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to numerous top universities, research facilities, a highly-trained
work force and an excellent service sector infrastructure have
made the province of Utrecht a leader in IT and the advanced
sciences, particularly biotechnological R&D. If this kind
of business is your business, Utrecht is absolutely the
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IT
IT is the largest industry in the province. The
sector employs approximately 43,000 people in around
3,000 companies. Nowhere is the percentage of the
population working in IT higher than in Utrecht,
which places it firmly at the forefront of new initiatives
and developments in the field of information technology.
The province justly deserves its reputation as the
‘Silicon Valley’ of the Netherlands. |
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Life
Sciences
Life Science is one of the fastest-growing industries
in the Netherlands. Some one hundred new enterprises
have emerged in just the last few years alone.
Utrecht-based life science companies are largely
dedicated to research and development in the field
of human health. There is a healthy climate for
partnerships between academia and the industry,
with an extensive infrastructure of experts in
business consultancy, funding, clinical trials,
and patenting and licensing providing all the support
that life science entrepreneurs need. |
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R&D
Incentives
International IT and Life Science enterprises are
extremely welcome in the province of Utrecht, and
are encouraged as much as possible. Starting companies
have access to various kinds of industry support
and financial incentives in the way of subsidies,
tax incentives, and more. |
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