7 BELGIAN SOLUTIONS TO FIGHT COVID-19 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS

BRINGING VALUE TO THE CRISIS 7 BELGIAN SOLUTIONS TO COVID-19

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AMB ECOSTERYL

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ANDAMAN 7

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CRAFT ENGINEERING

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DIAGENODE

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SOLVAY

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SOTRAD WATER

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ZENTECH

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As the Covid-19 continues to spread across the world, MDB’s and development agencies have taken strong steps to strengthen developing nation’s ability to respond to the pandemic by supporting the health system and infrastructure together with designing and applying socio-economic measures to shorten the time to economic recovery. The top priority is for now to save lives and this is possible through About AWEX the deployment of tools and policies aiming at detecting, preventing The Export-Investment Agency (AWEX) is mandated by the and responding to the current health crisis. government of Wallonia- to promote export and attract investment. Belgium-Wallonia has gathered a series of solution that can help you With more than 400 employees in nearly 100 countries around the world, implementing your fast response package in five specific areas: there is always someone ready to support you and answer your needs.

- Testing - E-Health - Prevention and Sanitation - O2 - Medical Waste Management

All these solutions are in compliance with the SDG’s and can be fully integrated in the local health system and have a positive impact on a longer term strategy designed by the local health authorities.

E-meeting requests by funding and implementing agencies are welcome and can be readily organized with representatives of the listed companies. 6 AMB ECOSTERYL AMB Ecosteryl 250

liquid medical waste, human and animal AMB s.a. is a manufacturer and a pathological waste, sharp containers specialist of the medical waste treatment and prickly hospital waste, cultures and industry. Their innovative equipment and stocks, as well as any other waste listed in machinery are being used for recycling, state and federal regulations as medical recovering and processing medical waste. waste. The company works closely with its customers to provide them with market- By doing this, AMB contributes leading alternative in medical waste to maintaining a safe and healthy treatment equipment. The company environment while promoting sustainable designed four patented systems which development. enable the treatment of medical waste without any polluted discharge, through a continuous microwave technology. Against the Covid-19 Decontamination of medical waste has The company offers a green and clean always been important to preserve technology for the treatment of medical the clean environment of the medical waste combining, in a continuous-flow facilities. Being able to neutralize process, powerful shredding with dry thoroughly contaminated medical waste microwave core-heating of waste is key in ensuring the safety of the medical staff and the well-being patients. AMB’s ECOSTERYL technology was designed to handle a large variety of regulated medical waste, including hospital and laboratory waste, solid and

Contact AMB Ecosteryl Avenue Nicolas Copernic, 1 AMB Ecosteryl 75+ 7000 Mons [email protected] Belgique [email protected] +32 65 82 26 81 [email protected] +32 65 82 47 98 http://ecosteryl.com/fr/ 8 ANDAMAN 7 Andaman 7 App

Andaman7 is a Belgian-American eHealth company created to Against Covid-19 significantly improve communication The coronavirus (covid19) pandemic between doctors and patients and will last for months, maybe years, and empowering them to work efficiently could lead to millions of people being together. The team of software hospitalized. Andaman7 contributes with engineers and medical specialists is short and mid-term solutions. focused on improving healthcare for everyone. Andaman7 can help patients, healthcare professionals, call centers, hospitals and The aim of Andama 7 project is to authorities to manage the crisis. create a PHR (Personal Health Record) to allow all patients to collect their The company has developed a free in-app health data on their smartphone (no Pandemic Module that can help with: medical data is stored in the cloud). This • Informing patients with trusted sources, PHR is combined with a HIP - a Health • Triage to reduce load on medical staff Intermediation Platform to facilitate and call centers, medical research and care. Data is only • Self-test to reduce the burden on the shared with the patient consent, in full medical infrastructure, respect of his privacy (GDPR and other • Data collection for medical and crisis regulations). management purposes, • Medical research with urgent clinical Andaman7 is a project by patients for trials, PRO, RWE, QoL studies. patients and free for individuals users. The main office is located in Liege Andaman7 is a trusted and certified (Belgium). A second office is located in partner. We are GDPR, HIPAA, GCP and 21 Redwood city (Silicon Valley, California), CFR part 11 (FDA) compliant. at the center of digital innovation.

