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Headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and with research sites across Belgium, in the Netherlands, Taiwan and the USA, an rep offices in China and Japan, imec leverages its state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure and its team of about 4,000 expert scientists, to drive open innovation across the globe. They unite world-industry leaders, Flanders-based and international companies, start-ups, and academia and knowledge centers, for R&D in nano-electronics and digital technologies, including advanced semiconductor scaling, silicon photonics, smart health, smart energy, smart mobility and smart cities solutions, artificial intelligence, beyond-5G and sensing technologies and more.

Next to its R&D offering, imec also leverages its expertise and large international industry network to support smaller organizations that have limited in-house R&D resources as well as larger companies with their innovation process from initial idea to fully functioning product, from the design of a product or chip, to prototyping, testing and optimizing, and manufacturing.

Finally, imec supports tech start-ups and scale-ups with a tailored offering. The imec.istart program is a business acceleration program that provides tech entrepreneurs with specialized coaching, facilities and overall support to help them grow their businesses, while the imec.scale-ups program focuses on larger innovative tech scale-ups looking to conquer the European market.

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Commissioned by the Flemish government, Lantis is building connections that make the city and region flourish. Lantis is responsible for the realisation of the Oosterweel connection, which will increase prosperity and improve the quality of life. Lantis is contributing to this by promoting mobility, including the construction of numerous bicycle connections and multimodal junctions on the city outskirts of Antwerp.

Lantis strives for operational excellence in order to carry out projects as efficiently as possible and deliver quality. Thanks to intensive cooperation with the surrounding area, the organisation works transparently and with a focus on results. Innovation and transformation ensure future-oriented projects with a lasting impact on the dynamics of the region. This is the Lantis way of successfully realising large projects in an urban environment.

Lantis stands for Liveable Antwerp through Innovation and Cooperation and is a public limited company. The day-to-day management is in the hands of the management committee led by managing director Luc Hellemans. David Van Herreweghe chairs the board of directors.

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As Europe’s second-largest port and largest integrated chemical cluster, the Port of Antwerp Bruges is a major lifeline for the Belgian economy: annually around 238 million tonnes of international maritime freight are handled. The Port of Antwerp Bruges accounts, directly and indirectly, for a total of around 143.000 jobs and more than €20 billion added value.

Innovation and digitisation enable our mission to be ‘a home port for a sustainable future’ as we aim to flexibly respond to a rapidly evolving maritime market. By supporting The Beacon, we want to ensure that our port platform finds relevant points of contact and vice versa. Furthermore, we want to facilitate the exchange effect created through the ecosystem being built around The Beacon.

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The city of Antwerp welcomes businesses, researchers, citizens and city officials to experiment with smart technologies that aim to make urban life more enjoyable and sustainable. Antwerp is a living lab where solutions are tested and co-created with its inhabitants. The city is home to highly innovative businesses and with 171 nationalities that live in Antwerp, it is above all a very diverse, and international city. The Ecosystem in Antwerp is developing rapidly, over the past years the amount of start-ups and scaleups in Antwerp doubled.

Innovative companies are the driving force behind the Antwerp knowledge economy. Their growth is crucial for our future. The City of Antwerp therefore strongly believes in the power of digital networking and is developing an ecosystem for digital innovation in which large and small businesses, startups, scaleups, researchers and capital providers with an interest in the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence can meet each other. Thanks to the cross-pollination that occurs in The Beacon, innovative products are developed that are relevant to Antwerp’s ‘smart city’ ambitions and to our financial stakeholders: industry and logistics.

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The University of Antwerp is a research university where pioneering, innovative research is conducted at an international level. Research and education are closely linked, with 20,000 students and 6000 staff spread across our nine faculties. As a driving force in the Antwerp innovation ecosystem, innovation is a constant focus.

The Beacon is the university’s pioneering pre-incubation structure for the domain of Metropolitanism, Smart City, Mobility & Logistics. It houses the IDLab research group and the Design Sciences Hub.

The IDLab research group of the University of Antwerp and imec performs fundamental and applied research on Wireless technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things. IDLab, headed by prof. Steven Latré, targets the most daunting challenges industry is facing to deliver digital transformation, connecting everything and extracting high value from data. Bringing researchers and industrial partners together at the same location facilitates knowledge transfer and enables the cross-fertilization and co-creation insights on smart cities, IoT and AI towards the industrial partners in The Beacon.

The Design Sciences Hub of the Faculty of Design Sciences is an interdisciplinary innovation and valorization lab. They offer design solutions for urban challenges and wicked problems in the triangle of urban planning, built environment, and urban health.

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Headquartered in Leuven (Belgium) and with research sites across Belgium, in the Netherlands, Taiwan and the USA, an rep offices in China and Japan, imec leverages its state-of-the-art R&D infrastructure and its team of about 4,000 expert scientists, to drive open innovation across the globe. They unite world-industry leaders, Flanders-based and international companies, start-ups, and academia and knowledge centers, for R&D in nano-electronics and digital technologies, including advanced semiconductor scaling, silicon photonics, smart health, smart energy, smart mobility and smart cities solutions, artificial intelligence, beyond-5G and sensing technologies and more.

Next to its R&D offering, imec also leverages its expertise and large international industry network to support smaller organizations that have limited in-house R&D resources as well as larger companies with their innovation process from initial idea to fully functioning product, from the design of a product or chip, to prototyping, testing and optimizing, and manufacturing.

