This work is concerned with the definition and study of the Q-process of some branching processes (inhomogeneous superprocesses) or recombination processes (Lambda-Fleming-Viot process). In the first case, the Q-process is defined as the process conditioned on non-extinction, whereas in the second case, it is defined as the process conditioned on non-absorbtion. A pathwise construction of the Q-process is given in both cases. A link between a class of homogeneous superprocesses and Lambda-Fleming-Viot processes is provided. Last, a study of the Q-process in the more general framework of regenerative processes is performed