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.

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1,149 organizations

• Haute École de la Province de Namur
  University or research institute · Namur · hepn.be
• Haute École de la Ville de Liège
  University or research institute · Liège · hel.be
• Haute École de Namur-Liège-Luxembourg
  University or research institute · Seraing · henallux.be
• Haute École en Hainaut
  University or research institute · Mons · heh.be
• Haute École Francisco Ferrer
  University or research institute · Brussels · he-ferrer.eu
• Haute École Galilée
  University or research institute · Brussels · galilee.be
• Haute École Léonard de Vinci
  University or research institute · Brussels · vinci.be
• Haute École Libre de Bruxelles Ilya Prigogine
  University or research institute · Brussels · helb-prigogine.be
• Haute École Libre Mosane
  University or research institute · Liège · helmo.be
• Haute École Louvain en Hainaut
  University or research institute · Mons · helha.be
• Haute École Provinciale de Hainaut Condorcet
  University or research institute · Mons · condorcet.be
• Haute École Robert Schuman
  University or research institute · Saint-Hubert · hers.be
• Health Information Management
  Research organization · Brussels · himsa-info.eu
• Health Level Seven International
  Health research · Brussels · hl7.org
• HealthforAnimals
  Research organization · Brussels · healthforanimals.org
• Hendrik Conscience Erfgoedbibliotheek
  Organization · Antwerp · consciencebibliotheek.be
• Henkel (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · henkel.com
• Heraeus (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Houthalen · heraeus.com
• Herculesstichting
  Government or public body · Dormant · Brussels · vlaanderen.be
• Hexagon (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · hexagon.com
• Higher Education Institution Lucia de Brouckère
  University or research institute · Brussels · heldb.be
• HistoGeneX (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · histogenex.com
• HOGENT University of Applied Sciences and Arts
  University or research institute · Ghent · hogent.be
• Hogeschool PXL
  University or research institute · Hasselt · pxl.be
• HOPE European Hospital and Healthcare Federation
  Health research · Brussels · hope.be
• Hôpital Civil de Charleroi
  Health research · Charleroi · chu-charleroi.be
• Hôpital de Jolimont
  Health research · La Louvière · jolimont.be
• Hôpitaux Iris Sud
  Health research · Brussels · his-izz.be
• Horizon Europe
  Program · Brussels · research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu
• Huntsman (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Kortenberg · huntsman.com
• Husqvarna (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Ath · husqvarna.com
• Hydrogen Fuel Cells and Electro-Mobility in European Regions
  Research organization · Brussels · hyer.eu
• Hydrogenics (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Oevel · hydrogenics.com
• I-Moss (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Bertem · i-moss.com
• IBM (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · ibm.com
• Icometrix (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · icometrix.com
• IFAPME
  Research organization · Charleroi · charleroi.ifapme.be
• IFOAM Organics Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · organicseurope.bio
• IHE Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · ihe-europe.net
• ImCyse (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Liège · imcyse.com
• IMEC
  Research organization · Leuven · imec-int.com
• Imelda Hospital
  Health research · Bonheiden · imelda.be
• iMinds
  Research organization · Dormant · Ghent · iminds.be
• impulse.brussels
  Research organization · Brussels · abe-bao.be
• In Flanders Fields Museum
  Organization · Ieper · inflandersfields.be
• In-Service Aircraft for a Global Observing System
  Research organization · Brussels · iagos.org
• Inagro (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Roeselare · inagro.be
• Ineos (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · ineos.com
• Infor Jeunes Bruxelles
  Research organization · Brussels · inforjeunesbruxelles.be
• Infrabel (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · infrabel.be
• Ingegno Maker Space
  Fab lab or makerspace · Drongen · decreatievestem.be
• Innovative Health Initiative
  Research organization · Brussels · ihi.europa.eu
• Innovative Medicines Initiative
  University or research institute · Brussels · imi.europa.eu
• InnovaWood
  Research organization · Brussels · innovawood.com
• Innoviris
  University or research institute · Brussels · innoviris.be
• Institut Belge pour la Sécurité Routière
  Research organization · Brussels · ibsr.be
• Institut D’Eco-Pédagogie
  Research organization · Liège · institut-eco-pedagogie.be
• Institut de Conseil et d'Études en Développement Durable
  Research organization · Namur · icedd.be
• Institut de Recherches en Didactiques et Éducation de l’UNamur
  University or research institute · Namur · irdena.unamur.be
• Institut des Arts de Diffusion
  University or research institute · Louvain-la-Neuve · iad-arts.be
• Institut Eco-Conseil
  Research organization · Namur · eco-conseil.be
• Institut Interuniversitaire pour les Relations entre l'Europe l'Amérique Latine et les Caraïbes
  Research organization · Brussels · irelac.be
• Institut Jules Bordet
  Health research · Brussels · bordet.be
• Institut National de Criminalistique et de Criminologie
