Industry Studies

 

A range of factors influence the investment climate for life sciences companies. And all factors can have a significantly different impact on large and small companies.

Besides the most important factors like tax policies and legal structures, other factors like the availability of venture capital, human capital and attitude towards animal experiments influence the investment climate for both large and small companies. more

The Dutch Landscape

 

Dutch academia and leading industry players, both large and small, have teamed up with the government to help boost life science and healthcare innovations. A number of considerable initiatives form the core of a three pronged strategy. more

Company Database

Search the Dutch Life Sciences Health Sector for a company. Browse our comprehensive company database or search using the map below:

 

Company database

 

The Netherlands is home to first-rate academic research organizations, hundreds of small and medium sized life science companies and an array of multinational biotech and pharma corporations.

So much diversity within a 120-mile radius offers magnificent opportunities for knowledge creation and innovative product development. The Netherlands is leading a trend towards public-private collaborations and is open to partners worldwide.

Hundreds of companies and organizations

This website offers instant access to all that the Dutch life sciences sector has to offer. An interactive company database provides leads to hundreds of companies and research organizations working in health, agro-food and industrial biotechnologies or in medical technology. 

 

Search by company name or keyword and filter by sector, business model, consumer segment or distribution. more

Facts & figures

 

The Netherlands has placed itself in 'pole position' to reap the societal and economic rewards of the Health Age.

Today, the health-related life sciences industry already represents about 3% of GDP and employs 54,600 people. And it is set for growth. More

 
An industry with ambition

In 2008, the ambitious Life Sciences & Health innovation program was launched to improve innovation and investments in the Netherlands.

 

The program, the joint work of all the industrial key players, aims to boost the standing and economic importance of the industry even further. More