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BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT

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Non-profit associationfounded 200817 yrs activeRodenhuizekaai 1, 9042 Gent, BelgiumKBO/BCE: BE 0806.873.318
Summary

BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT has been active since 2008 and the Belgian State Gazette contains no insolvency or warning signals. The 2025 annual accounts show equity of €24.04M and a net result of €444k. Equity is growing by ~22.3% per year across the filed fiscal years. Its solvency ranks better than 58% of 630 sector peers (fiscal year 2025). The computed 12-month bankruptcy probability is < 0.1% (very low).

Checked score

Score 2025
79 / 100
Excellent
The score weighs solvency, liquidity and profitability. Bankruptcy probability contributes 35%. Every signal that weighs is under Signals.
Axes · tick = 2024
Profitability80▲+2
Solvency76▲+4
Growth85▲+17
Track record100
Bankruptcy probability, 12 months
< 0.1% Very low
0%0.5%1.5%4%10%≥ 25%
Credit up to €1.5M at 30 days acceptable
Liquidity short (current ratio 0.52 against 0.61 in 2024; short-term debt: 27.1% and cash: 4.1% of total assets), and 48.9% of the assets are financed with debt.
Credit advice for your own amount and term

Signals

Five signals. The signal on the left, the evidence on the right.
lowers riskneutral
lowers risk · Lower-risk legal form
Companies with this legal form statistically fail less often than a BV.
KBO · legal form
lowers risk · Lower-failure-rate sector
In this sector companies fail less often than the Belgian average.
Gazette · bankruptcies per sector, NACE 74
Relative position
BE, all sectors
reference
Sector 74
lower
← fewer bankruptcies more bankruptcies →
lowers risk · Annual accounts: healthy financial profile
The latest annual accounts show a healthy profile in solvency, result and liquidity.
NBB · annual accounts 2025
Solvency, return and age of the figures
Solvency
51.1%
Return on assets
0.9%
Age of the figures
9 mo
lowers risk · Long track record
A company with a long track record statistically fails less often than a young one.
KBO · incorporation date
Age against the risk zone
highest failure risk from 2 to 8 years 17 years 0 20 y
neutral · Latest accounts filed on time
The financial year that closed on 31-12-2025 was due by 31-07-2026 and was filed on 22-07-2026, 9 days ahead of the deadline.
NBB · 10 filings
Deviation from the deadline
2025
9 d early
2024
13 d early
2023
14 d early
2022
20 d early
2021
4 d late
2020
2 d early
2019
109 d late
← before the deadline after the deadline →
Checked, nothing found (2)
neutral · The next deadline is still running
The next financial year closes on 31-12-2026 and is due by 31-07-2027. Nothing is late today.
Companies Code · seven months
Position in the running window
24-09-2026 today31-12-2026 close31-07-2027 deadline
neutral · No strike-offs in the KBO publications
We found no ex-officio strike-off or cessation. Our series starts in 2021 and has gaps, so this is not a confirmation that there is nothing.
KBO publications · our coverage

