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Calling all ambitious tech entrepreneurs! Join our 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 on 📅 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 and discover how the imec.istart accelerator program can supercharge your startup with: 💸 €100K in funding (and up to €250K) 🔧 access to cutting-edge tech 🎓 tailored workshops 🤝 expert personal coaching and mentoring  💰 investor connections that open real doors 🏢 free office space   And that’s just the beginning!   📅 Mark your calendar: • Applications to join our Spring 2025 cohort open Jan 1 • Deadline: Feb 1 ➡️ 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬: https://bit.ly/3ITsGFg #imecistart #techstartups #innovation #accelerator #scale #infosession

Last Tuesday, Wintercircus Ghent set the stage for our biannual 𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗰.𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘆!   Over 35 of our stellar portfolio companies took center stage to dazzle investors and partners, pitching their groundbreaking ideas and forging meaningful connections to fuel future growth.   We hope this event planted the seeds for some exciting new collaborations!   🚀🍀 Wishing all pitching startups the best of luck as they conquer their fundraising goals:   Clipido • CodeGlass • Dexr • AeroCount • Prismos • Reeply AI • EDGX • Uze.energy • Jump Energy • Rebin • ReqCon • Turbulent Hydro • dyamand (eSave) • WeNet • Forcebit • Dockflow • Wuk.app • COSH! Conscious Shopping Made Easy • Novio Sound B.V. • WiSE People • BloomUp • (more tags in the first comment below!)   A big round of applause as well to ConversationStarter.net and EVENTRONICS for making this event a smashing success! 👏🌟   𝗣𝘀𝘀𝘀𝘁...𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗮? 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 🌸 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 📅 𝗝𝗮𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟵 𝗮𝘁 𝟭𝟭 𝗔𝗠 𝗖𝗘𝗧 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀. ➡️ 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄: https://bit.ly/3ITsGFg   📸 Leyla Hesna   #imecistart #techstartups #accelerator #investors #fundraising #pitching #networking

🌱💥 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘁! Meet Isa Rogiers: imec.istart’s new Startup Scout for Limburg!   We are thrilled to welcome Isa Rogiers as our fabulous new 🚀👀 Startup Scout for the Limburg region, focusing on HealthTech . You’ll often find her at the Health Campus Limburg DC Campus in Diepenbeek or Corda Campus.   Isa brings lots of experience to the table. She helped build a successful city logistics startup and co-founded Smart Cities Vlaanderen and Slimme Regio Vlaanderen. Now, she will strengthen Limburg’s HealthTech ecosystem in a new 🤝✨ collaboration with POM Limburg, Jessa Ziekenhuis, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg, and Health Campus Limburg DC.   Driven and enthusiastic, Isa is eager to meet visionary startup founders, introduce them to the imec.istart community, and help turn their ideas into a thriving business.   When she’s not scouting the next big thing, you’ll find her indulging her passion for 🍽️💞 great food & exquisite wine or traveling the world. She also stays active and sporty with 🏃♀️💥 running and spinning—all while keeping up with her two teenage daughters.   Welcome aboard, dear Isa!   #imecistart #techstartups #accelerator #newteammember #startupscouting #limburginnovation #healthtech

💼🚨 𝗝𝗢𝗕 𝗔𝗟𝗘𝗥𝗧 | 𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗰.𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗽! Are you an organizational genius with a passion for tech innovation? Right this way, please! We’re on the lookout for an Office Manager to keep our operations running smoothly—think administration, CRM, finances, and team support. 🔍 Who you are: ✓ Fluent in English and Dutch. ✓ A pro with tools like Salesforce. ✓ Detail-oriented with razor-sharp precision—your superpower! 🎁 What’s in it for you: ✓ Collaborate with top tech startups. ✓ Thrive in a dynamic, high-tech environment. ✓ Be part of a close-knit team that feels like family. Ready to join us? Apply today! ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/ezB_pi_2 #imecistart #techstartups #hiring #officemanager #techjobs #applynow

Autumn 2024 Investor Day: a first sneak peek! 👀💥   This year, we're raising the curtain at the iconic Wintercircus Ghent—our new HQ, by the way.   On today's agenda: powerful pitches, fundraising with flair, and building connections that matter. Here’s to our founders achieving next-level growth! 🌱🚀

Throwback to our 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁!   Last week, we celebrated an exciting step forward for Limburg’s (Health)Tech ecosystem! imec.istart officially partnered up with POM Limburg, Health Campus Limburg DC, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Jessa Ziekenhuis, and Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg to fuel innovation and empower startups in the Limburg region.   We're lookin back to: 💡 inspiring insights from Bieke Van Gorp (FibriCheck), who shared her entrepreneurial perspective, offering advice on what works, what doesn’t, and how we can better serve innovators and end users. 🎤 dynamic panel discussions, where our partners outlined their roles in shaping a thriving startup ecosystem, in a lively conversation expertly moderated by our own coach Maarten Van Gorp. A special thanks to Dr. Yves Breysem, Erwin Bormans, Peter Borgs, and Roeland Buckinx for sharing your visions and insights with us. 🤝 forging meaningful connections: we wrapped up with a vibrant networking session, sparking collaboration and fresh ideas for the future.   A heartfelt thank you to all who joined us!   #imecistart #limburg #innovation #healthtech #startups #ecosystem #networking

