Innovation and R&D

This section provides information on various issues relating to research and development ((R&D):

• patents and intellectual property
• partnerships between business and the academic sector (universities)
• spin-offs
• European assistance and partnerships
• food quality control analyses.

Bodies responsible for R&D policies

At federal level

The Belgian Federal Science Policy Office prepares and implements various research and science policy activities resorting under the competence of the federal government, including:

• Research networks and programmes
• Belgium’s participation in international and European scientific organisations (European Space Agency, European Southern Observatory, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility and so on)
• Supervision of the ten federal science institutions

www.research.be, which has been developed by the Scientific and Technical Information Service (STIS), is a gateway to the main websites in the field of research, development and innovation (RDI) activities in Belgium and in European and international partnerships. There are links to federal websites as well as the main European, regional and communal sites.

At regional level

The Regional Innovation Plan 2016-2020 is one of the mainstays of the Brussels-Capital Region’s research and technological innovation policy.