Financials · fiscal year 2025, abbreviated schema

Turnover
€15.39M▲ 1.2%
2024 · €15.21M
2018: €3.65M 2019: €5.39M 2020: €7.17M 2021: €11.14M 2022: €17.34M 2023: €17.58M 2024: €15.21M
2018 → 2025
EBIT margin
4.5%▲ 5.5pp
2024 · -1.0%
2018: 16.8% 2019: 8.4% 2020: 10.1% 2021: 12.2% 2022: 1.8% 2023: 5.5% 2024: -1.0%
2018 → 2025
Net result
€444k
2024 · €-456k
2018: €425k 2019: €352k 2020: €615k 2021: €1.26M 2022: €151k 2023: €650k 2024: €-456k
2018 → 2025
Working capital
€-6.06M▲ 4.9%
2024 · €-6.37M
2018: €-1.32M 2019: €-2.37M 2020: €-1.82M 2021: €-5.16M 2022: €-2.74M 2023: €-3.86M 2024: €-6.37M
2018 → 2025
Multi-year overview
Every figure with its change against the year before
▲ rise ▼ fall
Line20212022202320242025Trend
Turnover€11.14M-€17.34M▲ 55.7%€17.58M▲ 1.4%€15.21M▼ 13.5%€15.39M▲ 1.2%
Equity€10.87M-€15.06M▲ 38.6%€22.81M▲ 51.4%€24.51M▲ 7.5%€24.04M▼ 1.9%
Operating result€1.36M-€315k▼ 76.8%€962k▲ 206%€-157k€686k
Net result€1.26M-€151k▼ 88.0%€650k▲ 329%€-456k€444k
Turnover and EBIT margin not published: the abbreviated schema does not require them.
Result per fiscal year
Operating resultNet result
€-500k€0€500k€1.00M€1.50MOperating result 2021: €1.36M€1.36MNet result 2021: €1.26M€1.26MOperating result 2022: €315k€315kNet result 2022: €151k€151kOperating result 2023: €962k€962kNet result 2023: €650k€650kOperating result 2024: €-157k€-157kNet result 2024: €-456k€-456kOperating result 2025: €686k€686kNet result 2025: €444k€444k20212022202320242025€-500k€0€500k€1MOperating result 2023: €962k€962kNet result 2023: €650k€650kOperating result 2024: €-157k€-157kNet result 2024: €-456k€-456kOperating result 2025: €686k€686kNet result 2025: €444k€444k202320242025
The operating result returns to profit in 2025: €686k after a loss of €157k in 2024.
Balance-sheet composition
2025 in colour, 2024 as the grey bar beneath
Assets €47.03M
Fixed assets €40.34M ▼ 5.2%
Current assets €6.69M ▼ 33.9%
Equity and liabilities €47.03M
Equity €24.04M ▼ 1.9%
Provisions €1.56M ▲ 16.8%
Debt €21.43M ▼ 20.0%
Debt's share of the balance-sheet total falls from 50.9% to 45.6%. Equity and debt are lower.
Key figures and ratios
2025 value · change against 2024
EBITDA
€4.07M
2024 · €3.80M
Cash flow
€3.83M
2024 · €3.50M
Current ratio
0.52
2024 · 0.61
Quick ratio
0.50
2024 · 0.59
Debt to equity
0.89
2024 · 1.09
ROE
1.8%
2024 · -1.9%
ROA
0.9%
2024 · -0.9%
Interest coverage
15.25
2024 · 12.83
Debt ≤ 1 year
€12.75M
2024 · €16.49M
Debt > 1 year
€8.55M
2024 · €10.14M
Income taxes
€11k
2024 · €838
Staff costs
€14.05M
2024 · €14.28M
Green means a favourable move, even when the figure itself falls: as with debt or debt to equity.
Filed annual accounts As filed with the NBB · 2025 against 2024 · 82 lines
Balance sheet Code20242025
Assets
Total assets20/58€52.65M€47.03M
Fixed assets21/28€42.53M€40.34M
Intangible fixed assets21€181k€157k
Tangible fixed assets22/27€42.21M€40.17M
Plant, machinery and equipment23€11.33M€30.13M
Furniture and vehicles24€122k€117k
Other tangible fixed assets26€6.57M€8.75M
Assets under construction and advance payments27€24.19M€1.17M
Financial fixed assets28€140k€10k
Affiliated companies280/1€140k€0
Participating interests280€140k€0
Other financial fixed assets284/8-€10k
Shares284-€10k
Current assets29/58€10.12M€6.69M
Amounts receivable after more than one year29€79k€14k
Trade receivables290€79k€14k
Stocks and contracts in progress3€381k€258k
Stocks30/36€381k€258k
Raw materials and consumables30/31€381k€258k
Amounts receivable within one year40/41€7.95M€3.90M
Trade receivables40€2.57M€1.38M
Other amounts receivable41€5.38M€2.52M
Cash at bank and in hand54/58€1.18M€1.95M
Deferred charges and accrued income490/1€535k€566k
Equity and liabilities
Total equity and liabilities10/49€52.65M€47.03M
Equity10/15€24.51M€24.04M
Reserves13€1.36M€1.60M
Profit (loss) carried forward14€2.09M€2.29M
Investment grants15€21.07M€20.15M
Provisions and deferred taxes16€1.33M€1.56M
Provisions for liabilities and charges160/5€1.33M€1.56M
Major repairs and maintenance162€1.33M€1.56M
Amounts payable17/49€26.80M€21.43M
Amounts payable after more than one year17€10.14M€8.55M
Financial debts170/4€10.14M€8.55M
Credit institutions173€10.14M€8.55M
Amounts payable within one year42/48€16.49M€12.75M
Current portion of amounts payable after more than one year42€1.57M€1.59M
Financial debts43€3.00M€0
Credit institutions430/8€3.00M€0
Trade debts44€2.22M€1.21M
Suppliers440/4€2.22M€1.21M
Advances received on contracts in progress46€8.21M€8.26M
Taxes, remuneration and social security45€1.49M€1.69M
Taxes450/3€0€9k
Remuneration and social security454/9€1.49M€1.68M
Accrued charges and deferred income492/3€167k€128k
Income statement Code20242025
Operating income70/76A€26.43M€25.89M
Turnover70€15.21M€15.39M
Own construction capitalised72€375k€215k
Other operating income74€2.06M€2.02M
Non-recurring operating income76A€0€3k
Operating charges60/66A€26.59M€25.20M
Goods for resale, raw materials and consumables60€2.82M€2.45M
Purchases600/8€2.88M€2.32M
Change in stocks: decrease (increase)609€-69k€123k
Services and other goods61€5.36M€4.81M
Remuneration, social security and pensions62€14.28M€14.05M
Depreciation of and write-downs on formation expenses, intangible and tangible fixed assets630€3.96M€3.38M
Write-downs on stocks, contracts in progress and trade receivables: additions (reversals)631/4€112k€221k
Other operating charges640/8€71k€73k
Non-recurring operating charges66A-€187
Operating profit (loss)9901€-157k€686k
Financial income75/76B€5k€37k
Recurring financial income75€5k€37k
Income from financial fixed assets750€4k€35k
Other financial income752/9€2k€2k
Financial charges65/66B€303k€269k
Recurring financial charges65€303k€269k
Debt charges650€296k€267k
Other financial charges652/9€7k€2k
Non-recurring financial charges66B€0-
Profit (loss) for the period before taxes9903€-455k€454k
Income taxes67/77€838€11k
Taxes670/3€838€11k
Profit (loss) for the period9904€-456k€444k
Profit (loss) for the period to be appropriated9905€-456k€444k
Appropriation of the result
Profit (loss) to be appropriated9906€1.95M€2.53M
Profit (loss) brought forward from the previous period14P€2.40M€2.09M
From contributions791€140k€0
To contributions691€0€244k
Social balance
Average headcount (FTE)9087166.5152.2

The notes to these accounts (90 items: statements of assets and debts, cost breakdowns, rights and commitments) are not shown here.

