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Zwijnaarde is a village in the municipality of Ghent
Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region, Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys River and became in the Middle Ages one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It is known for its fair and its Zwijntjes beer
Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
. A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park
Zwijnaarde science park

The Zwijnaarde science park is a science park of Ghent university, located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent . The science park has an area of 52 hectare and comprises the Ardoyen campus of the University of Ghent and the Ardoyen science park ....
, with biotech companies such as Innogenetics
Innogenetics

Innogenetics is a Belgium-based international biopharmaceutical company, with headquarters in Ghent, Belgium. The company has two divisions: a specialty diagnostics business, and a therapeutics business that develops therapeutic vaccines....
, and DevGen
DevGen

DevGen is a biotech company located in Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. The company was founded in 1997, by Thierry Bogaert, PhD, from the University of Ghent and Michael Hengartner, PhD, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ....
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Zwijnaarde is a village in the municipality of Ghent
Ghent

Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region, Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys River and became in the Middle Ages one of the largest and richest cities of northern Europe....
, Belgium
Belgium

* A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
. It is known for its fair and its Zwijntjes beer
Beer

Beer is the world's oldest and most widely consumed alcoholic beverage and the third most popular drink overall after water and tea. It is produced by the brewing and Fermentation of starches, mainly derived from cereal?the most common of which is malted barley, although wheat, maize , and rice are widely used....
. A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park
Zwijnaarde science park

The Zwijnaarde science park is a science park of Ghent university, located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent . The science park has an area of 52 hectare and comprises the Ardoyen campus of the University of Ghent and the Ardoyen science park ....
, with biotech companies such as Innogenetics
Innogenetics

Innogenetics is a Belgium-based international biopharmaceutical company, with headquarters in Ghent, Belgium. The company has two divisions: a specialty diagnostics business, and a therapeutics business that develops therapeutic vaccines....
, and DevGen
DevGen

DevGen is a biotech company located in Ghent-Zwijnaarde, Belgium. The company was founded in 1997, by Thierry Bogaert, PhD, from the University of Ghent and Michael Hengartner, PhD, from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ....
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Notable inhabitants

  • Karel van de Woestijne
    Karel van de Woestijne

    Karel van de Woestijne was a Flanders writer and brother of the painter Gustave van de Woestijne. He went to highschool at the Koninklijk Athenaeum at the Ottogracht in Ghent....
     (1878-1929), writer


Industry

  • DOMO Group
    DOMO Group

    DOMO Group is a Belgium textile manufacturing group, as an integated company it produces chemicals and carpets. The company head office is located in Zwijnaarde near Ghent....
    , carpet manufacturer