KU Leuven has generated 60 spinouts since 2000, the most of any Flemish region university, while digital-focused research centre IMinds topped the bill for Flemish strategic institutes.
Katholieke Universiteit (KU) Leuven has spawned the most spinouts of any Flemish university since 2000, generating a total of 60 businesses compared with 39 from its nearest challenger Ghent University, according to the Christian-Democratic and Flemish party (CD&V).
University of Antwerp incorporated 22 spinouts during the period, followed by Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and Hasselt University on 16 and 9 spinouts respectively.
The report stated that 16.7% of the R&D conducted at Flemish higher education institutions was funded…