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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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AI-Blox wants to make edge intelligence easy. Edge intelligence or edge AI enables machines to make decisions on locally harvested data, instead of sending it to a centralized cloud server. We developed a modular hardware platform to accelerate your edge AI application rollout.

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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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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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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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Cadis is a specialist in preventive leak detection, consumption monitoring and BREAAM water leak prevention systems. Our services range from design to maintenance.
We complement our portfolio of quality products with in-house developed electronics and IoT sensors. Serving clients all over Europe for over 20 years, we have all the skills and tools in hand to offer our clients a suitable solution for their specific challenges.

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hyperfox is the platform for automating your operational processes. The data hub for a real-time, end-to-end view of your supply chain - efficiently connecting manufacturers, warehousers, distributors,… Powered by HyperAutomation and AI.

Build trust, streamline your flows and become proactive 🦊

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Be one step ahead of the weather. Increase efficiency, competitiveness and prevent accidents with i4cast® hyperlocal sea and weather forecasts translated into customized decisions and alerts for your specific operations.

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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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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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At Iristick, we design, manufacture and support smart glasses that enable hands-free communication and information sharing for the deskless workforce in various industries. Iristick smart glasses are being used globally for remote assistance, step-by-step workflow guidance, pick-by-vision and videoconferencing. We also support NGOs with telemedicine equipment in most underserved parts of the world, enabling teleconsultation and remote expert guidance in rural areas. Our award-winning smart glasses are the most balanced and lightweight on the market, and they seamlessly connect with both iOS and Android smartphones.
For more information, visit the Iristick website, or follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn.

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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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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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Microsoft develops, distributes, licenses and supports a wide range of computer-related products and services.

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Mileviewer is the universal adapter that shippers and logistic service providers use to integrate data and applications into a unified communication stream.

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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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MCS is a technology specialist providing partners with products and services for IoT and private mobile networks. Enabling them to offer complete solutions to communications, remote monitoring, logging and control issues

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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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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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NVISO’s IoT security team helps its customers to introduce security in every step of the product development lifecycle. This includes design security reviews, testing products for security vulnerabilities and teaching classroom sessions on how to create secure products.

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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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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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They are a global tech group that delivers end-to-end tech solutions through a global delivery model. At Positive Thinking Company, 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.

Positive Thinking Company – let’s do something great together!

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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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Rombit Studio offers end-to-end solutions for both governments and for the port sector: it connects people, assets and devices in user-friendly software.

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Schréder is a world leader in smart street lighting solutions. The company, founded in 1907, is present in over 70 countries on 5 continents. Our engineering tradition shows that we have been at the forefront of innovation throughout our history. The latest wave of urbanism means that city centres are becoming more vital than ever: connectivity is crucial. Experts in lightability™, we propose lighting infrastructures that will play a central role in building Smart Cities and future communication networks

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Think of UZE Energy as the quirky superhero of EV charging. We're like the Deliveroo of power - zipping around European cities with our ultra-mobile battery-based charging solutions, juicing up your EV when you need it, where you need it. We're busy revolutionizing the charging game, powering the future of electric mobility with a grin on our faces and a sustainable vision in our hearts. UZE Energy - We're here to add some spark to your EV journey!

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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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