You cannot miss the skyscraper from the highway to Leuven. On the top floor of the 15-story tower, Luc Van den hove has a good view over the flat countryside. The 61-year-old is CEO of Imec (Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre), Europe’s largest research center for nano- and microelectronics. Margrethe Vestager, Vice President of the EU Commission, mentioned Imec at the presentation of the European Chips Act as an important trump card that Europe has in global competition.