Building bigger for Belgium’s maturing biotech scene Biotech is booming in Belgium. To support the evolving needs of this world-class ecosystem, the Mariën family initiated and are […] July 7, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Belgian stem cell company GST bought by German pharmaceutical giant The German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim has acquired GST, a stem cell specialist based in Belgium. A part of the […] August 31, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Long-term loyalty: A Belgian fund’s perspective on Chinese investors Over the past few years, an increasing number of European biotechs have been signing deals with Chinese investors. The Chinese […] December 2, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Belgian biotechs partnering with China: deals of 2020 In 2019, a delegation of Belgian biotechs participated in an economic mission to China led by H.R.H. Princess Astrid. Co-organized […] December 2, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
The rapid evolution of Chinese biotech The world is smaller today than it has ever been. With the COVID-19 pandemic, we have seen the advantages of […] December 2, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Lessons learned from COVID-19: how do we prepare for the next pandemic? Although the crisis has not yet passed, COVID-19 has already taught us many valuable lessons. This past year has tested […] March 10, 2021 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Augustine Therapeutics developing new medicines for neuromuscular diseases Augustine Therapeutics had a lot of announcements this month: the VIB spin-off just appointed Dr. Sylvain Celanire as CEO, strengthened […] March 31, 2021 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
A vision of the future: smart contact lenses to treat patients with iris disorders and light sensitivity A woman opens her front door and looks to the sky to judge the weather. It’s sunny and inside her […] September 22, 2021 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Rejuvenate Biomed: Expanding peoples’ health spans by boosting cell resilience Aging will affect each and every one of us at some point; it is part of the covenant of life. […] November 24, 2021 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Belgian stakeholders unite to strive for data science integration in healthcare Data science is booming, including in the healthcare sector. However, in order to extract insights and benefits from our health […] June 15, 2022 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
New program fulfills the need for entrepreneurial talent in the life sciences The vibrant Belgian life sciences sector needs a constant influx of young and ambitious entrepreneurs to sustain its growth. The […] June 22, 2022 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Great at small things: BCCM stores microorganisms, plasmids, hybridomas, and more! BCCM is a Belgian non-profit consortium of seven biological resource centers preserving and distributing microbial and genetic resources, offering storage […] December 14, 2022 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Inari: shaking things up in the agriculture business Inari Agriculture has been awarded the 2020 Newcomer of the Year Trophy by Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT). Inari (US) opened its first foreign R&D branch in Ghent’s biotech [...] February 12, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
Pulsify Medical to develop a wearable heart monitor patch Pulsify Medical, a joint imec and KU Leuven spin-off, has closed a seed funding round of €2.6 million. The investment, […] October 24, 2019 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications
A bridge from East to West: linking Chinese and European biotech There are two main reasons why a European company might want to establish official links with a Chinese investor: funding, […] December 1, 2020 · Quality by Design - Business & Communications