What BioVille does

BioVille is a health and care incubator and shared workspace provider headquartered on Health Campus Diepenbeek in Belgium, founded in 2010 as a joint initiative of regional development agencies LRM and POM Limburg together with Hasselt University. It rents flexible physical workspaces — including flex desks, private offices, shared laboratories, and experimental rooms — to approximately 30 startups and scale-ups operating in three defined verticals: biotech, medtech, and digital health. The facility also hosts bookable meeting and event rooms (managed through the ZapFloor platform), provides administrative and reception support, and runs a community programming calendar of events, expert talks, and partner-led services.

The underlying "product" is real estate infrastructure plus an embedded ecosystem rather than a software platform. BioVille distributes its offering through direct sales, the LSU (Limburg Startup) mobile app for self-serve workspace booking, and partner referral networks spanning regional startup support organizations (LRM, POM Limburg, VLAIO, Start it @KBC, Voka, KBC), international life sciences conferences (Knowledge for Growth, HLTH Europe, BIO International Convention, HealthTech Investor Summit), and cross-sector incubators in the Limburg network (DronePort, Corda Incubator, C-mine Crib, IncubaThor, Greenville, Agropolis). Resident customers include Contract Research Organizations (InnoSer, Archer Research), biotech companies (Rejuvenate Biomed, simAbs), medical device developers (Bedal, Presscuff), drug discovery firms (Rewind Therapeutics), and healthcare technology and recycling players (In4Care, RePoMed).

BioVille generates revenue through quote-based, typically annual subscriptions for workspace and lab rentals, though specific pricing is not publicly disclosed. The organization has executed three capacity expansion phases: the 2010 opening, a 2012 expansion of approximately 1,500m², the 2020 launch of the DigiHub focused on digital health, and the 2023 Phase 3 expansion adding another 2,000m² of casco-finished space targeted at scale-ups. BioVille operates as part of a publicly-backed regional development ecosystem rather than as a venture-backed, growth-stage business.

Name

BioVille

Legal name

BioVille

Website

https://bioville.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

BioVille is a Belgian health and care incubator on Health Campus Diepenbeek that rents flexible offices, laboratories, and meeting facilities to approximately 30 biotech, medtech, and digital health startups, backed by regional development agencies LRM and POM Limburg.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Diepenbeek

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Workspace Rental: BioVille generates revenue through rental of flexible workspaces including offices, flex desks, experimental rooms, and laboratories to health & care startups and companies. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

BioVille is a health and care incubator and shared workspace provider located at Health Campus Diepenbeek, Belgium. It offers flexible physical workspaces (flex desks, offices, experimental rooms, and laboratories), meeting and event rooms, and a community ecosystem connecting biotech, medtech, and digital health startups and scale-ups. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-based workspace and laboratory rentals to resident health and care companies.

Product overview

BioVille is a health & care incubator and shared workspace provider offering flexible physical workspace solutions rather than software products. The portfolio consists of: Work Spaces (flex desks, offices, laboratories), Meeting & Event Rooms (bookable via ZapFloor), Research Facilities (labs and experimental spaces), and a Community Network. The LSU App enables mobile booking of incubator spots. The facility operates from Health Campus Diepenbeek, Belgium, with three development phases (2010, 2012, 2020 DigiHub, 2023 expansion) serving biotech, medtech, and digital health companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Work Spaces Flexible workstations ranging from flex desks to larger offices, experimental rooms, and labs for various applications to accommodate starting and growing businesses in the health and care sector.
• Meeting and Event Rooms

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability3 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Limburg Startup (LSU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLSU is the primary startup support organization for BioVille, providing program management, matchmaking with national and international networks, and connection to LSU coaches. Located at Corda Campus adjacent to BioVille.
• LRMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLRM (Limburgse Reconversiemaatschappij) is the regional development company and co-initiator of BioVille, providing investment and ecosystem development support.
• POM LimburgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Limburg is the provincial development company and co-initiator of BioVille, driving economic development in the region.
• Hasselt University (UHasselt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHasselt University is the university partner and co-initiator of BioVille, providing research expertise and access to academic talent.
• SD WorxminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHR and payroll services partner providing support services to BioVille residents.
• Van HavermaetminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerFinancial and tax advisory partner providing expertise to BioVille residents on investments and fiscal optimization.
• Start it @KBCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccelerator program partner connecting startups with BioVille ecosystem and providing acceleration services.
• Voka LimburgminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBusiness association partner providing networking and business development support for BioVille residents.
• EPCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTraining and education partner providing professional development services to BioVille residents.
• DronePortminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on the drone industry sector.
• Corda IncubatorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on technology and services sector.
• C-mine CribminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on creative and innovative businesses.
• IncubaThorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on smart energy sector.
• GreenvilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on circular economy sector.
• AgropolisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Limburg incubator network, focusing on agriculture and horticulture sector.
• Health Campus Limburg DCcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative initiative developing the Diepenbeek campus into a center of excellence for health economy, involving POM Limburg, UHasselt, LRM/BioVille, PXL, UCLL with provincial support.
• Imec I.StartminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAccelerator program partner providing startup acceleration services that BioVille residents can access.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Biolabs: International network of shared lab and coworking spaces for life sciences startups across the US and Europe. Directly comparable as a co-working/lab facility provider serving biotech ventures with a similar asset-light, member-driven model.
• BioGenerator: St. Louis-based biotech/medtech incubator providing lab space, equipment, and programming to health & life sciences startups. Comparable as a specialized health innovation hub serving biotech and medical device ventures in a regional setting.
• LabCentral: US-based biotech incubator in Cambridge, MA providing shared laboratory and office facilities to early-stage life sciences companies. Directly comparable as a health-focused coworking/incubator model serving biotech startups with similar lab-and-office offering.
• The Venture Center: Arkansas-based startup incubator focused on life sciences and technology ventures with lab facilities and business support services. Comparable as a specialized incubator serving health & life sciences startups with similar scope.

Broad incumbents

• Innovation Quarter: Dutch innovation hub in Leiden/Westland region providing office/lab space to health, biotech, and tech startups. Comparable as a regional European health innovation hub serving biotech and medtech companies with public backing.
• JLABS (Johnson & Johnson Innovation): Global J&J life sciences incubator network providing lab space, mentorship, and resources to biotech, medtech, and digital health startups. Comparable as a health-focused incubator, but at significantly larger scale and with corporate backing.
• MaRS Discovery District: Large Toronto-based innovation hub serving health, cleantech, and other sectors with office/lab space, programming, and capital connections. Comparable as a multi-sector innovation hub with a strong health vertical and similar public/backing structure.

Regional players

• C-mine Crib: Sister incubator in the Limburg network focused on creative and innovative businesses. Comparable as part of the same Belgian regional incubator ecosystem, though targeting a different vertical.
• Corda Incubator: Sister incubator in the Limburg regional network focused on technology and services sector rather than health & care. Comparable as part of the same Belgian regional incubator ecosystem sharing the LSU app, partnerships, and governance structure.
• DronePort: Sister incubator in the Limburg network focused on the drone industry sector. Comparable as part of the same Belgian regional incubator ecosystem sharing support infrastructure, though targeting a non-overlapping vertical.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/biovillediepenbeek
• Xx.com/BioVille_

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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