Facts and figures
Surface area: Over 300 hectares
Companies: > 60, of which > 30 in Life Sciences
Knowledge institutions: Utrecht University, Utrecht University of Applied
Sciences, University Medical Centre Utrecht
Top institutes: Hubrecht Institute, TNO, Deltares, Fungal
Biodiversity Centre (CBS-KNAW), SRON, RIVM
Staff: Daily > 20,000 employees
Students: Daily > 50,000 students
Incubator: Alexander Numan building, Matthias van Geuns
building
UtrechtInc: > 20 starters have offices in UtrechtInc
Student housing: > 2000 student apartments, with a potential
growth to 5000
Facilities: Catering, shops, sports facilities, childcare,
healthcare, staff services and room rental.
Accessibility: Bus to USP every 3 minutes from Utrecht Central
Station, direct exit from motorway (A28)
- In 2010 the Utrecht area was named Europe’s most competitive area (Joint Research Centre - European Commission).
- In 2011 Utrecht province was named the Netherlands’ province with the most innovative potential (ING Quarterly Memo Regions August 2011).
- The Utrecht Science Park is home to the Netherlands’ best university (Times Higher Education 2011, Shanghai Ranking 2011).
- The only veterinary science faculty in the Netherlands is located in the Utrecht Science Park.
- The Utrecht Science Park focuses on Life Sciences and Sustainability.
The following projects will be completed soon:
- Construction of Park + Ride De Uithof (completion 2013).
- Danone is constructing its own research building (completion 2013).
- Utrecht University of Applied Sciences, with the last faculty outside the Science Park, the Nature and Technology Faculty, is moving to USP.
- RIVM, The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, will be located in the Utrecht Science Park with a new building in 2018.
- In 2018 a tram will run from Utrecht Central Station to the Utrecht Science Park.

