flanders.bio, founded in 2004, is the networking organisation for the life sciences sector in
Flanders
Flanders (, ; Dutch: ''Vlaanderen'' ) is the Flemish-speaking northern portion of Belgium and one of the communities, regions and language areas of Belgium. However, there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to cultu ...
and represents and supports around 350 member companies. The key strategic objectives of flanders.bio are knowledge exchange and
valorisation
In Marxism, the valorisation or valorization of capital is the increase in the value of capital assets through the application of value-forming labour in production. The German original term is "''Verwertung''" (specifically ''Kapitalverwertung'') ...
, human capital development,
internationalization
In economics, internationalization or internationalisation is the process of increasing involvement of enterprises in international markets, although there is no agreed definition of internationalization. Internationalization is a crucial strateg ...
of the cluster activities and visibility, familiarization of the public with products derived from the sector and the further development of a supportive environment for the members of flanders.bio.
The flanders.bio network brings together companies with activities in the life sciences – companies that are for example developing
biopharmaceutical
A biopharmaceutical, also known as a biological medical product, or biologic, is any pharmaceutical drug product manufactured in, extracted from, or semisynthesized from biological sources. Different from totally synthesized pharmaceuticals, t ...
s,
medical technologies or agricultural or industrial
biotech
Biotechnology is the integration of natural sciences and engineering sciences in order to achieve the application of organisms, cells, parts thereof and molecular analogues for products and services. The term ''biotechnology'' was first used by ...
products. The network also welcomes research institutes, universities and providers of capital, services and technologies to the life sciences community.
Since 2018, Willem Dhooge and Pascale Engelen are both co-General Managers at flanders.bio. They were preceded by Henk Joos,
Ann De Beuckelaer, Ann Van Gysel and Els Vanheusden. Dirk Reyn (Managing Partner Bioqube Factory Fund) is Chairman of the flanders.bio Board of Directors, and Erwin Blomsma (CEO and co-founder at ViroVet) is Vice-Chairma
See also
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Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology The Belgian Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BMB) is a Belgian non-profit organization, concerned with biochemistry and molecular biology.
The BMB was created, based on an initiative of Marcel Florkin, so a Belgian society could join ...
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BIO.be
BIO.be, the Belgian Association for Bioindustries is a Belgian non-profit organization of companies and professionals involved in biotechnology, and those servicing the biotechnology community. The organization works on innovation and entrepreneurs ...
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(EFPIA)
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EuropaBio
EuropaBio ("The European Association for Bioindustries") is Europe's largest and most influential biotech industry group, whose members include leading large-size healthcare and industrial biotechnology companies. EuropaBio is located in Brussels, ...
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Flanders Institute for Biotechnology (VIB)
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Flanders Investment and Trade
Flanders Investment and Trade (FIT) was founded by the Flemish government in 2005, by the fusion of 'Export Flanders' and 'Service of Investment in Flanders'. FIT helps Flemish companies expand their business abroad and assists foreign companies ...
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Flemish institute for technological research The Flemish institute for technological research ( nl, Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek or VITO), is an independent Flemish research organisation that provides scientific advice and technological innovations that facilitate the transi ...
(VITO)
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GIMV
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Institute for the promotion of Innovation by Science and Technology (IWT)
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Participatiemaatschappij Vlaanderen
* Pharma.be
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Science and technology in Flanders
Science and technology in Flanders, being the Flemish Community and more specifically the northern region of Belgium (Europe), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. These are strongly spread over all ...
References
External links
flanders.bio* overview of the flanders.bio members is available on https://flanders.bio/en/member-directory
Medical and health organisations based in Belgium
Science and technology in Belgium
Flanders
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