Juan Luis Vives

The choice of the name VIVES originates from the Spanish humanist, Juan Luis Vives (1492-1540), who taught at the Université catholique de Louvain beginning of the 16th century. He was a visionary teacher, especially for establishing scientific methods, spreading ideas and building a European concept.

A fervent Pro-European, he was born in Valencia, studied and taught in Paris and Oxford, ending his life in Brugges. As a humanist and friend of Erasme, Vives spread his ideas and those from his contemporaries by leveraging on the great discovery of his time: printing.

The development of this modern technique, in the same way as internet today, had great impact on world business and led to the development of multiple printing works and correlated activities, locating themselves next to main universities.

It is a logical step to associate the name of Juan Luis Vives to the venture capital fund VIVES, whose goal is precisely to support young technological companies.