Building a business is tough—but who says learning about finances has to be? Get ready for our next 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁! Join us for another round of sharp insights, meaningful connections, and undeniably good vibes.   𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁? 💡 An inspiring keynote by Arnaud Navez, CEO of ARGAFIN, on “𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗨𝗽.” Gear up for an essential startup crash course on keeping financials precise and primed for growth.   𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲? 🤝 Network with founders and likeminded peers over drinks and bites. 📍 Where: La Grand Poste, Liège – the heart of Wallonia’s buzzing startup scene. 📅 When: Thursday, Nov 28 | 5:00 PM   This is a 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 event, but seats are going fast! ➡️Don’t miss out: https://lnkd.in/eH3GrvAG?   #imecistart #lagrandposte #startupconnect #startups #networking #financialreporting 

The weekend’s here🎈, but we’re already buzzing about 📅 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟯! Together with Invest in Ghent, we’re thrilled to bring you 𝗚𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 #6. Seats for this one are filling up fast, so don’t miss this exciting session diving into how Generative AI is revolutionizing healthcare—and how YOU can be part of the transformation.   🎤 Hear from Wouter Van den Bosch (imec), Maarten Larmuseau (nuclivision), and Alexander Koch (BioLizard) as they share insights on this hot topic, from medical imaging to data-driven drug discovery.   ➡️ Registations:  https://lnkd.in/escdE_aj   Pssssst... Don’t miss our 𝗟𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗴 𝗞𝗶𝗰𝗸-𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 on 📅𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟭, celebrating imec.istart’s partnership with 5 of Limburg’s top health leaders (Health Campus Limburg DC, Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg (ZOL), Jessa Ziekenhuis & Wit-Gele Kruis Limburg). It’s the perfect way to network and dive into the region’s vibrant (Health)Tech scene! ➡️  Last seats —don’t wait! : https://lnkd.in/eBqeAg9W   See you all there! 👀💥 #imecistart #innovation #technology #AI #founders #networking

Calling all HealthTech startups! 🚀🩺 Ready to make it big in the Netherlands? From 📅 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟬-𝟭𝟰, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📅, join imec.istart & The Growth Collective for a 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵-𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗺 & 𝗡𝗶𝗷𝗺𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻—two of Europe’s true HealthTech hotspots. This is your chance to get in front of key investors, connect with industry leaders, and experience the Dutch HealthTech scene firsthand!     What’s in store:  🎙️ March 11 – Pitch Day in Amsterdam: connect with top investors and VCs, showcasing your solution to a HealthTech-focused audience.  🌐 March 13 – Health Valley Netherlands Conference in Nijmegen: Network with key players and explore leading innovations in HealthTech.   Why you should be there:  ✅ Gain direct insights into the Dutch HealthTech market  ✅ Build exclusive connections with top hospitals, insurers, and innovators  ✅ Launch your startup onto the European stage    𝐒𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐛𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬! ➡️ https://lnkd.in/exY4BNcr VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship • Startup.Flanders #TheGrowthCollective #VLAIO #sterkondernemen #imecistart #startups #scaleups #HealthTechMission #amsterdam #nijmegen #HVE2025

New blood incoming! Super thrilled to welcome a freshly harvested 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻🍁𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 to the imec.istart program. Behold these 6 new tech startups, ready to shake things up! With access to funding, technology, expert mentorship, and a close-knit network that feels like family, these tech trailblazers are primed to turn bold ideas into reality. 💖 A big warm welcome to: • Disso (Louis Colle, José Miguel Tobar) • FINVICTUM BV (Glenn Mariën, Geert Asselman, Sander Naert, Magda Lauwers, Stef Lambersy, Jordy Leysen) • Monsana (Valerie Vandeweerd, Simeon Devos) • nxgsat (Alain Rolle, Jose Laffitte, Bram Van Nieuwerburgh) • ReVision Implant (Frederik Ceyssens, Lara Merken, Peter Janssen, Ruben Verhoeven, Jasmine Peeters, Johan Van den Bossche, Maarten Schelles, Laurens Goyvaerts) • Wuk.app (Jonas Hamerlinck, Ringo Deloof, Thibault Bekaert, Emmanuel Maertens) ➡ Learn more about their innovative ventures: https://lnkd.in/eNA4Rpg8   #portfolio #techstartups #innovation #welcome #imecistart