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Timeline · acts, filings and financial milestones

Next filing, fiscal year 2026, expected by 31-07-2027
2026
11-09
State Gazette act Resignation: Karel De Winter (member of the executive committee)
Permanent representative: Ronald Everaert3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 05-06-2026
  • Director resignation, Karel De Winter (member of the executive committee)
  • Permanent representative, Ronald Everaert
22-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2025 · abbreviated schema
2025
31-12
Financial Back to profitnet €444k
Net result €444k after one loss-making year.
24-10
State Gazette act Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Wim Heyndrickx3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 17-07-2025
  • Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Wim Heyndrickx
18-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2024 · abbreviated schema
30-06
State Gazette act Appointment: Fabienne Hutsebaut (member of the executive committee)
Resignation: Lucas Helsen (member of the executive committee) · Permanent representative: Ronald Everaert4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 15-01-2025
  • Director appointment, Fabienne Hutsebaut (member of the executive committee)
  • Director resignation, Lucas Helsen (member of the executive committee)
  • Permanent representative, Ronald Everaert
2024
31-12
Financial Weakest financial yearnet €-456k ▼170%
Net result drops to €-456k, the lowest in the series; recovery starts the following year.
17-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2023 · abbreviated schema
21-05
State Gazette act Permanent representatives: Riet Van de Velde and Geert Van de Gucht
Statutes amendment5 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 21-02-2024
  • General meeting, 08-03-2024
  • Permanent representative, Riet Van de Velde
  • Permanent representative, Geert Van de Gucht
  • Statutes amendment
02-01
State Gazette act Resignation: Stichting BioPark Terneuzen (director)
Permanent representative: Wilfried Nielen3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 12-09-2023
  • Director resignation, Stichting BioPark Terneuzen (director)
  • Permanent representative, Wilfried Nielen
2023
10-08
State Gazette act Permanent representatives: Geert Van de Gucht and Wim Heyndrickx
Resignation: Rik Van de Walle (permanent representative) · Appointment: KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL (statutory auditor)6 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 02-02-2023
  • Permanent representative, Geert Van de Gucht
  • Director resignation, Rik Van de Walle (permanent representative)
  • General meeting, 14-06-2022
  • Auditor appointment, KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL
  • Permanent representative, Wim Heyndrickx
11-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2022 · abbreviated schema
Show earlier events
2022
04-08
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2021 · abbreviated schema · 4 days late
05-04
State Gazette act Appointments: Wannes Heirbaut (member of the executive committee) and Stad Gent (chair of the board)
Permanent representative: Ronald Everaert4 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 26-01-2022
  • Director appointment, Wannes Heirbaut (member of the executive committee)
  • Director appointment, Stad Gent (chair of the board)
  • Permanent representative, Ronald Everaert
2021
31-12
Financial Highest result since 2018net €1.26M ▲105%
Operating result €1.36M, net result €1.26M, both a record.
31-12
Financial Equity above €10MEq €10.87M ▲21.8%
4 profitable years in a row build equity to €10.87M.
29-07
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2020 · abbreviated schema
2020
17-11
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2019 · abbreviated schema · 109 days late
08-09
State Gazette act Resignation: North Sea Port Flanders (director)
Permanent representative: Jan Lagasse3 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 20-08-2020
  • Director resignation, North Sea Port Flanders (director)
  • Permanent representative, Jan Lagasse
24-07
State Gazette act Appointments: Karel De Winter, Muriel Dewilde and 2 others
Resignation: Brecht Vanlerberghe (member of the executive committee)6 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 04-06-2020
  • Director appointment, Karel De Winter (member of the executive committee)
  • Director appointment, Muriel Dewilde (member of the executive committee)
  • Director appointment, Helena Moens (member of the executive committee)
  • Director appointment, Jan Voets (member of the executive committee)
  • Director resignation, Brecht Vanlerberghe (member of the executive committee)
02-06
State Gazette act Resignation: Daan Schack (permanent representative)
Appointments: Jan Lagasse (permanent representative) and Wim Heyndrickx (permanent representative) · Reappointment: KPMG&partners (statutory auditor) · Mandate term6 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 13-06-2019
  • Director resignation, Daan Schack (permanent representative)
  • Director appointment, Jan Lagasse (permanent representative)
  • Auditor reappointment, KPMG&partners
  • Director appointment, Wim Heyndrickx (permanent representative)
  • Mandate term, na de algemene vergadering in 2022 waarin het boekjaar 2021 wordt goedgekeurd
2019
27-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2018 · abbreviated schema
27-03
State Gazette act Resignations: Filip Laureyns (vast vertegenwoordiger van provinciale ontwikkelingsmaatschappij oost vlaanderen in de raad van bestuur) and Freddy Mortier (vast vertegenwoordiger van universiteit gent in de raad van bestuur)
Appointments: Dieter Geenens, Rik Van de Walle and Ronald Everaert8 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 30-04-2018
