lifetech.brussels wants to support and foster the internationalization of its members. To that end, the cluster offers a broad range of services:

• International technological and commercial missions in partnership with Brussels Invest & Export (eg.: Medica, Bio)
• Help our members to find international partners for technological purposes via the Enterprise Europe Network
• Facilitate access to European Research Programmes via the National Contact Point
• Facilitate access to specific regions thanks to our partneships (eg.: Honk Kong Science Parks)
• Assistance to help our members to get subsidies

OUR PARTNERS

Brussels invest & export
Brussels Invest & Export is the foreign trade and foreign investment department of the Brussels Region Public Service (BRPS). Brussels Invest & Export works on behalf of the economic development of the Brussels-Capital Region by fulfilling a two-fold mission:

• Helping Brussels companies to expand into international markets
• Prospecting among foreign companies and assisting them in planning their strategic relocation to the capital of Europe

Services:

• Market information and advice
• Visit of buyers, international fairs and trade missions. More info
• Network of commercial attachés More info

Contact:

Ghislain Breydel - gbreydel@sprb.irisnet.be

www.invest-export.irisnet.be

EEN - Enterprise Europe Brussels Network
Enterprise Europe Brussels is your business support for entrepreneurship, innovation and internationalization in Europe and beyond.
Set up and funded by the European Commission, our network is composed by more than 600 organizations from 54 countries mostly in Europe. The main objective is to support SMEs in their innovation and internationalization projects by providing them value-added services:

• The Partnership Opportunities Database contains thousands of company profiles looking for business, innovation or research partners
• International matchmaking events across Europe offer the opportunity to meet potential partners in person
• Company mission: visit to a focus country with a group of companies. The program includes company meetings and visits, organised by the network’s local partner.

Contact:

Benjamin Carnec – bca@impulse.irisnet.be
International partnership advisor Health and e-Health

www.brusselsnetwork.be

NCP - National Contact Point Brussels
Brussels National Contact Point (NCP Brussels) is a regional initiative whose aim is to help companies, universities, research centres and other stakeholders of the Brussels Capital Region to access EU funding for Research and Innovation.
NCP Brussels team can assist and advise you before the project submission, during the project implementation and for the exploitation of the project's results.
You have a project idea in the field of Health or e-health and are looking for EU funded Research and Innovation opportunities?
There are many EU funding opportunities for companies, researchers, hospitals, health procurers, pharmaceutical companies, aisbls and institutions willing to do research and innovate in the Health and e-health sector.

Find out some of the most relevant programmes and initiatives funded by the EU suitable for your RDI project: http://www.ncpbrussels.be/eu-funding-opportunities/what-eu-funding-for-my-r-i-project/for-health-projects

Contact:

Daniela Fazenda – dfa@impulse.irisnet.be
NCP Health
www.ncpbrussels.be

REGIONAL SUBSIDIES AND FINANCING POSSIBILITIES

Export incentives
The Brussels-Capital Region has 5 export incentives available covering the main aspects of seeking out international opportunities:

• Promotion aimed at foreign markets
• Canvassing abroad
• International trade fairs
• Responding to calls for tender
• Setting up representative offices outside of the European Union.

Other useful subsidies

• Taking a training course in foreign trade
• Support of a consultant specialising in international trade (feasibility study of your export project or for market research)
• Recruit a FTP for the promotion and the development of your activities outside the European Union

Investments

Exportbru, a subsidiary of the Brussels Regional Investment Agency, can help you to deal with the financial requirements generated by your export business.

Starting your project in the health sector, you might need office space, lab space or even an address to register your head office. Different solution exist in Brussels, all targeting different types of needs.

Incubation facilities

• Brussels Life Science Incubator (BLSI), located on the UCL campus (Alma) and provides specific accommodation for start-ups: offices, laboratories, logistic facilities,etc.
• EEBIC (Erasmus European Business & Innovation Centre), located on the ULB campus (Erasmus) offers more than 6.000 m² of premises, from offices to equipped laboratories, and a comprehensive administrative infrastructure which enables start-ups and spin-offs to grow up. The EEBIC team provides managerial advices, from the preparation of a business plan to intellectual property protection, in order to support pioneering projects development.
• Galactic Innovation Campus offers state-of-the-art bio-tech facilities and expertise.
  Galactic conducts R&D, piloting and small-scale production on site which creates the right environment for knowledge sharing. Most of the research programmes are done in collaboration with partners from academia and industry. Galactic also offers training and consulting services based on our 20 year know-how. The Campus  welcomes students from around the world to experiment and direct the development of new solutions of tomorrow.(pdf)

Network of  Brussels Business Centers

Brussels has a network of 8 Business Centers aiming to support and accompany entrepreneurs by providing :

• accommodation at competitive prices ( with reception infrastructure)
• experts in management and business creation
• a wide range of services dedicated to entrepreneurs.

Spaces for businesses

Citydev.brussels' focuses mainly on reception facilities for companies including industrial parks, science parks, centers for SMEs and buildings for businesses.

Urban planning and environment permit

impulse.brussels analyzes your needs and determines the type of permit to request. We will clarify with you the procedure and the elements necessary to complete the permit application forms. We will also make recommendations to optimize the project and clarify administrative decisions on the subject. For any question, send us an email.

Different sources of funding to develop your lifetech project are available in the Brussels Capital Region. The first step is to identify what you need to finance. The source of funding to finance a new office may not be the same as the type of financing required to finance an Research & Development project.  In parallel, you should also try to well estimate your financing needs. We strongly advise you to make a complete financial plan based on sound assumptions.

You would like to discuss you financial plan with one of our experts? Plan a meeting here.

Once  your needs are defined, there are different funding possibilities.

You will find an first overview of these below.

Moreover, our experts  can help you identify the possibilities that are most appropriated to your project's phase and topic.