Services to the industry and other research institutes are provided in the following ways:

• Valorization consortium "Composites" @ Ghent University

  Ghent University counts about 20 valorization consortia, that are bringing together a multidisciplinary team of professors and researchers around a specific topic. Those valorization consortia each have their own full-time business developer who is the interface person to the industry.

  Our research group Mechanics of Materials and Structures is coordinator of the valorization consortium on composite materials. This consortium groups 15 professors and more than 60 researchers in the field of composite materials.

  The valorization consortium on composites offers services, contract research and long-term research in all domains represented by the circle at the right. From design, over manufacturing and testing till monitoring and ageing, we can offer specialist advice.

  More information can be found on http://www.compositesconsortium.ugent.be/.

  Logo of the valorization consortium	Offered expertise

• Support for SME's

  The valorization consortium on composites is also a recognized service provider for SME's, in the so-called KMO-portefeuille program from the Flemish government. More information about this program can be found on the KMO-portefeuille website.
  
  

  Recognized service provider for SMEs