Trend The Netherlands as a fast-growing quantum and life-sciences ecosystem

Summary

The report finds that government, knowledge institutions and the private sector in the Netherlands are all investing broadly in converging technologies. The aims are stronger earning capacity, technological autonomy and societal solutions in health, energy, food and security. The country is growing fast as a national and international quantum ecosystem, with dozens of start-ups, hundreds of jobs and a steep rise in patents. A strong research infrastructure and European cooperation support this growth. The Dutch life-sciences and biotech sector is closely tied to the European market, which gives the Netherlands a part in medical breakthroughs such as those around mRNA. Nanotechnology is regarded as a core technology linked to biotech, chips and sensors, and university facilities serve as open infrastructure for joint research with companies.