  • Director resignation, Filip Laureyns (vast vertegenwoordiger van provinciale ontwikkelingsmaatschappij oost vlaanderen in de raad van bestuur)
  • Director resignation, Freddy Mortier (vast vertegenwoordiger van universiteit gent in de raad van bestuur)
  • Director appointment, Dieter Geenens (vast vertegenwoordiger van provinciale ontwikkelingsmaatschappij oost vlaanderen in de raad van bestuur)
  • Director appointment, Rik Van de Walle (vast vertegenwoordiger van universiteit gent in de raad van bestuur)
  • Board meeting, 30-04-2018
  • Director resignation, Filip Laureyns (chair of the board)
  • Director appointment, Ronald Everaert (chair of the board)
2018
22-05
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2017 · abbreviated schema
2017
13-09
State Gazette act Reappointment: KPMG & partners (statutory auditor)
Permanent representatives: Wim Heyndrickx, Wilfried Nielen and 2 others · Appointment: Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost-Vlaanderen (chair) · Resignation: Havenbedrijf Gent (chair)11 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 22-05-2017
  • Auditor reappointment, KPMG & partners
  • Permanent representative, Wim Heyndrickx
  • Board meeting, 20-12-2016
  • Permanent representative removal, Hans Van der Hart
  • Permanent representative, Wilfried Nielen
  • Board meeting, 08-02-2017
  • Director appointment, Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost-Vlaanderen (chair)
  • Permanent representative, Filip Laureyns
  • Director resignation, Havenbedrijf Gent (chair)
  • Permanent representative, Daan Schalck
23-06
NBB filing Annual accounts filed
fiscal year 2016 · abbreviated schema
2016
04-01
State Gazette act Permanent representatives: Freddy Mortier and Filip Laureyns
3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 07-07-2015
  • Permanent representative, Freddy Mortier
  • Permanent representative, Filip Laureyns
2015
19-03
State Gazette act Resignation: GHENT BIO-ECONOMY VALLEY (director)
Appointments: Wim SOETAERT, STAD GENT and 3 others · Permanent representatives: Ronald EVERAERT, Johan DECLERCK and 2 others13 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 03-03-2015
  • Director resignation, GHENT BIO-ECONOMY VALLEY (director)
  • Director appointment, Wim SOETAERT (director)
  • Director appointment, STAD GENT (director)
  • Permanent representative, Ronald EVERAERT
  • Director appointment, PROVINCIALE ONTWIKKELINGSMAATSCHAPPIJ OOST-VLAANDEREN (director)
  • Permanent representative, Johan DECLERCK
  • Director appointment, HAVENBEDRIJF GENT (director)
  • Permanent representative, Daan SCHALCK
  • Board meeting, 03-03-2015
  • Director appointment, HAVENBEDRIJF GENT (chair of the board)
  • Director appointment, UNIVERSITEIT GENT (ondervoorzitter van de raad van bestuur)
  • +1 further facts in this act
2014
13-11
State Gazette act Resignation: SKALDA (director)
Appointments: Wim SOETAERT, Luc HELSEN and 3 others · Statutes amendment · Power of attorney14 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 08-09-2014
  • Board meeting, 08-09-2014
  • Director resignation, SKALDA (director)
  • Statutes amendment
  • Power of attorney, Wim SOETAERT (algemeen manager)
  • Power of attorney, Luc HELSEN (financieel manager)
  • Power of attorney, Sofia VINDEVOGEL (administratief en personeelsmanager)
  • Power of attorney, Brecht VANLERBERGHE (manager onderzoek & ontwikkeling)
  • Director appointment, Wim SOETAERT (lid directiecomité)
  • Director appointment, Luc HELSEN (lid directiecomité)
  • Director appointment, Sofia VINDEVOGEL (lid directiecomité)
  • Director appointment, Brecht VANLERBERGHE (lid directiecomité)
  • +2 further facts in this act
07-02
State Gazette act Appointment: VZW Ghent Bio-Energy Valley (chair of the board)
Permanent representative: Daan Schalck3 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 25-06-2013
  • Director appointment, VZW Ghent Bio-Energy Valley (chair of the board)
  • Permanent representative, Daan Schalck
2013
19-07
State Gazette act Permanent representatives: Daan SCHALCK and Wim HEYNDRICKX
Resignations: Sofie BRACKE, Johannes VAN DER HART and 3 others · Reappointment: KPMG & PARTNERS (statutory auditor) · Appointments: Wim SOETAERT, Luc HELSEN and 2 others17 facts ▸
  • Board meeting, 25-04-2013
  • General meeting, 25-04-2013
  • General meeting, 25-04-2013
  • Permanent representative, Daan SCHALCK
  • Director resignation, Sofie BRACKE
  • Name change, SKALDA
  • Auditor reappointment, KPMG & PARTNERS
  • Permanent representative, Wim HEYNDRICKX
  • Statutes amendment
  • Director resignation, Johannes VAN DER HART
  • Director resignation, Sas van ROUVEROIJ van NIEUWAAL
  • Director resignation, Antonius HUIJSMANS
  • +5 further facts in this act
2011
01-09
State Gazette act Appointment: KPMG & Partners (statutory auditor)
Permanent representative: Wim Heyndrickx · Mandate compensation4 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 18-07-2011
  • Auditor appointment, KPMG & Partners (statutory auditor)
  • Permanent representative, Wim Heyndrickx
  • Mandate compensation, KPMG & Partners
2010
10-12
State Gazette act Resignations: Sas Van Rouveroij (permanent representative) and Antonius Huijsmans (permanent representative)
Appointments: Sofie Bracke (permanent representative) and GertJan Van Der Brugge (permanent representative)5 facts ▸
  • General meeting, 04-06-2010
  • Director resignation, Sas Van Rouveroij (permanent representative)
  • Director resignation, Antonius Huijsmans (permanent representative)
  • Director appointment, Sofie Bracke (permanent representative)
  • Director appointment, GertJan Van Der Brugge (permanent representative)
Financial milestoneState Gazette actNBB filingFinancial milestones sit on the fiscal year-end date, not the filing date.