Contact Andaman 7 [email protected] Andaman 7: the mobile [email protected] application for medical https://www.andaman7.com/ records 10 CRAFT ENGINEERING GAMMES CPO EM

CRAFT-ENGINEERING the most severe weather conditions: high INTERNATIONAL SA is a company temperature and high humidity. which develops and builds autonomous production units of medical fluids such Against the Covid-19 as oxygen, air or medical vacuum. Craft® Covid-19 can trigger Acute Respiratory systems offers a two-stage diaphragm Destress Syndrom (ARDS). Providing compression unit for pure oxygen, medical facilities with a steady supply of O2 adapted to the medical or extreme is vital for the survival of the patients (Covid industrial environments. and ARDS alike). The O2 autonomous production unit of Craft-Engineering is the The diaphragm compressor provides ideal solution for communities affected by high volumetric efficiency guaranteeing the lack of regular and reliable O2 supply. optimal production. Its electrical The unit(s) can be fastly deployed and fully consumption and its noise level are low. integrate to long term policy of the local There is limited maintenance and this is health authorities. done at relatively spaced intervals, from 8,000 to 14,000 hours of production.

The company is actually operating in Africa, South America & South-East Asia and provide a customized equipment, in conformity with the most demanding specifications tailored to the needs of their clients such as the resistance in

Bottle filling station in ISO Contact Cratf Engineering International 20 ’container - Turnkey. Rue de l'Aéroport, 58 4460 Grâce-Hollogne Belgium [email protected] +32 4 366 03 87 https://craft-engineering.com/fr/ 12 DIAGENODE

Since 2003, Diagenode Diagnostics the geneLEAD VIII instrument which also MASTER MIX 1-STEP 4X 2020) and the routine experience from has designed, manufactured and allows laboratories to develop and run their many laboratories in Europe. commercialized innovative and trusted own homebrew assays. We also provide RNA EXTRACTION & PCR CE-IVD kits for the detection of pathogens high quality reagents (Primers & Probe INHIBITION CONTROL This Primers & Probe Set amplifies a associated with many infections. Set, Master Mix and Control, see below) specific sequence of the E gene coding to support daily laboratory activities PRIMERS & PROBE SET for the Envelope small membrane Combining a unique expertise in Nucleic in this current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. FOR SARS CORONAVIRUS protein and so allowing the detection Acid Amplification Technologies DETECTION of SARS Coronavirus. This product (NAAT) and IVD processes, Diagenode Molecular Diagnostics is key to provide represents the perfect tool for the first- Diagnostics provides a wide range of the most appropriate patient care and Facing the emergence of Severe Acute line SARS-CoV-2 screening in a routine simplex and multiplex real-time PCR kits support this coronavirus outbreak Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 workflow. to detect bacteria, parasites and viruses. management. (SARS-CoV-2), high-volume respiratory testing is demanded in laboratories Please feel to contact us for any question Diagenode Diagnostics develops RNA EXTRACTION Kit. worldwide. about our in vitro diagnostics solution, sustainable partnerships with clinical Diagenode Diagnostics offers today an we remain your trusted molecular microbiology laboratories and IVD exclusive RNA extraction kit validated Diagenode Diagnostics launches today diagnostics partner especially during companies around the world. on KingFisher™ instruments on more a new Primers & Probe Set to detect by these challenging times than 20.000 samples, daily used by Real-Time PCR the SARS Coronavirus the National Reference Center for (including SARS-CoV-2) based on Diagenode against Covid19 or SARS-CoV-2. This RNA extraction kit the recent publication (Corman et al., SARS-CoV2 (DEXR-10-L100) is based on proprietary Diagenode Diagnostics is offering a magnetic beads and designed for rapid unique all-in-one solution for SARS- high-throughput purification of SARS- CoV-2 coronavirus testing, based on CoV-2 RNA from nasopharyngeal swab samples in 96- well plates (not included).

Recently, we validated one protocol to use without Robot for LAtin America.

