Biotope Ventures Fund

Through our Biotope Ventures Fund, we provide a €350k investment in the form of a convertible loan. It will give you the necessary runway to de-risk your early innovation and prepare your startup for seed financing.

In June, we announced the first close of Boptope Ventures II. With our first fund, we invested in 16 European startups over 3 years across food, agriculture and materials.

We secured €5 million in the first close of our second fund, marking a major step toward our €9 million target over the next 18 months. The Biotope Ventures fund will enable us to invest €350k in up to 30 international early-stage biotech startups.

Agri Investment Fund (AIF) is the private equity and venture capital fund of the group Boerenbond (Farmer’s Union) focusing on Ag-Tech and Agro-Food companies that contribute to a more sustainable agriculture and horticulture.

Anacura is an independent laboratory group with more than 250 dynamic employees based in Evergem (Ghent) and Bruges. Active in various areas of healthcare, anacura is known for its customer-centric support. Anacura’s daughter companies AnaBioTec, Labo Nuytinck and OHMX.bio deliver end-to-end analytical drug development and omics solutions for pharma and biotech clients, as well as affordable, high-quality lab services for patients and healthcare providers.

BNP Paribas Fortis is Belgium’s leading bank, offering a full range of financial services to individuals, businesses, and institutional clients. As part of the international BNP Paribas Group, it combines global reach with local expertise.

Edaphon is an evergreen fund dedicated to restoring the balance between human activity and nature. Our mission is to invest in scalable, innovative solutions that address planetary boundary transgressions, with a focus on sustainable food & agriculture and the preservation of natural capital.

SFPIM Relaunch is a subsidiary of the Federal Holding and Investment Company (SFPIM), Belgium’s Sovereign Wealth Fund. It supports current or future Belgian companies whose business model, in addition to a normal financial return, makes an important contribution to the transition in terms of mobility, inclusion, productivity and/or digitalisation.

The Nest Family Office is located in Brussels, Belgium, and is a family office investment firm that makes venture capital and private equity investments in companies focused on the future of food, water, and Ag-Tech.

VIB is a leading life sciences research institute based in Belgium. Its mission is to push the boundaries of scientific discovery, transform it into disruptive biotech innovations and support the growth of the life sciences ecosystem in Flanders (Belgium).

“The strength of biotope lies in the combination of its high-quality biotech incubator program with a dedicated fund.”

Annick Verween
Head of biotope

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Facilities

Shared lab facilities

Utilize our molecular biology labs, enabling you to refine your proof of concept and progress maturation of your technology.

Greenhouse

Get access to the greenhouse, featuring an automated phenotyping facility, a two hectare test field and a robotic sprayer to test plant response to crop protection agents and biostimulants.

VIB Core facilities

Tap into the potential of VIB Core facilities, where cutting-edge resources meet top-tier expertise and state-of-the-art equipment across 10 research domains in a comprehensive research ecosystem.

biotope loft

Enjoy our shared co-working space in the biotope loft, dedicated for you and your team.

biotope is an initiative of VIB, one of the world’s premier life sciences institutes and the driving force behind the Flemish biotech ecosystem. With biotope, VIB opens up its expertise, support, and fertile ecosystem to external startups.

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