International Project & Business Management (I.P.B.M.) sprl provides consulting services to help European companies with foreign trade, especially in the health, life sciences, chemical, and pharmaceutical sectors in Asia and China. The company's services include market research, feasibility studies, business partnerships, and regulatory assistance. I.P.B.M. has over 9 years of experience advising European SMEs and 40 years of international management experience, including creating joint ventures in China and technology transfers in Asia. The company is led by Andre Puttemans and is based in Wavre, Belgium.

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INTERNATIONAL PROJECT & BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT (I.P.B.M.) sprl
Your Foreign Trade Expert for
• Products and equipments in the
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES sectors
• CHEMICAL products
in China, in Hong Kong, in Asia, in USA
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Services/competences
• Foreign trade consultancy and interim management
• Project management
• Market investigations & feasibility studies
• Establishment of strategic plans (e.g. business & marketing plans)
• Creation of enterprises & strategic alliances (JV, WFOE, FICE, RO)
• Assistance for the setting up of high tech and GMP plants
• Search for suppliers, distributors, sub-contractors, licensees
• Organization of business trips, training seminars and conferences
assistance for fairs & congresses
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-02-2014

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Key fields of expertise and references
• > 9 years of support and advices to European SME’s (ongoing)
• pharma, medical, cosmetic, nutriceutical, biotech & chemical sectors
• Expert on Asia (especially China and Hong Kong since 25 years)
• 40 yrs of international management with leading MNC’s
(Procter & Gamble, Monsanto, GlaxoSmithKline - Biologicals)
• Creation of pharmaceutical JV’s in Shanghai & Moscow (GSK-Bio)
• Transfers of technologies to Egypt (GSK-Bio) and Japan
(Monsanto)
• Multilingual (7 languages)
• Master degree in Chemistry (Brussels University)
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Accreditations/ memberships
• Foreign Trade Expert (accredited by AWEX and BECI)
- Missions of expertise and counseling
- Interim management missions
AWEX: Walloon Export and Foreign Investment Agency
BECI : Brussels Enterprises, Commerce & Industry
• Interim Manager - ESSENSYS (ex ERNST & YOUNG ETM)
- BOYDEN
• Belgian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce (Secretary of the Board)
• Member of the Belgium-Hong Kong Society
• Member of the BIOWIN Pole (Health Cluster of the Walloon region
in Belgium)
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Projects experience (since 2004)
• Market research studies & products sourcing in China:
- biological products (UK SME)
- chemical products for horticulture (South Europe SME)
- plastifyers (Italian SME)
- intraocular lenses for cataract surgery (Belgian SME)
- health food supplements (2 Belgian SMEs)
- hospital & diagnostic equipment (5 Belgian SMEs)
- female healthcare (Belgian SME)
- specialized cosmetic products (Belgian SME)
- herbal medicine/TCM in China (2 Belgian SMEs)
- Clinical Research/biomarkers in China (2 Belg. SMEs)
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Key projects experience
• Studies/counseling related to health regulations in China
• Support for key projects in China and/or in Hong Kong
- R & D in medical and biotech sectors (ARESA)
- Intraocular implants (Belgian SME*)
- Health food supplements (2 Belgian SMEs*)
- Specialized cosmetic products (Belgian SME*)
- Orthopedic implants (US MNC)
- Medical diagnostic equipment (4 Belgian SMEs*)
- search for Clinical/Regulatory partners (2 SMEs)
- search partners for novel Hep. C treatment (N.E. SME)
* projects partially financed by the AWEX
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-02-2014

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Other activities
• Active participation to Belgian economic missions and fairs in China
from 2004 to 2013
• Speaker at conferences/seminars for handling business in China:
- AWEX (preparation of several economic missions)
- LHOIST’s executive management team (in Limelette – Belgium)
- BCECC/AGORIA/FEDICHEM in Brussels
- ARESA/BCECC/AWEX in Gosselies (about health sector in China)
- AWEX Mons & Charleroi (Year China-Hainaut province - 2006)
- Universities: KUL Leuven University, ICHEC (Brussels)
- Webinar Biotech-Finances (France Oct. 2012)
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Functioning mode
• Work « à la carte »
• Definition of project and its steps according to
- your needs
- your budget
- results milestones
• Confidentiality agreement
• Services Agreement
• Reports/presentations of results
I.P.B.M. sprl ; ipbm41@gmail.com
1-11-2012

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Contact :
André PUTTEMANS, Managing Director
International Project & Business
Management (IPBM) sprl
Avenue Pasteur 6 Building H
Multiburo Business Centre
Collines de Wavre
B-1300 Wavre [Nord] BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 (0)10 68 64 61
Fax: +32 (0)10 68 63 63
E-mail: ipbm41@gmail.com

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Contact :
André PUTTEMANS, Managing Director
International Project & Business
Management (IPBM) sprl
Avenue Pasteur 6 Building H
Multiburo Business Centre
Collines de Wavre
B-1300 Wavre [Nord] BELGIUM
Tel.: +32 (0)10 68 64 61
Fax: +32 (0)10 68 63 63
E-mail: ipbm41@gmail.com