Amsterdam BioMed Cluster

The Amsterdam area is home to an impressive number of companies and knowledge institutes active in the life sciences. This offers opportunities of clustering, thus strengthening the region’s economical structure and power to innovate and compete. The Amsterdam BioMed Cluster has been set up to gain economical spin off of the bio- and medical technology in the region.

About us

Apart from building a dynamic community to exploit synergy between the life sciences organisations present in the Amsterdam region, the objective of the Cluster is to open up our regional knowledge- and technology base to those, national and international, parties interested in doing business with us.

Our ambition

The Amsterdam BioMed Cluster has the ambition to turn the larger Amsterdam Metropolitan Area into an internationally attractive and innovative bioregion.

Facts & figures

Amsterdam has the highest concentration of Life Sciences research in the Netherlands. It is home to two universities with academic hospitals, a number of research institutes, and a specialised cancer hospital and research center. More than 60 Life Sciences companies have already chosen to set up office in the Amsterdam region, of which 23 university spin offs.

Join us today

Thank you for expressing an interest in the Amsterdam BioMed Cluster. We currently operate one level of partnership, i.e. free partnership.

What is in it for you

The benefits of becoming a partner in the Cluster:

Organisation

The activities and direction of the Amsterdam BioMed Cluster are coordinated by a group of people, representative of the field. The Amsterdam BioMed Cluster is an independent knowledge and innovation network hosted by the Amsterdam Innovation Motor, a non-profit organisation.

History

As a result of a visit from Amsterdam life sciences delegates to Boston in May 2004, the Amsterdam BioMed Cluster was set up as a networking organisation for the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area, with the goal to provide a platform for life sciences and related organisations to meet and interact.

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Contact

The Amsterdam BioMed Cluster is hosted by the Amsterdam Innovation Motor.