Chris Buyse

Chief Executive Officer at

Sofia BV

61 year

56 connections

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Chris Buyse currently works at Intrexon ActoBiotics NV, as Director, Bio-Incubator Leuven, as Director, Fondation Francqui, as Director, Life Sciences Research Partners VZW, as Director, Pinnacle Investments NV, as Director, Creabuild NV, as Director, Sofia BV, as Co-Managing Director & Director, Pienter-Jan BV, as Director, CoBioRes NV, as Director from 2014, EyeD Pharma SA, as Director, Louis Jeantet Foundation, as Director, and Cellaïon SA, as Director.
Mr. Buyse also formerly worked at Amakem NV, as Chairman, Orgenesis, Inc., as Director from 2015 to 2016, Keyware Technologies NV, as Director, Chief Executive & Financial Officer from 2006 to 2019, MCI BeLux, as Director-Finance, Ogeda SA, as Director from 2016 to 2017, Oxurion NV, as CFO, Executive Director & Head-Investor Relations from 2006 to 2014, Celyad Oncology SA, as Non-Executive Director, WorldCom, Inc., as Finance Director, PROMETHERA Biosciences SA, as Director, Immo David NV, as Director, Bone Therapeutics SA, as Independent Non-Executive Director from 2008 to 2018, TheraSolve NV, as Director, Q-Biologicals NV, as Director, iTeos Therapeutics SA, as Director, Catalent Gosselies SA, as Director, Bioxodes SA, as Non-Executive Director, Patcobel NV, as Director, Inventiva SA, as Independent Director from 2017 to 2024, Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA, as Independent Director, ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd., as Independent Director from 2023 to 2025, Unilever NV, as Group Controller, smartphoto group NV, as Group Controller, CropDesign NV, as Chief Financial Officer, Suez-Lyonnais des Eaux SA, as Controller, and Fund+, as Managing Partner from 2015 to 2023.
Mr. Buyse received his Masters Business Admin degree from Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School and graduate degree in 1986 from the University of Antwerp.

Chris Buyse active positions

Companies	Position	Start
Sofia BV Sofia BV Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunication services	Chief Executive Officer	-
Pinnacle Investments NV	Director/Board Member	-
Creabuild NV Creabuild NV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services	Director/Board Member	-
Pienter-Jan BV Pienter-Jan BV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business and management consulting services	Director/Board Member	-
Life Sciences Research Partners VZW Life Sciences Research Partners VZW Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Director/Board Member	-
Intrexon ActoBiotics NV Intrexon ActoBiotics NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manufactures biopharmaceutical products	Director/Board Member	-
Bio-Incubator Leuven Bio-Incubator Leuven Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Operates ventilated office and lab incubation space	Director/Board Member	-
Fondation Francqui	Director/Board Member	-
CoBioRes NV	Director/Board Member	31/12/2013
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Private companies	39
Orgenesis, Inc. Orgenesis, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Offers POCare services platform for biotech companies and hospitals to supply their products and develops potential of cell and gene therapies	Technology Services
Unilever NV Unilever NV Food DistributorsDistribution Services Wholesales grocery products	Distribution Services
smartphoto group NV smartphoto group NV Specialty StoresRetail Trade Provides photographic film processing services	Retail Trade
Keyware Technologies NV Keyware Technologies NV Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Focuses on value added payment services	Technology Services
MCI BeLux MCI BeLux Specialty TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides telecommunications and Internet service provider services	Communications
CropDesign NV CropDesign NV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Operates as a biotechnology company that develops traits for cereal crops	Commercial Services
Ogeda SA Ogeda SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers and develops small molecule drugs	Health Technology
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Oxurion NV Oxurion NV Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops innovative vascular biopharmaceuticals for the treatment of eye disease, vascular disease and cancer	Health Technology
Intrexon ActoBiotics NV Intrexon ActoBiotics NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Manufactures biopharmaceutical products	Health Technology
Celyad Oncology SA Celyad Oncology SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Develops immuno-oncology and cardiology products	Health Technology
WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ WorldCom, Inc. /Old/ Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunications services	Communications
Bio-Incubator Leuven Bio-Incubator Leuven Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Operates ventilated office and lab incubation space	Finance
PROMETHERA Biosciences SA PROMETHERA Biosciences SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Discovers, develops and commercializes cell therapy products to treat liver diseases	Health Technology
Suez-Lyonnais des Eaux SA Suez-Lyonnais des Eaux SA Water UtilitiesUtilities Distributes water and provides sanitation services	Utilities
Fondation Francqui
Amakem NV Amakem NV Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Operates as a clinical stage ophthalmology company that provides treatments for serious eye conditions	Health Services
Life Sciences Research Partners VZW Life Sciences Research Partners VZW Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Functions as a foundation or endowment	Miscellaneous
Pinnacle Investments NV
Immo David NV Immo David NV Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides real estate services	Finance
Creabuild NV Creabuild NV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides consulting services	Commercial Services
Bone Therapeutics SA Bone Therapeutics SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Develops regenerative therapy products for addressing unmet medical needs in the field of bone diseases and orthopedics	Health Technology
Sofia BV Sofia BV Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Provides wireless telecommunication services	Communications
University of Antwerp University of Antwerp Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
TheraSolve NV TheraSolve NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Designs and develops biomedical technolgies	Health Technology
Q-Biologicals NV Q-Biologicals NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides process development and biomanufacturing services	Health Technology
iTeos Therapeutics SA iTeos Therapeutics SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Engages in the discovery of immunomodulators for cancer therapy	Health Technology
Catalent Gosselies NV Catalent Gosselies NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Provides cell therapy manufacturing services	Health Technology
Pienter-Jan BV Pienter-Jan BV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provides business and management consulting services	Commercial Services
Bioxodes SA Bioxodes SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biotech company that develops therapeutics targeting thrombo-inflammation	Health Technology
Fund+ Fund+ Investment ManagersFinance Fund+ invests in companies located in Europe primarily in Belgium. The firm focuses on the life sciences primarily active in therapeutics, as well as companies developing diagnostics and medical devices.. It participates in early stage capital requirements with an investment of EUR 5 - 15 million. The firm acquires minority interest and takes a seat on the board of directors. It also makes co-investments and subsequent financing.	Finance
Inventiva SA Inventiva SA BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that develops oral small molecule therapies for the treatment of MASH and other diseases	Health Technology
ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. ImmunoPrecise Antibodies Ltd. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Operates as AI-driven biotherapeutic research and technology firm that develops & discovers antibodies	Health Technology
CoBioRes NV
EyeD Pharma SA EyeD Pharma SA Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Manufactures and supplies ophthalmology surgical products	Health Technology
Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA Hyloris Pharmaceuticals SA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Manufactures pharmaceutical products by reformulating well-known drugs	Health Technology
Patcobel NV Patcobel NV Real Estate DevelopmentFinance Provides real estate services	Finance
Promethera Therapeutics SA Promethera Therapeutics SA Pharmaceuticals: OtherHealth Technology Provides cell therapies for treatment of liver diseases	Health Technology
Louis Jeantet Foundation