Contact Diagenode [email protected] www.diagenodediagnostics.com 14 SOLVAY

Founded in 1863, Solvay is a science Peroxides for Disinfectants, a ACTIZONE®, a Disinfectant-Cleaner company whose technologies bring versatile and environmentally friendly formulation has potential to provide the benefits to many aspects of daily life. disinfectant ingredients are available for unprecedented utility for containing Solvay seeks to create sustainable confined environment decontamination, infections. shared value for all, notably through its work space sterilization and are key • Fast germ kill with broad spectrum Solvay One Planet plan crafted around components for producing alcohol- activity, kills 99.9% of germs three pillars: protecting the climate, based hand sanitizers. • Long lasting Antimicrobial preserving resources and fostering Protection with continuous better life. Specialty Polymers for High Performance coverage of environmental The Group’s innovative solutions materials that can be repeatedly surfaces as a thin protective film contribute to safer, cleaner, and more disinfected and sterilized for Personal over TIME up to 24h+ sustainable products found in homes, Protection Equipment and Medical • food and consumer goods, planes, cars, Equipment: AMNI® ANTIVIRAL POLYAMIDE, a batteries, smart devices, health care functional polyamide yarn with antiviral applications, water and air purification • Ventilator Components & Respirators and antibacterial agent in its polymeric systems. Solutions (CAPR & PAPR) matrix that helps to block the cross- • Face Shields & Intubation Boxes contamination of viruses and bacterias • Nonwoven filtration solutions for on textile articles, being a powerful Against the Covid 19 N95, FFP2, FFP3, and Surgical Masks barrier against the spread of Covid-19. Solvay has put in place emergency • 3D Printing Filaments product offerings to customers who • Fluids for Oxygen Delivery Systems have critical needs as a result of the • Components of Nasal delivery coronavirus pandemic. system for vaccines and antivirals

Contact Solvay Rue de Ransbeek 310 Chile: [email protected] 1120 Neder-Over-Heembeek Belgium: [email protected] Belgium https://www.solvay.com/ 16 SOTRAD WATER DIACFA - SENEGA Containerized water treatment plant

Sotrad Water is a company which access to clean water and in the meantime was created in 2009 to develop, make, improve their business model market and install water treatment Headquartered in Wallonia - Belgium, stations that can produce between 1 Sotrad Water boasts mobile and m² and 200 m³ of water per hour from experienced teams capable of responding surface waters. It combines a set of efficiently to diverse requests from the cutting edge technologies to supply world over. superior quality water that meets the bacteriological standards required by Against the Covid-19 the WHO. Sotrad Water provides water Handwashing and sanitation is possibly the treatment solutions for people and first and easiest steps to avoid the spread industries, as well as storage solutions. of the disease. SOTRAD Water with its In response to the difficulties flexible and fast deployment solutions encountered in emerging countries, the can help communities enhance their clean Sotrad Water solutions are designed to water facilities and offer the population be delivered “turnkey,” easy to use and close accesses to wash points. service, sustainable, and requiring little energy and consumables. Sotrad Water develops compact and easily transportable solutions able to reach all areas, rural and urban alike. The Sotrad Water solutions is primarily used to support public facilities but can also help local industrs to have

A fully solar powered water treatment station for Contact SOTRAD Water the people of IRA in Côte Chaussée de Louvain, 435 d'Ivoire. B-1380 Lasne [email protected] Belgium [email protected] +32 2 386 11 69 sotradwater.be 18 ZENTECH ZENTECH

ZenTech is a biotechnology company marketed either directly or through highly specialized in the diagnostic distributors and OEM agreements of pathologies occurring in the early worldwide. life stages, from birth to adolescence (newborn, toddler and child) and in the Against Covid-19 diagnostic of chronic diseases affecting ZenTech's COVID-19 IgM/IgG QuickZen both children and adults. rapid serological tests is now available on The company has a considerable the local market but also for export. expertise in the development, production and marketing of IVD The QuickZen COVID-19 IgM/IgG is a lateral kits specifically developed for the flow assay for the detection of COVID-19 newborn screening and pediatric use. IgM and IgG class antibodies in patients The techniques are adapted to the with clinical suspicion of infection with the requirements of non-invasive assays. novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The specialization is further enhanced by competence in the automation • Qualitatively detects coronavirus- of medical diagnostic laboratory specific class G and M antibodies processes. • Realizable on whole blood, plasma or Their teams have developed and serum adapted a number of platforms • Provides a response on the patient's to automate the use of these kits, immune status within 10 minutes according to the tests performed by each laboratory. Advantages Zentech’s high-quality products are • Fast : 10 minutes • Practical : all-in-one • Reliable : Excellent sensivity and specificity

Zentech Launches Contact Zentech Production of Serological Avenue du Pré Aily, 10 Tests 4031 Liège Belgium [email protected] +32 4 361 42 32 http://www.zentech.be/ NOTES Wallonia Export & Investment Agency in Indonesia

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