Two old ideas may have combined. A third one may be taking shape. For some years now, in the province of Namur, financial assistance has been increasingly targeted and its effectiveness has improved. The choice focused quite natu-rally on activities reflecting the quality and way of life of the province.
Human support is also a necessity.
The Glutton, manufactured in Namur, is sucking up waste in several towns and cities. It is the place where Smithkline Beecham Biologicals, for example, set up a huge research centre for vaccines against cancer. Young companies too can take their first steps in the Innovation Incubator Centres of the Park, before standing on their own feet. The closeness of the Technology Centre of the Gembloux University Faculty of Agronomy is a further stimulus. Sede Benelux, for instance, three years after settling in this business nursery, reached a cruising speed.