Discription and Mission

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Gent BC (Big in Creativity) is an online and real life network fostering knowledge based industry, entrepreneurship and innovation in the region of Ghent.

On-line network: via the website you will have access to news and events related to innovation and knowledge based industries in the region of Ghent.

Real-life network:Gent BC organises networking events around innovation and entrepreneurship.

Gent BC was founded in 2008 by the University of Ghent, the City of Ghent and the Development Agency of East Flanders. Gent BC has been acknowledged as a knowledge based platform by the European Funds for Regional Development (EFRO), knowledge based economy and innovation – diffusion of knowledge through cooperation. The EFRO subsidies amount to a maximum of 176.050,20 Euro.

Mission

The region of Ghent has already accomplished an enormous progress in knowledge-based and technology-based industries.

Gent BC as a platform intends to expand these activities and enable networking between different actors in the field of innovation and knowledge-based industries in the region. Furthermore Gent BC stimulates entrepreneurship in these industries and promotes the knowledge based region within Flanders and on international level.