What bridge2health does

Bridge 2 Health (B2H) is a public-private ecosystem coordination organization founded in 2017 (rebranded from Scinnamic) that serves as the single point of contact for the Liège life sciences cluster in Belgium. It was co-founded by the University of Liège, CHU Liège (University Hospital), and Noshaq investment fund, with support from the Walloon Region. B2H connects 140 life sciences SMEs, spin-offs, start-ups, and foreign companies to a curated network of universities, hospitals, financing partners, infrastructure operators, and training providers across the region.

The organization's service offering spans five interconnected pillars: (i) ecosystem networking and company integration, (ii) an infrastructure consortium providing real-time visibility into 30,000 m² of dedicated life sciences space across sites including The Labs, GIGA, Val Benoit, and LegiaPark, (iii) a financing player network linking companies to Noshaq, Wallonie Entreprendre, Capricorn, Kurma, Thuja, Mérieux, and other regional, national, and European investors, (iv) a training consortium with BioWin, HELMo, Forem, Aptaskills, HEC Liège, and HEPL to address workforce challenges, and (v) event programming including the annual Hacking Health Liège hackathon co-organized with CHU Liège and ULiège RISE.

B2H does not distribute a technology product or charge disclosed fees. Its go-to-market is event-driven and community-led: it operates as a publicly-funded cluster intermediary whose value lies in convening, matchmaking, and ecosystem representation rather than commercial revenue generation. Its GTM motion is therefore promotional and concierge-style — promoting the Liège ecosystem nationally and internationally, accelerating integration of newcomers, and creating recurring opportunities for synergy through working groups and conferences.

Name

bridge2health

Legal name

Bridge 2 Health

Website

https://b2h.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bridge 2 Health (B2H) is a public-private ecosystem coordinator connecting 140 life sciences SMEs, spin-offs, and foreign companies to universities, hospitals, financing, infrastructure, and training resources across the Liège, Belgium cluster.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Liège

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Ecosystem coordination services: B2H provides coordination, networking, and business development support services to life sciences companies within the Liège ecosystem. It acts as a public-private initiative supported by regional funding rather than operating a commercial revenue-generating product.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bridge 2 Health (B2H) is a private initiative that connects life sciences companies — SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs, and foreign entrants — with the resources, competencies, and actors of the Liège life sciences ecosystem. It coordinates a dedicated infrastructure consortium (~30,000 m² of office, lab, clean-room and unfinished space), a financing player network, a training consortium, and event programs (including Hacking Health Liège), providing tailored introductions, partnership facilitation, and ecosystem integration support.

Product overview

Bridge 2 Health (B2H) is an ecosystem connector organization for the Liège life sciences sector, not a traditional software product. It operates as a coordination and networking hub offering five interconnected service areas: ecosystem networking and company integration services, a coordinated infrastructure consortium providing access to 30,000+ m² of dedicated spaces, a training player consortium for talent management, a financing player network, and event programs including the annual Hacking Health Liège hackathon. The organization facilitates connections between 140 companies, universities, hospitals, and support structures to drive innovation and economic development in the region.

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Products and services

• Life Sciences Ecosystem Networking Services Connects life sciences SMEs, start-ups, spin-offs, and foreign companies to resources, competencies, financing, infrastructure, and hospital/university partners in the Liège ecosystem; promotes the ecosystem nationally and internationally and accelerates the integration of newcomers.
• Life Sciences Infrastructure Consortium Coordination Coordinates a consortium of dedicated life sciences infrastructures across sites including The Labs, GIGA, Val Benoit, and LegiaPark, providing real-time information on availability of approximately 30,000 m² of office, lab, clean-room, and unfinished space.
• Training Consortium

