Maximilien is a bioscience engineer with a fervent passion for science and entrepreneurship, with a keen focus on bridging the gap between cutting-edge biotech research and market-ready solutions. Maximilien is dedicated to facilitate growing scientific and technological innovations into value-creating products and successful companies. After gaining experience in big pharma as well as with start-ups in healthcare, Maximilien now works in venture capital. In the VC fund, PMV, a leading life science investor in Flanders, Maximilien is focused on Healthtech (MedTech, Diagnostics, Digital Health) and Agrifoodtech. PMV is an evergreen fund focused on seed/series A investments with initial ticket sizes ranging between 750K - 3M EUR. PMV can invest until 15M EUR throughout the life time of its portfolio companies and can be considered a deep pocketed investor.

About PMV
As a public investment firm for the region in Flandres, PMV is building a sustainable Flemish economy, committed to social impact and financial return. PMV funds a wide range of businesses and technologies, ranging from energy infrastructure and real estate to life sciences. PMV is the most-active life sciences investor of the region of Flandres and invests across multiple life sciences domains (Therapeutics, Healthtech, Agrifoodtech). PMV is an evergreen fund with a sweet spot in seed/series A investments with initial ticket sizes ranging between 750K - 3M EUR. PMV being a partner of ambitious companies can invest until 15M EUR throughout the life time of its portfolio companies and is considered a deep pocketed investor.

Ethan is a Business Development Manager at VIB with over 10 years of experience in academia, biotech R&D, venture capital, and technology transfer organisations. Holding a PhD in Medical Biochemistry specialising in rare diseases and postdoctoral experience at uniQure, Ethan is deeply passionate about the early value chain of the life sciences industry and its vast opportunities. He supports scientific advancements across Europe as a former analyst at V-Bio Ventures and in his current BD role, guiding projects through the "valley of death" of research translation to maximise value creation. Ethan loves travelling and exploring local food scenes, enriching his multicultural perspective.

About VIB
VIB is an entrepreneurial non-profit research institute with a clear focus on groundbreaking strategic basic research in life sciences. It operates in close partnership with the five universities in Flanders. Currently, VIB has 10 research centers located on 6 campuses. VIB’s mission is to pursue original and strategic basic research, push the frontiers of knowledge in the life sciences, with the overarching goal to translate the gained insights and scientific breakthroughs into real-world applications, which leads to both societal and economic benefits. VIB does this by nurturing exceptional talent, creativity, and state-of-the-art technology to uncover the uncharted territory of human knowledge.