Incorporate Your BV in Leuven
Leuven is Belgium's innovation capital. With KU Leuven — the country's highest-ranked university — and an ecosystem of spin-offs, biotech companies and research institutes, Leuven is the perfect place to incorporate your knowledge-intensive BV. The city breathes entrepreneurship and innovation.
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KU Leuven and Research & Development
KU Leuven ranks in the top 50 universities worldwide and is Belgium's largest university. The research ecosystem generates dozens of spin-offs annually in biotech, AI, materials science and medical technology. A BV is the ideal legal form for these knowledge-intensive enterprises.
Biotech and life sciences
Leuven is the beating heart of the Belgian biotech sector. With companies like UCB, Galapagos and dozens of spin-offs from KU Leuven and imec, the city forms an internationally recognised biotech cluster. A BV provides the structure for research-related enterprises.
Innovation and technology transfer
LRD (Leuven Research & Development) is one of Europe's most successful technology transfer offices. The ecosystem of imec, iMinds and countless spin-offs makes Leuven a unique environment for tech entrepreneurs.
Incorporate your company from Leuven
At MijnBV, the entire incorporation process is 100% online. Whether you work at the Vaartkom, have an office at the Arenberg Science Park or operate from the university library: you don't need to go anywhere. Fill in the form, sign digitally and receive your enterprise number.
Leuven in numbers
Leuven has more than 20,000 active enterprises and is one of Europe's strongest cities for innovation. KU Leuven creates an average of 20 spin-offs per year. The Leuven ecosystem has produced companies with a combined market capitalisation of more than EUR 50 billion.
CBE information Leuven
Your BV is registered with the Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (CBE) through the notary. You receive an enterprise number that serves as your VAT number and identification with all government services. At MijnBV, our notary handles the complete CBE registration.
Notary network in Leuven
MijnBV works with Belgian notaries specialised in WVV-compliant company formations. The entire process is digital — no physical visit to a Leuven notary office needed.
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Accounting sorted with FINEO
After incorporation, manage your accounting via FINEO. Bank feed, Peppol invoicing, VAT returns, fixed assets with automatic depreciation and annual accounts — all in one dashboard.
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