The growth of Tech Lane Ghent Sience Park a story of matching opportunities. 2 specific cases of how to finance accelerators by private partners combined with EU Structural Funds and local and EU R&D H2020 subsidies

The paper focusses on 2 specific cases of multitenant accelerator buildings, in ICT and cleantech, integrating different functions like academic research, business incubators, tech hall demonstrator facilities, attracting also corporate R&D centers.The planning and financing have been organized in a different way, combining both private and public opportunities and financing. The cases illustrate how a EU ERDF subsidy was important in leveraging other resources, making the realization of the + 10 MEUR building projects possible.Both projects contribute to the further growth of Tech Lane Ghent Science Park as an important European innovation hub.