2. French-speaking Community
of Belgium & FNRS
Regions (Wallonia & Brussels)
International Public Funds
(European)
Companies (belgian & foreign)
Others
Sources: CReF, 2013
Universities: a high potential of innovation
Research Expenditure: 688 M€ /year (10.000 researchers)
3. The LIEU network brings together the
Knowledge Transfer Offices (KTOs)
of Belgian French-speaking
Universities and Higher Education
Institutions.
Clear policies in institutions to
provide services to society by
contributing to innovation and
regional development.
LIEU, a KTOs Network
4. LIEU, a thematic approach
Micro & Nanotechnologies
ICT
Materials
Energy &
Environment
Agro-
food
Biotechnology & Health
Social & Human Sciences
ACTIVITIES
Collaborative projects and collaborative
technology transfer
Relationship with companies, clusters and
others major actors
Industrial needs identification and matching
with academic offers
Promotion of academic competencies and
technologies
Networking Business/ Research
Working group Composition:
• 1 coordinator, a single contact
• 1 representative per institution
LIEU brings together the
skills of more than 10 000
researchers,
in areas such as: