Johan Cardoen

PBL-Ventures is the business start-up and mentoring arm of Plant Bioscience Ltd founded in 1994. The firm is headquartered in the UK.

Meiogenix SAS operates as a biotech company which develops breeding technologies. Its technology allows the modulation of the homologous recombination in eukaryotic cells. It facilitates the natural process that introduces genetic diversity in organisms allowing the generation of novel natural varieties. The company was founded by Giacomo Bastianelli and Alain Nicolas in 2011 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Vlaams Instituut voor Biotechnologie - Flanders Institute operates as a non-profit organization, provides research and development services. It specializes in translating basic scientific results into pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial applications. The company was founded on January 1, 1996 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Intrexon ActoBiotics NV manufactures biopharmaceutical products. It focuses on the development and commercialization of a new generation of biological drugs. The company represents a novel concept for oral administration of therapeutic proteins, and is designed to be safer and more effective than injectable biopharmaceuticals. Intrexon Actobioticswas founded by Mark Vaeck, Emil Pot and Bernard Coulie in June 2006 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Belgium.

Applied Maths NV develops software for the biosciences. It offers desktop software such as BioNumerics, GelCompar II, GeneMaths XT, and Kodon. It also offers server software such as BioNumerics server. The firm also offers services such as training workshops, on-site training, data analysis, and scripts development. The company was founded by Paul Vauterin and Luc Vauterin in 1992 and is headquartered in Sint-Martens-Latem, Belgium.

Corgo NV specializes in corporate consulting services. The company determines the required profiles for client’s new directors, engages a network of professional external directors, recommends suitable candidates, and refers search specialists. It was founded by Karel Plasman in 2003 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

Plant Bioscience Ltd. operates as an independent technology management company. The firm specializes in plant, food and microbial science. Its services include identification of opportunities, enhancement and protection of technology, commercialization strategy and business development. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Norwich, the United Kingdom.

CropDesign NV develops traits for cereal crops. It delivers agronomic traits for the global commercial seed markets. The firm focuses on enhancing grain yield in crops such as corn and rice, and increasing biomass of energy crops. Its platform, TraitMill, lows evaluating the effect of genes on the performance of plants under different growing conditions, including drought and low nutrient stress. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Zwijnaarde, Blgium.