Finally, imec supports tech start-ups and scale-ups with a tailored offering. The imec.istart program is a business acceleration program that provides tech entrepreneurs with specialized coaching, facilities and overall support to help them grow their businesses, while the imec.scale-ups program focuses on larger innovative tech scale-ups looking to conquer the European market.

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Commissioned by the Flemish government, Lantis is building connections that make the city and region flourish. Lantis is responsible for the realisation of the Oosterweel connection, which will increase prosperity and improve the quality of life. Lantis is contributing to this by promoting mobility, including the construction of numerous bicycle connections and multimodal junctions on the city outskirts of Antwerp.

Lantis strives for operational excellence in order to carry out projects as efficiently as possible and deliver quality. Thanks to intensive cooperation with the surrounding area, the organisation works transparently and with a focus on results. Innovation and transformation ensure future-oriented projects with a lasting impact on the dynamics of the region. This is the Lantis way of successfully realising large projects in an urban environment.

Lantis stands for Liveable Antwerp through Innovation and Cooperation and is a public limited company. The day-to-day management is in the hands of the management committee led by managing director Luc Hellemans. David Van Herreweghe chairs the board of directors.

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As Europe’s second-largest port and largest integrated chemical cluster, the Port of Antwerp Bruges is a major lifeline for the Belgian economy: annually around 238 million tonnes of international maritime freight are handled. The Port of Antwerp Bruges accounts, directly and indirectly, for a total of around 143.000 jobs and more than €20 billion added value.

Innovation and digitisation enable our mission to be ‘a home port for a sustainable future’ as we aim to flexibly respond to a rapidly evolving maritime market. By supporting The Beacon, we want to ensure that our port platform finds relevant points of contact and vice versa. Furthermore, we want to facilitate the exchange effect created through the ecosystem being built around The Beacon.

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The city of Antwerp welcomes businesses, researchers, citizens and city officials to experiment with smart technologies that aim to make urban life more enjoyable and sustainable. Antwerp is a living lab where solutions are tested and co-created with its inhabitants. The city is home to highly innovative businesses and with 171 nationalities that live in Antwerp, it is above all a very diverse, and international city. The Ecosystem in Antwerp is developing rapidly, over the past years the amount of start-ups and scaleups in Antwerp doubled.

Innovative companies are the driving force behind the Antwerp knowledge economy. Their growth is crucial for our future. The City of Antwerp therefore strongly believes in the power of digital networking and is developing an ecosystem for digital innovation in which large and small businesses, startups, scaleups, researchers and capital providers with an interest in the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence can meet each other. Thanks to the cross-pollination that occurs in The Beacon, innovative products are developed that are relevant to Antwerp’s ‘smart city’ ambitions and to our financial stakeholders: industry and logistics.

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The University of Antwerp is a research university where pioneering, innovative research is conducted at an international level. Research and education are closely linked, with 20,000 students and 6000 staff spread across our nine faculties. As a driving force in the Antwerp innovation ecosystem, innovation is a constant focus.

The Beacon is the university’s pioneering pre-incubation structure for the domain of Metropolitanism, Smart City, Mobility & Logistics. It houses the IDLab research group and the Design Sciences Hub.

The IDLab research group of the University of Antwerp and imec performs fundamental and applied research on Wireless technologies, Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things. IDLab, headed by prof. Steven Latré, targets the most daunting challenges industry is facing to deliver digital transformation, connecting everything and extracting high value from data. Bringing researchers and industrial partners together at the same location facilitates knowledge transfer and enables the cross-fertilization and co-creation insights on smart cities, IoT and AI towards the industrial partners in The Beacon.

The Design Sciences Hub of the Faculty of Design Sciences is an interdisciplinary innovation and valorization lab. They offer design solutions for urban challenges and wicked problems in the triangle of urban planning, built environment, and urban health.

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We invest in startups from Seed to Series B across Fintech and SaaS

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ADLC provides drone transportation services while ensuring safety and integrating into companies' business activities. As a drone operator, ADLC manages a complex ecosystem in order to offer a high-end service that eases companies' transition to Industry 4.0 and smart logistics.

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Aloxy offers reliable industrial Internet of Things solutions tailored to the needs of the chemical, oil and gas and other process industries. Our technology makes assets smart and allows to automate processes further and deliver actionable insights into industrial operations.
Our unique valve position sensor is an immediate succes as it helps (petro)chemical plants become safer and more efficient by reducing downtime related to unplanned manual valve operations.

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At AP University of Applied Sciences and Arts Antwerp, approximately 16,000 individuals embark on a journey of self-discovery, growth, and showcasing their innate abilities. They embrace challenges, learn through hands-on experiences, all the while within a secure environment and under the guidance of the university. AP is more than just education; it's a transformative experience.

In a world driven by Information Technology, our lives are interwoven with its fabric. Each day births new applications and cutting-edge hardware, necessitating adaptable and captivating IT programs that can adeptly respond to current and future trends. At AP, we take up this mantle, crafting IT courses that are as dynamic as the field they serve, ensuring our students are ready to shape the technological landscape of tomorrow.

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Arxus is the Microsoft Expert MSP of the Cronos Groep. Our team of cloud experts design, build and manage customised cloud solutions for you. Talk to us if you want to know more about Microsoft technology.

