A VARIETY OF USEFUL LINKS THAT RELATE TO OUR DIFFERENT PARTNERS CAN BE CONSULTED HERE. 

The list of shown addresses is not exhaustive; suggestions are welcomed at any time.


INFORMATION ABOUT BELGIUM CAN BE FOUND HERE AS WELL.

 

BELGIUM, 'HEALTH & BIOTECH VALLEY' OF THE FUTURE

LAUNCH OF THE R&D BIOPHARMA PLATFORM

Following the biopharma strategy launched by the Belgian government in 2021, a mid-term review was published on 25 October 2023 by the Boston Consulting Group (BGC) at an event attended by Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, Minister of Social Affairs and Public Health Frank Vandenbroucke and Thomas Dermine, Secretary of State for Recovery and Strategic Investments, responsible for Science Policy, as well as the partners involved in implementing the biopharma strategy over the past two years.

Representatives of the Belgian government, academia and the health and biotech industry signed at the initiative of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo a joint charter pledging to further strengthen Belgium's position in biopharma R&D and production. The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, was also present.

Today Belgium ranks third in biopharmaceutical exports, totalling €56 billion. The sector employs more than 40,000 people directly and many more indirectly.

Consult the launch of the R&D Biopharma Platform: Belgium, 'Health & Biotech valley' of the future: https://www.premier.be/en/belgium-health-biotech-valley-tomorrow

To attract more international investment in pharma and biotech, a new website was also launched “Health & Biotech Valley”: http://www.healthbiotechvalley.be/

Health and Biotech valley logo

Read more about this on the websites of the sector federations below:

SOURCES: websites: of Prime Minister Alexander De Croo, of the sector federations pharma.be & bio.be/essenscia.


BELGIUM EMBRACING OPENNESS
 

logo Embracing opennessBelgium faces the challenges of today by embracing openness.
On 24th May 2023 the campaign "Embracing openness" was launched to showcase Belgium internationally.

To read all about this campaign and to discover some stories that show why Belgium is open for:
 

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© Belgium Embracing openness

-     INNOVATION
 

-     PARTNERSHIPS
 

-     DIVERSITY



> visit the website "Belgium Embracing openness"
 

> watch the video:
 


#Belgium #EmbracingOpenness
 

IMPORTERS

Sectoral Publications


International Trade


STATISTICS

 

Belgian Economic Missions

Find out more information on the Belgian Economic Missions on:



OTHER PARNERS


BELGIUM IN A NUTSHELL

Located in the heart of Western Europe, Belgium enjoys a key position in the European and international economy. Home to many international organisations, Belgium has always been a prosperous marketplace, in business with countries from all over the world. Even though Belgium has a fairly recent history (founded in 1830), its colourful past and location at the crossroads of different cultures has shaped the cosmopolitan character it has today. Consisting of three regions (Brussels-Capital, Flanders and Wallonia) and three language groups (Dutch, French and German), Belgium is home to a versatile population with high purchasing power. Although small in size, Belgium has plenty to offer businesses, no matter where they come from in the world. Let’s take a quick look at why Belgium is such a great place to invest. 

Click on the image to view the presentation:

Foto website Belgium in a nutshell
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Good reasons to invest in Belgium - consult the following websites: 

 

99 reasons why Belgium is uniquely phenomenal

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Discover 99 reasons why Belgium is uniquely phenomenal on following website - © FPS Chancellery of the Prime Minister

 

Belgium IN A SNAPSHOT

To find out more about Belgium watch the video or download here the PDF document "Belgium in a snapshot":

 

Focus on Belgium

As indicated in the baseline ‘people, stories, facts and figures’, the site Focus on Belgium is meant to highlight our country’s strengths in numerous areas, e.g. our creativity, diversity, new talents and established values, developments and possibilities.

To achieve this, not only the articles – forming the main part of the site – but also a variety of events and well-known Belgians are brought to the visitor’s attention. Besides, all kinds of petty facts about Belgium or about Belgian achievements can be found under the heading  ‘did you know?’. Finally, the website contains statistical information about Belgium, a photo gallery as well as a film section.

The 'Focus on Belgium' website is part of the FPS Foreign Affairs’ strategy to further develop its public diplomacy. It is meant to support our Embassies and Consulates abroad in their promotion of Belgium, as well as to inform the general public on what’s happening in Belgium and what our country has to offer in several respects. On this trilingual website (in Dutch, French and English), new items will be published every week, which can also be shared via social media.

This website is used by the FPS FA for drawing up a 'Focus on Belgium newsletter' our missions abroad can use in their communication.

All institutions, organisations and persons who have news or information that could be suitable for Focus on Belgium, can contribute to the site by sending a text, photographs and/or pictures to focusonbelgium@diplobel.fed.be

Screen shot of website FOCUS ON BELGIUM

How innovative is your country?  European Innovation Scoreboard 2021

Figure Executive summary European Innovation Scoreboard
© European Commission

The European Commission has released the 2021 results of the European Innovation Scoreboard, the Regional Innovation Scoreboard and the Innobarometer.

The main findings are that Innovation performance has continued to increase for the EU and all Member States and at the global level, the EU is closing the performance gap to Australia and Canada, two of its global competitors. Belgium, Denmark, Finland and Sweden are Innovation Leaders with innovation performance well above the EU average.

Consult here the European Commission's "European Innovation Scoreboard 2021"


YES TO BELGIUM!

screen shot Yes to Belgium website
© AmCham Belgium, 2020-21 

Title on website YES TO BELGIUM

#Yes2Belgium is a project by AmCham Belgium to showcase Belgium as a great place to invest. What better way to do this than through the stories of the AmCham Belgium's member companies, who continually invest and say Yes2Belgium in many different ways.

Discover the stories of these companies on the #Yes2Belgium website.

 

More information... 

Federal level

• Federal Public Service Economy
• Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation
• Federal Public Service Finance

Regional level

• Brussels Capital Region: hub.brussels
• Flanders Region: Flanders Investment & Trade
• Wallonia Region: Wallonia Export-Investment Agency
 

Useful links 

FEDERAL


Federations and industry organisations


REGIONAL


Brussels


Flanders


Wallonia