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• CHU Liège (University Hospital of Liège)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017CHU Liège is one of B2H's three founding partners. It provides clinical research infrastructure (1,038 beds, 6,300+ employees, 4 hospital sites), clinical trial access, and patient data for life sciences research. B2H connects companies to CHU for clinical validation, hospital partnerships, and innovation projects.
• Université de Liège (ULiège)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerULiège is one of B2H's three founding partners alongside CHU and Noshaq. It provides research capacity (3,066 researchers, 43 research units), infrastructure (GIGA, LabHotel, RISE), and institutional credibility to the B2H ecosystem. B2H facilitates connections to ULiège researchers, technology platforms, and spin-off pipelines for companies seeking scientific collaboration.
• CHC (Cliniques de l'Europe)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHC is one of three hospital groups in Liège, operating 4 general hospitals with flagship services in cardiac catheterisation, haemato-oncology, and neurosurgery. B2H connects companies to CHC for clinical collaboration, innovation projects, and hospital partnership opportunities.
• CHR (Centre Hospitalier Régional)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCHR Citadelle is one of the largest French-speaking hospitals in Belgium (900 beds, 4,100 employees, 600+ doctors). It serves as a key clinical partner for B2H-connected companies seeking hospital collaboration, clinical trials, and healthcare innovation partnerships.
• GIGA (ULiège)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGIGA at ULiège is described as Europe's leading life sciences research institute, hosting 417+ researchers. It is a flagship research unit within B2H's ecosystem, providing cutting-edge research infrastructure and clinical research capabilities that B2H leverages to attract companies requiring scientific validation and research partnerships.
• LégiaparkmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLégiapark is a dedicated life sciences hub adjacent to the CHC Mont-Légia clinic. It provides office, lab, and coworking space for life sciences companies. B2H coordinates with Légiapark to connect incoming companies with suitable infrastructure.
• RISE (ULiège)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRISE (Research Infrastructure Support for Europe) at ULiège provides research infrastructure and services to industry. It is a key partner for B2H in facilitating industry-academia collaborations and technology transfer. RISE also co-organizes events with B2H (e.g., Hacking Health Liège).
• BioWinmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioWin is the Health cluster of Wallonia. B2H collaborates with BioWin on events (e.g., Science for Health conference co-organized with BioVia) and ecosystem promotion. BioWin is a key partner for inter-regional collaboration in Belgium's life sciences sector.
• BioViamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBioVia is a Belgian health innovation cluster. B2H works with BioVia on joint events such as Science for Health and co-organizes the Health on Stage.be + Hospitals.be congress, strengthening cross-cluster collaboration in Belgian life sciences.
• HELMominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHELMo is a higher education institution (Haute École Libre Mosane) participating in B2H's training consortium, contributing to talent development for the life sciences ecosystem.
• ForemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerForem (Le Forem) is the Walloon public employment service, participating in B2H's training consortium to support workforce development and vocational training for life sciences companies.
• AptaskillsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAptaskills is a training provider participating in B2H's training consortium, helping address recruitment and talent management challenges for life sciences companies.
• HEC LiègeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHEC Liège (School of Business and Economics of ULiège) participates in B2H's training consortium, providing management and business education resources for the life sciences ecosystem.
• HEPL (Haute École de la Province de Liège)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHEPL is a higher education institution participating in B2H's training consortium, contributing to vocational and professional training for the life sciences sector.
• GRE-LiègeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGRE-Liège (Groupement Redourable des Entreprises) is a business association providing political and economic coordination connections for B2H and the ecosystem.
• EKLOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEKLO is a support structure listed as a B2H initiative supporter, providing business development support services to companies in the ecosystem.
• WSL (Wallonia Science Link)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSL manages the Liège Science Park (The Labs) which provides dedicated life sciences infrastructure. B2H coordinates with WSL to connect companies with available space in the science park.
• SPIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSPI (Société Provinciale d'Industrialisation) is a support structure for industrial development in Wallonia, listed as a B2H supporter.
• SirrisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSirris is a Belgian research center for the technological industry, providing technical expertise and innovation support as part of B2H's ecosystem.
• Pôle MécatechminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPôle Mécatech is a competitiveness cluster focused on mechatronics and medical technologies in Wallonia, contributing to cross-sector innovation within B2H's ecosystem.
• EssensciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEssenscia is the Belgian federation for the chemistry and life sciences industry, participating in B2H's training consortium and ecosystem support network.
• Hacking Health Liège (co-organizers: CHU Liège and ULiège RISE)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerB2H co-organizes the Hacking Health Liège hackathon with CHU Liège and ULiège RISE. This annual event brings together healthcare professionals, technologists, and entrepreneurs to develop innovative health solutions, serving as a key ecosystem engagement and talent attraction vehicle.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BioWin: Health cluster of Wallonia coordinating life sciences actors in the same Belgian region as B2H. Direct peer as both organizations run cluster-management models for overlapping member companies, hospitals, and academic partners in Wallonia.
• BioVia: Belgian health innovation cluster coordinating life sciences actors. B2H explicitly partners with BioVia on events such as Science for Health and the Health on Stage congress, indicating overlapping scope and member base.
• BioGenerator: St. Louis-based life sciences startup generator and investment organization. Comparable as a regional life sciences ecosystem builder that combines company creation, infrastructure access, and funding connections.

Regional players

• Flanders.bio: Life sciences cluster for Flanders region of Belgium. Regional peer operating the same cluster-coordination model for life sciences companies, but focused on Flanders rather than Wallonia.
• Lyonbiopole: French health/biotech competitiveness cluster coordinating life sciences actors in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Comparable cluster-management model with member companies, academic partners, and hospital integration.
• MedCity: London and South East life sciences cluster organization. Comparable cluster-coordination role for life sciences companies, hospitals, and academic partners within a defined UK geography.

Broad incumbents

• France Biotech: French independent association representing life sciences entrepreneurs and innovative startups. Comparable as a national-level ecosystem coordinator and industry voice for life sciences, but operating as an industry federation rather than a regional cluster.
• MassBio: Massachusetts life sciences trade association and cluster coordinator. Comparable as a long-running, large-scale life sciences ecosystem organization providing networking, advocacy, and member services — analogous to B2H's coordination role but at much larger scale.

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