Assets

State-of-the art infrastructure and services

The life sciences incubator offers 1700 sqm state-of-the-art laboratory and office facilities.
An extensive service package includes:

  • permanency at the reception and administrative support,
  • facility management: waste management, cleaning,maintenance, …
  • shared facilities: cafeteria, meeting and seminars rooms, shared laboratory facilities
  • environment and biosafety coordination,
  • access to the research and development facilities at Hasselt University campus.

These services are complemented with the expert support and advice provided by the resident staff of LifeTechLimburg and its extensive network.

Unique concept of early and late development

The life sciences incubator consists of two wings: "early development" and "late development".
This unique concept guarantees an infrastructural pipeline that supports companies in their start-up phase, while equally allowing them to grow towards small production facilities or clean rooms in a more mature stage. The early development wing consists of two floors: shared facilities such as a reception, meeting rooms and cafeteria on ground level and laboratory and office facilities at the first floor.
The late development wing is highly flexible with respect to required technical installations and allows for the construction of GMP facilities and clean rooms at ground level. This lay-out flexibility for tenants is indeed one of the unique features of our life sciences incubator.

Touchstone of biomedical life sciences

The life sciences incubator is embedded in a flourishing life sciences community of research groups and companies on the campus of Hasselt University and in the surrounding science park. The science park currently comprises 11 ha and another 5 ha are under development, including expansion opportunities for companies who have outgrown the life sciences incubator. This favourable location will promote and stimulate the exchange of scientific knowledge and experience between companies, healthcare and research institutes.

Limburg, region at the crossroads of growth and innovation

Over the past years, several studies have ranked the region of Limburg as an ideal place for business. Our unique selling points include:

  • Central location in north-west Europe. Major cities and industrial regions are located within a maximum three hours radius. 50 % of the European Union’s purchasing power is located within 450 km of Limburg.
  • Strong multimodal accessibility: extensive road and railway networks and the proximity of international ports and airports linking Limburg to the world.
  • Plenty of industrial estates at affordable prices.
  • Innovation and groundbreaking research as a focal point of our open economy.
  • Dynamic government offering financial and fiscal support.
  • Workforce renowned for its skills, flexibility and knowledge of languages.
  • Beside a pleasant working environment, Limburg also offers all the ingredients for a high quality of life.