Directors · office · real estate

Directors
17 directors, no change since 2026
Fabienne Hutsebaut
Member of the executive committee · since 15-01-2025
Current
Wannes Heirbaut
Member of the executive committee · since 26-01-2022
Current
stad Gent
Chair of the board · since 30-04-2018 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Ronald Everaert
Current
Helena Moens
Member of the executive committee · since 14-07-2020
Not recently confirmed
Jan Voets
Member of the executive committee · since 14-07-2020
Not recently confirmed
Muriel Dewilde
Member of the executive committee · since 14-07-2020
Not recently confirmed
11 other directors
Dieter Geenens
Vast vertegenwoordiger van provinciale ontwikkelingsmaatschappij oost vlaanderen in de raad van bestuur · since 30-04-2018
Not recently confirmed
Rik Van de Walle
Vast vertegenwoordiger van universiteit gent in de raad van bestuur · since 30-04-2018
Not recently confirmed
Ronald EVERAERT
Chair of the board · since 30-04-2018
Not recently confirmed
Provinciale Ontwikkelingsmaatschappij Oost-Vlaanderen
Chair · since 03-03-2015 · Overheid van het Vlaamse Gewest en van de Vlaamse Gemeenschap · perm. rep.: Johan DECLERCK
Not recently confirmed
Stad Gent
Director · since 03-03-2015 · Municipality · perm. rep.: Ronald EVERAERT
Not recently confirmed
Universiteit Gent
Ondervoorzitter van de raad van bestuur · since 03-03-2015 · Legal entity · perm. rep.: Freddy MORTIER
Not recently confirmed
Wim SOETAERT
Director · since 25-04-2013
Not recently confirmed
Hendrik WAEGEMAN
Lid directiecomité · since 08-09-2014
Not recently confirmed
Luc HELSEN
Lid directiecomité · since 25-04-2013
Not recently confirmed
Sofia VINDEVOGEL
Lid directiecomité · since 25-04-2013
Not recently confirmed
VAN DER BRUGGE Gertjan
Permanent representative · since 04-06-2010
Not recently confirmed
05-05-2026 Karel De Winter: Resigned as Member of the executive committee
15-01-2025 Fabienne Hutsebaut: Appointed as Member of the executive committee
15-01-2025 Lucas Helsen: Resigned as Member of the executive committee
30-06-2023 Stichting BioPark Terneuzen: Resigned as Director
26-01-2022 Wannes Heirbaut: Appointed as Member of the executive committee
Full history in the Timeline (46 changes) →
Location & real-estate footprint
Registered office, Gent · 1 establishment unit since 2009
establishment The establishment unit on the map
Cannot be placed on the map

This address could not be matched to a point in the Belgian address register (BOSA BEST). The address below comes straight from the Crossroads Bank.

Rodenhuizekaai 19042 Gent
Ground area
2.3 ha
Building footprint
4,996 m²
Parcel 44813R0058/00K002, Flanders. Linked by address, not a title deed.
1 establishment unit
BIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT
Rodenhuizekaai 1, 9042 GentScientific research and development
since 20092.178.487.069
1 parcel
Flanders 1 (100%)
Parcel (capakey) Region Area Buildings Height / fl.
44813R0058/00K002 Flanders 2.3 ha 1 · 4,996 m² -
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Methodology
via registered seat: 1
1 of 1 parcel with an exact address match; the rest are indicative.
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Statutory auditor

1 auditor
KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRLCurrent
Statutory auditor · represented by Wim Heyndrickx
14-06-2022 → present
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KPMG & PARTNERS
Auditor
succeeded by KPMG Bedrijfsrevisoren BV/SRL in 2022
25-04-2013 → 14-06-2022

Articles of association

Purpose
Het onderzoek en ontwikkeling van biogebaseerde producten en processen te bevorderen, teneinde de ontwikkeling van de biogebaseerde economie te stimuleren. Activiteiten: opbouwen…
Full purpose

Het onderzoek en ontwikkeling van biogebaseerde producten en processen te bevorderen, teneinde de ontwikkeling van de biogebaseerde economie te stimuleren. Activiteiten: opbouwen, ontwikkelen, onderhouden en beheren van onderzoeksinfrastructuur; uitvoeren van onderzoeks- en ontwikkelingsprojecten; deelname aan advies- en overlegorganen; houden van participaties en bestuursmandaten.

Structure & network

Connections & network

22 connected companies
A2Z SOLUTIONS, Shared director ASA2Z SOLUTIONSASPIRAVI OFFSHORE, Shared director AOASPIRAVIOFFSHOREASPIRAVI OFFSHORE II, Shared director AOASPIRAVIOFFSHORE IIAssociatie Universiteit Gent, Shared director AUAssociatieUniversiteit…Belgian Offshore Platform, Shared director BOBelgian OffshorePlatformBLUEBRIDGE INCUBATIE- EN INNOVATIECENTRUM, Shared director BIBLUEBRIDGEINCUBATIE- EN…Cableco, Shared director CCablecoIMEC International, Shared director IIIMECInternationalInbiose, Shared director IInbioseInteruniversitair Micro-Electronica Centrum, Shared director IMInteruniversi…Micro-Electro…KPMG & PARTNERS, Shared director KPKPMG &PARTNERSKPMG Réviseurs d'Entreprises, Shared director KRKPMG Réviseursd'EntreprisesNorthwind, Shared director NNorthwindOtary RS, Shared director OROtary RSBIO BASE EUROPE PILOT PLANT BIO BASEEUROPE…0806.873.318
Shared directors
Linked via shared directors
A2Z SOLUTIONS
Shared director
ASPIRAVI OFFSHORE
Shared director
ASPIRAVI OFFSHORE II
Shared director
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Cableco
Shared director
IMEC International
Shared director
Inbiose
Shared director
KPMG & PARTNERS
Shared director
Northwind
Shared director
Otary RS
Shared director
Royal Ostend Golf Club
Shared director
VLERICK RESEARCH
Shared director
WAALSE KROOK
Shared director
Starterslabo Oost-Vlaanderen
Shared corporate director

