On the north side of Brussels Airport lies BRUCargo, a 109-hectare logistics site that ships nearly 750,000 tons of goods every year. In its midst you’ll find Air Cargo Belgium. This thriving cluster unites forwarders, handlers and airlines through one common goal: making BRUCargo the most efficient platform for logistics innovation in the world.
Shifting up a gear for safer, healthier & faster cycling
When you say cycling, you say Flanders. The region is famous for its cobbled climbs, classic races and cycling legends like Eddy Merckx – to casually drop just one name … Bike Valley adds to this booming ecosystem by uniting researchers, industry players and governmental organizations in one community that strives to become the Silicon Valley of cycling.
Turning the tide for the blue economy
Developing the formula for sustainable chemistry
It’s a common misconception that the chemical industry and environmental efforts don’t mix. In fact, chemical products and technologies form a key building block of a sustainable future. At Catalisti, Flanders’ spearhead cluster for chemistry and plastics, promoting a circular economy and tackling climate challenges is a top priority.
Boosting ‘return on creativity’
Creative minds bursting with ideas continuously question and reinvent themselves and do not shy away from experimenting. However, turning creativity into an economically profitable business is far from easy. That is why Flanders DC aims to support creative entrepreneurs from their early beginnings all the way to international growth.
Preparing the food of tomorrow
Globalization, climate change, pressure on raw materials, digitalization, automation... The food industry is facing complex challenges that individual companies and organizations can’t tackle on their own. That’s why spearhead cluster Flanders' FOOD brings various industry players together to make agri-food systems more sustainable, innovative and competitive.
Where life sciences & digital innovation runs in the family
In a world where big data and the demand for personalization reign supreme, the healthcare industry can’t afford to call in sick. To keep putting the patient first in healthcare innovation, uniting digital, medical and life sciences technologies is just what the doctor ordered. That’s exactly what cluster organization flanders.health sets out to do.
Powering smart energy
Shaping the future with materials science
Materials science is crucial to overcoming the growing economic and societal challenges we face, such as climate change, sustainable use of (raw) materials and an aging population. That’s why spearhead cluster SIM Flanders focuses on developing materials with functionalities and properties that are customized for specific applications and performance requirements.
Connecting IoT and AI for a smarter world
The Beacon connects technology companies with knowledge institutions, governments and end users with a clear goal in mind: to create a sustainable and smart living environment that is in balance with a flourishing port and industry cluster. To that aim, the cluster organization applies innovative technologies related to the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence.
Where logistics and transport innovation go full throttle
To position Flanders as a global supply chain powerhouse and the ideal European logistics hub: that is the mission of VIL. In doing so, the spearhead cluster works together with its 608 – and counting – member companies and organizations to tackle challenges in green, digital and hinterland logistics as well as urban freight.
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