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Kurma Partners SA (KP) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Thierry Laugel. The firm is headquartered in Paris, France.

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.

PathoQuest SAS provides diagnostic development services for cancer and infectious diseases. Its services include viral safety testing, adventitious virus detection in cell lines under development and in Master Cell Banks, adventitious virus detection in viral stocks, and identify of the sequences of murine sarcoma virus. The company was founded by Luc Boblet and Marc Eloit on September 14, 2010 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Minoryx Therapeutics SL engages in the development of drugs for the orphan genetic diseases of the central nervous system. The company was founded by Marc Martinell, Joan Aymami, Nigel Ten Fleming and Xavier Barril in 2011 and is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain.

Kurma Biofund seeks investment opportunities in life science and biotechnology companies located in Europe. The investments are done in cooperation with medical institutes and universities such as Institut Pasteur and Institut Curie. Its investment size ranges between €0.10 and €6 million.

Amolyt Pharma SAS engages in development of biopharmaceutical drugs, proteins and peptides for the treatment of metabolic diseases. The company was founded by Thierry Abribat in 2014 and is headquartered in Ecully, France.

Horama SA engages in the development of gene therapies, It focuses on ophthalmological diseases for preserving visual autonomy of patients. The company was founded by Denis Cayet, Christian Hamel, Guylene Le Meur, Philippe Moullier, Vasiliki Kalatzis, and Michel Weberin March 2014 and is headquartered in Paris, France.

Argobio SAS is a start-up studio founded in 2021 and based in Paris, FR. The company was initiated by Kurma Partners, a leading healthcare venture capital firm based in France, and Bpifrance, the French national investment bank. The French company aims to nurture and launch at least five breakthrough biotech companies over the next five years by sourcing innovative early-stage projects from renowned European academic research institutions. The focus is on selected therapeutic areas, including rare diseases, neurological disorders, oncology, and immunology. Argobio will identify, select, and incubate these projects up to company creation and beyond, providing broad expertise in the discovery and development of novel drugs with a team of highly experienced biotech entrepreneurs. The internal team is led by Yves Ribeill, Neill Mackenzie, Poul Sørensen, and Rémi Soula. Thierry Laugel, Managing Partner at Partners, is the President of Argobio. Kurma and Bpifrance were joined by complementary strategic investors, Angelini Pharma, a private international pharmaceutical company, Evotec, a drug discovery alliance and development partnership company, and the Institut Pasteur, an internationally renowned center for biomedical research.

BliNK Biomedical SAS is a French company that specializes in cutting-edge technology for identifying rare antibody-secreting cells from humans and other species. The company is based in Marseille, France. The company's technology is based on validated platforms, isaac and vivascreen, which provide a highly efficient and deep mining process. The CEO of the company is Jack Elands.

Orano Med SAS is a French biotechnology company that utilizes nuclear technology to develop new therapies for cancer patients with resistant forms of cancer. The company is based in Châtillon, France, and the CEO of the company is Julien Dodet. The company specializes in targeted alpha therapy treatments, which combines biological molecules to target cancer cells with the properties of lead-212 (212pb) to destroy them while limiting the impact on surrounding healthy cells. Orano Med has formed collaborations with prestigious institutions and biopharmaceutical companies to develop several treatments using 212pb combined with various targeting agents. The company has 212pb manufacturing facilities, laboratories, and R&D centers in France and the United States and is currently investing to expand its GMP-manufacturing capacities for 212pb radiolabeled pharmaceuticals. Orano Med is ultimately controlled by the Government of France.

Holding Solina SA provides ingredient-based functional and culinary solutions for the food industry. The firm offers DENA, formidabel, Saveur, nutrinal and PYC brands. It offers culinary and aromatic solutions, such as stocks, culinary extracts and aromas, sauce bases, sauces, cheese preparations, marinades, seasonings, batters, coatings and spice compositions. The company was founded by Eric M. Terré in 2012 and is headquartered in Breal-Sous-Montfort, France.

Solina France SASU engages in the manufacture of food ingredients. Its products are focused on ready meals; seafood preparations; snacks; salads and vegetables; pizzas, quiches, and pies; sauces; soups; dairy products; organic solutions; marinades; and fresh and cooked products. The company was founded by Eric Terré in 1988 and is headquartered in Bréal-Sous-Monfort, France.

Key Neurosciences SAS provides research and development services. Its services include product and technology development, fund raising, business and commercial development, and project management. The company was founded in December 2010 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.

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.

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.

Part of Bayer AG, Bayer CropScience NV is a Belgian company that wholesales fertilizers and other agrochemical products. The company is based in Diegem, Belgium. The company was founded in 1972. Sylvain Moissionnier has been the CEO of the company since 2020.

MyCartis NV develops technologies for healthcare personalization needs. It offers Evalution, a multiplex analysis platform to develop protein and nucleic-acid based clinical biomarkers. The company provides disruptive solutions in the fields of clinical and translational research for various applications in the detection of proteins and nucleic acids, such as sandwich immunoassays, antibody assays, genotyping assays, and mutation analysis assays to customers and partners. It offers products for various disease areas, including cell signalling, cardiovascular, oncology, and preeclampsia. The company was founded by Koen Kas in August 2004 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.

Part of Bayer AG, Bayer Bioscience NV is a Belgian company that manufactures and markets herbicides and agricultural chemical products. The company is based in Ghent, Belgium. The company was founded by Gerard van Acker.

FlandersBio vzw is a life sciences cluster organization based in Flanders, Belgium. FlandersBio creates value by organizing networking and training activities, supporting internationalization, providing services, and building expertise. The Belgian company was founded by Jean Marie Stassen.

Eurazeo Investment Managr - EIM SA (Eurazeo IM) is a Venture Capital firm founded in 1997 by Christophe Bavière and part of the Eurazeo Group. Eurazeo Investment Manager - EIM SA is headquartered in Paris with additional offices in Frankfurt, Shanghai and Seoul. The firm is formerly known as Idinvest Partners SA, former AGF Private Equity SA.

Q-Biologicals NV operates as a bio pharma contract development and manufacturing organization. It provides process development and bio manufacturing services to customers in the biopharmaceutical industry. The company was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium.

Confo Therapeutics NV develops pharmaceutical products. It is a drug discovery company building internal drug discovery programs on GPCRs addressing unmet medical need. The company was founded by Jan Steyaert and Toon Laeremans in June 2015 and is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.

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

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.

Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH manufactures pharmaceutical prodcuts. It offers human and animal health products. The company was founded by Albert Boehringer in 1885 and is headquartered in Ingelheim, Germany.

Complix NVengages in the development of biopharmaceutical company developing Alphabodies, a pipeline of transformative protein therapeutics. The Company is currently focusing its internal research and development activities on oncology and autoimmune diseases. Its therapeutic Alphabodies focuses on the treatment of autoimmune diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis and multiple sclerosis, and infectious diseases, and viral diseases such as influenza, HIV, and RSV. The company was founded by Mark Vaeck and Ignace Lasters in 2008 and is headquartered in Diepenbeek, Belgium.

MicroPEP Technologies SAS engages in the development of biomimetic peptides that manage plant genetics. The company was founded by Thomas Laurent on April 15, 2016 and is headquartered in Toulouse, France.