Univercells is a global life sciences company making biologics available to everyone. We operate as a campus of start-ups: five businesses solving different parts of the same puzzle - meeting global demand for bioproduction. Because it is not enough for a drug to exist. To change the world it must be accessible to everyone.
Location: Belgium, Hainaut, Jumet
Employees: 201-500
Total raised: $83.57M
Founded date: 2013
Investors 7
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | TheClubDea... | theclubdea... |
| - | Health Tec... | hthvc.com |
| - | Takeda Ven... | takeda.com |
| - | Korea Inve... | partners.k... |
| - | Inventures | inventures... |
| - | Adjuvant C... | adjuvantca... |
| - | SFPIM | sfpim.be |
Funding Rounds 6
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 19.10.2022 | Series D | $43.05M | - |
| 16.07.2018 | Series B | $18.73M | - |
| 23.01.2018 | Grant | $2.95M | - |
| 15.12.2017 | - | $3.53M | - |
| 29.12.2016 | Grant | $12M | - |
| 23.10.2015 | - | $3.31M | - |
Mentions in press and media 17
| Date | Title | Description |
| 03.05.2021 | Calling all job-seekers in Belgium; these 7 startups raised funding in 2021 and are hiring right now | All these months, there were layoffs and pay cuts due to the persistent COVID-19 pandemic. Not only that, last year a lot of companies reduced their recruitment numbers, while some froze hiring. However, things are looking better this year.... |
| 13.02.2021 | Investors say Belgium’s startups are poised for international expansion | We surveyed five investors from the Brussels, Belgium ecosystem, and overall the mood was upbeat. Investors are backing companies in smart living, life sciences (“a really promising sector for Belgium”), B2B, “industry 4.0,” fintech, mobili... |
| 03.03.2020 | These 10 tech startups in Europe got maximum funding in 2020 | The European startup market is booming at a rapid pace. The European tech startups witnessed a record-breaking investment in recent quarters. There has been a wave of mega funding rounds of €100 million and above pumped into the tech startu... |
| 19.02.2020 | Univercells Raises Up To €50 Million From KKR Platform | Univercells — a bioprocessing provider focused on increasing the availability of affordable biologics to address global health challenges — announced it is raising up to €50 million financings from Gamma Biosciences Univercells — a bioproce... |
| 17.07.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, July 17 | CULTURE CLASH Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content What you need to know about growing cyberattacks From ExtraHop UBER’S TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS: Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference kicked off yesterday with a conversation betw... |
| 16.07.2018 | Univercells Closes €16M Series B Equity Financing | Univercells, a Gosselies, Belgium-based a technology company offering novel biomanufacturing platforms, aimed at increasing the availability and affordability of biologics – recombinant proteins and vaccines, closed a €16m ($18.8m) Series B... |
| 23.01.2018 | Univercells Receives €2.4M Grant | Univercells, a Gosselies, Belgium based technology company dedicated to delivering innovative and cost-effective biomanufacturing solutions, has received a €2.4M grant. The Walloon Region provided the grant. The company will use the funding... |
| 18.12.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, December 18 | UBER DRAMA Good morning, Term Sheet readers. Paid Content You can't secure what you can't see From ExtraHop If these allegations are proven true, it could result in regulatory sanctions, fines, and further criminal investigations. Not exact... |
| 15.12.2017 | Univercells Secures €3M in Series A2 Funding | Univercells SA, a Gosselies, Belgium-based technology company dedicated to delivering innovative biomanufacturing solutions, closed a €3m ($3.56M) Series-A equity funding round. Backers included the company’s founders, Takeda Ventures and a... |
| 01.01.2017 | Belgian biotech company Univercells awarded $12 million grant | Belgian biotech company Univercells has received a grant for $12 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Founded in 2013 by CEO Hugues Bultot, Univercells brings biology, manufacturing, and technology together to provide clients... |
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