Electrochemical processes should be applied on a large scale to reduce our carbon footprint and chemical consumption. That is the guiding principle of Noah Water Solutions. The company has already developed a basic process for wastewater purification and a reactor for industrial use. At present, it is fine-tuning nitrogen removal and developing applications for smaller-scale use. 💧

In recent years, the food packaging value chain has been characterised by a never-ending stream of innovations. In Belgium, Pack4Food is the driving force behind the optimisation of packaging for the food industry. The cross-sectoral approach in which all stakeholders throughout the whole value chain bundle their knowledge and expertise,…

Creaflow develops flow-through plate reactors for photo- and electrochemistry that are seamlessly scalable and easy to adapt to specific reaction conditions. “Creaflow emerged as a spin-off from EcoSynth, which had developed a highly performant reactor for managing small-scale chemical reactions, using light or direct electrical current as the activation source instead of heat,” explains entrepreneur Rik Van Meirhaeghe, who acquired the company in 2024. ⚗️👨‍🔬 💡

Driven by a commitment to continuous improvement, the AugmentX team members aim to increase the standard of living of workers exposed to high physical stress. AugmentX provides a unique ecosystem for augmentation technologies.” says coordinator Tom Turcksin. “In collaboration with academics, we help to develop the next generation of sensors…

Thanks to high-quality programmes and, above all, practice-oriented programmes, Vlerick Business School can call itself the best management school in Belgium. It extends this reputation to its research activities that can be perfectly described by four Rs: Relevant, Reliable, Responsible and Reach. In short, in an academic way, Vlerick’s researchers…

With six study areas and a multitude of study programmes, VIVES is a university of applied sciences where various sectors meet. This is also reflected in its research, which is increasingly drawing the map of multidisciplinarity. As a result, VIVES creates innovative knowledge that solves real problems, bridging the gap…

The transition towards a circular packaging economy is high on the agenda, not only in the corporate world, but also among policy makers. European frontrunner in this area is Belgium, with its unique organisation for commercial and industrial (C&I) packaging – Valipac – allowing the country to already meet and…

Optimising production processes and shaping circular economy Industrial Systems Engineering (ISyE) is a research group of the Department of Industrial Systems Engineering and Product Design (EA18) at Ghent University. It operates as a core lab within the Production cluster of the strategic research centre Flanders Make. The core competences of…

Everyone dreams of a healthy and vital old age. A young Belgian company could make these dreams come true. Rejuvenate Biomed aims to increase the healthy years of life Rejuvenate Biomed aims to increase the healthy years of life by protecting the health status in the aging population. The company…

© Fujirebio© FujirebioFujirebio, the In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) branch of the global Japanese healthcare group H.U. Group (formerly known as Miraca Holdings Inc.), is a leader in the field of high-quality IVD testing solutions and a privileged partner for distribution, contract manufacturing and custom OEM solutions. With more than 50…

Galapagos is living proof that it is possible in Belgium to build an end-to-end biotech company in just twenty years, in other words: a biotech that leads the entire research and development (R&D) process and the marketing of its own medicine. The most recent milestone in that journey is the…