EARTO Members
VITO
Country: Belgium
Founded in: 1991
EARTO Membership: Individual
www.vito.be
Key Figures 2019
€141M Income
959 Employees
29 Patent Applications
446 Industrial Partners
2 Spin-offs Created
N/A H2020 Projects (eCorda 2020)
Mission & Vision
Mission: As an independent and customer-oriented research organisation, VITO provides innovative technological solutions and offers scientifically based advice and support to encourage sustainable development and to reinforce the economic and social structures in Flanders.
Vision: Climate change, food security, resource scarcity, sustainable energy, ageing population… VITO’s research agenda focuses on the major societal challenges we are facing today. The fields of expertise of VITO initiate a social transition. That is why VITO combines sustainability and transition throughout its research programmes, and is committed to maximise the valorisation of VITO’s research results.
Technology Expertise
- Natural Sciences: Earth and related environmental sciences ; Biological sciences
- Engineering & Technology: Electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering ; Chemical engineering ; Materials engineering ; Environmental engineering ; Environmental biotechnology ; Industrial biotechnology ; Nano-technology
- Medical & Health Sciences: Health sciences
- Agricultural Sciences: Agriculture, forestry and fisheries
