Settle in Rotterdam

Welcome to Rotterdam

A city where healthcare, technology and entrepreneurship come together.

Rotterdam, located on the west coast of the Netherlands, is home to a vibrant ecosystem of over 400 Life Sciences & Health enterprises and organizations, high level educational institutes, and research. This makes the greater Rotterdam region one of the leading networks in the Dutch healthcare industry. The city has a thriving, international business climate and innovative focus, as well as a culture that values inclusivity and diversity.

Emerging as Europe’s connected Life Sciences & Health hub, Rotterdam offers many locations for companies to establish their companies – from startups to corporates. This includes the Erasmus MC Campus, the site of the Netherlands’ largest university medical center, but other facilities as well located across the city.

Locations to settle

The community

Meet the Life Sciences & Health network of like-minded innovators.

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Paul van den BiggelaarCEO and co-founder Sensius
“Paul has studied the potential of thermotherapy for over a decade. With more than 30 years of experience in high tech, he co-founded Sensius in 2015, a spin-off of Erasmus MC that uses thermotherapy to improve the perspective for cancer patients.”

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Varsha ThakoersingCEO and co-founder IMcoMET
“My career is fueled by my childhood aspiration to make a significant impact in healthcare, which guided me towards an academic and professional path in bio-pharmaceutical sciences.”

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Willem Mees van der BijlFounder Dune Innovation
“At Dune Innovation, we develop MedTech innovations with and for start-ups and multinationals worldwide. With our medical device development expertise and an entrepreneurial mindset, we feel right at home in the world of healthcare innovation.”

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Jeroen KoddeCEO Kaminari Medical
“I am CEO of Kaminari Medical, a spin-off of the department of Bio Medical Engineering of Erasmus MC. For the last fifteen years I have been involved in getting medical startups into the clinic.”

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Bart de BoerCTO Delta Diagnostics
“As a holder of over 40 patents, I hope to put my expertise to work to advance biomedical sensor systems and help shape the future of biosensing technology.”

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The locations

Join the Rotterdam ecosystem on or off campus.

Erasmus MC Incubator

The Erasmus MC Incubator provides your startup lab and office space to develop rapidly for a number of years in a business-friendly environment, with direct access to Erasmus MC and part of a strong community.

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Side Locations

Rotterdam offers many off-campus locations for your company to establish, that together give shape to the city’s closely connected innovative Life Sciences & Health ecosystem.

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