The history and DNA of our company
Acar'Up Consumer Health is a Belgian healthcare company headquartered in the capital city of Brussels. We own exclusive worldwide rights ExAller® anti-dust mite product and self-test kit, which are developed and produced in Belgium.
Our Board of Directors
Executive Chairman
MR. BENJAMIN TILLIER
Benjamin Tillier has over 20 years of international experience in various industries. He spent the first 10 years of his career in multinational consulting companies such as Accenture. In 2011 he became a freelancer, providing management services. His main client being a healthcare company, he grew progressively closer to this industry. In 2013, he founded a consumer health distribution company based in Luxembourg (his home country), covering various medical brands. He also launched a similar company in Switzerland in 2017. In 2019 he became CEO of Acar'Up Consumer Health. He launched the ExAller© brand in multiple countries and led the company successfully, until he moved into the role of Executive Chairman in mid-2022.
BRUSTART S.A. REPRESENTED BY
MATHILDE LEVY
Brustart, a subsidiary of finance.brussels/SRIB Group, is a venture capital company dedicated to young Brussels-based firms. It was created in December 1992 as an initiative of the Brussels-Capital Region government.
Mathilde Levy joined SRIB in 2018. She currently holds the position of investment manager. As part of her work at Brustart, Mathilde sits on the boards of several Brussels companies.
INNOVATION FUND REPRESENTED BY
EDITH COUNE
The Innovation Fund was created in February 2015. The fund invests in innovative start-ups and companies active in the fields of chemicals and life sciences. With the Innovation Circle and Fund, essenscia and François Cornelis have created a one-stop shop for creative and innovative companies in the Belgian chemicals sector.
Edith Coune has more than 20 years of experience in the chemical industry. Among others, she has held the position of communication manager at BASF. Edith has been the general secretary of the Innovation Circle and the Innovation Fund since their creation.
THEODORUS III S.A. REPRESENTED BY
MR. ADRIEN VAN DER BORGHT
Theodorus is the spin-off investment fund of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). Its primary mission is to finance companies created based on innovative technologies developed within or in collaboration with the university.
Adrien joined Thedorus Investment Funds in 2018. Previously, he worked as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, where he primarily served the medical and industrial sectors in a wide range of areas. He holds a master's degree from the Solvay Business School.
INVENTURES S.A. REPRESENTED BY
MR. BRUNO DE RADZITZKY
Inventures is a European venture capital fund that builds a better world by investing in fast-growing companies and sustainable businesses led by ambitious and visionary founders.
Bruno de Radzitzky has almost 25 years of experience in M&A transactions. He started his career as a lawyer and member of the Brussels Bar. He then joined Etex (a Belgian group active in building materials around the world) as a corporate lawyer, later becoming senior legal counsel. He joined Inventures on 1 January 2017 as head of asset management.
MR. LAURENT JOURET
Laurent Jouret joined Inventures SA in 2017 as senior investment manager and head of corporate services. Prior to joining Inventures, Laurent was senior investment manager at Sofina. He was a member of the internal committee overseeing direct investment opportunities and has represented Sofina as a non-executive director in portfolio companies. He previously held various positions at leading financial institutions such as ING and Citibank.