Zwijnaarde

Zwijnaarde (pronounced [ˈzʋɛinaːrdə]) is a sub-municipality of the city of Ghent located in the province of East Flanders, Flemish Region, Belgium.

A cluster of biotech companies is located at the Zwijnaarde science park, including Innogenetics and DevGen.

In 2013 at Zwijnaarde, the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology supervised a trial of 448 poplar trees genetically engineered to produce less lignin so that they would be more suitable for conversion into biofuels.

[2] Different youth organisations are active in Zwijnaarde, such as Jeugdhuis Chaos, Chiro Ambo and KLJ Zwijnaarde.

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