BIOPARTNER CENTER WAGENINGEN

The business incubator BioPartner Center Wageningen offers a unique environment for life sciences start-ups, a place where facilities and knowledge can be shared. This accommodation package is also available to non-life sciences start-up companies.

The incubator offers:

• home for start-up businesses in life sciences and other technological fields
• 10.000 m2 of office and laboratory space, the rooms are fully adjustable in terms of size and lay out
• multipurpose facilities for R&D
• pilot plant production area
• full infrastructure including ICT
• access to life sciences network in the Food Valley

BioPartner Center Wageningen also provides tailor made accommodation to established companies active in e.g. the fields of life sciences, agro-food and health. The close proximity of life sciences companies and research organisations to the BioPartner Center creates a broad local life sciences network and promotes the exchange of scientific knowledge and experiences between the starters at the incubator and these institutions.
BioPartner Center Wageningen and its partners additionally offer guidance and support relating to business and legal issues, and to acquiring intellectual property rights.

Unique location
The new premises of BioPartner Center Wageningen are located in the heart of the Food Valley at the Nieuwe Kanaal 7 in Wageningen Science Park, which is home to agro-food industry leaders including Campina Innovation and DMV Innovium. All companies will be given a customised work area. Lease prices are based on the required size and equipment needed.

Background information
BioPartner Center Wageningen is an independent organisation operating with its own policies and responsibilities. The incubator is financed by the shareholders Wageningen University and Participation Company East Netherlands NV, as well as SNS bank, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Province of Gelderland and the Municipality of Wageningen. The director of BioPartner Center Wageningen is Jeff Th. Gielen.

For more information, please send your message to: info@biopartnerwageningen.nl

WAGENINGEN CITY OF LIFE SCIENCES

The city of Wageningen in the heart of the Food Valley has many features that make it an attractive and exciting city for its residents, businesspeople, scientists and students. Wageningen is internationally renowned as the city of life sciences, is well preserved and has an outstanding and well developed modern infrastructure.

Wageningen is best known for its international elements. There are many aspects to the city which reinforce an international atmosphere. Two of the most prominent features are the high concentration of international companies and the Wageningen University and Research Centre, which specializes in life sciences, agro-food, health studies and research and has a high percentage of international research, faculty, staff and student body.

The city of Wageningen has an exceptional resource in its knowledgeable, innovative population, life science industries and research infrastructure. Wageningen will take advantage of these resources and work to promote the city of life sciences as a leader in the bio-economy. More than half of the current working population of Wageningen is connected with the university and the life sciences industries.
The leading city in the life sciences economy offers businesses outstanding opportunities for development, growth and innovation. The strong reputation that both the city as well as Wageningen University and Research Centre have, makes Wageningen a competitive environment for innovative companies.

Wageningen is home to many quality facilities that foster a lively and stimulating social life. Sports facilities, cinema and theatres, museums and a large variety of clubs all go to offering the people of the city a wide choice of entertainment options. The city centre of Wageningen is quite picturesque, having a well preserved core of historical buildings. Living areas are often historically well preserved which gives an authentic feel to the city center. There are modern multifunctional housing areas which combine working and living, and new housing projects are being planned to support the city’s growing international population. Probably the most famous of the historical buildings in Wageningen is the Hotel de Wereld (World Hotel) in which the German Axis surrendered to allied forces at the close of World War II on May 5th, 1945. The hotel is joined by many other pubs and outdoor cafés located throughout the city center. In addition to these nightlife amenities, Wageningen also has beautifully maintained nature parks nearby. The largest is the National Park de Hoge Veluwe which is famous amongst nature lovers, both in the Netherlands and abroad.

Wageningen is seamlessly connected by a variety of private and public transportation routes. The city is intersected by major thoroughfares and is close to the main car, high speed train and shipping connections. Three airports (Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and Niederrhein) are only 1 hour away by car. In the city there is a main thoroughfare (in the picture below indicated as the Ruggengraat), that supports automobile, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian traffic. This thoroughfare was designed to connect the business centers, such as the Wageningen Science Park and Agro Business Park, with research and education centers, and the city centre.

WAGENINGEN SCIENCE AND BUSINESS PARK

The Wageningen Science and Business Park is a new park located close to the main buildings of Wageningen University and Research Centre (Wageningen UR). The park is being targeted as a high-value location for knowledge intensive companies. It has modern and durable facilities and every precaution has been taken to assure that companies in the park have the most modern technological amenities available.

The business park belongs to an area measuring roughly 40 hectares, of which roughly half is still available for occupancy.
Currently, the BioPartner Center Wageningen, Campina Innovation, DMV Innovium, the Foundation Hout Research, and Noldus IT have established here. Moreover, next to the park you find the companies Keygene, van Haeringen Laboratorium, and Meteo Consult.
In the surrounding area you will find NIZO Food Research, WCFS and companies like Numico Research. The focus of the companies in the park will be on life sciences, food and health. These focal points match the strengths of Wageningen UR and the other research centres.


BioPartner Center Wageningen

Jeff Th. Gielen
P.O. Box 64
6700 AB WAGENINGEN
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 317 62 13 05
E-mail: gielen@biopartnerwageningen.nl
Internet: www.biopartnerwageningen.nl


Gemeente Wageningen

Tamara Mulders
P.O. Box 1
6700 AA WAGENINGEN
THE NETHERLANDS
Phone: +31 317 49 29 77
E-mail: tamara.mulders@wageningen.nl
Internet: www.wageningen.nl