Belgium innovation ecosystem

The Innovative EcoSystems registry lists 1,149 innovation ecosystem organizations in Belgium, including 379 research organizations, 320 corporate R&D centers and 157 universities and research institutes.

The largest concentrations are in Brussels (567), Ghent (68) and Leuven (62).

Belgium scores 69.7 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking 16 of 117 economies.

See Belgium on the IEPA ↗

1,149 organizations

• 3B the Fiberglass (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Herve · 3b-fibreglass.com
• 3D Systems (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · 3dsystems.com
• 3E (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · 3e.eu
• Aalterpaint (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Aalter · aalterpaint.be
• Abbott (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Wavre · abbott.com
• Ablynx (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ghent · ablynx.com
• Académie des Beaux-Arts de Tournai
  University or research institute · Tournai · actournai.be
• Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts
  University or research institute · Brussels · arba-esa.be
• Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts de Liège
  University or research institute · Liège · academieroyaledesbeauxartsliege.be
• Accelleran NV (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · accelleran.com
• ACIC (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Mons · acic.eu
• Acide Carbonique Pur (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Heusden · acpco2.com
• ACR+
  Research organization · Brussels · acrplus.org
• Action Damien
  Research organization · Brussels · actiondamien.be
• ActoGeniX (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ghent · dna.com
• Advanced Coatings (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Liège · advanced-coating.com
• Advanced Practical Diagnostics (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Turnhout · apdiagroup.com
• ADx NeuroSciences
  Corporate R&D · Ghent · adxneurosciences.com
• AeroSpace and Defence Industries Association of Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · asd-europe.org
• Africalia
  Investor or fund · Brussels · africalia.be
• AGE Platform Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · age-platform.eu
• Agence pour l’Entreprise & l’Innovation
  Research organization · Liège · aei.be
• Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie
  Research organization · Brussels · auf.org
• Agence wallonne à l'Exportation et aux Investissements étrangers
  Government or public body · Brussels · awex.be
• Agence Wallonne du Patrimoine
  Government or public body · Namur · agencewallonnedupatrimoine.be
• Agentschap voor Innovatie door Wetenschap en Technologie
  Government or public body · Dormant · Brussels · iwt.be
• Agentschap voor Natuur en Bos
  Government or public body · Brussels · natuurenbos.be
• Agfa HealthCare
  Health research · Mortsel · agfahealthcare.com
• Agfa-Gevaert (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Mortsel · agfa.com
• Agilent Technologies (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Diegem · agilent.com
• Agoria (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · agoria.be
• Airports Council International Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · aci-europe.org
• Alamire Foundation
  Research organization · Leuven · alamirefoundation.org
• Albemarle (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Louvain-la-Neuve · albemarle.com
• Alfa Products and Technologies (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · aptrail.com
• Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint-Maria Halle
  Health research · Halle · sintmaria.be
• AliénorEU
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · alienoreu.com
• Allergan (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Diegem · allergan.com
• Alma
  Research organization · Leuven · alma.be
• Alpro Foundation
  Research organization · Ghent · alprofoundation.org
• Alstom (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · alstom.com
• Amgen (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · amgen.com
• Amis de l'Institut Bordet
  University or research institute · Brussels · amis-bordet.be
• Androme (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Diepenbeek · androme.be
• Anheuser-Busch InBev (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · ab-inbev.com
• Antea Group (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · anteagroup.com
• Anticancer Fund
  Research organization · Grimbergen · anticancerfund.org
• Antwerp Management School
  University or research institute · Antwerp · antwerpmanagementschool.be
• Antwerp Maritime Academy
  University or research institute · Antwerp · hzs.be
• Antwerp University Hospital
  Health research · Antwerp · uza.be
• Applica Sprl
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · applica.be
• Aquaplus (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Aartselaar · aquaplus.be
• Arcadia International
  Research organization · Brussels · arcadia-international.net
• ArcelorMittal (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ghent · corporate.arcelormittal.com
• Architects Council of Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · ace-cae.eu
• Arctik
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · arctik.eu
• Argenx (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ghent · argenx.com
• Arise
  Research organization · Brussels · eitdigital.eu
• Artesis Plantijn Hogeschool Antwerpen
  University or research institute · Antwerp · ap.be
• Artevelde University College Ghent
  University or research institute · Ghent · arteveldehogeschool.be
• Artialis SA (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Liège · artialis.com
• Arts²
