Initialis Science Park
Encyclopedia
The Initialis Science Park is a business incubator
and science park
located in Mons
in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia (Belgium
). The science park is associated with the three universities of Mons; the University of Mons
and the Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons
. The science park comprises two technopoles: Multitel, which groups telecommunications, signal
and image processing
and Materia Nova, which groups research and development on new materials such a ceramics
.
Business incubator
Business incubators are programs designed to accelerate the successful development of entrepreneurial companies through an array of business support resources and services, developed and orchestrated by incubator management and offered both in the incubator and through its network of contacts...
and science park
Science park
A research park, science park, or science and technology park is an area with a collection of buildings dedicated to scientific research on a business footing. There are many approximate synonyms for "science park", including research park, technology park, technopolis and biomedical park...
located in Mons
Mons
Mons is a Walloon city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Hainaut, of which it is the capital. The Mons municipality includes the old communes of Cuesmes, Flénu, Ghlin, Hyon, Nimy, Obourg, Baudour , Jemappes, Ciply, Harmignies, Harveng, Havré, Maisières, Mesvin, Nouvelles,...
in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia (Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
). The science park is associated with the three universities of Mons; the University of Mons
University of Mons
The University of Mons is a new Belgian university located in the city of Mons, created by merging the Engineering Faculty of Mons and the University of Mons-Hainaut...
and the Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons
Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons
The Catholic university of Mons is a private university in the French Community of Belgium in Mons, Wallonia, Belgium. Its official language is French....
. The science park comprises two technopoles: Multitel, which groups telecommunications, signal
Signal processing
Signal processing is an area of systems engineering, electrical engineering and applied mathematics that deals with operations on or analysis of signals, in either discrete or continuous time...
and image processing
Image processing
In electrical engineering and computer science, image processing is any form of signal processing for which the input is an image, such as a photograph or video frame; the output of image processing may be either an image or, a set of characteristics or parameters related to the image...
and Materia Nova, which groups research and development on new materials such a ceramics
Ceramic
A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid prepared by the action of heat and subsequent cooling. Ceramic materials may have a crystalline or partly crystalline structure, or may be amorphous...
.
Research and development
- Information and communication technologies
- Life sciences
- Engineering