits. The company was founded by Hampus Jacob Hillerstrom and Jonathan Eithan Solomon in December 2006 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Triple Ring Technologies, Inc. operates as an imaginative research and development firm. It works across the development process in regulated markets including medical devices, in vitro diagnostics and life science tools, imaging and industrial applications. The company was founded in February 2005 and is headquartered in Newark, CA.

Biotreatment SA develops processes for biological treatment of environment and specifically the treatment of hydrocarbons, organic waste and waste management. It offers analysis of organic waste, selection of micro-organisms in natural habitats, production of micro-organisms, and analysis of polluted environments. The company is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Institut Mérieux SA provides solutions for multifactorial management of diseases. The firm provides solutions for diseases, including tuberculosis, liver cancer and hepatitis. It specializes in the field human and veterinary of vaccines. It operates under the activities of diagnostics, immunotherapy and nutrition. The company was founded by Marcel Mérieux in 1897 and is headquartered Lyon, France.

Brouwerij Lindemans NV wholesales and distributes beverages. Its products include kriek, gueuze, faro, pecheresse, framboise and cassis. The company was founded in 1809 and is headquartered in Vlezenbeek, Belgium

Artechno SA produces microbes pure cultures. Its areas of specialization include microorganisms, cultures for environmental applications, nutraceutics, bioremediation, and knowledge of natural raw material: plants, yeasts, moulds, bacteria, enzymes and other microbial metabolites. The firm produces and distributes a range of culture media for microbe cultivation (bacteria, moulds, yeasts) or for cell cultivation. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Gembloux, Belgium.

Mérieux Equity Partners SAS (Mérieux Equity Partners or MxEP) is a Private Equity and Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Mérieux Développement SASU founded in 2009. The firm is headquartered in Lyon, France, with additional offices across the country.

Strategic Initiative Materials vzw, also known as SIM Flanders, is a cluster on materials innovation that aims to bridge the gap between basic research and industrial markets by funding demand-driven projects. SIM Flanders is based in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, and has subsidiaries in Belgium. The Belgian company offers a one-stop-shop service for all questions on innovative materials and supports materials innovation to further strengthen Flanders' position in the field. Guido Verhoeven has been the CEO of the non-profit company since 2010.

BioActor BV develops and markets health ingredients for dietary supplements and functional foods. Its products include BONOLIVE, CORDIART and NAXUS. The company was founded by Hans Van Der Saag in 2005 and is headquartered in Maastricht, the Netherlands.

Part of Schneider Electric SE, Schneider Electric USA, Inc. is a specialist in energy management and automation with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is based in Salisbury, NC. The company offers integrated energy solutions across multiple market segments.

ImaginAb, Inc. develops engineered antibody fragments for diagnostic imaging and novel therapeutic applications. It products offer actionable data to facilitate diagnosis of disease, inform better treatment decisions, and monitor response to therapy. The firm also offers a range of pre-clinical (animal imaging) reagents for use with microPET, microSPECT, and optical imaging systems. The company was founded by Christian P. Behrenbruch, Tove Olafsen, Anna M. Wu, and Robert E. Reiter in 2007 and is headquartered in Inglewood, CA.

Lavorel Medicare SA provides medical home care services. The firm provides nursing care and ambulatory services at home. The company was founded by Jean-Claude Lavorel and Stanislas Lavorel in 2012 and is headquartered in Luxembourg.

Invent SAS is a French company that provides fund management services. The private company is based in Lyon, France. The company was founded in 2010.

Mimetas BV develops organ-on-a-chip technology for testing of new medicines in high-throughput on miniaturized organ and disease models. It develops microfluidics-based culture plates that enable culturing and screening of a range of 3D organ and tissue models. The firm offers OrganoPlates microfluidics-based culture plates that serve as early stage screening models predicting toxic side effects and drug efficacy. The company was founded by Paul Vulto and Jos Joore in 2013 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands.

OCTIMET Oncology NV develops MET kinase inhibitors for the treatment of cancer. The company was founded by Timothy Perera, Ann Louise Meulemans, Paolo Comoglio, and Philip Owen in 2016 and is headquartered in Beerse, the Netherlands.

Microbelcaps SA provides research and development services for the food, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and chemicals industries. The firm involves in the extraction, filtration and ultrafiltration, concentration, granulation and drying of temperature sensitive products. The company was founded on February 7, 1995 and is headquartered in Liege, Belgium.

Egernylux SA provides agricultural effluent treatment and valorization services. The company is headquartered in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.

MRM Health NV is a biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the discovery and development of therapeutics based on the human microbiome. It offers Simulator of the Human Intestinal Microbial Ecosystem (SHIME), allowing to model the complete intestine and its microbiome in the lab, in both health and disease. The company was founded by Sam Possemiers and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Microbial Resource Management Technologies NV provides business management consulting services. The private company is based in Ghent, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2016 by Sam Possemiers, Willy Verstraete, Massimo Marzorati.

General Inception Management LLC (General Inception Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2020 by Vikram Chaudhery, Paul A. Conley and Jim Buzzitta. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Part of Coprem NV, THT SA is a Belgian company that supplies probiotics products. The company is based in Isnes, Belgium. The company was founded in 1991 by Philippe Thonart. THT was acquired by Puratos Group NV on January 06, 2022.