Mieke van Acker

Pacira Cryotech, Inc. develops novel technologies for treatment of peripheral nerves. Its iovera treatment harnesses the power of cold with the Focused Cold Therapy delivery system and delivers immediate results for both therapeutic and aesthetic applications. The firm’s iovera treatment does not use toxins, chemicals, or pharmaceuticals to achieve results and leaves nothing behind in the body. The company was founded by Lisa Elkins in 2005 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

NeoSync, Inc. is a clinical-stage firm. It develops non-invasive neuromodulation products to treat major depressive disorder and other diseases of the central nervous system. The firm's technology, NeoSync-EEG Synchronized TMS, is personalized to a patient’s individual alpha frequency. The company was founded by Bill Phillips and is headquartered in South Boston, MA.

4Tech Cardio Ireland Ltd. develops and manufactures surgical devices. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Waltham, MA.

Fujirebio Europe NV develops and markets diagnostic products to improve therapy management and patient health. It focuses on molecular diagnostics and multiparameter testing. The firm also provides LUMIPULSE G1200, an automated chemiluminescent enzyme immunoassay system; LUMIPULSE G600 II, an automated benchtop CLEIA system, routine and novel markers for the oncology sector. The company was founded in 1985 by Philippe Leboulch and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Korys Management NV is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Korys NV founded in 2000. Korys Management NV is headquartered in Halle.

Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen NV (PMV) is a private equity/venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Region of Flanders founded in 1995. Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen NV is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

deVGen NV provides biotechnology services for the pharmaceutical and agrochemical industries. It innovates in crop protection research and environment induced stress tolerance for its own crops and provides technology to corporate partners. The firm produces and sells its hybrid seeds in field crops such as rice, sunflower, sorghum and pearl millet in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. The company was founded by Thierry Bogaert on September 10, 1997 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

FORMAC Pharmaceuticals NV engages in drug delivery and development services. The firm applies its silica based drug delivery platforms for improving in vivo performance of poorly soluble compounds. The company was founded by Johan A. Martens, Paul Joseph Rutgeerts, Guy Van den Mooter and Jan Baptist Van Humbeeck in 2007 and is headquartered in Heverlee, Belgium.

reMYND NV engages in the development of disease-modifying treatments against alzheimer's, parkinson's, diabetes and other protein misfolding disorders. Its drug and development unit focuses on innovative, disease-modifying drugs for treating degenerative disorders. The company was founded by Fred Van Leuven, Stefaan Wera and Joris Winderickx in 2002 and is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Vesalius Biocapital I SA Sicar focuses on healthcare companies that are in the early stage or that are corporate spin-offs. The fund invests mainly in Europe with a more precise focus on the Benelux countries. Vesalius invests up to EUR 10 million and may invest a few hundred thousand euros in a seed project.

Agendia, Inc. operates as a molecular diagnostics company. It develops and markets FFPE-based genomic diagnostic products, which help support physicians with their treatment decisions. Agendia?s tests can help physicians assess a patient?s individual risk for metastasis, it benefits from chemo, hormonal or combination therapy. The company was founded by Laura van't Veer and Ren? Bernards in 2003 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA.

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.

Biocartis SA develops molecular diagnostic solutions. It focuses on Oncology. The firm’s products include Idylla and Oncology assays and mutation tests. It also provides instant access to personalized medicine for patients. The company was founded by Rudi Pauwels in 2007 and is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Amakem NV operates as a biopharmaceutical company. It uses kinase inhibitors for treatments of bowel, eye, and lung diseases. The company was founded by Jack Elands, Dirk Leysen, Olivier Raynald Defert, and Nadya Kaval on July 22, 2009 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, 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.

JenaValve Technology, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, and markets transcatheter aortic valve replacement systems. The company was founded on March 27, 2006 and is headquartered in Wilmington, DE.

Valiance Advisors LLP is the alternative asset management subsidiary of Valiance Asset Management Ltd. in Great Britain. The firm was founded by Jan Pensaert in 2008. Headquartered in London, Valiance Advisors manages Life Sciences portfolio for individual and institutional investors.

Valiance Asset Management Ltd. provides investment services. It offers sovereign funds, pension funds, leading families and individuals investment services. The company was founded by Jan Pensaert in 2008 and is headquartered in St. Peter Port, Guernsey.

Vesalius Biocapital II SA Sicar focuses on healthcare companies that are in the early stage or that are corporate spin-offs. The fund invests mainly in Europe with a more precise focus on the Benelux countries. Vesalius invests up to EUR 10 million and may invest a few hundred thousand euros in a seed project.

Magenta Medical Ltd. develops medical devices for the treatment of acute and congestive heart failure. It offers a temporary venous catheter-based therapy for hospital-admitted patients. The firm?s novel therapeutic principle is aimed at addressing renal venous congestion and its deleterious effects on renal and cardiac function that is a pathophysiological core element of acute heart failure. The company was founded by Ehud Schwammenthal and Yosi Tuval in October 2012 and is headquartered in Kadima, Israel.

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.

eSATURNUS NV provides healthcare services for hospitals, doctors, nursing staff, and patients. The company was founded by Thomas Koninckx and Bob Koninckx on April 6, 2007 and is headquartered in Leuven, 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.

Bluebee Holding BV engages in the development of a private cloud-based accelerated genomics platform. It supports cross-functional teams of life science researchers and clinicians by effectively centralizing and managing their genomics data processes and storage needs. The company was founded in 2011 by Vlad-Mihai Sima, Koen Bertls, Luk Wayne, and Zaid Al-Ars and is headquartered in Rijswijk, the Netherlands.

Summa Equity AB (Summa Equity) is a private equity firm founded in 2016 by Jenny Keisu, Reynir Kjær Indahl and Johannes Hidle Lien. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Valiance Life Science Investments (Valiance Life Science Investments) is a private equity subsidiary of Valiance Asset Management Ltd. founded in 2017. The firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

Part of Paramount Global, High Command Productions Ltd. is a British company that engages in motion picture and video production. The company is based in London, UK and was founded in 1978.

Antelope Dx BV develops a point-of-need diagnostics platform that provides patients, consumers, and healthcare professionals with on-the-spot access to key health parameters. The private company is based in Ghent, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2019 by Jan-Willem Hoste and Hilde Windels. Hilde Windels has been the CEO since 2019.

Keep Life Stories, Inc. develops an audio-based application. It automatically captures and save life story of a loved one on audio. The company was founded by Amelia Lin and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

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.

Oncode BV is a venture capital firm, a subsidiary of Oncode Institute, founded in 2018. Oncode BV is headquartered in Utrecht.

Sengenics International Pte Ltd. develops arrays used in genomics research. It is a genomics and proteomics-based research and diagnostics company with a range of patented technologies and products that are marketed to pharmaceutical companies, scientists and hospitals. The firm flagship technology is the patented Immunome auto-antibody profiling platform which was spun out from research that was commercialized as a joint collaboration between the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge. The company is headquartered in Singapore.

IQVIA MedTech NV develops and commercializes investigational products and therapies. Its services include project and site management, monitoring, auditing, and risk-based monitoring. The company was founded by Bert Segers and Aly Talen in 2005 and is headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium.