36,956 employees, 5.1 billion euros in Research and Development and 83 billion euros in exports. In the last ten years, the Belgian life sciences industry has generated more than 10,000 jobs and more than doubled its exports and R&D spending. To continue this trend, Belgium must remain the gateway for biotechnology in Europe, especially thanks to tax incentives.
‘Build a home for your biomanufacturing in Wallonia’. This slogan greets visitors to the website www.kickstartbiomanufacturing.be and the message is clear: Wallonia is a prime …
Since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, the strong Belgian biotech and biopharmaceutical sector has played a key role in the global fight against this pandemic. Let’s count on this mature industry to help the country's economic recovery. Companies in the sector have already invested 5.5 billion in production facilities over the past 10 years. Let's provide the right conditions for them to further develop their biomanufacturing capabilities, becoming sustainable and digitalized industries of the future, able to find the scientific and technical talent needed for their development. These were the key messages at the annual event of the Belgian life sciences and biotechnology federation bio.be/essenscia, where one of the speakers was Thomas Dermine, Secretary of State for Recovery and Strategic Investments, responsible for Science Policy.
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