Life Sciences & Health

One in five Dutch MedTech companies is located in Brabant, and more than half of them are located in Brainport Eindhoven. The Brabant MedTech sector is a serious growth engine for the province and the country. The MedTech companies in Brabant are active in a wide variety of medical domains and markets. The domain of ‘diagnostics and medical imaging techniques’ is remarkably strongly represented. An important stimulus comes from Philips Healthcare.

In Boxmeer, a number of key ingredients have been interconnecting for many years, building the strongest Animal Health region in the world. And today, a unique cluster of companies like Nutreco, MSD Animal Health, Hendrix Genetics and Marel are located there.

Based on a history of over 100 years of pharma innovation initiated by Organon, Brabant is an increasingly popular location for biotech companies, especially immunology and cell therapy. In Brabant you will find an ‘Industry Based Ecosystem’, where people know what it takes to get a product/medicine into the market. And the proof of this are recent showcases like Keytruda (MSD) and Calquence (Acerta Pharma/AstraZeneca).

Smart biomaterials and regenerative medicine have advanced to the peak of innovation and science in Brabant. With a vibrant ecosystem of research institutions, universities, and cutting-edge companies, the region has emerged as a global hub for pioneering breakthroughs in this revolutionary domain.

Brabant is home to virtually all levels of the robotics markets thanks to its advanced high-tech ecosystem and specialist technical universities. Brabant excels in robotics, where artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced engineering meet to produce breakthrough technologies. Adding to this are the connections with hospitals and medical facilities within Brabant that collaborate on such projects.

Becoming strong in the world of Smart Health and AI was a natural development for Brabant, where high tech and life sciences and health have gone hand-in-hand for many decades.