
Wagralim
Overview
About us
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 a transversal strategic create a 'sustainable and circular agri-food system' with 3 specific axes:
Theme 1 – Interconnected and sustainable agri-food system
Theme 2 – Efficient and transparent industry
Theme 3 – Nutrition and the Consumer
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.
In addition, Wagralim participates and stimulates local agri-food SMEs to be part of international activities and European initiatives. For instance, Wagralim is an active actor in European projects and is part of several European networks, such as : BIC – Bio-based Industries Consortium, EIT – food, NF4, S3food, S3 Smart Sensors 4 agri-food, S3 Nutritional ingredients, …
Cluster composition
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221Cluster Members
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155SME's
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15Large Companies
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31Research Organisations, Universities, Technology Centers
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12Other Ecosystem Actors
Management team
Sectorial and industrial focus
Sectoral Industries
Technology fields
S3 EU priority areas
Cross-sectoral industries
Services
Support services provided
Further information
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.
Support programmes
EU Programmes
Name & description
Project name
FP7 Bacchus
Cosme Go international - New Frontiers in Food
Interreg
Innosup
Cooperation activities
International cooperation
Targeted countries
Transnational cooperation
Targeted countries
Transnational support activites
International support activites
Participation at missions/events/study visits/fairsUpcoming events
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