# Novalis Biotechnology Incubation

> Novalis Biotechnology Incubation is a VC fund backing Health Care. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Gent, Belgium
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Mar 2026
- Lead investor: 63%
- Fund size: $29M
- Last fund: Jun 2021
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/novalis-biotech
- Website: http://noval.is

Novalis Biotechnology Incubation is a VC fund in Gent focused on Health Care and Biotechnology. Novalis Biotech Incubation seeds biotechnology and life sciences-related companies. We focus on early-stage start-ups and support their evolution by providing funding, sharing our professional and academic connections, and help to shape the business strategy in order to create value for all stakeholders.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 6 | 38% |
| Biotechnology | 5 | 31% |
| Biopharma | 3 | 19% |
| Medical | 2 | 13% |
| Genetics | 2 | 13% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 38% |
| Series A | 4 | 25% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| France | 2 | 13% |
| Belgium | 2 | 13% |
| Sweden | 1 | 6% |
| Germany | 1 | 6% |
| Portugal | 1 | 6% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jan Berghe | Managing Director & Co-Founder | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-berghe |
| Jan Van den Berghe | Co-Founder | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jan-van-den-berghe |
| Kjell Mortier | Fund Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kjell-mortier |
| Wim van Criekinge | Co-Founder & Managing Director | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/wim-van-criekinge-phd |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alithea Genomics | Alithea Genomics develops molecular biology tools and sequencing-based solutions for large-scale gene expression analysis. The company provides technologies that use RNA barcoding and multiplexing methods to enable the analysis of many RNA samples within a single sequencing experiment. Its products support workflows for RNA sequencing, includinglibrary preparation methods designed for transcriptome profiling and gene expression studies. Alithea Genomics also offers reagents, protocols, and software tools that assist researchers in processing sequencing data and interpreting gene expression results. These technologies are used in academic and industry research settings to study biological processes, disease mechanisms, and cellular responses through transcriptomic analysis. | $3.8M | Seed | Mar 04, 2026 |  |
| Altavo | Altavo operates as a medical device startup. Altavo harness the power of machine learning and state-of-the-art sensor technology to improve the lives of people who have lost their voice. | $3.5M | Series A | Jan 22, 2026 |  |
| Modality.AI | Modality.ai is an AI-powered platform that detects health conditions using conversational AI. Through dialogue and video, Modality.AI interacts conversationally with the patient to provide health assessment anywhere, anytime. Its system analyzes multimodal data which allows continuous screening and assessing of patients’ health. | $570.5K | Seed | Oct 07, 2024 |  |
| Alithea Genomics | Alithea Genomics develops molecular biology tools and sequencing-based solutions for large-scale gene expression analysis. The company provides technologies that use RNA barcoding and multiplexing methods to enable the analysis of many RNA samples within a single sequencing experiment. Its products support workflows for RNA sequencing, includinglibrary preparation methods designed for transcriptome profiling and gene expression studies. Alithea Genomics also offers reagents, protocols, and software tools that assist researchers in processing sequencing data and interpreting gene expression results. These technologies are used in academic and industry research settings to study biological processes, disease mechanisms, and cellular responses through transcriptomic analysis. | $3.2M | Seed | Mar 14, 2024 |  |
| Altavo | Altavo operates as a medical device startup. Altavo harness the power of machine learning and state-of-the-art sensor technology to improve the lives of people who have lost their voice. | $5.4M | Series A | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| Rarity Bioscience | Rarity Bioscience provides multiplex assays for detecting nucleic acid sequences in biological samples like liquid biopsies. | $536.5K | Seed | Feb 06, 2023 |  |
| C-mo Medical Solutions | C-mo is the solution providing a complete assessment of cough, adressing key use-cases across the patient management lifecycle. | $760.2K | Seed | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| Enzyre | Enzyre is a developer of diagnostic technology. | $11.8M | Series A | Nov 02, 2022 |  |
| Modality.AI | Modality.ai is an AI-powered platform that detects health conditions using conversational AI. Through dialogue and video, Modality.AI interacts conversationally with the patient to provide health assessment anywhere, anytime. Its system analyzes multimodal data which allows continuous screening and assessing of patients’ health. | $1.1M | Seed | Oct 07, 2022 |  |
| Carroucell | Carroucell is the microcarrier supplier for cell culture in bioreactor. | $1.5M | Series A | Sep 07, 2022 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Relentless Pursuit Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/relentless-pursuit-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Threshold Impact](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/threshold-impact) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [bm-t beteiligungsmanagement thuringen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bm-t-beteiligungsmanagement-th%C3%BCringen) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [PMV](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pmv-eu) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Novalis Biotechnology Incubation invest in?

Novalis Biotechnology Incubation invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Biopharma startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in France. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Novalis Biotechnology Incubation?

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### Who are the partners at Novalis Biotechnology Incubation?

The team at Novalis Biotechnology Incubation includes Jan Berghe (Managing Director & Co-Founder), Jan Van den Berghe (Co-Founder) and Kjell Mortier (Fund Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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