Missions
Stimulating cross-fertilization
International flagship at the heart of Europe
Closing the gap between education and business
The EU Biotech Campus is a new on-campus multi-operators training centre and business accelerator dedicated to the development of talents, skills and businesses in the biotech & health industry. It offers state-of-the-art infrastructure and services that are made available for regional, Belgian, European and international students and jobseekers, academics, spin-offs, start-ups, scale-ups and multinationals.
This inclusive project aims to welcome local and European training providers and business accelerators in a one stop shop flagship place. They all together are going to develop adequate training programs for job seekers, workforce and students as well as accelerating the business of starters and spin-offs (SME). Through this model, cross -fertilization will be generated between development of competences and acquisition of a business mindset.
Four main pillars
1.
STEM
Immersion
Sensibilize students and job seekers on the opportunities of the health and biotech sector, as well as business leaders on new emerging therapies. An immersive experience showing the value of biotechnologies on society using the latest digital techniques: movies, VR experience, digital twin academy, interactive museology, interactive workshops,…
2.
Biomanufacturing
and supply chain
Provide trainings to cover the currently unanswered market needs. Top-notch education and training around the next generation of biomanufacturing excellence (connected manufacturing lines, cobotics, robotics, automated processes, remote digital monitoring, vocal commands and reporting, ….
3.
Data
and Digital
Provide trainings to enhance the digital transformation by focusing on new skills and jobs e.g. IT & OT Skills, Process Skills, Analytics skills, AI, Machine Learning,… The EU Biotech Campus will provide training on data management and how it can improve and optimize innovation and manufacturing processes.
4.
Soft skills
and mini MBA
Professionalize starters in their business mindset for their starting companies to be further anchored in Wallonia & uplift skills business leaders. It concerns middle management training and MBA specific for the life sciences (targeted training for scientific innovative researchers to get acquaintance with business and management basics)
