Sirris

Overview

Sirris is a non-profit scientific organisation founded in 1949 by Fabrimetal, now operating as Agoria, the Belgian federation of technology industries. It functions as the collective innovation and research centre for Belgian manufacturing and industrial technology companies, complementing university research with applied industrial expertise.

The organisation operates with a multidisciplinary team of over 150 engineers, scientists, and technicians across eight locations in Belgium. Its headquarters is in Brussels at Boulevard Auguste Reyers 80. Sirris executes approximately 1,300 innovation projects per year, spanning advanced manufacturing, product innovation, Digital Transformation, green transition, and energy optimisation. It maintains relationships with more than 200 partners across industry, academia, and government.

Sirris programmes have played a notable role in Belgian startup development. Nick Boucart, Peter Verhasselt, and Vladimir Blagojevic co-launched Startathlon from Sirris, one of Belgium's first formal accelerator programmes. Peter Verhasselt ran the Mistral programme at Sirris, guiding more than 70 companies in technology strategy. Vladimir Blagojevic also organised the first Lean Startup Circle Brussels from a Sirris base, helping introduce lean startup methodology to the Belgian community.

Until 2007, Sirris operated under the name CRIF-WTCM.