Brussels South Charleroi BioPark

What Brussels South Charleroi BioPark does

Brussels South Charleroi BioPark is a Belgian life sciences innovation ecosystem and physical campus operator founded in 1999 and headquartered in Gosselies (Charleroi), Belgium. It is organized as Brussels South Charleroi BioPark Dev SA, a public limited company owned by a four-shareholder consortium: Universitй Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), University of Mons (UMONS), regional investment fund Sambrinvest, and local development agency Igretec. The campus hosts 130+ organizations (80+ biotech/medtech companies, 32 service providers, three research institutes, and two universities) with approximately 3,500 highly skilled professionals working on-site, and tenant companies have collectively raised more than €3.2 billion through equity, convertible, licensing, and M&A activity over the past decade.

The core offering is a shared infrastructure and services platform spanning 37,500 m² of office, laboratory, and cleanroom space across five operational buildings (Biotech 1-5), plus a planned Biotech 6 (18,000 m²). Specialized R&D platforms include the Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging (CMMI, an ERDF flagship project jointly run by ULB and UMONS), the Institute for Medical Immunology (IMI, originated in partnership with GSK in 2004), the Institute of Biology and Molecular Medicine (IBMM), and the Institute of Pathology and Genetics (IPG, INAMI-recognized). Supporting services include the LabHotel shared labs with pharma-grade environmental monitoring, a meeting and conference venue (capacities 8-180), a 12-month incubation program, soft-landing support for international companies, a dedicated talent development function, and a new 5,500 m² EU Biotech Campus training hub (opened 2025-2026). Member benefits include preferential terms with Belfius bank, Fieldfisher legal services, Maia Consulting marketing, Analis lab equipment, and Novotel accommodation.

Monetization occurs primarily through recurring infrastructure rental (lab, office, meeting, and training space), incubation program services, and member benefit programs. No standalone revenue is publicly disclosed. Since 2010, the incubation program has supported the creation of approximately 60 startups, and the ecosystem continues to expand through international partnerships (HealthTech Valley Interreg project starting October 2025, Guyana MoU, Quest for health), an €81 million ATMP innovation partnership with Walloon Region and 26 partners, and capital deployment via the Butterfly Fund (up to €150k convertible loans managed jointly with Fund+ and Theodorus). The company's strategic direction combines physical campus expansion, internationalization of the BioPark model, and positioning as the Walloon anchor for advanced therapies and biotech workforce development.

Name

Brussels South Charleroi BioPark

Legal name

Brussels South Charleroi BioPark Dev SA

Website

https://biopark.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Brussels South Charleroi BioPark is a Belgian life sciences innovation campus in Gosselies operating 37,500 m² of offices, laboratories, and training facilities across five buildings. It serves 130+ biotech and medtech organizations and 3,500 on-site professionals through R&D platforms, a 12-month incubation program, soft-landing services, and member benefits.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Life Sciences Incubator

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories (6215)

SIC

Non-Operating Establishments (9995), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821)

akta.pro primary industry

Life Sciences/Laboratory Property Management (BPAJAGAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lab Furniture, Facilities & Utilities (Benches, Casework, Gas/Water Systems) (HLAGAIAM), Life Sciences/Lab Tenant Representation (BPAJALAG)

Keywords

• Life sciences incubator
• Biotech lab facilities
• Medtech incubation services
• Biopharmaceutical workspace
• Biotech training campus

Headquarters

HQ city

Gosselies

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Incubator Facilities & Lab Space Rental: Flexible workspace, lab, and office rental solutions ranging from flex desks in incubators to brownfield facilities. Includes LabHotel shared lab spaces and turnkey or customized fit-out options.
2. Conference & Meeting Room Rental: Modern meeting rooms and event venues available to members and external parties, with capacities from 8 to 180 participants. Member discount of 10% on official rates.
3. Incubation Program Services: 12-month incubation program providing startup support, mentorship, networking access, and preferential service provider rates for early-stage biotech founders and spin-offs.
4. Training Space Rental: EU Biotech Campus training spaces including labs, hybrid rooms, e-auditorium, and EU Biotech Sphere available for rental. Multi-operator biotech training hub spanning 5,500 m².

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Brussels South Charleroi BioPark operates a life sciences hub providing ready-to-use laboratories, offices, and cleanroom facilities across 37,500 m² of operational space, complemented by shared R&D platforms, a 12-month incubation program, soft-landing support for international companies, and dedicated training infrastructure. The campus ecosystem connects biotech and medtech companies, academic research institutes, service providers, and investors in the Charleroi (Gosselies) region of Belgium.

