Belgium is also a European leader in logistics and distribution; mainly driven by its strong cluster of ports. 80% of the continent’s purchasing power is situated within 800km around Brussels, while the country’s comprehensive system and distribution network makes it easy for companies to distribute their products.
Belgium ranks as Ireland’s 2nd highest EU partner when it comes to exports with €1,960 million Irish exports to Belgium in 2018 (CSO: 2018) of which Pharma and Life Sciences have been a continuously strong sector for Irish exports. Alongside this Belgium as a country is heavily reliant on imports.
Enterprise Europe Network Partners in Belgium
Enterprise Europe Network is represented in all three Belgian regions, Flanders, Wallonia, and Brussels. Irish companies can be connected with EEN partners and SMEs across 14 locations in Belgium at organisations including innovation agencies, Chambers of Commerce, business support agencies and third level institutes.
Our partner for Thursday’s event, Flanders Investment and Trade is located in the Flanders region - a region with a reputation for innovation and ranked first in Europe for the proportion of enterprises with innovation activities (2016 Eurostat Community Survey, published in 2019). Flanders is also home to the university city of Leuven, the European Capital of Innovation 2020. The city of Leuven has established a unique leadership that facilitates collaborations between citizens, knowledge institutions, businesses, and local organisations.
Specifically, Enterprise Europe Network partners in Flanders are located in the cities of Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges and Hasselt.
Current Enterprise Europe Network events and opportunities to partner & source products across sectors in Belgium
- Enterprise Europe Network Flanders initiated the ‘Care & Industry together against CORONA’ platform in 2020 to bring together different actors in Europe on supports for the healthcare sector.
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30 Mar -31 Dec 2020 |
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- Event industry on lockdown: re-inventing the live shows - Live sessions and business meetings for the digital and creative industry dedicated to event organisation
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Namur, Belgium / online, 10 - 17 Dec 2020
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- TAVOLA 2020 Food & Beverage matchmaking event for European buyers and producers at premium quality food trade fair
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22-23 March 2021 |
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Search for additional events across Enterprise Europe Network here.
Sample Enterprise Europe Network company profiles from Belgium:
There are over almost 80 company offers and request profiles from Belgium available to view in the Enterprise Europe Network opportunities database. View a sample below and search the entire Enterprise Europe Network opportunities database here.
-Belgian university with innovative and science-based system for scoring of biosecurity on farms, offers licences for this SaaS-based solution