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What is BlueChem?

BlueChem is a sustainable chemistry incubator based in Antwerp, bridging the gap between research and industry. 

Through flexible plug-and-play laboratory infrastructure, tailored expertise and a strong ecosystem of industrial and knowledge partners, we help researchers, start-ups and scale-ups turn innovative technologies into successful businesses and industrial solutions. All within Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster.

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Access to infrastructure

Infrastructure

BlueChem offers a mix of laboratories, private offices, meeting rooms and virtual offices for research in sustainable chemistry. Four labs are fully equipped; the others are customizable according to your specific needs.

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Access to finance

Finance

BlueChem works with partners to help start-ups and scale-ups access funding opportunities and financial support tailored to their sustainable chemistry innovations and growth ambitions.

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Access to market

Market

BlueChem connects start-ups and scale-ups with international chemical companies, Flemish universities, research centres and innovation partners, helping them bring sustainable chemistry solutions to market.

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Access to services

Services

BlueChem works with partners to provide tenants the maximum support with the best expertise, for example, in the areas of business development, legal advice, financial support, intellectual property, etc.

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  • BlueChem is a beacon of hope, an example of thinking ahead. Anyone walking around here is impressed by the courage of young entrepreneurs to innovate from a position of powerful progress optimism for greater sustainability.

     

    Bart De Wever
    Mayor ‐ City of Antwerp

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BlueChem provides the right facilities in the right place to enable ground-breaking ideas to grow from lab experiments into new chemical companies with a strong focus on sustainability and the circular economy.

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