BioVallée is a Belgian association of research groups of the Université Libre de Bruxelles (Brussels) and the Université de Mons-Hainaut (Mons) together with several biotech companies comprising a biotechnopole. It was founded in 2001 by the Walloon Region as an interface between academic research and industrial applications. This has by now lead to three Spin-offs: DELPHI GENETICS, DNAVISION and BV TRANSGENIC SERVICES. Professor Alex Bollen is the CEO of BioVallée.