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V-Bio Ventures BV is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2015 by Christina Takke and Willem Broekaert. V-Bio Ventures BV is headquartered in Ghent.

Augustine Therapeutics NV is a Belgian company that focuses on developing innovative therapies for neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. The company is based in Leuven, Belgium. The company's main focus is on HDAC6, a class II histone deacetylase, which is a well-known molecular target in various diseases, particularly neurodegenerative disorders and neuropathies. The company was founded in 2019, and Sylvain Celanire has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

Candriam Belgium SA (Candriam) is the Belgian asset management subsidiary of Candriam Luxembourg SCA, ultimately held by New York Life Insurance Co. in the US. Founded in 1998, the firm was formerly known as Dexia Asset Management Belgium SA, the asset management division of Dexia SA (XB: DEXB). In 2014, New York Life Investments acquired Dexia Asset Management and the firm changed their name to Candriam, which is an acronym of their core values: “Conviction and Responsibility in Asset Management”. Headquartered in Brussels, Candriam provides discretionary and non-discretionary investment advisory services to US registered funds, a limited number of US natural persons, and to institutions.