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Wim Sohier
Science and Technology Attache – USA
Consulate General of Belgium – Flanders Investment & Trade
+1 424 610 64 83 Palo Alto
Flanders at the heart of Europe
Flanders at the heart of Europe
Flanders offers operational access to the largest one-
day-market in Europe: main markets can be
served within 24 hours
750 km
236 Mio consumers (53%)
€ 6 Bn GDP (67%) 500 km
131 Mio consumers (29%)
€ 3,7 Bn GDP (42%)
250 km
54 Mio consumers (12%)
€ 1,5 Bn GDP (17%)
Total EU population: 490 Mio
Total EU GDP: € 12.00 trillion
Source: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Report 2004
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State-of-the-art Academia
Academia
Quality of Education and Academia (The Global Competitiveness report World Economic Forum 2013)
Ranking Primary education
Educational System
Math and Sciences
Management Schools
Belgium 2 5 3 2
Netherlands 9 13 12 9
Germany 30 20 29 32
France 37 41 25 8
UK 27 27 42 1
State-of-the-art Applied Research Centers
Four Strategic Research Centres
• IMEC
World leading research in nano-electronics & semiconductor process technology
• iMinds
Advanced research of innovative ICT software, applications & Broadband technology
• VIB World leading life sciences research ( pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial )
• VITO Technological innovations in Energy technology, Environmental modelling, ….
VIB – Flemish Institute for Biotech
• VIB, worldclass biotech research • Foundation: 1996
• Not-for-profit
• 1300 scientists
• Annual research budget: M€ ~100 • > 1 peer reviewed publication / day
• > 2 breakthrough papers / week
• > 1 PhD-graduation / week
• 2012 -VIB in top 10 of
life sciences institutes (Scimago Ranking (2012))
Lifescience : Cluster Comparison
Lifescience : Example Belgian Companies
>50% of stocks on Euronext Biotech Index are related to biotech companies in Belgium
Four Strategic Research Centres
• IMEC
World leading research in nano-electronics & semiconductor process technology
• iMinds
Advanced research of innovative ICT software, applications & Broadband technology
• VIB World leading life sciences research ( pharmaceutical, agricultural and industrial )
• VITO Technological innovations in Energy technology, Environmental modelling, ….
headquartered in Leuven, Belgium offices in the Netherlands, Taiwan, US, China, India and Japan <15% gov funding ! Staff : 2,050 people of which 650 industrial residents & guest researchers. In 2012, imec's revenue (P&L) totaled 320 M EUR
IMEC – Inter University Micro Electronics Research Center
• Core Business : Semiconductors & Microsystems
• Customers :
IMEC – Inter University Micro Electronics Research Center
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Wim Sohier, MSc EE
Science and Technology Attache – USA
Consulate General of Belgium – Flanders Investment & Trade
+1 424 610 64 83 Palo Alto
Koning Albert II-laan 37 | BE-1030 | BRUSSELS | BELGIUM www.flandersinvestmentandtrade.com | [email protected]
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