With 2000 scientists in Belgium and a total of 9.000 employees, 19 candidate vaccines in the pipeline and 1.5 billion € of R&D expenditure in 2023, GSK is the largest pharma company in Belgium. An interview with Phd Jamila Louahed, Vice President, Head of Therapeutic Vaccines R&D and the Rixensart R&D center at GSK. 💊

An interview with Mr Sébastien VERCRUYSSE, General Manager, Ekium Belgium What are Ekium Belgium’s key figures? Ekium Belgium, part of the international SNEF group, has been established in Charleroi for over 20 years and in Liège since 2023. We now have more than 50 multidisciplinary professionals who are capable of…

Bridgestone Aircraft Tire Europe, a member of the Bridgestone Group, a global leader in tires and rubber building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility, employs 200 people in Belgium and generates annual sales of more than €120 million. The company is the market leader in commercial aviation in the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. ✈️

Dendrogenix is a Liège-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the development of New Chemical Entities (NCEs) called Dendrogenins through early clinical development. These First in class small molecules derived from epoxysterols and biogenic amines possess neuroprotective and neuroregenerative properties and promote neuronal survival. Dendrogenins are designed to address significant unmet medical…

Founded in Brussels in 1937 and based in Louvain-la-Neuve since the 1990s, JEMA SA combines more than 80 years of expertise in magnetic products for railways and telecoms, 45 years in particle accelerators and 10 years in energy transition. ♻️🔋

Faced with growing demand from industry for services involving simulations and machine learning, Gian-Marco Rignanese co-founded the start-up Matgenix in 2020 following a First Spin-Off funding from the Walloon Region. It’s a great way of making researchers’ skills available without the usual publication constraints. A new era for materials design…

Specializing in the development and manufacture of advanced industrial laboratory instruments for characterizing powder behavior, Granutools bridges the gap between complex systems and manual devices. The company also offers a range of instruments and services to help industries handle and process powders efficiently. 👨‍🔬🔬

Created in 2017 by Dr. Jonathan Douxfils QUALIblood offers a wide range of biological analyses integrating innovative biomarkers. With 9 scientific experts dedicated to its clients’ preclinical and clinical projects and to its internal research projects, QUALIblood has more than 10 years’ expertise in haemostasis and biomarkers, with more than…

Drawing on over 40 years of experience and a unique combination of skills, expertise and cultures, Thales Alenia Space delivers cost-effective solutions for telecommunications, navigation, Earth observation, environmental management, exploration, science and orbital infrastructures. Governments and private industry alike count on Thales Alenia Space to design satellite-based systems that provide…

Founded in 1999, LASEA is the European leader in ultra-short laser micromachining machines for the luxury goods, medical and energy sectors. The company owes this pioneering position to its 120 patents, divided into 30 families, and to the 15-20% of its annual income reinvested in R&D. Impressive Growth and Global…

Created in 2004, Trasis provides hospital suppliers with the means to produce radiolabelled compounds. Trasis products consist of synthesizers, dispensers, and consumables. Our objective: to facilitate introduction of the newest radiopharmaceuticals into clinical practise. Currently present in about one third of the world’s radiopharmacies thanks to its bestseller the AllinOne…

Created in 2004 from research conducted at the Ecology Laboratory of the UCLouvain, Viridaxis produces parasitoids to combat the aphids that affect the sheltered crops of horticulturalists. This is a major technological innovation and a promising alternative to synthetic pesticides that disrupt biodiversity and harm human health. @ Viridaxis@ ViridaxisInnovation…

With more than 30 years of experience in IVD (kits and instrumentation), DIAsource ImmunoAssays® S.A., a BioVendor Group company, is an international diagnostic company which has been based in Louvain-la-Neuve in a 7,500 m² facility for 10 years. It relies upon 80 employees, yields an annual turnover of €17 million…

A business unit of AGC Glass Europe strong with a staff of 40 members, AGC Plasma Technology Solutions is specialised in developing and industrialising innovative vacuum plasma coating technologies. The BU offers its equipment and services to a broad range of industries outside the glass world. © ESO/L. Calçada© ESO/L.…

HELMo Gramme trains versatile industrial engineers who are sought after in production, research and technological development, sales, management, quality management, etc. Working closely with companies is part of HELMo Gramme’s DNA. Whether it is teaching or applied research, the engineering school welcomes the expertise of private players with open arms.…