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Optimalisation of empty container equipment.

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Basil is specialized in the continuous, automated collection of data from different sources, even outside the organization.

Instead of big bang IT projects, Basil enhances proven processes, with reduced risk, lower cost and quicker results.

Moreover, Basil also builds BI dashboards, develops custom analyses and connects new sources to existing applications.

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BDO Digital provides the business intelligence to translate IoT data into real business value through Advanced analytics and AI as part of a broader IoT partner ecosystem. They provide solutions for Industry 4.0, Transportation & Logistics, Construction and Smart Cities.

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Bopro – a company regulated by the RICS [Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors] – manages your most complex real estate and building projects, and is responsible for achieving your objectives in terms of sustainability, quality, timing and budget. As an independent partner in the project team, they defend your interests at all times.

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Bubblydoo makes real-life family fun thanks to fully personalized children’s books. Their personalized products for children have over 100.000 personalization options which make it the most inclusive books in Belgium. They deliver in Germany, Flanders and The Netherlands.

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Cactus is a Belgian software engineering company with over 17 years of experience, boasting a team of 100 employees. Distinguished by its multicultural team and commitment to diversity and inclusion, Cactus fosters a culture of collaboration and creativity.

Cactus builds software that matters and innovation that lasts. Through its core pillars Acceleration, Innovation, and Integration, Cactus uses cutting-edge technologies such as AI, Space, and Quantum computing to deliver transformative solutions to its customers. Its client portfolio includes leading technology companies across Western Europe.

To request our portfolio, references, and pricing or to send an RFP, please contact us at [email protected]

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They are a global tech group that delivers end-to-end tech solutions through a global delivery model. At CBTW, They aim to create positive business outcomes that support our clients through their ever-changing business environments so they can thrive in our global economy.

They invest our efforts in unlocking the full potential of not only our clients, but also that of Their coworkers by providing them an evolutive environment encouraging collaboration, creativity and positive mindset.

To meet Their client’s present and future challenges they offer a global delivery approach. This hybrid model leveraging both local and global delivery centers allows their customers to access flexible delivery options and find the best balance between proximity, cost, quality and risk.

Through 3,000 local tech specialists on the ground in over 35 cities across Europe, the USA, Asia, Australia and Africa, They offer a full portfolio of services that draw on a wide array of expertise, including apps & platforms, security, cloud, data & analytics, hyperautomation and digital workplace.

The industries that benefit include, among others, banking and financial services, insurance, healthcare, retail, transportation, telecom and public sector. They serve each of them with a meaningful and collaborative mindset, always keeping at heart their historic motto: Collaboration betters our world.

CBTW – let’s do something great together!

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Cegeka is a European family-owned IT company. Their IT experts provide end-to-end IT solutions, services & consultancy In Close Cooperation with their clients.

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cinvio is a technology company that provides logistics companies with the tools to sell services online, digitally and seamlessly. cinvio's user community of over 1150 logistics companies in one place, its instant settlements and automated invoicing give logistics service providers financial peace of mind.

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At Codit we want to help make the world an even smarter place.

By creating customer cloud solutions that make the world’s data work better, we help our customers to evolve, and touch the lives of millions across the globe.

Our team of 220 employees across our offices in Belgium, France, Portugal, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, The Netherlands, Malta and Luxembourg use leading Microsoft Azure Cloud Native technologies to put the world’s data to work.

From the creation of data platforms that aid the development of smart cities, to solutions that push forward the production of renewable energy, Codit has been helping our customers to realize their ideals and to strive for a better, more future-orientated world for over twenty years.

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The Cronos Group is an outstanding example of innovative entrepreneurship. The companies under The Cronos Group are pioneers in the introduction and use of new and innovative technologies, serving companies in various sectors that are often impacted by major changes. The Cronos Group is also an early stage investor, incubator, integrator and venture capital firm.

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CrowdScan is a spin-off of IMEC and the University of Antwerp (UAntwerp). The company measures crowds while respecting the privacy of the individual. They use an innovative and proven sensor technology solution based on low-energy radio frequencies. Smooth real-time processing of these measurements forms the basis for swift, calculated decisions on the management of these crowds. CrowdScan’s services are tailored to specific sectors e.g. public transportation, smart cities and events.

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Cubitec is an agile tech start-up from Antwerp. They build innovative technology platforms and develop tailor-made software solutions. Cubitec is a software agency that connects digital systems and unlocks the power of your data.

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We help companies digitalize their transport activities and share transport management on a unique platform. Think Google Drive for transports!

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Datacenter United is a Belgian provider of high quality datacenter services. Under the label Datacenter United & DC Star qualitative datacenter solutions are put in the market. With 6 datacenter locations in Belgium, two of which are located in the port of Antwerp, one at Zwijndrecht, in Gent, in Bruges and one in Zaventem, we are the ideal local partner for the outsourcing of your infrastructure. Each location is ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO27001, ISAE3402 (SAS70) and PCI DSS certified. In Antwerp we can also offer the ultimate high-quality of a Tier IV facility. Interested? Check out www.datacenterunited.com and get in touch.

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Dataroots is a leading Belgian AI company with headquarters in Leuven and offices in Ghent and Brussels. It was founded in 2016 by data scientists Bart Smeets and Jonas Tundo and now has more than 90 employees. Dataroots is mainly active in Belgium but is gradually conquering other European countries.

