Expand your med tech/ life sciences business in Brussels and in the european union.

1. EXPAND YOUR MEDTECH
BUSINESS IN EUROPE
lifetech.brussels:
your one-stop shop solution
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2. YOU ARE A MEDTECH START-UP AND WANT TO
EXPAND YOUR BUSINESS IN EU?
We help you, with the support of our partners, to:
- Find a price-competitive office/lab
- Beneficiate from regional subsidies and other financial opportunities
- Identify the best experts and local partners to help you with:
- Regulatory affairs/CE marking
- Legal environment
- Distribution
- Logistics
- Access to hospitals
- Find an ad-hoc solution to the specific challenges you may face and
not listed above
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3. Infrastructure
Brussels Life Science Incubator (BLSI):
From $446 (€350) per month
AdministrativeAND lab spaces
www.blsincubator.com
European Erasmus Business Incubator Center (EEBIC)
www.eebic.be
Galactic Innovation Campus
www.lactic.com/en-us/services/galacticinnovationcampus.aspx
Regional Institution: reception facilities for companies - industrial
parks, science parks, centers for SMEs, buildingsfor businesses.
www.citydev.be
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WE WORK CLOSELY WITH LOCAL PARTNERS TO OFFER YOU A
PRICE-COMPETITIVE OFFICE

4. WE HELP YOU BENEFICIATE FROM THE
PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE LOCAL TAX AND
FINANCIAL INCENTIVES
For instance, did you know that choosing Brussels for expanding your
business in Europe allows you to benficiate* from:
Financial support to patent costs going up to 70% of the
costs
CAPEX: subsidies up to 35%
Consulting activities: 2 studies/years, 50%, max. 15k€/study
Recruiting: up to 25k€/year during 2 years
Exporting to other EU countries, Asia,…: promotion
materials, prospection, participation to fairs, …
…
* We help you check the eligibility conditions and wehelp you through the process.
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5. BELGIUM COMPETITIVE TAX ENVIRONMENT
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Withholding tax
exemptions
Tax rulings
with
emphasis for
multinationals
Special
tax regime for
expatriates
No capital duty
VAT grouping
R&D tax
incentives
Notional
Interest
deduction
Belgian tax
incentives
80% patent income reduction (maximum tax is 6.8%, lowest in the EU)
80% exemption payroll withholding tax for scientific researchers
Refundable R&D tax credit system
Increased investment deduction and flexible depreciation rules for R&D
Tax-free return on
qualifying equity

6. HOW TO FIND THE BEST PARTNER FOR
EXPANDING YOUR BUSINESS?
We work with:
- a network of 50 experts in the field, having a scope of activities going
all over Europe and sometimes beyond
- the most important national professional federations having relays all
over Europe and representing the sector in EU professional
federations
For instance we work with:
• UNAMEC, professional association of med-tech large businesses
• Agoria e-health, professional association of e-health large
businesses
• Essenscia, professional association of pharma large businesses
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7. WHO ARE WE? A CLUSTER & A VIRTUAL INCUBATORsince
2010
More than 100
members
Medical devices
E-health
Biopharma
Project-based services
Financing
CE Marking
Health economics
Intellectual Property
Research projects
…
Team (4,5 FTEs)
Board (President, entrepreneurs, R&D
support, academic, incubators)
>20 events a year
Workshops& training
programs
Networking Events
Events with partners
InternationalMissions
50 Partners
Universities (ULB, VUB, UCL
Indutec)
Hospitals (public, private, academic)
Professionalorganizations
(essenscia, Unamec,Agoria)
Internationalization support(BIE)
Incubators(BLSI, ICAB, EEBIC)
In 2014:
65 entrepreneurs
coached
Out of which 30 new
projects
8 companieslaunched
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All our
services
are free

8. Biopharma MedTEch E-health Services &
expertises
Academic &
Hospitals
Federations &
Associations Partners
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9. EXPAND YOUR MEDTECH
BUSINESS IN EUROPE
Website: www.lifetechbrussels.com
Facebook: lifetech.brussels
Twitter: @brulifetech
Linkedin: lifetech brussels
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