FLANDERS CLEANTECH INTERNATIONALISATION AWARDS 2016

In 2016, on the occasion of the VITO i-SUP2016 event, FCA and FIT jointly organise the “Flanders Cleantech Internationalisation Awards”. This contest looks for Flemish cleantech SMEs with the highest sustainable impact while exporting its clean technologies abroad.

The award consists of 3 categories: ENERGY, MATERIALS and CHEMISTRY & ENVIRONMENT. The main focus of this contest lies on: (1) international sustainable impact, (2) international market traction, and (3) ability to execute in future.

The 3 winners are selected!

On October 16th during the opening event of the 3-day VITO i-SUP2016 conference the winners of the 'Flanders Cleantech Internationalisation Awards 2016’ were announced. The winner in the category ENERGY is ILUMEN from Tessenderlo. The winner in the category MATERIALS is FRX POLYMERS from Antwerp. The winner in the category CHEMISTRY & ENVIRONMENT is HARSONIC from Sint-Niklaas.

The 9 finalists are selected!

The jury concluded the selection of the TOP3 finalists for each of the 3 categories. These 9 companies can be discovered below!

You can play an important role in determining the final 3 winners of the Flanders Cleantech Internationalisation Awards. During the Award Ceremony on October 16th in Anwerp, the 9 finalists will present their business concept on stage. This is the moment where you can cast your vote and help determine who wins this year’s awards!

Please note that the Award Ceremony is on invitation only. Request your invitation via: info@fca.be.

Finalists in the category Energy

Who wins the Energy Award? Let their introduction videos convince you!

Finalists in the category Materials

Who wins the Materials Award? Let their introduction videos convince you!

Finalists in the category Chemistry & Environment

Who wins the Chemistry & Environment Award? Let their introduction videos convince you!

These were all 30 semi-finalists – discover their story here!

Semi finalists in the category Energy

Semi finalists in the category Materials

Semi finalists in the category Chemistry & Environment

(*) due to ex-aequo 11 instead of 10 companies rank as semi-finalist for this category

Jury

Nuno Carvalho

Nuno Carvalho

Head
BEKAERT VENTURING
Paul Decraemer

Paul Decraemer

Head Cleantech Investment
CAPRICORN VENTURE PARTNERS
Hendrik Van Asbroeck

Hendrik Van Asbroeck

Director
CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL ENGIE
Ronnie Belmans

Ronnie Belmans

Vice president at KU Leuven Energy Institute and cofounder and CEO
Energyville
Hans Maenhout

Hans Maenhout

Investment Director
Finindus
Marc Van Der Linden

Marc Van Der Linden

Advisor International Trade
Flanders Investment & Trade
Roeland Engelen

Roeland Engelen

Head of sustainable societies
LRM
Thierry Piret

Thierry Piret

Head
Solvay Ventures
Dirk Fransaer

Dirk Fransaer

Managing Director
VITO
Johan Keppens

Johan Keppens

Investment Manager
PMV

Award procedure

The complete award procedure can be downloaded.

Contact

Carine Van Hove

Carine Van Hove

General manager
FCA

carine.vanhove@fca.be
+32 3 2952272
+32 493 514272