Science and technology in Wallonia
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Science and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium
(Europe
), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.
Belgium
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Europe
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), is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.
Technology institutes
Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations.- ARESAARESAAresa Biodetection is a biotechnology firm based on Copenhagen, Denmark which is best known for genetically modifying a common weed to indicate the presence of land mines. The company created a thale cress whose leaves turn brown in the presence of nitrogen dioxide, a compound which is leached...
, clinical research cluster - Automotive Cluster of WalloniaAutomotive Cluster of WalloniaThe Automotive Cluster of Wallonia is the official cluster of the automotive industry in Wallonia . The goal of the cluster is to promote the complementarities between Wallonian companies, and with the support provided to R&D centres, to launch new activities and innovative products in line with...
- Ceramic products clusterCeramic products clusterThe Ceramic products cluster is the official cluster of the Ceramic industry of Wallonia, in the south part of Belgium. The academic and industrial members of the cluster are active in the steel and glass industries, and food technology...
- Eco-building clusterEco-building clusterThe Eco-building cluster or Green Building Cluster is the official cluster of the construction industry in Wallonia...
- Fonds National de la Recherche ScientifiqueNFWOThe National Fund for Scientific Research is a government institution in Belgium for supporting scientific research...
(FNRS) - Francqui FoundationFrancqui FoundationThe Francqui Foundation was founded in 1932 by Emile Francqui and Herbert Hoover with the goal "to further the development of higher education and scientific research in Belgium". The foundation is a private foundation under the legal from of a Belgian "Institution of Public Utility"...
- ICT clusterWalloon ICT clusterThe Walloon ICT cluster is the official cluster of the ICT sector in Wallonia .-Activity domains:The cluster is organized in eight groups of professional activities:* Life sciences and services...
- Nutrition clusterWalloon Nutrition clusterThe Walloon Nutrition cluster is the official cluster of universities, industries, and laboratories working in the field of nutrition and health in Wallonia...
- Solid Wastes clusterSolid Wastes clusterThe Solid Wastes cluster is the official cluster of the waste-related industry in Wallonia . The cluster groups several major international groups and small and medium-sized firms in Wallonia, which all deal with a wide variety of aspects related to solid waste issues.-External links:*...
- Transport & Logistics ClusterWalloon Transport & Logistics ClusterThe Transport & Logistics Cluster is the official cluster of the transport and logistics sector in Wallonia...
- Walloon Aeronautical ClusterWalloon Aeronautical ClusterThe Walloon Aeronautical Cluster is the Walloon official cluster of companies which are active in the global aeronautical supply chain...
(EWA) - Walloon Space ClusterWalloon Space ClusterThe Walloon Space Cluster or Wallonie Espace is the official Walloon cluster working on space research and development in Wallonia and in Brussels.-See also:* Agoria* Euro Space Center...
Science Parks
Several science parks associated with the universities are spread over Wallonia.- Science Parks of WalloniaScience Parks of WalloniaCreated in 2002, SPoW -Science Parks of Wallonia-, is an association of six Belgian science parks located in Wallonia:* Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park* Liège Science Park* Crealys Science Park* Aéropole Science Park* Initialis Science Park...
- Louvain-la-Neuve Science ParkLouvain-la-Neuve Science ParkCreated in 1971, Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park is the first of its kind in Belgium and is the largest in Wallonia...
- Liège Science ParkLiège Science ParkLiège Science Park is a business incubator and science park of the University of Liège and is located on the territories of the municipalities of Seraing and Liège .-History:...
- Crealys Science ParkCrealys Science ParkThe Crealys Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Gembloux, the province of Namur, Wallonia . The science park provides space and resources for high technology enterprises together with the Facultés universitaires Notre-Dame de la Paix in Namur and the Faculté...
- Aéropole Science ParkAéropole Science ParkThe Aéropole Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Charleroi, Wallonia , nearby the Brussels South Charleroi Airport.It hosts 150 companies, providing around 3600 jobs...
- Initialis Science ParkInitialis Science ParkThe Initialis Science Park is a business incubator and science park located in Mons in the province of Hainaut, Wallonia . The science park is associated with the three universities of Mons; the University of Mons and the Facultés universitaires catholiques de Mons...
- Qualitis Science ParkQualitis Science ParkThe Qualitis Science Park is a business incubator and science park of 250,000 square metres located in Enghien, Wallonia, . The science park comprises three technopoles: food processing with the Agrofood Valley, Life Sciences and tourism. The science park was founded in 1996 with a focus on ICT and...
See also
- Science and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. As Belgium is a federal state, science is organized at several levels...
- Science and technology in the Brussels-Capital Region
- Science and technology in FlandersScience and technology in FlandersScience and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes...
- Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BELSPO)
- Economy of BelgiumEconomy of BelgiumThe modern, private enterprise economy of Belgium has capitalised on its central geographic location, highly developed transport network, and diversified industrial and commercial base...
- Sillon industrielSillon industrielThe sillon industriel is the former industrial backbone of Wallonia and thus of Belgium. It runs across Wallonia, passing from Dour, in Borinage, in the west, to Verviers in the east, through Mons, La Louvière, Charleroi, Namur, Huy, and Liège, following the valleys of the rivers Haine, Sambre,...
- AgoriaAgoriaAgoria is Belgium's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT,...