The mission of Dataroots is to deliver data-driven solutions with an unmatched lifecycle and business impact for clients. In doing so, innovation and a clear return on investment (ROI) are paramount. In its AI, data engineering and data strategy projects, Dataroots carries its values of ownership, reliability and openness. The AI scale-up is also committed to a high degree of inclusiveness and diversity.

Since its inception, Dataroots has always invested a substantial percentage of its revenue in research and development (R&D). In early 2022, it set up a dedicated department for this purpose, Dataroots Research, led by Virginie Marelli as Head of Research. In the long run, Dataroots thus aims to bridge the gap between research and industry. This has already resulted in important academic and industrial partnerships, innovative projects, spin-offs and community events. More information on dataroots.io.

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DC Venturing commits to develop businesses and projects with a clear business, societal and environmental purpose. Their approach, known as harmonious venturing, addresses complex challenges by promoting collaboration across various sectors and disciplines. Their methodology encompasses interdisciplinarity, life-centeredness, adaptability, and ongoing learning, which all contribute to societal advancement and transformation. Additionally, DC Venturing leverages strong networks within the European innovation ecosystem to bring vital expertise to each collaborative endeavor.

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delaware is a global company that delivers advanced ICT solutions and services, guiding our customers through their business & digital transformations. We provide them with the tools to achieve their mission-critical priorities.

We develop, innovate & implement international business consulting, effective strategies and change management solutions. We work with key partners such as SAP, Microsoft, Salesforce and Amazon.

Above all, we want to do the right thing. We deliver enterprise expertise that enables our customers’ businesses to reach their full potential, while creating a positive impact in a challenging world. We take responsibility for our relationship with the social and ecological environment.

In order to help boost innovation delaware has created a DEL20 ecosystem which assembles the brightest minds from the most forward-thinking companies and provides them with the space & expertise they need to experiment with new ideas, share knowledge, and shape the businesses of tomorrow.

The community fully focuses on knowledge sharing and cross-sector networking, so as to remain updated on the latest technologies, business models, and more. It aims to remove all the barriers that could block promising innovation projects, and to create valuable learning opportunities.

On top of this delaware offers a ventures by delaware program for early stage start-ups. It's a unique accelerator, mentorship and funding program that goes far beyond tired, traditional models of investment. Over a period of around 6 months, we will collaborate with your founding team to develop your dream into a marketable, scalable product – and build a business that can stand on its own two feet.

We provide personal coaching, access to customers, 100k in cash and 100k in kind.

we commit. we deliver.

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Dockflow reinvents trade for the digital era. They strive for a transition from traditional supply chains to interconnected sets of agile and dynamic trade networks.

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“DINTRA Management” helps C-level in different Maritime & Logistics organizations with the implementation of a successful digital strategy, a Next Level IT & Innovation to deliver optimized automated processes.
Digital optimization and innovation is needed by all organizations, not only to remain competitive or support your company growth, it also is today the priority one requirement for young talents to join any dynamic organization.
Assisting CEO’s with their digital strategy is exactly what we would love to do.
I am convinced that many Maritime & Logistics companies have moved into the digital era. It is those companies that will use their digital capabilities as a competitive advantage in the next coming years.

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dotOcean, based in Brugge with hubs in Gent and Leuven, Belgium, is a leader in pioneering autonomous control and advanced situational awareness software technology for the maritime, civil and security industry. With its AYB (Automate Your Boat) technology in combination with connected, situational awareness technology it is able to make new or existing vessels and vehicles autonomous, intelligent and connected.

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e-BO Enterprises (founded in 2000, >100 FTE, 20 Mio€ revenue) is an industrial partner for IT and OT Services in selective corporate and institutional markets. The portfolio of services covers the full stack from connectivity, security and networking to the application level. The tailored solutions are designed and built with off the shelf components integrated with added value services, based on own developed software and hardware components.

Today, e-BO is active as a supplier of highly secured private LTE, Wifi & BLE network services in a European context, mostly for offshore wind energy farms but also emergency response teams / public safety services like police, firefighting and justice departments. e-BO Enterprises is equally very active in the corporate companies active in the manufacturing industry, the "Make Companies".

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Eos is a journalistic multimedia platform that translates and disseminates scientific knowledge to a Dutch-speaking audience with an interest and curiosity in technology and science, aiming to better understand, admire, and improve the world around them.

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Faktion is an Applied A.I. boutique firm that combines strong business acumen with technical mastery. They’ve been doing so for some of world’s largest companies. With specializations in natural language, signal data and computer vision, Faktion supports customers from strategy and engineering, all the way to the integration into their business processes.

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FlowHub is a strategic partner in the logistics and maritime industries. We deliver tailored solutions that enable businesses to thrive in a fast-paced, competitive market.

Our services are built on three key pillars:

Sales Lead Generation
Software Integration
Recruitment & Staffing

At Flowhub, we combine innovation, expertise, and a hands-on approach to deliver measurable results.

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Fire Engineered Solutions Ghent is an independent fire safety consultancy that offers ready-to-use technical solutions. FESG is a spin-off from UGent and specialises in buildings, car parks, industry, tunnels and training.

FESG audits, checks building plans, risk analysis, design, detailed design, cost-benefit optimisations, and follow-up of the works up to completion and certification.

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We are a global leader in technology and business solutions that transform organizations and the world around us. We have a long heritage of bringing innovation and expertise, continuously working to contribute to the growth of society and our customers.

