Innotek (Belgium)
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Innotekis a technology centre located inGeel,in theCampineregion ofBelgium.It is a public private partnership between theAntwerp provinceand several organisations located in the Campine region of the province.
History
[edit]The centre was founded in 1987 as a joint initiative of theRegional Development Authority for the Kempen region(IOK) and the localChambre of Commerce.In 1988, Innotek became a European Business and Innovation Centres (BIC) and is now part of the European Business and Innovation Centre Network (EBN). In 1996 theTechnologyhouse of the Kempen,abusiness incubatorbuilding was opened in Geel. Since 2009, Innotek also manages theMilieutechnologiehuis(E:Environmental Technology House) inMol.Outside the incubator, several companies are located on the Innotek area, such asGenzymeFlanders,CIPAL(inter-municipal ICT service centre for the Belgian provinces of Antwerp andLimburg) andFibre Optic Sensing & Sensing Systems,a research centre.
Activities
[edit]- Development of new business
- The creation ofspin-offs
- Virtual and physical incubation
- Projects on regional economical development
See also
[edit]- Regional policy of the European Union
- Science and technology in Flanders
- Strategic Plan Campine
- Campus Blairon