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Walloon radioisotope in the fight against cancer

Walloon radioisotope in the fight against cancer

Wallonia can pride itself on harbouring some of the key players in the radiopharmaceutical sector. IRE/IRE-Elit, Trasis and ANMI – to name but three of those in the field – are innovative companies that are applying [...]

Personalised arthritis medicine saves lots of money

Personalised arthritis medicine saves lots of money

Detecting arthritis early on is one of the key challenges facing rheumatology. However, some patients present with undifferentiated arthritis, meaning that it is not possible to establish a diagnosis from the initial assessment. By analyzing our [...]

Adrenaline junkie? Raising capital could be for you!

Adrenaline junkie? Raising capital could be for you!

Raising capital is no easy task and demands a great deal of time and energy. We interviewed Kitozyme CEO François Blondel, who agreed to share his experience of running several campaigns to raise capital. We also [...]

BioWin supports the ‘SMART’ project

BioWin supports the ‘SMART’ project

Providing software that is able to analyse, compare and measure huge amounts of data clinical trials, with the aim of detecting anomalies: this is what the company CluePoints accomplished. CluePoints is the outcome of the BioWin [...]

ADHD, a disorder cured by play

ADHD, a disorder cured by play

In 2013, a new BioWin project, NeuroAtt, was launched to enable making a reliable diagnosis for ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and to find the least invasive treatment for children. Now the project is nearing completion, [...]

Self-expanding stents to treat the silent killer : aneurysm

Self-expanding stents to treat the silent killer : aneurysm

The continuous flow in jet-induced fountains inspired Nourredine Frid, CEO at Cardiatis (Isnes), to apply the theory of fluid mechanics to blood vessels. By converting turbulence to laminar flow in a blood vessel, an aneurysm (a [...]

All in on cancer immunotherapy

All in on cancer immunotherapy

Founded in 2011, iTeos began its activities at the end of 2012. The company is active in the field of cancer immunotherapy and focuses on the tumor micro-environment to develop innovative drugs. iTeos benefited for its [...]

Biomanufacturing: Walloon player Novasep offers now all the CDMO services!

Biomanufacturing: Walloon player Novasep offers now all the CDMO services!

In 2016 and beyond, biomanufacturing will be high among the BioWin pole priorities. A sector in which Wallonia has no shortage of qualified players and resources to ensure it is well placed to meet future challenges. [...]

Biobanking: a vital asset for Belgium scientific excellence

Biobanking: a vital asset for Belgium scientific excellence

In 2014, three French-speaking universities of Belgium (UCL, ULB, ULg, in association with UMons and UNamur) joined forces, with the support of DG06, Innoviris and BioWin, to create the Biothèque Wallonie Bruxelles (BWB), the network of [...]

Growth boost for KitoZyme: world-leader in vegetal chitosan production

Growth boost for KitoZyme: world-leader in vegetal chitosan production

  KitoZyme, a SME located in Herstal (Belgium), is the only company in the world to provide chitosan and chitin-glucan manufactured from non-animal and non-GMO sources. Lately, KitoZyme has a strong record of technological and commercial [...]