Louvain-la-Neuve SCIENCE PARK  HISTORY 1968: Transfer of the French-speaking section of the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL) 1971: 150 ha are allocated for the setting up of a science park  1st science park created in Belgium (total area later extended to 231 ha) Objectives: to develop cooperation between the industry and the University to ensure diversification of Louvain-la-Neuve to contribute to the regional development of the Walloon Region Transfer of the French- speaking University /01/1971: Creation of the science park 1 st company settling in the science park (Monsanto) Creation of the UCL Research Admin Take off of the park with 7 companies present 100 companies and 4,000 direct employees Creation of the SPoW network Opening of the incubator (CEI) 160 companies and 5,150 direct employees 2 nd incubator (CEI2)

Louvain-la-Neuve SCIENCE PARK  AN IDEAL LOCATION LLN Science Park RER (“réseau express régional”) operating in a few years will accommodate very fast connections to Brussels Railway & highway facilities providing direct connections towards Luxembourg, Germany, France and the Netherlands Ideally located 30 km south-east of Brussels, heart of the European institutions Connections to Airports: Brussels International : 25’ by car Brussels-South Charleroi: 45’ by car

Louvain-la-Neuve SCIENCE PARK  ASSETS A new-built city –LLN is the 1 st new-built town in Belgium since 1666 –Founded in 1971 A green city (30% of the total area) –920 ha of land including 200 ha of woods and 168 ha of green spaces –Plus: a 64 ha-golf-course and a 7 ha-lake A lively city-center –Pedestrian city-center –350 shops & services –Cultural facilities including Hergé Museum (Tintin), convention center, … –An economic pool of 12k jobs The largest science park in Wallonia –231 ha divided in 4 areas easily reachable by car –Located less than 1 km from the city-center –Developed public transportation –50 ha available for future projects

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN (UCL)  One of the most renowned universities in the world 14 faculties and more than 260 degree courses Training in all disciplines Part of the 22 Universities that have been awarded the ECTS label by the European Commission 23,000 students incl. 4,000 foreign students from 122 countries Rankings: - UCL is #1 Belgian French-speaking university (ranking in the Times Higher Education Supplement THES 2008) -UCL Management School (LSM) ranked by the Financial Times (2010)  #1 Master’s degree in Europe  #1 Business School in Belgium  Top 20 best Business schools in the world  #2 Master in International Management ‘s degree in the world

CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN (UCL)  Targeting innovation 4000 persons with a research activity 2 University hospitals 25 spin-offs in activity 21 research institutes and 16 technological platforms Louvain TTO + seed capital investment fund (€ 15 > 30 mio) Mind & Market: Introduce, join, support innovative projects! 2 Incubators: CEI and BLSI (life sciences) Regional and EU research programs Mind & Market: Introduce, join, support innovative projects! Illustrations from slideshop.comslideshop.com

Louvain-la-Neuve SCIENCE PARK  Fostering innovation through public- private partnerships Technology watch Industrial Research contracts TT (patent licences) Consultancy, analyses, tests Use of University Equipment Hiring of young graduates Continuing education Student traineeships T hesis Research consortiums (FP7, PDC) Illustrations from slideshop.comslideshop.com