01467nas a2200229   4500008004100000022001400041245010100055210006900156260004200225300001000267490000600277520071900283653002701002653002401029653002201053653003201075653003601107100002301143700001801166700001701184856003601201       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aIncubation Programs from Public Research Organizations as Catalysts for Open Business Ecosystems0 aIncubation Programs from Public Research Organizations as Cataly  aOttawabTalent First Networkc04/2013  a29-340 v33 aIn many economies, new knowledge and technology creation and transfer towards local entities and new startups have been recognized as catalysts for industry renewal and tools for safeguarding (or even enhancing) a region’s employment and prosperity. This article presents a case study of iMinds, a network organization in Flanders, Belgium. The organization fosters interdisciplinary research in information and communication technologies (ICT) and strongly engages in transferring these new technologies towards local actors and in creating and supporting new startups. iMinds’ incubation and entrepreneurship programs act as catalysts for open innovation and company startup activities in the Flemish region.10aclusters of innovation10aincubation programs10astartup ecosystem10atechnology entrepreneurship10auniversity-industry interaction1 aDe Cleyn, Sven, H.1 aGielen, Frank1 aCoppens, Jan  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/677