Overview
Bluecrux is a supply chain consulting and technology company headquartered in Aalst and Mechelen. Its origins go back to 2011, when Koen Jaspers founded The Crux in Mechelen and Mikael Pensaert, Geert Vanhove and Geert Wullaert founded Bluegrass Consulting in Brussels. The two firms combined in December 2015 under the Bluecrux name, with about 30 consultants and offices in Mechelen and Anderlecht. The company sells consulting on planning transformation, integrated business planning and supply chain optimisation, and develops three software products: Axon for value chain analytics and decision intelligence, Binocs for planning and scheduling in QC labs and advanced therapies, and Helion for commercial supply planning in biotech. Binocs started in 2015 with two pharmaceutical companies as co-creators; by 2021 it was used by more than 1,000 teams. Bluecrux partners with Anaplan, OMP and Kinaxis. Named clients include Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Roche, UCB, Merck, Heineken, Danone, Bridgestone and AkzoNobel. Life sciences accounts for about half of revenue. Down 2 Earth Capital took a stake in June 2019 and exited in July 2022. Bluecrux opened a New Jersey office in 2019, acquired the Galway lab software company PlanDomino in 2021, moved its US headquarters to Millburn, New Jersey in 2023 under Scott Barnard, Managing Director North America, and opened a Warsaw office in 2026. Headcount reached about 250 in 2023 across Belgium, the US, Ireland and the Netherlands; the company now runs 10 offices in 9 countries. In May 2026 Gartner named Bluecrux a Leader in its Magic Quadrant for Specialist Supply Chain Strategy, Planning and Operations Consulting. Koen Jaspers is co-founder and CEO.
Funding history
- 2019 Growth investment: Undisclosed stake taken by Down 2 Earth Capital alongside management; exited July 2022
Stated facts & numbers
- Founded: 2011 (merged as Bluecrux in 2015)
- Headquarters: Aalst and Mechelen
- Founders: Koen Jaspers (The Crux); Mikael Pensaert, Geert Vanhove, Geert Wullaert (Bluegrass Consulting)
- CEO: Koen Jaspers
- Employees: About 250 (2023)
- Offices: 10 offices in 9 countries
- Products: Axon, Binocs, Helion
- Customers: Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, GSK, Roche, UCB, Merck, Heineken, Danone, Bridgestone, AkzoNobel
- Acquisitions: PlanDomino (2021)
- Revenue: About €14M expected in 2019
Leadership & org chart
In the news
- What happens when QC and supply chain planning work as one? We're taking the stage at the European Biomanufacturing Summit alongside FinVector to explore just that! 🎤 On 24 November at 12:05, Mathieu Flechelle (FinVector Oy) and Frederik Jaenen (Bluecrux) will present “FinVector’s Journey Towards Integrating Supply Chain & QC Planning.” From tackling QC bottlenecks to smarter, more connected planning, discover how FinVector is bringing QC and supply chain closer together, with AI on the horizon. Heading to the summit? Don't
- TBT to last year's Biomanufacturing World Summit! Last year, Anouk Schoenmakers took the stage with Joe Bitterman from Johnson & Johnson to share the Innovative Medicine Journey, exploring how to synchronize planning and operations in a “never normal” environment. And this year, we're back with more! On November 10, Scott Barnard and JT Ward will take the stage in San Diego for their session, Intelligent Planning for Biomanufacturing Growth, diving into how biotech companies can connect people, processes and data to build more
- Scaling biotech is hard. Scaling planning alongside it? Even harder. As biotech companies grow, complexity increases across labs, manufacturing, external partners and commercial operations. And too often, the systems and processes meant to support that growth struggle to keep up. Next week, I'll be taking the stage at the Biomanufacturing World Summit in San Diego alongside JT Ward to discuss Intelligent Planning for Biomanufacturing Growth. We'll explore what it takes to connect people, processes and data across the value
- AI-powered supply chains aren't built overnight. And Zoetis knows a thing or two about that. 🎤 In our session with Zoetis at LogiPharma Digital Connect, Cédric Van Helleputte (Bluecrux) and Joseph Morrin (Zoetis) will share how a step-by-step transformation journey is helping Zoetis connect planning, people and data across its global value chain. From smarter S&OE to AI-powered decision intelligence, it's a story of building the right foundations to deliver real business value. Because technology changes, but the foundations
- It was a great Day 1 at the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit in Denver, CO! Great sessions by Gartner and others as well as engaging conversations our booth. I sat in on some really good sessions yesterday about intelligent approaches to AI agent development and governance. But they also talked about the continued gap between how much companies are investing in AI and the lack value they are achieving. Today, Siem Jaspers and I will be talking about how Bluecrux helps companies close that gap and generate the speed, scale and
- Ready for Day 2 at the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Summit in Denver! Another day of conversations, insights and a little friendly competition. 🎤 Don't miss our session today at 10 AM local time! Scott Barnard and Siem Jaspers take the stage for Beyond Agent Washing: 4 Supply Chain AI Agents That Actually Work, cutting through the AI hype to showcase real-world agents delivering measurable business value. ⛷️ Think you've got what it takes to hit the slopes? Swing by Booth #106 to meet our team and take on our Wii ski slalom
- San Diego, see you next week! 🌴 We're heading to the Biomanufacturing World Summit (#BMWS), and there's plenty to talk about. As biotech companies scale, so does the complexity of planning across labs, manufacturing, external partners and commercial operations. So, how do you stay ahead? On November 10, don't miss Scott Barnard and JT Ward as they take the stage for their session, Intelligent Planning for Biomanufacturing Growth, exploring what it takes to build smarter, more connected and scalable planning operations. And there's
- What if customer collaboration was about more than just fulfilling orders? Moving from transactional service to shared outcomes means rethinking how we understand customer needs, collaborate across teams and create value together. In our latest webinar, we explored what it takes to build stronger, more customer-centric relationships, from understanding what customers truly value to moving towards joint planning and shared ownership of outcomes. Missed it or want to revisit the conversation? Catch the full webinar on demand 👉
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