antwerp startup city - belgium's ambition new innovation hub
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28-11-2013
Antwerp Startup CityBelgium’s ambitious innovation hub
Evert Bulcke LeWeb Paris, 12 december 2013
Antwerp
Startup City
How?
Key Sectors
CONTENTS
ECONOMIC ENGINE
ECONOMIC ENGINEGDP Per Capita in percentage of EU average
QUALITY OF LIVING“A hidden gem. Belgium’s best kept secret.”
The Daily Mail, 2013
“Colourful, dramatic, louche, hip.”The Daily Telegraph, 2013
“the imagination and innovation that spurred the fashions for which the city became known is now blooming — from design to cuisine, retail to architecture”
The New York Times, 2013
QUALITY OF LIVING
Percentage of people (25 - 64) with a college or university degree
SKILLED WORKFORCE
27,7 %
35,3 %
Eur. Union
Antwerp
MISSION
Economic engineQuality of livingSkilled workforce‘Your prime business destination’
ANTWERP
Antwerp
Startup City
How?
Key Sectors
CONTENTS
STARTUP CITY
Kopterman, Antwerp – aerial cinematography, drones and visual software
Propelling the City of Antwerp into the future.
VISION
Focussing on the fourth sector.Startup Economy.
DecoLabs Antwerp – interior design app, plugging into big data pools
VISION
Focussing on the fourth sector.Hybrid development.
New chemical 3D printing compounds developed by 4D Dynamics Antwerp …
VISION
Focussing on the fourth sector.Hybrid development.
… result in newer flexible and robust implants
Antwerp
Startup City
How?
Key Sectors
CONTENTS
SIMPLIFYGuiding startupsthrough the regulatory forest.
SIMPLIFY
Guiding startups through government finance and subsidy programs
MATCHMAKINGMatching startup needs with investor opportunities
MATCHMAKINGMatching startup needs with corporate
R&D strategies
MATCHMAKING
Matching projects by sector middlemen: incubators, coaches …
HUBS
Cocreating innovation hubs
HUBS
Startup towers. New icons of entrepreneurial spirit.
aOS
‘Mayors Challenge’.Building the virtual city together.
aOSProviding startups with virtual building blocks, so they can start solving problems.
SimplifyMatchmakingHubs‘Antwerp Operating System’
Open Data > APS/SDK > Matchmaking > Marketing
HOW?
Antwerp
Startup City
How?
Key Sectors
CONTENTS
AD:TECH
André Duval, investor. Jini app, featured in LeWeb’s official competition 2012
E-HEALTH
NovoSanis, Antwerp – Smart surgical tools and health apps
LOGISTICS, MOBILITY
RETAIL
BLUECHEM
Brownfield Antwerp
BLUECHEM
Blue Gate Antwerp
Ad:TechE-HealthLogistics, mobility, port activityRetailBlueChem / Blue Gate Antwerp
KEY SECTORS
Antwerp
Startup City
How?
Key Sectors
BusinessinAntwerp.eu
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