Members and Associated Partners
All members of BiR&D are international industrial companies with major R&D activity in Belgium.
Thogether they employ more than 60.000 employees in Belgium, of which 8.000 in leading R&D centres. They are present in the 3 regions of the country, coming from 6 industrial sectors. Together they represent a majority of industrial R&D in Belgium.
All member companies operate in a spirit of collaborative innovation against the background of a competitive international R&D environment.
The members ensure the funding of the action projects of BiR&D.
Associated Partners support the action of BiR&D and vice versa.
Members of BiR&D
| AGC Glass Europe |  |
www.agc-group.com |
| Alcatel-Lucent |  |
www.alcatel-lucent.com |
| Atlas Copco Airpower |  |
www.atlascopco.com |
| Bekaert |  |
www.bekaert.com |
| Cargill |  |
www.cargill.com |
| GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines |  |
www.gsk.com |
| Janssen Pharmaceutica |  |
www.janssenpharmaceutica.be |
| Laborelec (GDF SUEZ) |  |
www.laborelec.com |
| Lhoist |  |
www.lhoist.be |
| Magotteaux |  |
www.magotteaux.com |
| OCAS |  |
www.ocas.be |
| Procter & Gamble Eurocor |  |
www.pg.com |
| Recticel |  |
www.recticel.be |
| Solvay |  |
www.solvay.com |
| UCB Pharma |  |
www.ucb.com |
| Umicore |  |
www.umicore.com |
Associated Partners of BiR&D
| Agoria (The Federation for the Technology Industry) |
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www.agoria.be |
| essenscia (Belgian Federation for Chemistry and Life Sciences Industries) |
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www.essenscia.be |
GRD (Groupe Permanent de Recherche et Développement de Louvain) |