Jim van Heusden
Chairman at Breye Therapeutics ApS
Jim van Heusden active positions
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FlandersBio vzw
FlandersBio vzw Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services FlandersBio vzw is a life sciences cluster organization based in Flanders, Belgium. FlandersBio creates value by organizing networking and training activities, supporting internationalization, providing services, and building expertise. The Belgian company was founded by Jean Marie Stassen. | Director/Board Member | - | - |
ReWind Therapeutics NV
ReWind Therapeutics NV Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ReWind Therapeutics NV is a biotech company based in Leuven, Belgium that develops first-in-class remyelinating therapies for myelin-related diseases. The Belgian company's aim is to bring these therapies into fast-track clinical development. Myelin-related diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, are those where the myelin sheath surrounding nerves is damaged, leading to deficient nerve transmission that may affect multiple functions, including sensation, cognition, and movement, among others. ReWind Therapeutics develops first-in-class therapeutics designed to re-initiate the process of remyelination in patients suffering from major debilitating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, or nerve injuries. The company's team has extensive R&D expertise and has built a strong patent estate for developing novel remyelination therapeutics. The company was founded in 2017 by Ku Leuven's Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3) and Axxam S.p.A. The CEO of the company since 2021 is Anja Harmeier. | Chairman | - | - |
Breye Therapeutics ApS
Breye Therapeutics ApS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Breye Therapeutics ApS is a biopharmaceutical company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish company develops novel, oral ophthalmology drugs to address the needs of millions of patients suffering from deteriorating vision due to diabetic retinopathy (DR) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Breye Therapeutics' lead program with Danegaptide has a clinically de-risked safety profile and potential for a short and well-accepted clinical regulatory pathway. The company aims to provide less burdensome and more effective treatments for DR and AMD patients, which are currently treated with unpopular intravitreal injections directly into the eye. The company was founded in 2019, and the CEO is Ulrik Mouritzen. | Chairman | - | - |
Career history of Jim van Heusden
Former positions of Jim van Heusden
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KAROLINSKA DEVELOPMENT AB | Chief Executive Officer | 02/03/2015 | 31/05/2017 |
Investor Relations Contact | 02/03/2015 | 31/05/2017 | |
Public Communications Contact | 02/03/2015 | 31/05/2017 | |
Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity)
Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity) (Karolinska Development) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Karolinska Development AB founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Solna. | Chief Executive Officer | 30/03/2015 | 30/05/2017 |
Private Equity Investor | 30/03/2015 | 30/05/2017 | |
Bioskills BV
Bioskills BV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bioskills BVBA provides business services. The private company is based in Waasmunster, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded by Jim van Heusden. | Chief Executive Officer | 31/12/2012 | 31/12/2014 |
Founder | 31/12/2012 | 31/12/2014 | |
Gimv Life Sciences
Gimv Life Sciences Investment ManagersFinance Gimv Life Sciences (Gimv-LS) is the venture capital division of Belgium's Gimv NV (XB: GIMB), an investment firm founded in 1980. Based in Antwerp, Gimv-LS manages a variety of funds which focus on investing in European companies in the life sciences / biotech sector, including the Biotech Fonds Vlaanderen, which was established at the request of the Flemish Region to provide venture capital to existing and start-up medium and large-sized companies in the Flemish biotechnology sector. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 31/08/2001 | 31/05/2013 |
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company pursuing untapped sources of chemical diversity through identifying drug candidates derived from marine microbes. Nereus' discovery portfolio also includes additional drug candidates for oncology, inflammation, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Director/Board Member | 31/01/2011 | 28/04/2013 |
ABLYNX | Director/Board Member | 04/04/2010 | - |
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Training of Jim van Heusden
University of Antwerp | Graduate Degree |
Maastricht University | Doctorate Degree |
Statistics
International
Belgium | 15 |
Sweden | 5 |
Netherlands | 3 |
Operational
Director/Board Member | 12 |
Corporate Officer/Principal | 3 |
Chief Executive Officer | 3 |
Sectoral
Health Technology | 12 |
Finance | 5 |
Commercial Services | 5 |
Positions held
Active
Inactive
Listed companies
Private companies
Linked companies
Listed companies | 2 |
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GIMV NV | Finance |
KAROLINSKA DEVELOPMENT AB | Finance |
Private companies | 18 |
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Gimv Life Sciences
Gimv Life Sciences Investment ManagersFinance Gimv Life Sciences (Gimv-LS) is the venture capital division of Belgium's Gimv NV (XB: GIMB), an investment firm founded in 1980. Based in Antwerp, Gimv-LS manages a variety of funds which focus on investing in European companies in the life sciences / biotech sector, including the Biotech Fonds Vlaanderen, which was established at the request of the Flemish Region to provide venture capital to existing and start-up medium and large-sized companies in the Flemish biotechnology sector. | Finance |
MyCartis NV
MyCartis NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology 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. | Health Technology |
Prosensa Holding NV
Prosensa Holding NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Prosensa Holding NV engages in the development of ribonucleic acid-modulating, or RNA-modulating, therapeutics for the treatment of genetic disorders. The company focuses on rare neuromuscular and neurodegenerative disorders, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy and Huntington's disease. It has developed a portfolio of clinical and pre-clinical RNA-based drug candidates. Prosensa's current clinical portfolio is focused on the treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Leiden, the Netherlands. | Health Technology |
Ablynx NV
Ablynx NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology 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. | Health Technology |
CropDesign NV
CropDesign NV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services 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. | Commercial Services |
