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10 Reasons

10 Reasons why West Holland is the hotspot for Life Science Innovation The Netherlands, and especially the West Holland region, is a hotspot for Life Science Innovation. The Leiden - The Hague – Delft - Rotterdam region offers a combination of innovative academic institutions, pro-business government support and leading companies.

This life sciences & health hub is the largest in the Netherlands. We proudly present 10 reasons to invest and innovate in the West Holland region.

INNOVATION 1

WORLD CLASS LIFE SCIENCES HEALTH AND TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER 3 Renowned universities, 2 University Medical Centers, 400+ Innovative Companies, 3 dedicated Science Parks, 4 Life Sciences incubators/accelerators

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EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY As a result of the Brexit decision, EMA will be moving from London to Amsterdam. The European Medicines Agency: • regulates human and animal health medicines across the EU • evaluates, supervises and monitors the safety of medicines in the EU • offers a single application procedure to obtain EU marketing authorisation

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ACCESS TO INNOVATIVE R&D IN 6 KEY AREAS Personalised medicine

Immunotherapy

Regenerative medicine

Digital medicine & medical technology

Clinical trials & Cohort studies Translational drug discovery & development

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70%

of Dutch firms collaborate with foreign companies

EXCELLENT ENVIRONMENT FOR CLINICAL STUDIES Strong partners for clinical trials, further development and testing of new drugs Centre for Human Drug Research (CHDR), Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC), Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam (Erasmus MC)

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NUMBER ONE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM The Dutch Healthcare System consistently ranks in the top three of the Euro Health Consumer Index and even took the number 1 position for the last four years (2012–2016)

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LEADING INTERNATIONAL BIOTECH & MEDTECH COMPANIES IN THE CLUSTER

TALENT & KNOWLEDGE 7

INNOVATIVE ECOSYSTEM Leiden Bio Science Park:

Rotterdam Erasmus University

• #1 largest LS&H cluster in the Netherlands

Medical Center:

• 106 biomedical companies & 18,000

• #1 largest medical center in the

people employed

Netherlands

• Leiden University and Medical Center LUMC

• 703 specialists & 3,500 students

• Bioparter center for biomedical start-ups

• leader in virology & oncology • Erasmus MC Incubator for start-ups

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ACCESS TO TALENT

Erasmus University 3,500

Number of medical & biotech students in the region:

Leiden University 2,500 Leiden University of Applied Sciences 1,300

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HOTSPOTS IN LEIDEN, THE HAGUE, DELFT AND ROTTERDAM 1. Leiden Bio Science Park: Biotech/Pharma, Translational drug discovery and development, regenerative medicine

20 miles

2. The Hague: Ministry of Health, industry associations 3. TU Delft Science Park: Medical Technology (Devices,

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Instruments, Robotics), eHealth & Self-Management 4. Rotterdam Science Tower: eHealth, Virology, Diagnostics, Genomics

LEADING STARTUPS 10

LIFE SCIENCES STARTUPS • Ncardia develops innovative hiPSC-based products and services for drug discovery & development •M imetas is global leader in organ-on-a-chip products and tissue models

• VarmX develops and manufactures therapeutic proteins to instantaneously restore blood clotting • Numeric Biotech develops compounds against age related diseases like cancer, osteoarthritis and atherosclerosis

West Holland, the Hotspot for Life Science Innovation Gateway to Europe The Netherlands, located in between the three largest economies in Europe, provides a strategic location to serve markets in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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WEST HOLLAND OFFERS YOU

Agency for the West Holland region in the

• A strategic location in the heart of Europe

Netherlands. We provide free assistance and advice

• State-of-the-art business, research and

to international companies looking to locate in West Holland. In addition, we facilitate co-operation between companies, academic institutions and government. Moreover, InnovationQuarter funds innovative and fast-growing businesses in the region.

incubation facilities • Highly educated and multilingual workforce • Superior logistics infrastructure • Excellent quality of life • A competitive tax climate • Advantageous tax incentives for R&D activities • A dedicated foreign investments team, offering confidential, free of charge services to international companies InnovationQuarter WTC The Hague Prinses Margrietplantsoen 32

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