Business sectors

Close proximity 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 place to be.

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.

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.

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.