Press release: EU-backed investor guide unlocks opportunities in CEE health sector Ghent, 2 September 2025 – Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) combines world-class science, cost advantages and fast-growing healthcare ventures – but too many start-ups still struggle to reach scale. A new investor guide from the EU-funded Healthy Investment Central
For many healthtech and medtech companies, securing reimbursement is key to market success, but it’s also one of the toughest hurdles to overcome. Belgium is making a name for itself as a frontrunner in digital health, being one of only three European countries with a structured reimbursement system for digital
Een initiatief van de zes Vlaamse speerpuntclusters Catalisti, De Blauwe Cluster, Flanders FOOD, Flux50, MEDVIA en VIL De zes Vlaamse speerpuntclusters vervullen hun rol als clusterorganisaties zeer goed en hebben de ambitie om deze naar de toekomst toe verder te versterken. Als neutrale partner verbinden ze de ondernemingen, kennisinstellingen, burgers
24 October 2024 Following our successful Advanced Therapies event in October, Deloitte – with input from MEDVIA and BioWin – has produced a white paper on advanced therapeutic medicinal products (ATMPs) in Belgium. This paper is a reflection on the field and the challenges and opportunities of these therapies for
Flanders’ department for innovation and entrepreneurship (VLAIO) has launched the program CrossRoads Vlaanderen-Nederland. A call for subsidies opens on 1 September. CrossRoads encourages and supports cross-border cooperation between SMEs in Flanders and Southern Netherlands for the development of innovative products, processes or services related to major societal transitions. This includes
AZ Delta’s RADar Learning and Innovation Centre in Roeselare is accepting applications for the Phidess Summer School. Phidess stands for Predictive Health Informatics and Data Engineering. The five-day course takes place from 4-8 September and is geared towards hospital IT developers, data engineers and AI experts. Places are limited, so
Flanders Investment & Trade (FIT) is combining its former Export Lion and Foreign Investment Trophy and adding a start-up prize to create the new Flanders International Business Awards. Nominations are being accepted now for:- Exporter of the Year – for a Flanders-based exporter achieving top results Foreign Investor of the
BioWin, the healthtech cluster representing Wallonia, is hosting its annual conference on 21 September. BioWin Day: Empowering Health brings together life science professionals and decision-makers in biotech, pharma, medtech and e-health applications. BioWin Day: Empowering Health21 September, 8.30-17.00Business Village EcolysAvenue d’Ecolys 25020 Suarlée (Namur) Immerse yourself in a dynamic environment where regional
rc MedTech Meetup is a unique event in Belgium that sheds light on the Belgian industry of medical devices, IVD medical devices and digital health. The 2023 edition will be held on 16 March in Brussels and is organized by MEDVIA member Covartim. For the first time, the awards ceremony
Ghent, 06 March 2023 – MEDVIA and Smart Hub Flemish Brabant are co-hosting HealthTech Summit: Meeting at the Crossroads of Health Innovation on 23 March in Leuven. The international conference is dedicated to challenges faced by the healthtech industry in getting new technologies into the hands of the end users –
Better together
MEDVIA and flanders.bio have joined forces to become Biovia
Biovia is the new name of the health innovation cluster formed by the merger of MEDVIA and flanders.bio. With a united voice, we will champion the entire healthtech and biotech ecosystem on the regional, federal and European stage.
Biovia reflects a One Health vision: a holistic approach that recognizes the interdependence of human and planetary health. Together with our 400+ members, we are forging a path to a resilient health innovation ecosystem in Flanders.