| Utrecht region is Europe's most competitive region |
The European commission has designated Utrecht as the most competitive region of Europe. This according to the recently published Regional Competitiveness Index. This means that Utrecht is the region with the greatest competitive strength. Researchers compared 234 European regions on nearly 70 indicators for the business climate. Utrecht scored the highest on both education and innovation.
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Utrecht Marathon powered by Utrecht Science Park on May 21, 2023
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| The course for the 39th Utrecht Marathon powered by Utrecht Science Park has been announced! On 21 May, the city will play host to the Utrecht Marathon. The start and finish line of this classic race will be located at Utrecht Science Park. The full route maps are available on the Utrecht Marathon website. |
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UMC Utrecht and Princess Máxima Centre take legal action against decision to close pediatric heart centre
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| UMC Utrecht and the Princess Máxima Centre are forced to take legal action against the decision of the Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport to remove the interventions for congenital heart defects from Utrecht. If the children's heart team disappears from Utrecht, seriously ill children will have to travel to another location in the country for highly specialised and radical parts of their treatment where there is no oncological expertise. |
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Construction of Plus Ultra Utrecht officially started on Utrecht Science Park
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| Utrecht Science Park gets another innovative multi-tenant building. Kadans Science Partner and Stichting Utrecht Science Park officially gave the go-ahead for the construction of Plus Ultra Utrecht on 13 April 2023. Plus Ultra Utrecht will be nearby the Genmab R&D Centre and the recently completed Accelerator Utrecht. |
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New map Utrecht Science Park
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| Utrecht Science Park is always evolving and the area regularly undergoes changes. The map of Utrecht Science Park has therefore been updated. The digital version of the map can be found on our website. The old maps on the information kiosks located throughout Utrecht Science Park will be replaced with the new maps over the course of the spring. |
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Marjolijn Haasnoot and Sanne Akerboom in Scientific Climate Council
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| Two researchers from Utrecht University have been asked to serve on this council. Dr Marjolijn Haasnoot specialises in water management and climate adaptation, Dr Sanne Akerboom is a lawyer and political scientist specialising in Regulation and Governance of Energy Transition. The Scientific Climate Council will provide government and parliament with broad, well-founded scientific advice. |
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Green initiatives in the lab of the Princess Máxima Center
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| As many natural materials as possible, company clothing made of recycled PET bottles and a circular working method in care and research. The Princess Máxima Center also wants to deliver top performance when it comes to sustainability. That is one of the reasons why the Máxima signed the Green Deal Sustainable Care, from which various green initiatives have emerged. |
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HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and large consortium receive 2 million grant
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| HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht has received a €2.3 million grant to carry out the SMART project together with a large consortium. Within the SMART project, an approach will be developed in which self-monitoring, artificial intelligence and behavioural change techniques are used to support people with osteoarthritis of the hip and knee in the areas of self-management, physical functioning and participation. |
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Sportcentrum Olympos: offers free bootcamp sessions
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Olympos now offers free outdoor boot camp training sessions three times a week for employees of organisations at the Utrecht Science Park. Exercising in between or immediately after work is relaxing and gives you a good energy boost at the same time.
In addition to training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, there is now also training on Mondays! |
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New joint projects between Princess Máxima Centre and Hopp-KiTZ
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| Nine new research projects have been announced in the twinning program between the Princess Máxima Center and the Hopp-KiTZ childhood cancer center in Heidelberg, Germany. The joint projects will look at wide-ranging topics including targeted treatments, clinical trials and diagnostics. |
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Hub Utrecht Oost aims to make the flow of goods to the Utrecht Science Park more sustainable
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| Hub Utrecht Oost aims to receive parcels and pallet deliveries for the Utrecht Science Park centrally and then deliver them bundled and electrically in one delivery daily. It is also profitable with a small volume of deliveries, this is precisely where the power of the solution lies, the more organisations participate, the fuller the electric cars. Enthusiastic? Read further. |
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