VITO
VITO

Belgium: Flemish Region

Overview

VITO is a leading European independent research and technology organisation in the areas of cleantech and sustainable development, elaborating solutions for the large societal challenges of today.
 

VITO provides innovative and high-quality solutions, whereby large and small companies can gain a competitive advantage, and advises industry and governments on determining their policy for the future. VITO has 750 highly-qualified employees who work on international projects all around the world. VITO’s headquarters are located in Mol, Belgium, and the company has a subsidiary in China.

Energy

The demand for renewable energy increases every day. VITO and EnergyVille are performing research into two crucial technological breakthroughs: electricity storage and the optimisation of thermal energy systems.

Materials

Natural raw materials are crucial for our economic system but are increasingly scarce. VITO responds to this with projects involving sustainable raw materials management, closed material cycles and new business concepts

Chemistry

VITO enhances industrial innovation regarding more efficient (bio)chemical processes, reuse of valuable components from process streams and industrial use of biomass and CO2

Land Use

VITO observes, evaluates, visualises and predicts phenomena on land, in the air and on the surface of the water. We also make recommendations to companies and government bodies in relation to sustainable land-use.

Heath

High costs put our health system under pressure. VITO is developing new applications, measurement methods and biomarkers aimed at…. - contract research

- technology transfer

-  joint programs

- joint ventures

 
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Sectors
Construction & building sector - Consumer goods/products - Energy - Environment - Measurement - Healthcare - Machinery
Technology
Process industry (processing of novel materials, structures, etc.) - Monitoring and control - Environmental materials (e.g. recycling, recourse efficiency, less impact, CO2 capture/ utilisation) - Industrial materials (incl. catalysts, membranes, adhesives, filters) - Materials for energy storage and generation - Biobased chemicals - Nanomedicine