FABPulous

Year of investment: 2009

FABPulous develops a disposable device which allows for rapid semi-quantitative diagnostic testing in blood or plasma. The first application is for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction, based on heart-type fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) as a biomarker. This test is able to demonstrate, within 2-3 minutes after drawing a drop of blood by means of a finger prick, whether or not H-FABP is elevated, which is indicative of an acute myocardial infarction.

TiGenix

Year of investment: 2009

TiGenix is a late-stage regenerative medicine company active in tissue engineering (cartilage repair) and allogeneic cell therapy. It has a marketing agreement with Sobi AB for its ChrondroCelect product in Europe. Its cell therapy products are in advanced stages of clinical trials. TiGenix NV is listed at Euronext Brussels.

Magnamedics

Year of investment: 2008

MagnaMedics engineers and produces magnetic nano- and microparticles that are used in medical devices, drug delivery tools and diagnostic kits. Diagnostic kits are used for determination of biomarkers in body fluids; the company focuses on proteomics and more specifically on high-quantity isolation of proteins as well as on research customers active in high-throughput screening of biomarkers. In 2014 the shares of Limburg Ventures were sold to the other shareholders.

Isobionics

Year of investment: 2008

Isobionics is a company that uses a proprietary biotechnology process for the production of flavor and fragrance ingredients. Its focus is on isoprenoid-based products for food, beverage, flavor and fragrance markets. The biotechnology process delivers products with higher quality and purity, at lower production cost.

Chemtrix

Year of investment: 2008

Chemtrix BV supplies complete and customized microreactor systems for R&D and commercial manufacturing. Chemtrix’ microreactors enhance process efficiency, energy efficiency and safety of chemical synthesis in the fine chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Pharmacell

Year of investment: 2007

PharmaCell is world leader in cell-culturing services using its GMP-certified manufacturing facilities in Maastricht and Geleen. Its customers include the world leaders in commercial cell therapy products. Pharmacell has access to an extensive network which gives it the capability to provide support and/or partnership to R&D companies to bring new products from the lab into the clinic.

Oxford Performance Materials

Year of investment: 2006

Oxford Performance Materials supplies its versatile OXPEKK® polymers to space and defense, medical, semiconductor, and industrial markets worldwide. The company was sold to Arkema in early 2009.

Polyscope

Year of investment: 2006

Polyscope Polymers is a supplier of SMA copolymers for the automotive, paper and construction industries. Its engineering plastics compounds are sold primarily to the automotive industry for e.g. instrument panels and roof frames. Its low molecular grades, low and high MA content grades, liquid forms and imidized products find applications in many specialty markets. The company is based at the Chemelot site where it also has its production assets.

Basic Pharma

Year of investment: 2005

Basic Pharma is an advanced, independent pharmaceutical company primarily engaged in developing, licensing, manufacturing and commercialisation of pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical products. Basic Pharma delivers a full service package to the Pharmaceutical, Biotech and Medical Device industry.

Fortimedix

Year of investment: 2004

In 2009 the company was part of a transaction involving an MBI and which provided a partial exit for shareholders.
The assets were transferred to Fortimedix Holding BV.