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PM Chinh visits Europe’s leading research innovation hub

Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 (local time) visited the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC), an international research and development organisation active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.
PM Chinh visits Europe’s leading research innovation hub ảnh 1IMEC President and CEO Luc Van den hove receives Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15. (Photo: VNA)

Brussels (VNA) – Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh on December 15 (local time) visited the InteruniversityMicroelectronics Centre (IMEC), an international research and developmentorganisation active in the fields of nanoelectronics and digital technologies.

This created an occasion for Vietnam and Belgium to share experiences and discusssolutions to boost their co-operation in sciences and technology.

Chinh expressed his hope IMEC will strengthen co-operation with Vietnam, and that it will help Vietnam record rapid progressin technology development while the two sides with enjoy harmonised benefitsand shared risks, he said, suggesting thatit’s time to start a cooperative relationship between Vietnam and IMEC but a roadmap for the co-operation is needed.

PM Chinh visits Europe’s leading research innovation hub ảnh 2Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre (IMEC) in Leuven City, Belgium’s Flanders region. (Photo: VNA) 

IMEC Presidentand CEO Luc Van den hove informed his guest that founded in 1984, it is now one of theworld's leading innovation centres with infrastructure, human resources, andcooperation activities with world leading groups such as Samsung, Intel, TMSC,Meta, Sony, Google, Apple, and Microsoft.

IMEC also has offices and research and development centres incountries and territories such as the Netherlands, USA, China, Taiwan (China),and India with about 5,500 researchers from 90 countries.

It also supportsbusinesses in licensing, training, and testing.

In 2021, IMEC'srevenue is about 732 million euros (nearly 780 million USD), and it is expected to rise to about 825 million euros this year./.

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