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Sopartec

Technology transfer and investment company of UCLouvain, creating spin-offs from university research

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About Sopartec

Sopartec is the technology transfer and investment company of UCLouvain, a university in Louvain. It sits within the university's technology transfer office and turns research findings into businesses and licensing deals.

Services

  • Spin-off creation: helps set up new companies based on university research.
  • Licence negotiation: agrees licensing terms for research results.
  • Research valorisation: covers work from UCLouvain, the university hospital Cliniques universitaires St-Luc, the CHU UCL Namur hospital and the de Duve research centre.
  • Fund partnership: it works with the Vives investment funds, which are multi-sector.
  • Business development and legal support: its staff include managers for life sciences and engineering, an innovation and technology transfer consultant and in-house legal counsel.

Who it serves

Researchers at UCLouvain and partner hospitals, plus university spin-offs and technology start-ups that the Vives funds back in the region and neighbouring countries.

Key facts

  • Parent institution: UCLouvain
  • Language: the website is in French

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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