  Government or public body · Brussels · incc.fgov.be
• Institut National Supérieur des Arts du Spectacle et des Techniques de Diffusion
  University or research institute · Brussels · insas.be
• Institut pour Un Developpement Durable
  Research organization · Sombreffe · iddweb.eu
• Institut Scientifique de Santé Publique
  University or research institute · Brussels · wiv-isp.be
• Institut Scientifique de Service Public
  Research organization · Liège · issep.be
• Institut Supérieur de Musique et de Pédagogie
  University or research institute · Namur · imep.be
• Institute for European Environmental Policy
  Research organization · Brussels · ieep.eu
• Institute for Radioelements
  Government or public body · Fleurus · ire.eu
• Institute for the Equality of Women and Men
  Government or public body · Brussels · igvm-iefh.belgium.be
• Institute of Life, Earth and Environment
  University or research institute · Namur · ilee.unamur.be
• Institute of Natural Sciences
  University or research institute · Brussels · naturalsciences.be
• Institute of Pathology and Genetics
  Research organization · Charleroi · ipg.be
• Institute Society and Technology
  University or research institute · Brussels · ist.vito.be
• Instituut voor Landbouw en Visserijonderzoek
  University or research institute · Merelbeke · ilvo.vlaanderen.be
• Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
  Research organization · Antwerp · itg.be
• Intercommunale Leiedal
  Government or public body · Kortrijk · leiedal.be
• Interface Europe (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · interfaceurope.eu
• Intermunicipal Water Company of Veurne-Craft (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Koksijde · iwva.be
• Intermutualist Agency
  Research organization · Brussels · ima-aim.be
• International Association of Public Transport
  Research organization · Brussels · uitp.org
• International Association of Sedimentologists
  Research organization · Ghent · sedimentologists.org
• International Bureau for Environmental Studies
  Research organization · Brussels · ibes.be
• International Council of Marine Industry Associations
  Research organization · Brussels · icomia.com
• International Crisis Group
  Research organization · Brussels · crisisgroup.org
• International Dairy Federation
  Research organization · Brussels · fil-idf.org
• International Diabetes Federation
  Research organization · Brussels · idf.org
• International Drug Development Institute (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · iddi.com
• International Federation of Film Archives
  Research organization · Brussels · fiafnet.org
• International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation
  Research organization · Edegem · ilcor.org
• International Life Sciences Institute Europe
  Research organization · Brussels · ilsi.org
• International Management Institute
  University or research institute · Brussels · timi.edu
• International Marine and Dredging Consultants
  Corporate R&D · Antwerp · imdc.be
• International Network for Cancer Treatment and Research
  Research organization · Brussels · inctr.org
• International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange (IODE)
  Research organization · Ostend · iode.org
• International Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies
  Health research · Brussels · ipopi.org
• International Planned Parenthood Federation
  Research organization · Brussels · ippfen.org
• International Polar Foundation
  Research organization · Brussels · polarfoundation.org
• International Press Center
  Research organization · Brussels · presscenter.org
• International Road Transport Union
  Research organization · Brussels · iru.org
• International Society for Military Law and the Law of War
  Research organization · Brussels · ismllw.org
• International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis
  Research organization · Brussels · ispd.org
• International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
  Research organization · Brussels · ispoint.org
• International Society of Nephrology
  Research organization · Brussels · theisn.org
• International Solvay Institutes
  Research organization · Brussels · solvayinstitutes.be
• International Sweeteners Association
  Research organization · Brussels · sweeteners.org
• International Union of Radio Science
  Research organization · Ghent · ursi.org
• International Union of Radioecology
  Research organization · Zemst · iur-uir.org
• International Virtual Laboratory for Enterprise Interoperability
  University or research institute · Brussels · interop-vlab.eu
• International Zinc Association
  Research organization · Brussels · zinc.org
• Interreg Vlaanderen-Nederland
  Research organization · Antwerp · interregvlaned.eu
• Interuniversity Institute for High Energies
  University or research institute · Brussels · iihe.ac.be
• INTRASOFT International (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Brussels · intrasoft-intl.com
• Ion Beam Applications (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Louvain-la-Neuve · iba-worldwide.com
• Ionic Software (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Liège · ionicsoft.com
• IPCOS (Belgium)
  Corporate R&D · Leuven · ipcos.com
• Iridium Kankernetwerk
  Health research · Antwerp · iridiumkankernetwerk.be
• IS practice
  Research organization · Brussels · is-practice.eu

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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