Innovation Clusters (Innovatieclusters)
Supports the VLAIO Innovatieve Bedrijfsnetwerken program that connects Flemish enterprise consortia and co-finances collaborative innovation clusters.
The third call for Innovatieve bedrijfsnetwerken is a VLAIO programme supporting the formation and strengthening of demand-driven innovation clusters among Flemish companies. Clusters are defined as networks of enterprises and other actors that collaborate around a specific theme or domain, with active involvement and steering by member companies. The programme targets consortia of Flemish enterpr…
Topics aligned with Flemish policy priorities; bottom-up consortium themes.
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