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Article: Research Heritage In Flanders Bringing Commercial Success.
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- BIOWORLD Today
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- November 3, 2009
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Washington Editor
Editors' Note: This is part two of a three-part series on biotechnology development in Flanders, Belgium. Part one ran in Wednesday's issue, and part three will run in Friday's issue.
GHENT, Belgium - University-driven research serves as a fountain of new discoveries and technologies for biotechnology, and it's no different in the Flanders region of Belgium, where several of the schools date back centuries.
As a result, Flemish biotech companies have a strong tie to local research, although that research also draws foreign interest. In the area, there are a dozen public research organizations - five universities and seven ...