lifetech brussels cluster and bie presentation dec 2014
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YOU ARE A MEDTECH START-UP AND WANT TO EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS IN EU? We help you, with the support of our partners, to: - Find a price-competitive office/lab - Beneficiate from regional subsidies and other financial opportunities - Identify the best experts and local partners to help you with:
- Regulatory affairs/CE marking - Legal environment - Distribution - Logistics - Access to hospitals
- Find an ad-hoc solution to the specific challenges you may face and not listed above
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Infrastructure � Brussels Life Science Incubator (BLSI):
� From $446 (€350) per month � Administrative AND lab spaces � www.blsincubator.com
� European Erasmus Business Incubator Center (EEBIC)
� www.eebic.be
� Galactic Innovation Campus � www.lactic.com/en-us/services/galacticinnovationcampus.aspx
� Regional Institution: reception facilities for companies - industrial parks, science parks, centers for SMEs, buildings for businesses. � www.citydev.be 3
WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO OFFER YOU A PRICE-COMPETITIVE OFFICE
WE HELP YOU BENEFICIATE FROM THE PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE LOCAL TAX AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES For instance, did you know that choosing Brussels for expanding your business in Europe allows you to benficiate* from:
¾ Financial support to patent costs going up to 70% of the costs
¾ CAPEX: subsidies up to 35% ¾ Consulting activities: 2 studies/years, 50%, max. 15k€/study ¾ Recruiting: up to 25k€/year during 2 years ¾ Exporting to other EU countries, Asia,…: promotion
materials, prospection, participation to fairs, … ¾ …
* We help you check the eligibility conditions and we help you through the process.
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BELGIUM COMPETITIVE TAX ENVIRONMENT
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Withholding tax exemptions
Tax rulings with
emphasis for multinationals
Special tax regime for
expatriates
No capital duty
VAT grouping
R&D tax incentives
Notional Interest
deduction
Belgian tax incentives
9 80% patent income reduction (maximum tax is 6.8%, lowest in the EU) 9 80% exemption payroll withholding tax for scientific researchers 9 Refundable R&D tax credit system 9 Increased investment deduction and flexible depreciation rules for R&D
9Tax-free return on 9qualifying equity
HOW TO FIND THE BEST PARTNER FOR EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS? We work with: - a network of 50 experts in the field, having a scope of activities going
all over Europe and sometimes beyond - the most important national professional federations having relays all
over Europe and representing the sector in EU professional federations
For instance we work with: • UNAMEC, professional association of med-tech large businesses • Agoria e-health, professional association of e-health large
businesses • Essenscia, professional association of pharma large businesses
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WHO ARE WE? A CLUSTER & A VIRTUAL INCUBATOR
since 2010
More than 100 members
� Medical devices � E-health � Biopharma
Project-based services � Financing � CE Marking � Health economics � Intellectual Property � Research projects � …
Team (4,5 FTEs) Board (President, entrepreneurs, R&D support, academic, incubators)
>20 events a year � Workshops & training
programs � Networking Events � Events with partners
� International Missions
50 Partners � Universities (ULB, VUB, UCL
Indutec) � Hospitals (public, private, academic) � Professional organizations
(essenscia, Unamec, Agoria) � Internationalization support (BIE) � Incubators (BLSI, ICAB, EEBIC)
In 2014: � 65 entrepreneurs
coached � Out of which 30 new
projects � 8 companies launched
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All our services are free
Biopharma MedTEch E-health Services & expertises
Academic & Hospitals
Federations & Associations Partners
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