Product overview

BioPark Charleroi is a life sciences hub ecosystem offering a comprehensive portfolio of infrastructure, incubation, and support services. The core offering includes the main BioPark Charleroi hub with 37K m² of facilities across 5 buildings, plus specialized sub-products: the EU Biotech Campus (5,500 m² training facility), LabHotel shared labs, and Meeting Rooms & Conference Center. R&D capabilities are delivered through technology platforms (CMMI, IMI, IBMM, IPG, TEF-Health). The ecosystem provides business support services including the 12-month Incubation Program, Soft Landing & Integration Services, and Member Benefits Program. Funding support is facilitated through the Butterfly Fund. Talent development is addressed via the BioPark Jobs Platform, Talent Working Groups, and the HealthTech Valley international collaboration project.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• BioPark Charleroi Life Sciences Hub Core life sciences hub offering flexible office, lab, and production space rental across Biotech 1-5 buildings (totaling 37,000 m²) for biotech, medtech, and pharmaceutical organizations at every growth stage.
• EU Biotech Campus A 5,500 m² multi-operator training hub dedicated to biotechnology sector talent development, featuring laboratories, collaborative spaces, digital studio, XR Room, and the EU Biotech Sphere, with rentable training spaces.
• Incubation Program A 12-month incubation program providing startup support, mentorship, networking access to 60+ events annually, coworking spaces, and preferential service provider rates for early-stage biotech and medtech founders and spin-offs.
• LabHotel Fully equipped shared laboratory facilities (ULB Open BioLab and BT4 LabHotel) designed to support researchers and small biotech companies toward pre-clinical proof-of-concept, featuring pharma-grade environmental monitoring systems for GMP/GxP-compliant traceability.
• Meeting Rooms & Conference Center Modern meeting rooms and event venues available to members and external parties, with capacities from 8 to 180 participants, AV equipment, flexible setups, and catering services. Members receive a 10% discount on official rates.
• Soft Landing & Integration Services Tailored support for international life sciences companies establishing or expanding presence in Europe, providing infrastructure, connections to the regional ecosystem, and sustainable growth conditions in Belgium's life sciences hub.
• BioPark Jobs Platform Dedicated recruitment platform connecting life sciences talent with member companies on the BioPark campus, supporting talent acquisition across the biotech and medtech ecosystem.
• Member Benefits Program Exclusive member advantages including Belfius banking solutions, Fieldfisher Legal Toolkit, Maia Consulting Marketing Starter Pack, Analis preferential conditions, and Novotel corporate accommodation rates for BioPark member companies and employees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 130+ organizations and 3,500 skilled collaborators on campus
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• University of Mons (UMONS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Academic partner collaborating on CMMI (Center for Microscopy and Molecular Imaging) established in 2011 with FEDER European funds support. UMONS contributes research in immunology, molecular biology, medicine, and imaging through joint technological platforms.
• Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999Academic founding partner of BioPark Charleroi. ULB established the Institute for Medical and Molecular Biology (IBMM) in Charleroi in 1999 with 250 researchers. Collaboration includes IMI (Institute for Medical Immunology), IBMM, CMMI, and ULB Knowledge Transfer Office supporting technology transfer and spin-off creation.
• IGRETECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal public development agency and BioPark shareholder. Active in economic and territorial development of Charleroi, real estate project design and implementation, energy projects, and development support services for private companies.
• Institute of Pathology and Genetics (IPG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Belgian centre specializing in Anatomical Pathology, Clinical Genetics, and Molecular & Cell Biology. Recognized as one of eight national centres for human genetics. Provides cutting-edge cytogenetic and molecular diagnostics supporting biotech and pharma R&D on campus.
• TEF-HealthstrategicTechnology or IntegrationEuropean technological platform supporting SMEs in development and validation of trustworthy AI and robotics solutions for healthcare. Provides testing facilities, real-world clinical environments, regulatory guidance and conformity assessment. Belgian partners include CETIC, HUmani, and Multitel with strong BioPark collaborations.
• EurasantéstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthTech Valley project leader for Hauts-de-France region. Cross-border initiative creating a leading health tech cluster across Hauts-de-France, Flanders, and Wallonia. €890,078.62 budget with 3-year duration from October 2025.
• Flanders Investment & TradestrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthTech Valley project partner representing Flanders. Joint initiative with BioPark Charleroi and Eurasanté to position cross-border territory as European reference for health innovation.
• Sodevimmo / IgretecstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerReal estate development partners for campus expansion. Long-term real estate development plan for BioPark facilities including Biotech 6 (18,000 m² project).
