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BlueChem Kickstart Fund

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Thanks to our flexible plug-and-play model with fully equipped and customisable labs, you can tailor your innovation space to meet your specific needs.

Even more, as a BlueChem resident, you enjoy exclusive access to the BlueChem Kickstart Fund. This fund was created by the City of Antwerp as part of its ambition to stimulate sustainable innovation in the chemical sector.

The Kickstart Fund will subsidise up to 80% of the total cost of furnishing your laboratory. That includes the purchase of cutting edge technologies, state of the art machinery, specialist lab materials, and maybe even getting the flux capacitor you’ve always dreamed of.

Applying for this subsidy couldn’t be easier. Simply settle in BlueChem, rent a customisable laboratory and complete your grant application.

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Insights from startups in BlueChem

Through the Kickstart Fund, the city of Antwerp supports high-tech start-ups that herald a new future for a more sustainable and less polluting chemical sector in Antwerp. Triple Helix and Aquature are two companies that received support from the Kickstart Fund.

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Aquature

"Of course, we were all too happy with our support from the Kickstart Fund: with this, we completely set up our lab and built a complete chemical-technical workstation capable of performing all analyses and proving our results."

- Steffen Georg, CEO at Aquature

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Triple Helix

"With the support of the Kickstart Fund, we were able to set up everything from test reactors to viscosimeters, safety equipment and all the chemicals."

- Steven Peleman, CEO at Triple Helix