In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, BioWin, the Health Cluster of Wallonia, is concerned about the health of its ecosystem and the impact of this crisis on Life Science companies and organizations, both at regional and federal level.
In order to provide its members and contributors with the best possible information, the cluster will collect the most relevant information (measures, initiatives and press articles) on a daily basis and will share it below. This page will therefore be regularly updated. Stay tuned!
MEASURES
(Regional and federal)
• Walloon and federal measures for companies (article only available in french)
• Additional support measures: corporate income tax, legal entity tax, non-resident tax, personal income tax, VAT and withholding tax on earned income (article only available in french, dutch and german)
• The Bureau for Standardisation is digitally accessible to answer all your questions about standards
INITIATIVES AND PLATFORMS
Health initiatives and platforms are flourishing to answer unmet medical needs and shortage. You can find here the most relevant ones:
• BioWin's interactive platform for centralization of health initiatives related to COVID-19
• Initiative of the UWE (Union Wallonne des Entreprises)
EUROPEAN RECOMMENDATIONS, MEASURES AND INITIATIVES
• Authorisation scheme for the export of medical equipment from the EU
• European standards for medical supplies made freely available to facilitate increase of production
• European Science-Media Hub selection: reliable sources of information about Coronavirus
• Covid-19 Industrial Clusters Response Portal
INFORMATION FROM THE FAMHP