• UlB Knowledge Transfer OfficestrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPromotes collaborative research and business development between university and external partners. Supports identification of commercial applications of research. Offers technology transfer, research partnerships, and custom support to researchers and entrepreneurs in spin-off creation.
• Fieldfisher Life Sciences TeamstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLegal partner providing BioPark Legal Toolkit with ready-to-use legal templates covering Corporate Law, Employment Law, Data Protection, and European sector-specific regulations (manufacturing, labeling, packaging, medical devices, REACH, etc.).
• Maia ConsultingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMarketing partner offering preferential Marketing Starter Pack for biotech startups including professional showcase website, brand identity, communication recommendations, and tailored training programme.
• AnalisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLaboratory equipment and smart lab technologies partner providing preferential conditions for BioPark members including pre-project guidance, customized training, workshops, and local maintenance services.
• GSK BiologicalsstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with ULB and Walloon Region to create the Institute for Medical Immunology (IMI) in 2004, building a knowledge platform dedicated to medical immunology.
• IgnityminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIncubation program partner supporting startup creation and growth with entrepreneurial expertise.
• Charleroi EntreprendreminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLocal entrepreneurship support organization collaborating with BioPark incubation program.
• AWEX (Wallonia Export-Import Agency)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExport and international trade support for BioPark companies seeking to expand internationally.
• Quest for healthstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerFranco-Belgian partnership signed in May 2026 during visit by Quest for health team to the Charleroi campus. Strengthens cross-border health innovation collaboration.
• Guyana Ministry of HealthstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop the Guyana BioPark. Memorandum of Understanding signed to establish bio-innovation hub supporting health innovation development.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Medicon Village: Life sciences innovation campus in Lund, Sweden, founded on the AstraZeneca legacy site and now hosting ~200 biotech/medtech organizations. Comparable as a multi-tenant innovation park combining research institutes, growing companies, and incubation facilities with similar GTM to BioPark Charleroi.
• Leiden Bio Science Park: The largest life sciences cluster in the Netherlands, operating a multi-tenant campus with on-site research institutes, biotech/medtech companies, and university affiliation (Leiden University/LUMC). Directly comparable to BioPark Charleroi in offering integrated lab, office, and incubation infrastructure for a regional life sciences ecosystem.
• Campus Berlin-Buch: Berlin-based integrated campus combining biomedical research institutes (Max Delbrück Center, Leibniz) with biotech companies and lab/office space. Directly comparable in the 'public-private life sciences campus with on-site research institutes' archetype, similar European scale.
• Biopôle Lausanne: Swiss life sciences campus hosting biotech, medtech, and digital health companies with on-site R&D platforms and university links (UNIL/CHUV). Closely comparable as a purpose-built life sciences hub offering flexible lab/office space, incubation, and ecosystem services to growing companies.
• Innovation Center for Biotechnology (ICB) / i2c at Vienna BioCenter: Austrian life sciences campus in Vienna with shared lab/office infrastructure, university and research institute tenants (IMP, IMBA, GMI), and dedicated startup incubation. Highly comparable as a multi-tenant biotech hub offering wet lab space, technology platforms, and accelerator services.
• Geneva BioScience Center (Campus Biotech): Swiss life sciences campus in Geneva combining EPFL/UNIGE research, biotech tenants, and shared lab infrastructure. Comparable as a multi-stakeholder, research-anchored life sciences park with similar academic-public-private structure and tenant mix.

Broad incumbents

• Cambridge Science Park / Cambridge Cluster: One of the oldest and largest science parks in Europe, anchoring the Cambridge Cluster with deep university (Cambridge) ties and a dense biotech ecosystem. A larger, more established incumbent in the same 'university-anchored life sciences park' category, but operating at materially greater scale and brand.
• Singapore Biopolis (A*STAR): Government-led biomedical research and enterprise campus in Singapore operated by A*STAR, hosting public research institutes alongside private biotech companies. Comparable as a purpose-built life sciences cluster with strong public sector backing, though operating at much larger scale and in a different jurisdiction.

Regional players

• BioIncubator / Helix / STING (Sweden): Stockholm-based life sciences and deep tech incubator/park with university ties (KTH, Karolinska) offering shared lab facilities and growth programs. Comparable as a Nordic life sciences hub but serves a different geography than BioPark Charleroi.

Others

• Labiotech (industry media / market intelligence): European biotech media and intelligence platform covering the life sciences ecosystem across hubs including Belgium, France, and Germany. Included as an ecosystem/peer of peers — not a direct competitor but a relevant reference point for understanding how BioPark Charleroi's tenants and competitive positioning are perceived in the European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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