  University or research institute · Mons · artsaucarre.be
• Asahi Glass (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Louvain-la-Neuve · agc.com
• ASCO Industries (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Zaventem · asco.be
• ASIT Biotech (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · asitbiotech.com
• ASM International (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · asm.com
• Association Belge Contre les Maladies Neuro-Musculaires
  Research organization · La Louvière · telethon.be
• Association des Operateurs Postaux Publics Europeens
  Research organization · Brussels · posteurop.org
• Association Nationale d’Aide aux personnes Handicapées
  Research organization · Brussels · anah-nvsg.org
• Association of European Renewable Energy Research Centres
  Research organization · Brussels · eurec.be
• Association of European Science and Technology Transfer Professionals
  Research organization · Brussels · astp-proton.eu
• Association of Schools of Public Health in the European Region
  Research organization · Brussels · aspher.org
• Association Pharmaceutique Belge
  Research organization · Brussels · apb.be
• Association Vinçotte Nuclear
  Research organization · Brussels · avn.be
• AstenJohnson (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Eupen · astenjohnson.com
• ATiT (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Boutersem · atit.be
• Atlas Copco (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · atlascopco.com
• ATLAS Neuroengineering (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · atlasneuro.com
• Avecom (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Beernem · avecom.be
• Avesta Holding (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ninove · avestaholding.com
• Avia-GIS (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Zoersel · avia-gis.com
• AZ Delta
  Health research · Roeselare · azdelta.be
• AZ Groeninge
  Health research · Kortrijk · azgroeninge.be
• AZ Klina
  Health research · Brasschaat · azklina.be
• AZ Maria Middelares
  Health research · Ghent · mariamiddelares.be
• AZ Rivierenland
  Health research · Bornem · azrivierenland.be
• AZ Sint-Blasius
  Health research · Dendermonde · azsintblasius.be
• AZ Sint-Jan
  Health research · Bruges · azsintjan.be
• AZ Sint-Lucas
  Health research · Ghent · azstlucas.be
• AZ Sint-Lucas
  Health research · Bruges · stlucas.be
• AZ Turnhout
  Research organization · Turnhout · azturnhout.be
• B3 (Liège)
  Incubator · b3.provincedeliege.be
• Babbage Institute for Knowledge and Information Technologies
  Research organization · Ghent · bikit.eu
• Barco (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Kortrijk · barco.com
• Barry Callebaut (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Lebbeke · barry-callebaut.com
• Baxter (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Lessines · baxter.be
• Bayer (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Diegem · bayer.be
• Bekaert (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Zwevegem · bekaert.com
• Belga
  Research organization · Brussels · belga.be
• Belgian American Educational Foundation
  Research organization · Brussels · baef.be
• Belgian Brain Tumor Support
  Research organization · Ath · bbts.be
• Belgian Burn Foundation
  Research organization · Wezembeek-Oppem · brulures.be
• Belgian Ceramic Research Centre
  University or research institute · Mons · bcrc.be
• Belgian Development Agency
  Government or public body · Brussels · btcctb.org
• Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
  Government or public body · Brussels · belspo.be
• Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre (KCE)
  Health research · Brussels · kce.fgov.be
• Belgian Hematological Society
  Research organization · Brussels · bhs.be
• Belgian Institute of Management Accountants & Controllers
  Research organization · Evergem · controllers-connect.be
• Belgian Nuclear Research Centre
  University or research institute · Mol · sckcen.be
• Belgian Road Research Centre
  Research organization · Brussels · brrc.be
• Belgian Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition
  Research organization · Leuven · bespghan.be
• Belgian Society for Pneumology
  University or research institute · Brussels · bvp-sbp.org
• Belgian Society of Medical Oncology
  Research organization · Brussels · bsmo.be
• Belgian Welding Institute
  Research organization · Ghent · bil-ibs.be
• Belgische Vereniging voor Orthopedie en Traumatologie
  Research organization · Jette · bvot.be
• Belgische Vereniging voor Strijd tegen Mucoviscidose
  Research organization · Brussels · muco.be
• Belgonucleaire (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · belgonucleaire.be
• Belgoprocess (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Dessel · belgoprocess.be
• Belnet
  Government or public body · Brussels · belnet.be
• Belsim (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Awans · belsim.com

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Categories

• Research organizations in Belgium 379
• Corporate R&D centers in Belgium 320
• Universities and research institutes in Belgium 157
• Government and public bodies in Belgium 104
• Health research organizations in Belgium 75
• Science and technology parks in Belgium 54
• Fab labs and makerspaces in Belgium 35
• Other organizations in Belgium 16

Cities

• Brussels 567
• Ghent 68
• Leuven 62
• Antwerp 52
• Namur 28
• Liège 27
• Charleroi 16
• Mons 12
• Mechelen 11
• Bruges 9
• Louvain-la-Neuve 9
• Zaventem 9
• Diegem 8
• Hasselt 8
• Kortrijk 8
• Geel 6
• Mont-Saint-Guibert 6
• Ostend 6
• Wavre 6
• Grimbergen 5
• La Louvière 5
• Turnhout 5
• Edegem 4
• Eupen 4
• Gembloux 4
• Vilvoorde 4
• Aalst 3
• Anderlecht 3
• Antwerpen 3
• Ath 3
• Diepenbeek 3
• Genk 3
• Ieper 3
• Mol 3
• Niel 3
• Nivelles 3
• Oudenaarde 3
• Seraing 3