Waterfront Researchpark

The Waterfront Researchpark is a business incubator and science park located in Niel (Belgium) associated with the University of Antwerp (UA). The researchpark of about 320,000 square metres is located on the clay quarry site of the former "Kapittel" brickwork factory. It is a joint initiative of the University of Antwerp, the "Regional Development Authority Antwerp" (GOM), the "University Business Centre of Antwerp" (UBCA) and SOFICOM Development (ESDE).

The researchpark is meant for knowledge intensive Small and medium enterprises (SME) and larger existing companies which are active in high tech industries. The researchpark also aims at companies which are founded and accompanied by the "Antwerp Innovation Centre" and which have outgrown the "University Business Centre Antwerp" in Edegem.

ee also

* Science and technology in Flanders
* Agoria
* IWT

ource

* [http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ENGLISH&n=48064 Innovation and valorisation] (UA)
* [http://www.ubca.be/en_site/nieuwsbrief/ Waterfront science park]

External links

* [http://www.waterfront.be/engels/index.html Waterfront Researchpark]