The completion of Bio-Incubator 4 is in full swing at the ambitious Arenberg Science Park. By the end of 2022, the building will be buzzing with activity, providing no less than 4,000 square meters of labs for biotech start-up companies.  

"We are creating additional space for young biotech companies to carry out their research and product development,” says Bio-Incubator business developer Michael De Blauwe. “The possible R&D activities here are vast, ranging from electronic chips for medical use – think of miDiagnostics’ PCR tests, for instance – to gene and cancer therapies as well as other next-generation treatments and medicines.”

Science Park Arenberg – which is just around the corner from KU Leuven, Flanders’ oldest and Europe’s most innovative university – has been particularly popular in recent years for this kind of start-up infrastructure. “Bio-Incubator 4 will be ready by the end of 2022 but is already fully booked. By the end of next year, Bio-Incubator 5 will also be finished, and it is currently one-third full. Furthermore, we plan to build an additional biotech incubator complex here by 2026. With the leads we currently have, we could already fill a first tower building of 14 floors. This demonstrates Flanders’ success in biotech and the incubation of new developments in the region.”

By 2026, the Arenberg Science Park will be entirely full. By then, it will have 90,000 square meters of built-up area compared to 40,000 today. To be continued!