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What is BlueChem?
Helping growth companies develop sustainable innovations for the chemistry of the future. That is the aim of the BlueChem incubator, a unique partnership between industry, government and knowledge institutions.
Labs and offices
The BlueChem incubator offers a mix of flexible workspaces, private offices, meeting rooms and laboratories for research in sustainable chemistry. Some labs are fully equipped, the others are customisable according to your specific needs.
Prime location
BlueChem is located at Blue Gate Antwerp, the first circular, eco-effective and water-bound business park in Belgium. A prime location in the Antwerp port area, home to Europe’s largest integrated chemical cluster.
BlueChem Kickstart Fund
The city of Antwerp offers BlueChem tenants financial support to furnish their laboratory through the BlueChem Kickstart Fund.
All-in services and support
BlueChem works with exclusive partners to provide tenants the maximum support with the best expertise, for example in the areas of business development, legal advice, HR management, intellectual property, etc.
International business network and unique academic ecosystem
BlueChem operates within an ecosystem of open innovation with direct links to international chemical companies, all five Flemish universities and renowned research centres. Catalisti, the spearhead cluster for the chemical and plastics industry in Flanders, also plays an active role in BlueChem.
Ready to join our ecosystem?
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.

Our community
BlueChem has a thriving community of start-ups and scale-ups, strategic partners, project partners and sponsoring partners.