Leiden Bio Science Park
The Leiden Bio Science park (LBSP) is the largest life sciences cluster in the Netherlands[1] and ranks in the top five of the most successful science parks in Europe.[2] It is part of Leiden and Oegstgeest and focuses on companies and universities in the Biotechnology sector.
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| Location | Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands |
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| Address | J.H. Oortweg 19, 2333CH Leiden |
| Coordinates | 52°10′3″N 4°27′56.88″E |
| Opening date | 1984 |
| Owner | Municipality of Leiden, Leiden University and Leiden University Medical Center |
| No. of workers | 19,000 |
| Size | 272 acres |
| Website | http://leidenbiosciencepark.nl |
The park comprises 110 hectares (272 acres) with over 103 companies and knowledge-based institutions.[3] The park is located mostly in Leiden and lies between Wassenaarseweg on the north and the Plesmanlaan on the south.
The park focuses mostly on the use of biotechnology for medical and biopharmaceutical applications.
History
The LBSP was founded in 1984 in the Leeuwenhoek area west of Leiden Central Station, between the Faculty of Science of the Leiden University and the former Academic Medical Hospital, known as the LUMC. The municipality decided that this area should primarily be focused on biotechnology.
In 2005 the foundation Leiden Life meets Science was founded by the Leiden University, the municipality, the LUMC, TNO, Naturalis, Chamber of Commerce, the province South Holland, University of Applied Sciences, and the ROC Leiden, with the purpose of growth the park in size and quality.
Research and Education
- Alrijne Ziekenhuis Leiden
- Biotech Training Facility
- Boerhaave Nascholing
- Centre of Human Drug Research (CHDR)
- Centre for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS)
- Corpus museum
- Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing (DICA)
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR)
- Leiden instrumentmakers School (LiS)
- Leiden University
- Leiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
- MBO Rijnland, Laboratory studies
- Naturalis Biodiversity Center
- Netherlands Organisation for Applied Scientific Research (TNO)
- University of Applied Sciences Leiden (UAS Leiden)
Companies
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References
- Leiden Bio Science Park - website of the NFIA
- Euraxess. "Science hubs Leiden Bio Science Park". Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- the-park - LBSP website
External links
- Leiden Bio Science Park - official website
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