Our Purpose: Make the world more sustainable by building trust in society through innovation.

We have reconsidered what role Fujitsu should play in this changing world.
Our purpose drives every action of every person at Fujitsu.

What We Do
Building new possibilities by connecting people, technology and ideas, creating a more sustainable world where anyone can advance their dreams.

By bringing together our integration capabilities and cutting-edge technologies, we drive your success, moving forward for a more sustainable world.
We call this ‘Fujitsu Uvance’.
It is the business focus we are bringing to technology and cross-industry functions.
Through Fujitsu Uvance, we are committed to transforming the world into a place where people can live their lives, enjoying prosperity and peace of mind.

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Future Marketing Agency has the necessary technological and strategic expertise to bring companies to a higher level regarding data-driven automation related to sales & marketing. We build databases for organizations related to sales activities and thrive smart marketing follow-up automation procedures. We personalize, educate and innovate to help companies work more efficiently to make more money.

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Geosparc supports cities, municipalities and companies towards effective, smart and supported policy.

Gain insight into complex data with geo-components, total insight into your data in real-time, predictability of the impact of policy decisions, approaches to make infrastructure profitable and more.

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Glass-Link enables reliable, real-time, long-rage IoT control and monitoring. It serves as a foundation for "Digital Twins" and industrial digitization.

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Graymatics is a leading cognitive multimedia processing company leveraging the best and deepest of AI technologies for extracting deep insights and enabling compelling solutions around installed CCTV base. We were founded in Silicon Valley, and currently headquartered in Singapore, with various active markets globally. Our principal industry verticals include Smart Cities & Transportation, Smart Buildings & Factories and Smart Bank & Retail.

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Helicus enables demanding automated drone missions

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Hyperfox enables flow to backoffice teams for manufacturers and value-adding distributors. Prevent repetitive administrative tasks within your operational processes, even if you have complex enterprise contracts with your business customers. Less emails, phones and Excel sheets, more time for proactivity.

Our mission is to bring people in flow. Flow is when you wake up before your alarm, the coffee tastes like a cup of heaven, your inbox is empty, calls are fun and it does not feel like working today.

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The development of offices, retail and residential property is part of Immogra’s core business. For more than 50 years, the emphasis has been on stability, vision and financial strength.Immogra is responsible for the development process from A to Z. A total approach with a streamlined and efficient decision-making structure in which the client is central.

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Info Support is the specialist in developing high quality software solutions and leading in the field of artificial intelligence (AI), cloud architecture, managed services and IT training. With an agile mentality and software craftmanship, more than 500 professionals help customers move forward in the logistic, industry 4.0, energy, finance and human resources sectors. Info Support also believes in the power of the community and actively contributes to various open source initiatives.

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Infofarm is your partner for transforming your company into a data-driven organization. We match strategy thinking with technical skills to help you in building sustainable and future-proof Data Platforms, while delivering value from your data with Business Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence techniques.

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As Europe’s finest digital product studio, In The Pocket develops better products for bigger futures. In The Pocket represents a new generation of digital services. We are a complete delivery organization that designs and builds digital products and platforms from end to end. We also support your digital roadmap in the areas of ML, Strategy, Architecture, Software Engineering and UX. With a talented in-house team of over 200 strategists, designers and engineers, we possess every skill to help you ensure a bright digital future. Since our founding in 2010, we have created over 400 digital products and services for companies like TP Vision, Barco , Daikin, Colruyt, Groupe ADP, BNP Paribas, Smeg & SD Worx.

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How will you make a difference?
This is the question we ask every KdG student.
What would you like to achieve? Where do you want to be?
And how do you want to contribute to the world?

Inspired and fuelled by the vibrant economic, cultural and diverse environment of Antwerp, we look beyond. We challenge our students and staff to learn from each other in a globalised world. In doing so KdG sets the tone for the future, KdG looks forward, with daring and with a view to innovation.

KdG offers everyone the opportunity to grow and make a difference.
With our highly diverse community, KdG offers a welcoming living, learning and working environment. Everyone can play their part and be heard, respected and valued. We are accessible and recognisable. And you can see and feel that in everything we do: respect for everyone, regardless of age, social class, heritage or gender. Diversity is a fact, inclusiveness is our choice.

Over 14.500 students across 7 campuses around Antwerp are part of the KdG community.

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Lanark – Digital Supply Chain Engineers develop and continuously re-engineer the supply chains of the future. Digital is what drives them in their work towards a fully integrated, smart network of digitised supply chains.

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Leaders In Security, an internationally renowned Digital Security Catalyst, a not for profit organization that has the objective to promote Information Security and the expertise in BeNeLux and Europe. Founded by the University of Leuven (KU Leuven), supported by the Flemish Government Agency for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and the European Commission Horizon and Digital Europe programs, LSEC is leading a unique PAN European Private partnership that interacts with Public Institutions, LSEC connects security industry experts, research institutes and universities, government agencies, end users, funding bodies and technical experts who are driving national and European research agendas. LSEC activities aim to raise cyber security awareness, support innovation and competitiveness of the European Digital Security market and promote the visibility of its members.

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We're an agile collective of designers, engineers, strategists, developers and business designers.

Made turns ambitions into reality. We are the one-stop shop, powered by teams accomplished in your industry.