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Nereus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a drug discovery and development company pursuing untapped sources of chemical diversity through identifying drug candidates derived from marine microbes. Nereus' discovery portfolio also includes additional drug candidates for oncology, inflammation, and infectious diseases. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA. | Commercial Services |
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV
Janssen Pharmaceutica NV Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Janssen Pharmaceutica NV engages in the development of medical solutions. It offers research and development services in the field of mental illness, neurological disorders, anesthesia, analgesia, gastrointestinal disorders, fungal infection, allergies and cancer. The firms products include Zytiga, Caelyx, Dacogen, Edurant, Fentanyl-Janssen, Intelence, Leustatin, , Pariet, and Reminyl. The company was founded in 1953 by Paul Janssen and is headquartered in Beerse, Belgium. | Health Technology |
Intrexon ActoBiotics NV
Intrexon ActoBiotics NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology Intrexon ActoBiotics NV manufactures biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on the development and commercialization of a new generation of biological drugs. The company represents a novel concept for oral administration of therapeutic proteins, and is designed to be safer and more effective than injectable biopharmaceuticals. Intrexon Actobioticswas founded by Mark Vaeck, Emil Pot and Bernard Coulie in June 2006 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium. | Health Technology |
Multiplicom NV
Multiplicom NV Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Multiplicom NV develops, manufactures, and commercializes molecular diagnostics solutions. It specializes in pathology laboratories, next generation sequencing, multiplex amplification of specific targets for resequencing, genetics, assay kits, clinical laboratories, and personalized medicine. The company was founded by Chris De Jonghe in 2011 and is headquartered in Niel, Belgium. | Health Technology |
Bioskills BV
Bioskills BV Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bioskills BVBA provides business services. The private company is based in Waasmunster, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded by Jim van Heusden. | Commercial Services |
FlandersBio vzw
FlandersBio vzw Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services FlandersBio vzw is a life sciences cluster organization based in Flanders, Belgium. FlandersBio creates value by organizing networking and training activities, supporting internationalization, providing services, and building expertise. The Belgian company was founded by Jean Marie Stassen. | Commercial Services |
Ovizio Imaging Systems SA
Ovizio Imaging Systems SA Electronic ComponentsElectronic Technology Ovizio Imaging Systems SA develops and markets imaging systems and sensors. Its microscopes include iLine F, iLine M, iLine S and QMod. The company was founded by Catherine Yourassowsky, Frank Dubois, Philip Mathuis and Serge Jooris in December 2009 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. | Electronic Technology |
Biogazelle NV
Biogazelle NV BiotechnologyHealth Technology 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. | Health Technology |
Modus Therapeutics AB
Modus Therapeutics AB Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Modus Therapeutics AB operates as a clinical-stage drug development company that develops new pharmaceutical therapies designed to restore impaired blood flow and oxygen transport in diseases with unmet medical needs. The firm’s product Sevuparin, evaluates in a phase II clinical trial in sickle cell disease (SCD) and repeated painful crises in SCD, so called vaso-occlusive crises (VOC) that leads to loss of vital organ function and reduced life span. The company was founded by Carl Mats Wahlgren in 2011 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. | Health Technology |
Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity)
Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance Karolinska Development AB (Private Equity) (Karolinska Development) is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Karolinska Development AB founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Solna. | Finance |
Aprea Therapeutics AB
Aprea Therapeutics AB Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Aprea Therapeutics AB operates as a holding company that provides research performed at Karolinska Institutet. It focuses its activities on discovery and development of novel anticancer compounds targeting the tumor suppressor protein. Its product has been tested in a Phase I/II dose escalating safety study in patients with refractory hematological malignancies or prostate carcinoma. It pursues the development of an anticancer drug, APR-246, which has p53-based mechanism for patients with ovarian cancer. The company was founded by Klas Gosta Wiman, Galina Selivanova, Vladimir Bykov, Wenjie Bao, Natalia Issaeva, and Staffan Strömblad in 2003 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden. | Health Technology |
ReWind Therapeutics NV
ReWind Therapeutics NV Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology ReWind Therapeutics NV is a biotech company based in Leuven, Belgium that develops first-in-class remyelinating therapies for myelin-related diseases. The Belgian company's aim is to bring these therapies into fast-track clinical development. Myelin-related diseases, such as multiple sclerosis, are those where the myelin sheath surrounding nerves is damaged, leading to deficient nerve transmission that may affect multiple functions, including sensation, cognition, and movement, among others. ReWind Therapeutics develops first-in-class therapeutics designed to re-initiate the process of remyelination in patients suffering from major debilitating diseases such as multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, or nerve injuries. The company's team has extensive R&D expertise and has built a strong patent estate for developing novel remyelination therapeutics. The company was founded in 2017 by Ku Leuven's Centre for Drug Design and Discovery (CD3) and Axxam S.p.A. The CEO of the company since 2021 is Anja Harmeier. | Health Technology |
Breye Therapeutics ApS
Breye Therapeutics ApS Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Breye Therapeutics ApS is a biopharmaceutical company based in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Danish company develops novel, oral ophthalmology drugs to address the needs of millions of patients suffering from deteriorating vision due to diabetic retinopathy (DR) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Breye Therapeutics' lead program with Danegaptide has a clinically de-risked safety profile and potential for a short and well-accepted clinical regulatory pathway. The company aims to provide less burdensome and more effective treatments for DR and AMD patients, which are currently treated with unpopular intravitreal injections directly into the eye. The company was founded in 2019, and the CEO is Ulrik Mouritzen. | Health Technology |
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