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KU LeuvenKU Leuven is Belgium's largest university and one of Europe's leading research institutions, headquartered in Leuven.kuleuven.beest. 1425 H
imecWorld-leading research center in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, based in Leuven, operating Wintercircus and producing multiple spin-offs.imec.beest. 2015 H
Vlerick Business SchoolVlerick Business School is a Belgian business school with campuses in Ghent, Leuven, and Brussels, offering MBA, master, and executive programs.vlerick.com H
Ghent UniversityGhent University (UGent) is a major public research university based in Ghent, consistently ranked among the top universities in Belgium and Europe.ugent.beest. 1986 H
Vrije Universiteit BrusselVrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is a Dutch-speaking public research university based in Brussels.smit.research.vub.beest. 1990 H
BeCentralBeCentral is Brussels' digital campus, located inside the Victor Horta-designed Brussels Central Station building, founded in 2017, hosting Google Atelier, Le Wagon, BeCode, 42 Belgium, FARI, Proximus Ada, an ESA accelerator, and We Are Founders.becentral.orgest. 2017 H
WintercircusThe central startup campus of the Ghent tech ecosystem, housing 40+ companies in a former circus arena, operated by imec.wintercircus.beest. 2024 HFlemish Institute for Technological ResearchVITO is a leading independent research and technology organization in Flanders, focused on cleantech, energy, health, and sustainable development. H
SirrisSirris is the collective centre of the Belgian technological industry, founded in 1949, operating eight labs across Belgium and supporting over 1,300 industrial innovation projects per year for manufacturing and technology companies.sirris.beest. 1949 H
Start it @KBCBelgium's largest startup accelerator, backed by KBC bank and operating across multiple Belgian cities.startit.beest. 2013 H
BetacoworkBetacowork is a Brussels coworking space founded in 2010 by Jean Derely and Ramon Suarez, widely recognised as the longest-running coworking space in Belgium and a founding node of the Brussels tech community.betacowork.comest. 2010 H
Corda CampusCorda Campus is a 14-hectare technology campus in Hasselt, limburg, built on the former Philips site and operated by regional investment company lrm, hosting around 250 companies and 5,000 people.cordacampus.com H
BetaGroupBetaGroup is the largest tech and internet Entrepreneurship community in Belgium, founded in Brussels in 2008 by Jean Derely, with over 8,200 members and a monthly meetup format that has anchored the Brussels startup scene for nearly two decades.betagroup.beest. 2008 H
Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Managementsolvay.edu H
BeCodeBeCode is a Belgian non-profit coding school founded in 2016 that provides free, intensive digital skills bootcamps for job seekers across campuses in Brussels, Ghent, Charleroi, and Liege.becode.orgest. 2016 HBirdhouse AcceleratorGhent-based scale-up journey accelerator helping growth-stage companies navigate the transition from startup to scale-up. H
ICHEC Brussels Management Schoolichec.be H
Startups.beStartups.be is the national organisation anchoring Belgium's startup ecosystem, co-founded and managed by Karen Boers from Brussels.startups.be HIGNITYWallonia's leading innovation hub, rebranded from WSL in 2025, with 73 spin-offs and startups across ICT/AI, medtech, and greentech, and offices in six Walloon cities.est. 2021 H
BlueChemAntwerp-based incubator specializing in sustainable chemistry and advanced materials startups.bluechemguatemala.com HFlanders Institute for BiotechnologyVIB (Flanders Institute for Biotechnology) is a leading life sciences research institute based in Ghent, conducting fundamental research in biology and translating it into biotech applications. H
Co.StationMixed startup and scale-up coworking hub with locations in Brussels and Ghent, serving tech founders and growing companies.kirkwoodstationbrewing.com H
Quantum BiospaceBelgium's first TechBio science park, 70,000m2, government-backed and developed in partnership with UCLouvain, with Phase 1 planned for mid-2026.quantumbiospace.aiest. 2023 HThe VesselBelgium's first open robotics lab, based in Antwerp, connecting AI, robotics, and tech talent.est. 2021