Ownership & control

1 board mandate
Board mandates of this companythis company sits on their board1
1 location

Public money · subsidies and aid

Flemish government

2022 to 2025 · 25 entries · 4,888,209 EUR awarded · 1,579,680 EUR paid
Year Entries awardedpaid
2025 10 813,197 EUR794,722 EUR
2024 6 8,384 EUR621,375 EUR
2023 6 3,411,232 EUR148,226 EUR
2022 3 655,396 EUR15,357 EUR
Schemes
Innovatieprojecten in de context van een speerpuntcluster
5 entries · 2,609,951 EUR · 775,380 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
FIO cofinanciering EFRO Vlaanderen en Interreg projecten
4 entries · 803,419 EUR · 121,159 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Steun voor innovatieve samenwerkingsverbanden (COOCK)
4 entries · 775,447 EUR · 360,000 EUR paid · Fonds voor Innoveren en Ondernemen
Steun voor onderzoeksprojecten
1 entry · 415,119 EUR · 38,867 EUR paid · Fonds voor wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen
Subsidie in het kader van land- en tuinbouwbeleid
4 entries · 239,939 EUR · 239,940 EUR paid · Agentschap Landbouw en Zeevisserij
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Vlaams opleidingsverlof (VOV)
4 entries · 22,364 EUR · 22,364 EUR paid · Departement Werk en Sociale Economie
Subsidies voor internationaal ondernemen
3 entries · 21,970 EUR · 21,970 EUR paid · Vlaams Agentschap voor Internationaal Ondernemen

European Union, budget

2021 to 2025 · 31 entries · 15,468,975 EUR in total
Year Entries awarded
2025 11 3,511,659 EUR
2024 2 2,159,642 EUR
2023 8 3,931,462 EUR
2022 6 3,618,061 EUR
2021 4 2,248,151 EUR
Projects
REPURPOSE - RECYCLABLE ELASTOMERIC PLASTICS SAFELY AND SUSTAINABLY DESIGNED AND PRODUCED VIA ENZYMATIC RECYCLING OF POST-CONSUMER WASTE STREAMS
Horizon Europe · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026 · 2,123,548 EUR
ICO2NIC - INNOVATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL CO2 CONVERSION TO VERSATILE FEEDSTOCK
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2028 · 1,871,516 EUR
FUELPHORIA - ACCELERATING THE SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION OF ADVANCED BIOFUELS AND RFNBOS - FROM FEEDSTOCK TO END-USE
Horizon Europe · 01-10-2023 to 30-09-2027 · 1,748,458 EUR
CAPTUS - DEMONSTRATING ENERGY INTENSIVE INDUSTRY-INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS TO PRODUCE LIQUID RENEWABLE ENERGY CARRIERS FROM CAPTURED CARBON EMISSIONS
Horizon Europe · 01-06-2023 to 31-05-2027 · 1,576,634 EUR
CO2SMOS - ADVANCED CHEMICALS PRODUCTION FROM BIOGENIC CO2 EMISSIONS FOR CIRCULAR BIO-BASED INDUSTRIES
Horizon Europe · 01-05-2021 to 30-04-2025 · 1,052,493 EUR
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CIRCALGAE - CIRCULAR VALORISATION OF INDUSTRIAL ALGAE WASTE STREAMS INTO HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS TO FOSTER FUTURE SUSTAINABLE BLUE BIOREFINERIES IN EUROPE
Horizon Europe · 01-10-2022 to 30-09-2026 · 893,326 EUR
CLEANALGAE2VALUE - DEMONSTRATING A COST COMPETITIVE, SUSTAINABLE, SCALABLE INTENSIFIED MICRO-ALGAE BIOPROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD-GRADE MEDIUM VALUE, CARBON NEGATIVE INGREDIENTS EXCEEDING MARKET STANDARDS
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 01-10-2025 to 30-09-2029 · 872,476 EUR
SOLRESS - INNOVATIVE BIOTECH ROUTES FOR EFFICIENT BIO-BASED SOLVENT PRODUCTION PROMOTING A SAFE AND SUSTAINABLE EUROPEAN INDUSTRY.
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 01-09-2025 to 31-08-2029 · 786,873 EUR
SECRETED - SUSTAINABLE EXPLOITATION OF BIO-BASED COMPOUNDS REVEALED AND ENGINEERED FROM NATURAL SOURCES.
Horizon Europe · 01-06-2021 to 31-05-2025 · 758,128 EUR
SHAPINGBIO - SHAPING THE FUTURE BIOECONOMY ACROSS SECTORAL, GOVERNMENTAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL LEVELS
Horizon Europe · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2025 · 601,188 EUR
ZELDA - ZERO-WASTE LIGNOCELLULOSE-DERIVED BIOREFINERY PRODUCTS FOR SMART PLANT PROTECTION
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 01-09-2025 to 31-08-2029 · 488,097 EUR
SUSTAINABLE PLASTIC BIOREFINERY FOR RECYCLABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE PACKAGING
Horizon Europe · 01-09-2025 to 31-08-2029 · 467,562 EUR · UPCYCLE
UPLIFT - SUSTAINABLE PLASTICS FOR THE FOOD AND DRINK PACKAGING INDUSTRY
Horizon Europe · 01-03-2021 to 28-02-2025 · 437,530 EUR
THE RETHINKING OF DYEING AS FUNDAMENTAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH TRAINING FOR SUSTAINABLE FABRIC AND FOOD PROCESSING: DEVELOPMENT OF NOVEL BIOGENIC DYES FOR CLASSICAL AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATION
Horizon Europe · 01-10-2025 to 30-09-2029 · 288,547 EUR · DyeAnotherWay
MULTISCALE FRAMEWORKS FOR BIOSOLUTIONS
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2026 to 31-12-2029 · 288,540 EUR · FrameBio
TOBEREAL - EMPOWERING BIOECONOMY PROJECTS BY DEPLOYING TECHNICAL, BUSINESS, REGULATORY AND SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Horizon Europe · 01-11-2024 to 31-10-2029 · 288,126 EUR
BIOECONOMY GIANTS - FOSTERING COLLABORATION AMONG PRIMARY PRODUCERS AND BEYOND TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH
Decentralised Agencies, Joint Undertakings, EU institutions · 01-06-2025 to 30-11-2027 · 278,751 EUR
YAF - YEAST-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS
Horizon Europe · 01-12-2023 to 30-11-2027 · 262,619 EUR
COMBO - INNOVATIVE CULTIVATION METHODS FOR MARINE BIODISCOVERY
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2024 to 31-12-2026 · 225,001 EUR
SYMBA - SECURING LOCAL SUPPLY CHAINS VIA THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW METHODS TO ASSESS THE CIRCULARITY AND SYMBIOSIS OF THE BIO-BASED INDUSTRIAL ECOSYSTEM ENHANCING THE EU COMPETITIVENESS AND RESOURCE INDEPENDENCE
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2024 to 31-12-2026 · 118,750 EUR
REINVENTING A SMART, CIRCULAR AND COMPETITIVE TEXTILE INDUSTRY WITH ADVANCED MYCO-FIBRES
Horizon Europe · 01-11-2020 to 31-10-2024 · 21,270 EUR · MY-FI
INNOVATIVE CULTIVATION METHODS FOR MARINE BIODISCOVERY
Horizon Europe · 01-01-2024 to 31-12-2026 · 19,544 EUR · COMBO

