{"id":636,"date":"2024-05-20T14:07:25","date_gmt":"2024-05-20T12:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/?p=636"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:23:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T11:23:44","slug":"bart-van-acker-qbd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/bart-van-acker-qbd\/","title":{"rendered":"Bart Van Acker Leads QbD to Ambitious Expansion:150 Million Euro Valuation"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bart Van Acker<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Quality by Design (QbD)<\/strong>based in Antwerp and launched in 2011 by Bart Van Acker, has established itself as a leading consultancy in the sector. <strong>from <a href=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/category\/biotechnologie\/\" data-type=\"category\" data-id=\"97\">life sciences<\/a> (lifesciences).<\/strong> Having a<strong> assets estimated at 106.5 million euros, <\/strong>QbD has made a significant contribution to the development of various innovative projects and to supporting companies in need of specialist advice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7b7e7c3502&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7b7e7c3502\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/lama-fortune.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/bart-van-acker.jpeg\" alt=\"photo of Bart Van Acker winning a prize\" class=\"wp-image-3125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/bart-van-acker.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/bart-van-acker-300x158.jpeg 300w, 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Acker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key activities<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regulatory expertise<\/strong> To provide strategic guidance for compliance with health authority standards.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Clinical support<\/strong> Structuring and management of clinical studies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Quality improvement<\/strong> Implementing quality systems to optimize production processes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Scanning<\/strong> Digitalization of processes with the help of dedicated teams in India and Ukraine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7b7e7c3b31&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7b7e7c3b31\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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<strong>Persomed<\/strong> on personalized cancer treatments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Strategic growth<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Acquisition of <strong>Turnstone<\/strong>biotechnology communications specialist.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integration of <strong>Michor Consulting<\/strong>expertise in Chinese legislation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Expansion prospects<\/strong> :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>With 500 employees, the aim is to triple the workforce by 2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Exploration of M&amp;A opportunities in Italy, Spain and the UK.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69f7b7e7c41cd&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69f7b7e7c41cd\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" 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All expansion is financed by the company's own resources and bank loans. In order to conquer the US market, the company is planning to turn to outside investors, anticipating an increase in value. <strong>in excess of 150 million euros.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2011 by Bart Van Acker, Antwerp-based Quality by Design (QbD) stands out as a leading consultancy in the life sciences sector, with assets of \u20ac106.5 million. <\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3123,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[97,43,42],"tags":[5,45,27,112],"class_list":["post-636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biotechnologie","category-chimique","category-pharmaceutique","tag-belgique","tag-chimique","tag-flandre","tag-science"],"taxonomy_info":{"category":[{"value":97,"label":"Biotechnologie"},{"value":43,"label":"Chimique"},{"value":42,"label":"Pharmaceutique"}],"post_tag":[{"value":5,"label":"Belgique"},{"value":45,"label":"Chimique"},{"value":27,"label":"Flandre"},{"value":112,"label":"Science"}]},"featured_image_src_large":["https:\/\/media.lama-fortune.com\/2024\/05\/close-up-young-colleagues-having-meeting-1024x683.jpg",1024,683,true],"author_info":{"display_name":"Martin Moth\u00e9","author_link":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/author\/mmothe\/"},"comment_info":0,"category_info":[{"term_id":97,"name":"Biotechnologie","slug":"biotechnologie","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":97,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":20,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":97,"category_count":20,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Biotechnologie","category_nicename":"biotechnologie","category_parent":0},{"term_id":43,"name":"Chimique","slug":"chimique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":43,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":24,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":43,"category_count":24,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Chimique","category_nicename":"chimique","category_parent":0},{"term_id":42,"name":"Pharmaceutique","slug":"pharmaceutique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":42,"taxonomy":"category","description":"","parent":0,"count":20,"filter":"raw","cat_ID":42,"category_count":20,"category_description":"","cat_name":"Pharmaceutique","category_nicename":"pharmaceutique","category_parent":0}],"tag_info":[{"term_id":5,"name":"Belgique","slug":"belgique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":5,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":287,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":45,"name":"Chimique","slug":"chimique","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":45,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":17,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":27,"name":"Flandre","slug":"flandre","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":27,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":200,"filter":"raw"},{"term_id":112,"name":"Science","slug":"science","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":112,"taxonomy":"post_tag","description":"","parent":0,"count":29,"filter":"raw"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3123"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/old.lama-fortune.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}