Activities

TRANSfarm is the brand new pilot center for circular bio-economy at KU Leuven. It hosts upscale infrastructure to pilot lab scale research to a demonstration scale for researchers together with end-users. In the animal facilities the focus is on sustainable animal production with functional feed trials, novel management approaches and striving for zero emissions in aquaculture, swine and poultry production. The Veglay food lab hosts plant based, additive free and only mildly raffinated processes in a food grade production environment. In the pilot hall, upscale infrastructure for biomass conversion -Biocon- and stand-alone hydrogen production -Solhyd- are located. And on their experimental fields they focus on multiple land use, protein shift, water and drought and biodiversity.

Bio-incubator Leuven is fully dedicated to biomedical life sciences and offers opportunities for both start-ups and established companies. Bio-incubator provides multifunctional ventilated office and lab space, as well as general and technical, logistical and environment-technical support, to R&D intensive life sciences companies with high growth potentials.

Park Abbey is a unique and special heritage site in Leuven, where historical heritage and vibrant activity meet flawlessly. Craft and agriculture were given a contemporary future here. In Park Abbey, after all these centuries, people are still working, living, thinking and praying, but in the manner of today, in line with the motto 'tradition in renewal and renewal in tradition'. During each stop, our guide treats you to a delicious snack prepared with local, sustainable (abbey) products, as well as a refreshing drink, a taster of abbey beer and an apple juice made from apples from the abbey's orchard.