The Walloon Business and Competitiveness Clusters

Logistics in Wallonia is the Transport and Logistics Competitiveness Cluster, created to promote the transport and logistics sector of Wallonia both within the country and abroad, by coordinating activities, by defining a common strategy and by optimising human and technological resources.

Skywin is the Aerospace Competitiveness Cluster. Skywin established a sound strategy, focusing on 3 major axes, 3 "More" or "+":  beside the "More intelligent" - aiming at developing technological niches for the future- and the "More applications and services" - aiming at diversifying and creating new companies- one also finds the "More composites" axis which aims at meeting the market demand in terms of yet lighter components or increased performance in the structures, without forgetting the minimization of the environmental footprint.

GreenWin is the Competitiveness Cluster aiming at innovation in green chemistry and durable materials (including their applications in zero or near zero energy buildings). Our projects follow three main strategic lines : Design of new products based on renewable (bio-sourced) or recycled raw materials; Design of new products and systems applied to energy management (energy storage, durable buildings...); Design of new techniques for re-using / recycling end of life products and systems as well as using landfills as a new source for raw materials.

TWEED cluster (Technology of Wallonia Energy, Environment and sustainable Development), is the Business Cluster gathering entities active in the "sustainable energy" sector, which means renewable energy sources, energy efficiency: the implementation of new processes in order to achieve energy savings, energy efficiency or the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, green products and services.

Val+ is the Business Cluster that gathers high skilled industrial companies, experts and research centres active in solid waste sector (domestic wastes, industrial wastes, green wastes, construction wastes, hospital wastes, asbestos, sludges, polluted soils and groundwater, electric & electronic equipment wastes...)

Aresa is the Business Cluster that gathers entities active in Clinical and Pharmaceutical Research, covering all needs and wants of Phase I to Phase IV trials IV. Its main objectives are to increase the quality level of the Clinical Research, to be a link between Members and marketplace and to offer a total solution to the Clinical Trial requests coming from the Biotech, Pharmaceutical and Food-processing companies.

BioWin is the health competitiveness cluster that federates all stakeholders from Wallonia participating in innovation and training in the field of biotechnology and health. The R&D, supported by the cluster, covers all fields related to health. Eight technological themes have been defined: Biomarkers + in vitro & in vivo diagnostic, Innovative tools and instrumentation, Drug delivery systems, Novel therapies, Information technologies applied to human health, Innovative processes and organisational innovations, Medical devices, Drug discovery.

WagrALIM is the Competitiveness Cluster dedicated to the food industry. Manufacturers in the sector have defined 4 strategic development areas: "Health" foods/Nutritional quality, Industrial efficiency, Packaging, Development of durable networks in the agro-industry.

Infopole Cluster TIC is the Business Cluster that gathers professionals in Information and Communication Technology in order to promote business and innovation through partnership.

The actual strategy of the ICT clusters is to focus on the creation of a partnership dynamic structured around priority segments and niches (eHealth, Intelligent Transport Systems, ICT for Green, eGov).

MecaTech is the Competitiveness Cluster in Mechanical Engineering. The MecaTech Cluster projects are selected around four strategic lines of development : Materials and surfaces of the future, Comprehensive forming technologies, Microtechnologies and mechatronics, Intelligent maintenance.

Cluster Photonique is the Business Cluster that gathers enterprises as well as research and training centres, all involved in PHOTONICS, a very high potential sector. The science of PHOTONICS is based on and concerned with the controlled flow of photons, or light particles. Photonics systems enable to generate, conduct, detect and treat light.

Plastiwin is the Business Cluster that gathers entities of the plastics industry :

- The manufacturers of raw materials, masterbatches, dyes and various additives.
- The mould makers, designers, manufacturers of tools.
- The plastics processors active in the injection moulding, extrusion, blowing, thermoforming, but also in machining, cutting, bending, surface treatment and retailers.

TWIST is the Business Cluster that gathers entities working in the field of digital technologies for image, sound and text manipulation. It focuses on both film/ animation and broadcasting/multimedia, uniting talents whose know-how is internationally renowned. The cluster is now orienting its development towards the set-up of projects uniting the skills and technologies present at the heart of the cluster, centred on six themes: stereoscopic 3D - Internet/Mobile Content - Digital Archiving - Serious Game - Motion Capture - Digital Signage