Wagralim

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General Information
The date when the cluster organisation was established: 
Sunday, 1 January, 2006
Number of staff in the management team of the cluster organisation : 
11-20
Legal form of the cluster organisation: 
Non-Profit
Regions: 
Prov. Hainaut
Cluster Excellence Label: 
Bronze Label
Membership to European Strategic Cluster Partnerships (ESCP-4i, ESCP-S3 or ESCP-4x): 
New Frontier in Food
NF4
Membership to other networks/partnerships: 
NameWebsite
European Food Alliance
http://http://europeanfoodalliance.eu/
Cluster Management Team: 
NameSurnamePositionTelephoneEmailGender
François
Heroufosse
Cluster Manager
+3271 91 92 86
Male
Isabelle
Grommet
Project Manager
+32474900291
isabelle.grommet@wagralim.be
Female
Yuan
CHAI
Internationalisation Responsible
+32 493 97 14 08
yuan.chai@wagralim.be
Female
Link to team description on the cluster's website: 
https://www.wagralim.be/equipe-conseil-dadmin/
Languages spoken: 
Dutch
English
French
Portuguese
Sectoral and Industrial Focus
Sectoral Industries: 
Agricultural Inputs and Services
Food Processing and Manufacturing
Technology fields: 
Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food
Food Processing
S3 EU priority areas: 
Food, beverage & tobacco products
Food security & safety
Emerging industries: 
Advanced Packaging
Biopharmaceuticals
Areas of specialisation of the cluster not covered above: 
Nutrition
Composition of the cluster
Total number of members: 
194
Number of SME members: 
145
Number of start-ups among SME members: 
15
Number of larger company members: 
13
Number of research organisations/universities/technology centres: 
45
Number of other ecosystem actors : 
12
Link to the cluster members’ list: 
https://www.wagralim.be/nos-membres/
Entrepreneurship and scale-up support facilities in the cluster's ecosystem (see "Organisation type"): 
Name and link of major players: 
Website
http://
Cluster Strategy
Mission/Objectives: 

Wagralim, driving forward growth and innovation in the food and agricultural industries

Wagralim is one of the six competitive clusters created in Wallonia - Belgium. The Cluster unites businesses from the food and agricultural industries, as well as stakeholders in research and training.  Its mission is to booster the creation of added value in agro-industrial companies.

To this end, it relies on three tools : innovation, development of partnerships and international actions. It oversees innovative and ambitious partnership projects involving R&D, investment, internationalisation and training. This means that wagralim can help its members achieve critical mass, become more competitive and accelerate their growth.

The Cluster has defined four inter-connected strategic themes to provide a framework for all cooperation between wagralim’s businesses and partners.

Theme 1 – “Health” foods and Nutritional quality

Theme 2 – Industrial efficiency

Theme 3 – Packaging and organic packaging

Theme 4 – Development of sustainable agriculture networks

 

The agricultural industry cluster is keen to make these themes areas in which Wallonia excels by giving businesses in the sector the tools they need to incorporate these strategic skills into their needs. The research/innovation, training, investment and export support projects will fit in with these themes.

 

Do you have a formalised strategy?: 
Yes
Do you have a specific strategy focus that addresses internationalisation ?: 
Yes
Services
Support services provided: 
Access to the European Internal market
Internationalisation support (= Access to third countries markets)
Access to public support (regional/national programmes, innovation vouchers, etc.)
Facilitation of collaboration between members
Innovation Management / Support of innovation processes (internal, external)
Details of support services: 

Research and innovation

Wagralim lends its support to partnerships to  

  • identify and find partners from the worlds of science and industry
  • initiate joint projects which would be impossible to lead individually
  • nurture new relationships by taking part in clustering and networking initiatives

The Cluster works with its members to set their projects up and helps with communication with public authorities. It offers a range of services to make sure projects are sustained, helping with communication, internationalisation and information (market research, monitoring etc).

Internationalisation

Members can take part in trips and trade missions (funding for travel expenses), and benefit from the Cluster's international network. International activities focus on integrating Wagralim into the network of foreign Clusters to expose companies and partners to international skills and markets. In practice, Wagralim offers its members:

  • Specific advice for new export markets
  • The opportunity to penetrate new markets with other partners of the Cluster
  • Funding for market research connected to the Cluster's projects.
  • International visibility

Maximum visibility

WagrALIM introduces businesses and research centres, whatever their size, to other contacts working in the same field. Involvement in approved innovation projects gives members a higher profile in key markets, as well as excellent references. Practically, the Cluster brings together its members' skills and knowledge by creating a base of skills and expertise which all members of WagrALIM can benefit from.

Cooperation Activities
International Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Brazil
Canada
Chile
China
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Our cluster organisation undertook the following international activities to support our members: 
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs
Trans-national Cooperation
The main countries targeted by the cluster organisation: 
Denmark
France
Germany
Netherlands
Sweden
Our cluster organisation undertook the following trans-national activities to support our members: 
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairs
Which clusters do you collaborate with?: 
Food valley
valorial
vitagora
flanders food
Danish Food Cluster
Skane Food
NSL
Food +I
St Hyacinthe
Foodpolis
Support Programmes
Participation in Funded Support Programmes: 
European ProgrammesProject Name
FP7
CIP/COSME
INTERREG
EIT KICs

FP7 Bacchus

Cosme Go international - New Frontiers in Food

Interreg