Christian Colson

Aeroflex, Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of microelectronic, test, and measurement products. Its products include avionics, mobile device, radio, wireless network, radiation, and virtualized test, power and avionic microelectronic, microwave, signal generation, and motion control products. The was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Plainview, NY.

Sopartec SA is the investment and technology valorization arm of Université Catholique de Louvain (UCL) and was founded in 1942. Sopartec SA is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Part of STMicroelectronics NV, Alcatel Microelectronics NV designs and manufactures semiconductor components. The company is based in Zaventem, Belgium. Alcatel Microelectronics was acquired by STMicroelectronics NV from Alcatel SA on June 24, 2002 for $345.58 million.

Mindspeed Technologies UK Ltd. provides technology and wireless products. The firm offers cellular communications service and cellular base stations for use in residential, enterprise, rural and metropolitan environments. The company was founded by Will Robbins, Douglas Pulley and Peter Claydon in September 2000 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to curing muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases by funding worldwide research. The Association also provides comprehensive health care and support services, advocacy and education. MDA combats neuromuscular diseases through programs of worldwide research, comprehensive medical and support services, and far-reaching professional and public health education. With national headquarters in Tucson, MDA has more than 200 offices across the country, sponsors some 200 hospital-affiliated clinics and supports more than 330 research projects around the world. MDA supports more research on neuromuscular diseases than any other private-sector organization in the world. MDA scientists are in the forefront of gene therapy research and have uncovered the genetic defects responsible for several forms of muscular dystrophy, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease), childhood spinal muscular atrophy and several other neuromuscular conditions. The Association's comprehensive services program includes diagnostic and follow-up medical consultations, flu shots, support groups, MDA summer camps for youngsters, a medical equipment program, assistance with equipment repairs and resource referral. Through its national advocacy program, MDA works to make life better for people with muscular dystrophy and related muscle diseases by providing representation in matters of public policy and research advancement, nationally and internationally; and facilitating active involvement in these areas by the people it serves. MDA was created in 1950 by a group of adults with muscular dystrophy, parents of children with muscular dystrophy and a physician-scientist studying the disorder. Since its earliest days, it has been energized by its number-one volunteer and national chairman, entertainer Jerry Lewis.

IFOPSE SAS provides industrial fire safety training services. The company offers training services for chemical risks, fire prevention, and fire engineering services. It also offers on-line training. IFOPSE was founded by Thierry Deshoux in 1983 and is headquartered in Nivillac, France.

Société Fédérale de Participations et d’Investissement SA operates as a state-owned investment company. It engages in investments in public and private companies in economic and cross-cutting sectors such as sustainable development, innovation, airport and aviation, real estate, and ageing of the population. The company was founded on November 1, 2006 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Xylowatt SA designs, develops and builds gasification reactors for energy conversion from biomass and waste products. It offers NOTAR gasification reactor that produces syngas; and expert services. The company’s products convert energy from clean wood waste, contaminated wood, creosoted wood, radionuclides contaminated wood, agro residues, and sewage sludge. Its product is used in CHP and industrial applications. The company was founded in 2001 and it is headquartered in Charleroi, Belgium.

GreenWatt SA designs and installs on-site bio-methanization plants. It engages in the provision of renewable energy and recycling solutions for waste bio-methanization cogeneration. The company was founded by Marc-Jean Spiltoir, Patrick Alexandre Thierry Rene van den Broucke, and Therese Marie Wathelet Florence in 2004 and is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

AnSem NV designs, manufactures, and delivers analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits. The firm offers wireless and wireline data transmission, sensor and MEMS data acquisition, and embedded digital design. The company was founded by Stefan Gogaert and Jan Crols on Februart 13, 1998 and is headquartered in Heverlee, Belgium.

Comet Traitements SA provides waste management services for ferrous and non-ferrous metals. The company is based in Chatelet, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2002. Claude Bodson has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Certi-Fed SA is an investment holding Belgian company founded in 2007. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium.

ON Semiconductor, Inc. designs and manufactures electronic image sensors. It develops and markets solid state image sensor devices. The firm serves the commercial, industrial, and professional imaging markets. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Phoenix, AZ.

SFPI FPIM /PRIVATE EQUITY/ (SFPI FPIM) is the private equity division of SFPI-FPIM SA/NV, which is ultimately-owned by the state of Belgium. The firm was founded in 1994, and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

iTeos Therapeutics SA engages in the discovery of immunomodulators for cancer therapy. It operates as a biotechnology company which focuses on targeting metabolism of the tumor microenvironment through development of small-molecule immunomodulators for cancer treatment. The firm develops small molecules designed to target the tumor microenvironment by inhibiting cancer-induced immune suppression. Targeting such resistance mechanisms will enhance the clinical efficacy of both standards of care treatments as well as the newer immunomodulatory therapies based on the blockade of immune checkpoints. The company was founded in 2011 by Michel Detheux and Benoit Van den Eynde and is headquartered in Gosselies, Belgium.

