Original article on ey.com Cleantech and industrial high-tech are seen as the business sectors that will drive Belgium’s growth in the coming years. Despite the turbulence caused by the pandemic, Belgium maintained its fifth position in the ranking of European countries for foreign direct investment (FDI).
Open Call#2 for Accelerating Data-Driven Solutions to Save LIVES from COVID-19 The consortium of COVID-X announces the launch of Open Call #2 for a unique acceleration programme in Europe to fast-track to market 15+ European data technology solutions, addressing COVID-19 challenges and facilitating an innovative stack of AI-driven
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In short: VLAIO (Flemish Agency for Innovation and Enterprise) has made some important changes to its policy that will change the subsidy landscape from now on. The SME growth subsidy has been given a new look, the evaluation criteria for R&D projects have been adjusted
Read This to Get VCs Perspective on Why a Good Management Team Matters Many business models rely on a certain amount of funding to realise their goals. There are various sources of funding available for startups such as government subsidies, loans or crowd funding. However,
The start of the new year presents several European funding opportunities designed to counter two major trends: the global COVID-19 pandemic and the risks of large-scale climate change. Executive summary Four European funding opportunities to watch out for in 2021 Find out the main changes
So, wait, explain: you work at an “innovation centre”? It might seem extremely vague for some, for others the existence of such a department is an obvious fact. Three years ago, EY Belgium decided to set up its own ‘innovation hub’, called The Factory. This innovation centre enables innovators: ranging from people having their
✨ The Factory looks back at 2020 ✨ As we look back at 2020, we’re proud of you all. Proud of our resilient The Factory team, who has set up 12 online open innovation events for clients. We facilitated matchmaking events, startup pitching competitions and international
How do you go from 50k to 500k with the right approach? As a startup founder and entrepreneur, your passion lies within the warm core of your business. Then comes the fact that you need to make sales, be able to scale and continuously grow your business. In addition, finding the right investors
Innovation is collaboration. If there’s one sentence that sums up the first Smart Policing Hackathon, it’s this one. The online hackathon connected over 200 people, ranging from developers, creatives, students, and academics, to a dream team of about 50 police coaches. Over a span of