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MAHI delivers state-of-the-art and turnkey situational awareness, collision avoidance and communication solutions for unmanned surface vessels and crewed vessels. By using MAHI’s solutions, customers improve operational capabilities, safety of navigation & cost-effectiveness and reduce their time-to-market.

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We empower engineers in making data-driven decisions. We create a data analysis platform for engineering teams that deal with test- and measurement data.

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Maritime Engineering Services (MES) offers nautical consultancy to smart startups and teams. Our clients save money, reduce time to market and increase profitability thanks to our bespoke advice. Through our unique combination of extensive maritime experience, market knowledge, tech expertise, extensive contact network, and successful realizations we ensure a substantial ROI on your product/service. Avoid costly mistakes and ensure maximum profitability by contacting us.

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Miles Ahead is a Venture Studio helping first-time founders of Deep Tech & AI startups grow faster by producing and funding their business within an empowering environment.

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Information is power, and you’re giving it away. Right now, the status quo is that every company stores their data in the hands of third parties. With mintBlue, you can unlock the power of absolute data ownership. This creates endless opportunities. Your data isn’t just protected, it’s transformed into a powerful asset. When it’s on-chain, you hold the keys to easily authenticate, share, monetize, and transform your data.

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ML6 are a team of machine learning experts who have been driving operational efficiency and value creation through self-learning systems since 2013. They believe that their uniqueness stems from their emphasis on staying on top of research, being innovative, cultivating talent and applying our research in practice. ML6 is trusted by global players in the retail & e-commerce, manufacturing, media, healthcare and financial services industry. Their company is spread across 4 locations in Europe and are a specialized machine learning partner for Google Cloud.

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Mosmuur specialises in unique creations executed with mosses and natural materials. The team combines knowledge and passion for nature, botany, ecology and art to create exceptional projects. There are 6 low-maintenance moss wall types, all composed of a combination of reindeer moss or lichen, spherical moss, rag moss and stabilized plants. A project employee from Mosmuur will visit you on request to look at the ideal dimensions to obtain a maximum effect.

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From the first ideas to the final stages of your product development cycle, we help you design, develop and deliver top-tier digital interfaces. We apply human-centred methodologies to craft meaningful and valuable user experiences for all.

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NCS Systems is a system integrator of industrial computer technology and IoT solutions. From consulting and design to testing, production and maintenance. We specialise in mission-critical applications and customised solutions using sensors, industrial hardware and electronics.

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NTT Ltd. enables business outcomes for clients through global managed services for networking, data center, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and cloud communications.

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NxtPort is a Data Utility Platform which collects and pools data from various stages in the supply chain.

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Nxtport International is a global data sharing platforms for port and maritime communities. We are transforming the transport business towards zero emission by creating more visibility, efficiency and predictability in supply chains. Offices in Antwerp, Singapore and Houston.

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Climate adaptation, drought, flooding, urbanisation, mobility, circular economy and infrastructure management are the challenges they face. Their work revolves around knowledge: objectification of the available data, proactive management by bringing together the right knowledge and the realisation of synergy in implementation. In this way, they arrive at sustainable, future proof & cost-efficient solutions.

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Orange Belgium provides mobile telecommunication services, internet and TV to private clients, as well as innovative mobile and fixed-line services to businesses.

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Pàu is your partner for mid to long term digital projects. Our team consist of different profiles ranging from conceptual UX over frontend/javascript developers to experienced backend developers.we design and build the product from your user’s perspective. With a full range of digital services–from digital strategy to developing platform-specific apps–we can help you go from idea to implementation in fixed-price sprints.

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Planys specialises in smart underwater robotic solutions, focusing on Marine Robotics (remotely operated & autonomous), Non-Destructive Evaluation, Digital Dashboards & Analytics.

Planys helps clients (1) better monitor high value assets with high risk of breach, & (2) optimise efficiency by performing unmanned & online inspections without asset dewatering/shutdown. Planys’ solutions are highly reliable, cost-effective, safe and accurate. Current solutions using divers are very unsafe, limited to basic inspection, and constrained by depth, carrying capacity, and expertise. Plans covers assets like ports, dams, bridges, quay walls, process plants, and river / seabed.

Planys has four product lines - (a) Remotely Operated Vehicle for Inspections, (b) Internet of Underwater Things for Water Quality Monitoring and Analysis, (c) AI-Enabled enterprise level Dashboard for asset maintenance and inspection, and (d) Underwater Autonomous Vehicles for mapping, exploration, inspection, and tracking.

Planys has completed 16000+ hrs of inspection for 400+ structural assets for 100+ clients globally.

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Pronect was established to address a significant void in the security landscape: Security teams often lack the information they need at their fingertips, despite the vast amount of data being generated. Our mission is to equip security leaders with an accessible end-to-end enterprise security cockpit, that provides the necessary transparency, automates key security activities, and prioritises user-friendliness. Empowering security managers to develop a more robust security strategy and management capability. Leveraging an efficient methodology and data-driven insights.

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A Belgian provider of telephony, Internet, television and network-based ICT services through their Proximus and Scarlet brands.
Their advanced interconnected fixed and mobile networks offer access anywhere and anytime to digital services and data, as well as to a broad offering of multimedia content. They invest in future-proof networks and innovative solutions, creating the foundations for sustainable growth.
They contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of the society in which they operate.