European research

80 projects · 9 as coordinator · 65,993,521 EUR EU contribution
Programmes
Horizon Europe
38 entries · 32,614,745 EUR
Horizon 2020
38 entries · 29,877,212 EUR
Seventh Framework Programme
4 entries · 3,501,564 EUR
Projects
From forest to feed: enable the wood industry to bridge the protein gap
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-09-2017 to 31-08-2021 · 3,389,000 EUR · SYLFEED
Safe and sustainable by design microbial and lignin-based biosurfactants sourced from sustainable feedstock for home, personal care and agrochemical application
Horizon Europe · coordinator · 01-05-2024 to 31-10-2027 · 3,016,397 EUR · SURFs UP
Lactic acid and biosurfactants sourced from sustainable agricultural and industrial (food) WASTE feedstocks as novel FUNCtional ingredients for consumer products
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-06-2021 to 30-11-2024 · 3,003,582 EUR · WASTE2FUNC
Recyclable Elastomeric Plastics safely and sUstainably designed and produced via enzymatic Recycling of Post-cOnsumer waSte strEams
Horizon Europe · coordinator · 01-09-2022 to 31-08-2026 · 2,263,653 EUR · REPurpose
Bringing innovative industrial biotechnology research to the market
Seventh Framework Programme · coordinator · 01-12-2013 to 31-05-2016 · 2,059,280 EUR · IB2MARKET
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SustainabLe sUCcinic acid production using an integRAted electrochemical bioreactor and renewable feedstock
Horizon Europe · coordinator · 01-07-2023 to 30-06-2027 · 1,880,645 EUR · LUCRA
Innovative electrochemical CO2 Conversion to Versatile Feedstock
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-01-2025 to 31-12-2028 · 1,871,518 EUR · ICO2NIC
Bio-Based Continuous Production for Sustainable Polyurethane Industry
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2026 to 30-11-2029 · 1,829,125 EUR · Bio4PURConti
Accelerating the sustainable production of advanced biofuels and RFNBOs - from feedstock to end-use
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-10-2023 to 30-09-2027 · 1,748,475 EUR · FUELPHORIA
SCALABLE CO2-BASED PRECISION FERMENTATION FOR FUNCTIONAL FOOD INGREDIENTS
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2026 to 31-05-2030 · 1,597,008 EUR · FERM4FOOD
Demonstrating energy intensive industry-integrated solutions to produce liquid renewable energy carriers from CAPTUred carbon emissionS
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2023 to 31-05-2027 · 1,576,648 EUR · CAPTUS
Flexible, Low-Energy, and Renewable-Integrated Production Systems for Resilient Bio-Based Industries
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2026 to 31-08-2030 · 1,231,379 EUR · FLEX-IN-BIO
Development of competitive, next generation biofuels from municipal solid waste
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-11-2018 to 31-01-2023 · 1,189,875 EUR · BioRen
NEXT-GEN OF SUSTAINABLE BIOBASED CHEMICAL PLATFORMS AND POLYMERS: ENHANCING SUSTAINABILITY IN EUROPEAN INDUSTRY
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2024 to 31-05-2028 · 1,179,405 EUR · NEXT-STEP
SUpport and PartnERship for the development of multiple sustainable and market ready value chains in the BIObased economy
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-06-2016 to 31-03-2019 · 1,178,250 EUR · SUPERBIO
BIOfuels production from Syngas FERmentation for Aviation and maritime use
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-04-2020 to 31-03-2024 · 1,099,375 EUR · BioSFerA
Second Generation BIoethanol sustainable production based on Organosolv Process at atmospherIc Conditions
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-05-2015 to 30-04-2018 · 1,078,750 EUR · 2G BIOPIC
Processing Underutilised Low value sugarbeet Pulp into VALUE added products (PULP2VALUE)
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-07-2015 to 30-06-2019 · 1,054,303 EUR · PULP2VALUE
Advanced chemicals production from biogenic CO2 emissions for circular bio-based industries
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-05-2021 to 30-04-2025 · 1,052,500 EUR · CO2SMOS
Circular solutions for the textile industry
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-06-2020 to 31-05-2024 · 1,004,175 EUR · Glaukos
Fuel and chemicals from lignin through enzymatic and chemical conversion
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-01-2017 to 31-12-2020 · 997,725 EUR · FALCON
