FULL, ASSOCIATE AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Flanders’ DRIVE cooperates with over 160 full and associate partners. We promote the exchange of information, knowledge and experience in a structured manner.

Full partners
Every company, non-profit organisation, educational institution or other organisation which is active in the automotive industry can join Flanders' DRIVE (Limited Liability Cooperative Company - CVBA) if it has a permanent interest in innovation in the automotive industry or carries out innovation focused research in this sector.

Consult the complete list of full partners here


Associate partners
Associate partners are innovation focused companies in sectors other than the automotive industry and aim at an exchange of knowledge with the automotive industry and/or wish to use the Flanders' DRIVE research infrastructure.

Consult the full list of associate partners here


International partners
Flanders’ DRIVE has a structural cooperative link with the ATC/HTAS in the Netherlands and is a partner in the Automotive Cluster EMR 2012 project. We also have a cooperative agreement with other international partners such as Ford in Aachen.

In addition, Flanders’ DRIVE also cooperates with:

The Flemish government
The Flemish government provides Flanders' DRIVE with vital financial support.

IWT
The Institute for the Promotion of Innovation through Science and Technology in Flanders (IWT) is the government agency which supports innovation through finance, provision of services, coordination of players and preparatory administrative work.

Agoria
Agoria is the federation of the Belgian technology industry and represents about 1,600 companies.

European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) / the Limburg fund / Limburg Province
Together, these organisations fund Flanders' DRIVE's research infrastructure as well as the organisation's cross-border projects.