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As a unique property real estate player, Quares contributes its various professional services to a high quality of living, investment, management and consulting. From under one umbrella quality philosophy, their three complementary activities bring the best from and to the market, both individually and collectively

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Custom-made AI solutions with an MLOps focus for large organisations. Product development regarding Semantic Search in internal data and Visual Search.

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RESULTX enables your business to transform its ESG reporting process.

Our ESG platform connects businesses and their supply chain, enhancing reporting efficiency and accuracy through an autonomous AI-driven search engine.

Applying advanced technologies, our platform instantly extracts ESG data from a wide variety of data sources via custom API connections. In a split second, all ESG data will be recognized and automatically aligned with the corresponding ESRS data points.

This streamlined approach allows fully automated gap analyses, double materiality assessments, autofilling of your supply chain questionnaires, instant generation ESG topic summaries and live drafting of CSRD-compliant reports.

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Grow your business, not your payroll.
Transform your company with Rollo’s custom AI and software solutions.

Rollo’s expert team has helped more than 50 businesses, reducing costs and driving performance with over 10x ROI.

Founded by AI PhD researchers from the University of Antwerp, Rollo launched its first office at the Beacon in 2022. We’re proud to continue serving this vibrant community.

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Sealution is a pioneering maritime technology company dedicated to revolutionizing data collection and connectivity on merchant vessels. Through our innovative IoT solutions, we tackle the challenge of "steel walls" hindering below deck connectivity, unlocking unprecedented access to real-time, granular data. Our modular approach ensures compatibility across diverse vessel types, enhancing predictive maintenance, reducing GHG emissions, and optimizing ship management. Committed to reliability, scalability, and safety, Sealution empowers the maritime sector to navigate towards a data-driven future, significantly improving operational efficiency, crew safety, and environmental sustainability.a

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Securitas is a world-leading safety and security solutions partner that helps make your world a safer place. Almost nine decades of deep experience means we see what others miss. By leveraging technology in partnership with our clients, combined with an innovative, holistic approach, we’re transforming the security industry. With 350 000 employees in 47 markets, we see a different world and create sustainable value for our clients by protecting what matters most - their people and assets. More than 6,000 employees make a difference in Belgium for SMEs, the residential sector, large companies and the public sector.

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The modular platform for unified & autonomous sensor communication in every environment.

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We are SGS, the world’s leading testing, inspection and certification company.
Our extensive global footprint, our broad industry reach and the size of our workforce far exceeds that of any other company in the TIC industry. All across the world, we can support virtually any industry, touching almost every area of human activity.
We enable a better world by helping businesses everywhere to work efficiently, deliver with quality, and trade with integrity and trust.
We enable a safer world by ensuring that the environment where you work and live is secure and clean, and that the products you use or consume are safe, and we enable a more interconnected world by helping new technology reach consumers quickly and affordably.

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SHIPNEXT is a digital shipping platform that uses AI for instant freight matching, communication, trade and automation of workflow. SHIPNEXT helps carriers, traders, forwarders, brokers get full access to global shipping data and necessary tools to manage the freight of dry-bulk, wet-bulk, breakbulk, oversized and containerized cargo.

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Siemens Digital Industries is an innovation and technology leader in industrial automation and digitalization. Together with our partners and customers, we are driving Digitalization in both the discrete and process industries, enabling flexibility, efficiency and shorter time-to-market. Digital transformation paves the way for innovation, services and new business models. We support our customers in realizing the full potential of digitalization for their business; as a partner delivering leading technologies for the automation and digitalization of the discrete and process industries.

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Sigli is a software product development and consulting company focused on digital transformation services headquartered in Lithuania. Using deep business understanding and broad tech expertise and skills, we help our clients future-proof their business and compete in a digital-first world.

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SINC aims to inspire, inform and activate students to have a more entrepreneurial mindset. SINC wants to make students seize every opportunity they are presented with, and help them build their network and knowledge during their studies. We provide them with the necessary inspiration, the right tools to get started and the best network possible to aid in this entrepreneurial journey.

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Sirus is a dynamic IT company that focuses on software consultancy, development and architecture. In need of .NET or Microsoft solutions? Sirus delivers IoE & Cloud platforms that enable smart cities, citizens and enterprises. They improve the lives of people by providing easy access to digital tools and information.

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SKF delivers Bearings and Units, Seals, Services and Lubrication management for industries worldwide

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Skyscrapers speeds up your digital product dev team with DevOps-as-a Service. It is based on a mature Cloud Platform design, excellent Developer Support and reliable Operations. We are specialist in AWS, Kubernetes and DevOps.
Let your development team focus and let us take care of the foundation.

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Innovation, transformation, digitalisation,
acceleration... the list goes on.
We all know technology rules, but impact is made
with more than a directory of buzzwords.

At Sparklink, we simply make it work.

Grounded in the real world and the next, we have a
bird's-eye view to make every link in your
organisation matter.
It’s only when these parts are connected just right,
the real magic happens.

With bespoke digital solutions we help you build
the best engine of your business to make it perform
harder, better, faster...

Well, you know how that Daft Punk song goes.

Harder with processes as smooth as butter,
better with strategy to set you apart from what is, and
faster with state of the art scalable tech.
All to make you stronger from the core.

We are strategists, entrepreneurs and engineers who
you’ll find making change rather than talking about it.
Some say we’re realistic robots, human perfectionists and
rock ’n roll automators, but most of all, we’re creative
technologists who love to reshape how work is done.

