The University of Liege is a Community-sponsored university in the French-speaking part of Belgium, which offers a complete range of training at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels. The University comprises eight faculties, among others Medicine, Veterinary Medicine, Sciences and Applied Sciences faculties. The University of Liège counts more than 100 internationally recognized teams in fundamental and applied research in the following fields: pharmaceutical, veterinary and environmental sciences, neurology, biotechnology, microbiology, space and aeronautical research, astronomy with more than 1000 researchers in biotechnology field. Besides its essential missions of teaching and research, the University of Liège play also a role in the economic and cultural development of the Community. Interface Entreprises- Université, responsible of the Liège University technology transfer (IP protection, licencing) is the integration axis tool and its main role is to encourage cross-fertilisation between research units and the world of business and industry. The technology transfer is managed by an affiliated company Gesval which is fully part of Interface Entreprises-Université. The Interface Entreprises-Université is also responsible for the creation of business infrastructure (biotechnology network, water network, space network, Liège Science Park) and University spin-off companies (Eurogentec, Kitozyme, Zentec). Six to eight companies are created each year; half of them are biotechnology companies