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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.
There are over 6,000 students in Life Sciences and medicine, taking bachelors, masters, MD, and PhD degrees. The Life Sciences business in Amsterdam currently employs around 4,000 people.
In the entire region you can find nineteen hospitals, two dedicated science parks and numerous facilities to support R&D.
Many life sciences support organisations accompany the dedicated life sciences companies, We have only started to get an idea of these, and count over hundred such organisations supplying and servicing the sector to date. Amongst these are twelve contract/ clinical research organisations (CRO) and over ten investors.
The Amsterdam Metropolitan Area attracts a wide range of nationalities from all over the world. Innovation, creativity and commercial spirit are among its core values. These same values apply to the Amsterdam BioMed Cluster.
Ten reasons for Life Sciences companies to come to the Amsterdam region:
- Fast approval processes for clinical research;
- Fast patent proceedings;
- Extensive knowledge/access to knowledge;
- Professional and well-educated workforce;
- Access to large numbers of patients;
- Favourable tax system;
- Availability of venture capital;
- Top-class technical infrastructure;
- Highly effective patent protection enforcement mechanisms;
- Quality of life.