Work that leaves the monkey out of it, boosts results and
drives totally new experiences.
Work that feels like more and leaves every team member
happy, liberated and at full force.

So you are left with laser-sharp focus on what matters to
drive business forward.

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Flanders' startup scene is home to a myriad of promising startups, scaleups and supporting cities and organizations. They’re thriving, growing and collaborating thanks to the advantages of a close-knit ecosystem and the undeniable perks of Flanders.

Startup.Flanders was founded as a global brand identity for Flanders’ buzzing startup ecosystem. Its goal is to help ambitious entrepreneurs – in any phase or industry, from Flanders or abroad – set up, scale and succeed with their startups in Flanders, all while enabling them to benefit from our startup ecosystem as much as possible.

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SyncTrace is specialized in “Fieldwork-Automation”. They build and manage their own databases and systems who are located in the cloud.

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Property Owners.
World-wide, infrastructure companies and mobile operators have leased millions of greenfield, rooftop and structure sites just like yours. Like you, these property owners face a question: should I continue to collect rent independently, or partner with experts and perhaps monetize part or all of the lease?

For property owners, we do what any good investment bank does:
We minimise risk.
We maximise return.

Telecom operators and infrastructure companies

Our management team has amassed portfolios of thousands of leases in 20 countries. Our deep experience and efficient processes make TIP an attractive, professional counterparty for mobile operators and infrastructure companies alike. We seek long-term, mutually beneficial partnerships with mobile operators and infrastructure companies and are willing to offer long-term predictability, including:

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The Argonauts help companies innovate and transform digitally through various processes. In this way, companies can remain meaningful in these fast-moving times. They provide innovation-as-a-service by facilitating innovation challenges, workshops and training. They do innovation journeys, labs & keynotes, business modelling & strategy and training.

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Team Beacon

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The Grain is a technology company, providing advisory services and building AI applications for the industry. We use AI to optimize production & supply chain operations.

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Timefold makes advanced planning and scheduling effortless with enterprise-ready optimization, available in just one API call.
Whether managing workforce shifts or optimizing logistics, Timefold delivers fast, scalable, and reliable results without requiring complex infrastructure. Its pre-built models for Field Service Routing and Employee Shift Scheduling seamlessly integrate into existing systems, helping businesses reduce costs, improve efficiency, and adapt to changing demands. With built-in visualization tools and real-time insights, decision-makers can fine-tune operations with ease. Timefold eliminates the manual effort behind planning, enabling companies to optimize resources, enhance productivity, and gain a competitive edge, quickly and efficiently.

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Based in Antwerp, T-Mining makes maritime logistics processes like Secure Container Release more secure and efficient. Every day, more than 1.000 companies in over 20 different countries use our solution and infrastructure.

By using decentralized technologies such as blockchain and implementing concepts like Self Sovereign Identity (SSI) and Commercial Privacy, we provide the industry with easy-to-use instruments to remain in control of their data.

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With Toolsquare, you get full control over what happens in the lab. You can regulate machine access and get exact data on the usage of all machines.
So you can implement targeted policies. Toolsquare will reduce costs, allow you to rationalise the machine park and at the same time increase availability for users.

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At Toreon, we are committed to addressing the most pressing challenges faced by organizations in safeguarding their digital assets. Our mission is clear: to empower organizations to reach their business objectives with comprehensive cybersecurity services and solutions.
We are headquartered in Antwerp and have 60+ Cyber Security experts in Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Cyber Strategy/CISOaaS, Product Security/Secure Development, Cloud Security, (I)OT Security and ethical hacking.

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We are an infection prevention company. The entire purpose of our business is to prevent the transmission of microbes from one object or person to another. We achieve our mission by applying a very powerful biocidal chemistry – chlorine dioxide – to the target environmental surface or medical device. We are one of a very few companies worldwide that can legitimately claim to be exclusively an infection prevention business.

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Unikoo is a multidisciplinary center-of-expertise focusing on growth companies and innovative SMEs. We have three offices in Antwerp (HQ), Sint-Niklaas, and Lummen and 4 teams of around 40 in-house people. We specialize in operational core services (finance, admin, talent management, and recruiting), marketing & communication, and technology (tech advisory, web development, and artificial intelligence).

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Verhaert integrates technology development, business model design and user centered design in an integrated IR&D service (Innovation, research and development) for both leading companies and start-ups.

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Vision On Safety enhances safety on the workplace by delivering the necessary information directly to employees through interactive communication tools. Their innovative Safety Communication Towers provide engaging content to ensure all onsite staff, including subcontractors and visitors, are well-informed about essential safety topics. Additionally, their expert consultants offer strategic, tactical, and operational safety advice across various industries.

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xyzt.ai is a high-tech location intelligence company that brings its users actionable business insights through a cloud-based SaaS platform for visualizing and analyzing big movement data from any moving assets, such as vehicles or vessels, or time series data from non-moving sensors, such as video cameras, air quality and noise pollution sensors.

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Our cities are getting bigger and more complex. We want to make mobility safer, more efficient, and more sustainable with forward-looking infrastructure and transport solutions. Yunex Traffic develops innovative mobility ecosystems and services for the smart city. This combines freedom of movement with limited space; autonomy with safety; climate targets with value creation; quality of life with digital progress.

Uniting what's next in traffic.

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