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The University of Antwerp is one of the major Belgian universities located in the city of Antwerp. The official abbreviation is UA, but UAntwerpen is more recently used. The University of Antwerp has about 20,000 students, which makes it the third largest university in Flanders.

Inter-university Microelectronics Centre (Imec) is an international research & development and innovation hub, active in the fields of nano-electronics and digital technologies.

The LoRa Alliance® is the fastest growing LPWAN technology alliance. A non-profit association of more than 500 member companies, committed to enabling large scale deployment of Low Power Wide Area Networks (LPWAN) IoT through the development and promotion of the LoRaWAN® open standard.

DASH7 Alliance Protocol is an open-source Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network protocol, which operates in the 433 MHz, 868 MHz, and 915 MHz unlicensed ISM band/SRD band.

The Eclipse Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit corporation that acts as a steward of the Eclipse open-source software development community. It is an organization supported by over 300 members. The Foundation focuses on key services such as: intellectual property (IP) management, ecosystem development, development process, and IT infrastructure. Its members include industry leaders who have embraced open source as a key enabler for business strategy.

The Innovation Fund sa/nv invests in innovative startups and companies active in the field of chemistry and life sciences.

Qbic is a Belgian early-stage VC fund, focused on deeptech spin-offs or start-ups linked with its associated universities or knowledge centers.