Agoria
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Agoria is Belgium
's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT, mechatronical engineering, metals & materials, metal processing, mounting & cranes, plastics, security & defence.
Agoria provides services for its members on international business development and specialized clubs which focus on enhancing business opportunities for its members.
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
's largest employers' organisation and trade association. The companies represented by Agoria are active in 13 branches of the technology industry: aerospace, automotive, construction products, contracting & maintenance, electrical engineering, industrial automation, ICT, mechatronical engineering, metals & materials, metal processing, mounting & cranes, plastics, security & defence.
Agoria provides services for its members on international business development and specialized clubs which focus on enhancing business opportunities for its members.
The technology industry in Belgium
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Construction products
- Contracting & maintenance
- Electrical engineering
- Industrial automation
- Information and communication technologies (ICT)
- Mechatronical engineering
- Metals & materials
- Metal processing
- Mounting & cranes
- Plastics & composites
- Security & defence
Technology clusters in Flanders
- Flanders District of Creativity (Flanders DC)
- Flanders DRIVEFlanders DRIVEFlanders’ DRIVE is a Flemish non-profit organization.Since the start in 2001, Flanders' DRIVE, the innovation platform for the vehicle industry, has become the competence pool for the vehicle industry.It plays an active role in:...
- Flanders Institute for LogisticsFlanders Institute for LogisticsThe Flanders Institute for Logistics is a Flemish non-profit organization, founded in 2003 by the Flemish government. The VIL supports and enhances the competitiveness of the logistics sector in Flanders.-See also:* Agoria...
(VIL) - Flanders Multimedia ValleyFlanders Multimedia ValleyFlanders Multimedia Valley the cluster for the multimedia industry in Flanders, was founded by the Flemish Government in 1999. The goal of Flanders Multimedia Valley is to support innovation in ICT and multimedia.-See also:* Agoria...
- Flemish Council for Science Policy (VRWB)
- Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic CommunicationFlemish Innovation Center for Graphic CommunicationThe Flemish Innovation Center for Graphic Communication is a Flemish non-profit organization for graphic communication, founded in 1997 and since 2000 located at the Campus Blairon in Turnhout...
- Flemish Quality Management CenterFlemish Quality Management CenterThe Flemish Quality Management Center is a Flemish non-profit organization, which was founded on 28 September 1985. The organization wants to inspire and support Flemish companies to work and develop their capabilities in a competitive and efficient way, and inspired by the principles of total...
(VCK) - Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC)
- Interdisciplinary institute for BroadBand Technology (IBBT)
- Flanders Interuniversity Institute of Biotechnology (VIB)
- Flemish institute for technological researchFlemish institute for technological researchThe Flemish institute for technological research or VITO, is a research centre, located in Mol, Antwerp, Flanders, Belgium. The institute performs contract research and develops products and processes in the fields of energy, environment and materials, for both the public and the private sector...
(VITO) - TechnopolisTechnopolis (Belgium)-Flanders Technology International:Technopolis is an initiative which grew out of the Flanders Technology International Foundation, which was an initiative of the Flemish government. Since 7 October 1999, the FTI offices are located within the premises of the Technopolis centre and the name of the...
Technology clusters in Wallonia
- ARESAARESAAresa Biodetection is a biotechnology firm based on Copenhagen, Denmark which is best known for genetically modifying a common weed to indicate the presence of land mines. The company created a thale cress whose leaves turn brown in the presence of nitrogen dioxide, a compound which is leached...
, clinical research cluster - Automotive Cluster of WalloniaAutomotive Cluster of WalloniaThe Automotive Cluster of Wallonia is the official cluster of the automotive industry in Wallonia . The goal of the cluster is to promote the complementarities between Wallonian companies, and with the support provided to R&D centres, to launch new activities and innovative products in line with...
- Ceramic products clusterCeramic products clusterThe Ceramic products cluster is the official cluster of the Ceramic industry of Wallonia, in the south part of Belgium. The academic and industrial members of the cluster are active in the steel and glass industries, and food technology...
- Eco-building clusterEco-building clusterThe Eco-building cluster or Green Building Cluster is the official cluster of the construction industry in Wallonia...
- ICT clusterWalloon ICT clusterThe Walloon ICT cluster is the official cluster of the ICT sector in Wallonia .-Activity domains:The cluster is organized in eight groups of professional activities:* Life sciences and services...
- Nutrition clusterWalloon Nutrition clusterThe Walloon Nutrition cluster is the official cluster of universities, industries, and laboratories working in the field of nutrition and health in Wallonia...
- Solid Wastes clusterSolid Wastes clusterThe Solid Wastes cluster is the official cluster of the waste-related industry in Wallonia . The cluster groups several major international groups and small and medium-sized firms in Wallonia, which all deal with a wide variety of aspects related to solid waste issues.-External links:*...
- Transport & Logistics ClusterWalloon Transport & Logistics ClusterThe Transport & Logistics Cluster is the official cluster of the transport and logistics sector in Wallonia...
- Walloon Aeronautical ClusterWalloon Aeronautical ClusterThe Walloon Aeronautical Cluster is the Walloon official cluster of companies which are active in the global aeronautical supply chain...
(EWA) - Walloon Space ClusterWalloon Space ClusterThe Walloon Space Cluster or Wallonie Espace is the official Walloon cluster working on space research and development in Wallonia and in Brussels.-See also:* Agoria* Euro Space Center...
See also
- Science and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in BelgiumScience and technology in Belgium is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes. As Belgium is a federal state, science is organized at several levels...
- Science and technology in the Brussels-Capital Region
- Science and technology in FlandersScience and technology in FlandersScience and technology in Flanders, the northern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes...
- Science and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in WalloniaScience and technology in Wallonia, the southern region of Belgium , is well developed with the presence of several universities and research institutes.-Technology institutes:Wallonia is home to several science and technology organizations....
- Federation of Belgian EnterprisesFederation of Belgian EnterprisesThe Federation of Enterprises in Belgium is the only Belgian non-profit organization representing companies in all three regions of Belgium. Its members, the different Belgian sectorial employers' organizations, represent companies in key industrial and service sectors. All in all, it represents...
(VBO) - List of Belgian companies
- Flemish Aerospace GroupFlemish Aerospace GroupThe Flemish Aerospace Group is an association of Flemish aerospace industries and related partners, which is located in Flanders, the northern part of Belgium...
(FLAG) - National Fund for Scientific ResearchNFWOThe National Fund for Scientific Research is a government institution in Belgium for supporting scientific research...
- SIRRISSIRRISSIRRIS is a non-profit scientific organisation in Belgium. SIRRIS is an important collaborative centre for the Belgian technology industry. Until 2007, SIRRIS was known as CRIF-WTCM...
- GIMVGIMVGimv is a European investment company with experience in private equity and venture capital. The company is listed on Euronext Brussels. Gimv currently manages around EUR 2.0 billion of assets ....
- VOKAVokaVoka is a small borough in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia....
- FedustriaFedustriaFedustria is the Belgian non profit federation of the textile, wood and furniture industry. It was founded on 20 December 2006 in Ghent and is the successor of Febeltex and Febelhout...
- Walloon Union of Companies
- Science Parks of WalloniaScience Parks of WalloniaCreated in 2002, SPoW -Science Parks of Wallonia-, is an association of six Belgian science parks located in Wallonia:* Louvain-la-Neuve Science Park* Liège Science Park* Crealys Science Park* Aéropole Science Park* Initialis Science Park...