Systemic approach to Reduce Energy demand and CO2 emissions of processes that transform agroforestry waste into High Added value Products.
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-10-2016 to 31-03-2021 · 977,113 EUR · REHAP
BIOtechnological processes based on microbial platforms for the CONversion of CO2 from ironsteel industry into commodities for chemicals and plastics
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-01-2018 to 30-06-2022 · 963,896 EUR · BIOCONCO2
The first green, non-toxic antifouling agent for sealants, coatings and paints to transform the construction and marine industries
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-10-2020 to 31-03-2023 · 963,628 EUR · ZABIO
New processes for the fermentative production of glycolipid biosurfactants and sialylated carbohydrates
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-08-2015 to 31-07-2018 · 951,750 EUR · CARBOSURF
Demonstrating more efficient enzyme production to increase biogas yields
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-08-2016 to 31-01-2020 · 942,975 EUR · DEMETER
CIRCular valorisation of industrial ALGAE waste streams into high-value products to foster future sustainable blue biorefineries in Europe
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-10-2022 to 30-09-2026 · 893,325 EUR · CIRCALGAE
Circular Initiative for Recycling and waste Conversion into Lactate Extracts
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2024 to 31-08-2028 · 886,904 EUR · CIRCLE
Selective Modifications of ARomatics through Biocatalytic Oxidations
Horizon 2020 · coordinator · 01-05-2019 to 31-10-2023 · 885,375 EUR · SMARTBOX
Boosting upstream and downstream processes to maximize yield of PHB production and 2,3-butanediol.
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2024 to 31-05-2028 · 876,475 EUR · PROMOFER
Demonstrating a cost competitive, sustainable, scalable intensified micro-algae bioprocess for the production of food-grade medium value, carbon negative Ingredients exceeding Market Standards
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-10-2025 to 30-09-2029 · 872,478 EUR · CleanAlgae2Value
EFFICIENT AND NOVEL WASTE STREAMS CO-PROCESSING TO OBTAIN BIO-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR PACKAGING AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-05-2023 to 30-04-2027 · 836,101 EUR · ELLIPSE
Development of new Competitive and Sustainable Bio-Based Plastics
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-06-2018 to 31-08-2021 · 799,195 EUR · NEWPACK
Innovative biotech routes for efficient bio-based solvent production promoting a safe and sustainable European industry.
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2025 to 31-08-2029 · 786,875 EUR · SOLRESS
Sustainable Exploitation of bio-based Compounds Revealed and Engineered from naTural sources.
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-06-2021 to 30-11-2025 · 758,125 EUR · SECRETed
BIOBASED PYRAZINE MONOMERS FROM SECOND GENERATION BIOMASS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERS, COPOLYMERS AND BLENDS
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-10-2024 to 30-09-2028 · 752,923 EUR · BIOPYRANIA
biogeniC gasEsous caRbon conversion into high added value chemicals and ingredients through a bio-based NETwork
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-06-2025 to 31-05-2029 · 724,783 EUR · CERNET
New-to-nature biosurfactants by metabolic engineering: production and application
Seventh Framework Programme · participant · 01-10-2011 to 30-09-2015 · 692,684 EUR · BIOSURFING
IRIS: A Prism for Safe and Sustainable Colouration of Cellulosics
Horizon Europe · participant · 01-09-2026 to 31-08-2030 · 665,415 EUR · IRIS
Advanced Filtration TEchnologies for the Recovery and Later conversIon of relevant Fractions from wastEwater
Horizon 2020 · participant · 01-09-2017 to 28-02-2022 · 636,750 EUR · AFTERLIFE

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Company data · Crossroads Bank

Identification
Legal formNon-profit association
Founded06-10-2008
Fiscal year end31-12
Abbreviation NL BBEPP
Activities, NACEBEL 2025
74999Other professional, scientific and technical activities
Sources
Crossroads Bank for EnterprisesNational Bank · 17 filingsAddress and cadastre registers

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Contact details

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Establishment Gent 2.178.487.069