Novadip Biosciences SA operates as a advanced biopharmaceutical company that develops cell-based therapies to treat patients with critical size bone defects and severe bone diseases. Its proprietary product, Creost, is a natural scaffold-free and tridimensional bone structure, which reconstructs large bone defects without the need of any biomaterial. The firm is a osteogenic living implant with a mineralization similar to a real bone. Its Creost is an autologous cell based-therapy product obtained from Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AMSCs) which promotes (i) a perfect engraftment without any scaffold and (ii) a tissue remodeling with all native bone properties. Novadip Biosciences was founded by Jean-Fran?ois Pollet and Denis Dufrane in 2013 and is headquartered in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.

Part of SNCB/NMBS, HR Rail SA is a Belgian company that provides employment services. The company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The company was founded in 2013. Paul Hautekiet has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

Bioxodes SA develops pharmaceutical products. Its programme Ir-CPI, is the first in a novel class of antithrombotics, and is developed for the prevention of thrombosis in a range of applications including cardiopulmonary bypass grafting and percutaneous coronary intervention. The company was founded by Edmond Godfroid and Michel Guyaux on April 20, 2010 and is headquartered in Marche-en-Famenne, Belgium.

PDC Line Pharma SASU develops an active immuno-therapies for cancer based on an allogeneic cell line of Plasmacytoid Dendritic cells (PDC line) loaded with cancer antigens. It offers PDC line which displays antigen presenting cell abilities allowing the priming of antitumor na?ve CD8+ cells in vitro and in vivo (humanized mouse model). The company was founded by Laurent Levy and Joel Plumas in April 2014 and is headquartered in Grenoble, France.

Accessia Pharma SA is a Belgian company that focuses on manufacturing products according to the needs of their clients. The company is based in Herstal, Belgium. The company provides tools and resources to help their clients benefit from economies of scale. Benjamin Boinem has been the CEO of the company since 2015.

AuXin Surgery SA develops, manufactures, and supplies combined medical devices for non-invasive surgery. The private company is based in Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. The Belgian company was founded in 2014 by Philippe Capart, Cecile Capart, Herve Capart, Carlo Zini, and Gilles Capart. The CEO is Benoît Verjans.

IRE ELiT SRL is a company based in Fleurus, Belgium that specializes in the fabrication of radiochemical and radiopharmaceutical products, as well as providing radioactivity analysis services. The Belgian company has developed a new platform called RAMSES for real-time radiological analysis. For the past 50 years, IRE has been at the forefront of innovation in healthcare and nuclear medicine services. The company was founded in 2010 and the CEO is Erich Kollegger.

Innovation Fund is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm headquartered located in Schaerbeek, Belgium.

Part of PDC Line Pharma SASU, PDC Line Pharma is a Belgian company that focuses on medical needs, particularly on skin cancer, which is the most lethal form of cancer worldwide. The company is based in Liege, Belgium, and has two drug candidates in its pipeline, one for melanoma and another for lung cancer. The company aims to address this issue by developing drug candidates that can bring positive results to patients. PDC Line Pharma was founded in 2016 by Laurent Levy and Joel Plumas, and its CEO is Eric Halioua.

Nucleis SA is a radiopharmaceutical company based in Liege, Belgium. The Belgian company proposes and manufactures Radiopharmaceutical Drugs for Diagnostic and Therapy Monitoring. Fabrice Giacomelli has been the CEO of the company since 2017.

White Fund SA invests in companies located in Belgium and possibly neighbouring regions. It targets companies operating in the medical device sector. It provides financing for early stage with an investment size ranging between €2 million and €5 million per project. Exits are targeted after 5-7 years.

Industrya SA invests in companies located in the Benelux, Germany and France. It targets companies operating in the fields of energy transition, 4.0 Industries and new materials. It provides funding for seed stage and early stage and takes minority shareholdings.

Fluxys SA is an independent energy infrastructure group based in Brussels, Belgium with 1,300 employees. The Belgian company is active in gas transmission and storage, as well as liquefied natural gas terminalling. Fluxys operates 12,000 kilometers of pipeline and liquefied natural gas terminals with a yearly regasification capacity of 29 billion cubic meters. The company's purpose is to contribute to a better society by shaping a bright energy future. Fluxys is committed to transporting hydrogen, biomethane, or any other carbon-neutral energy carrier, as well as CO2, accommodating the capture, usage, and storage of the latter. The company was founded in 2008, and the CEOs are Walter Peeraer and Pascal de Buck.

Cometsambre SA the recycling of ferrous metals is one of the COMET Group's main activities, performed through Cometsambre SA, and also forms the main axis for development and expansion. The growth of COMETSAMBRE means that they now handle a supply of almost 1 000 000 tones of scrap iron per year, making they the biggest producer of iron and steel industry materials in Belgium. The principles constantly applied in its management, expansion, commercial and operational pro-activity and technological expertise make COMETSAMBRE a leading company in the world of ferrous metal recycling. They are a serious partner, guaranteeing product quality, and respect for environmental standards-technical performance for recycling.

Loterie Nationale - Nationale Loterij provides gaming and gambling services. Its products include lottery games, scratch games, woohoo, and sport betting. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Part of Société Publique de la Gestion de l'Eau SA, Société Wallonne des Eaux is a water distribution company based in Verviers, Belgium. Société Wallonne des Eaux has invested €117 million in renewing its infrastructure to maintain a long-term service of quality drinking water distribution. The Belgian company provides information on water installations, pricing, and consumption control through its online customer portal. The company was founded in 1986 and is currently led by Isabelle Jeurissen, Eric van Sevenant, and Philippe Boury.