At the start of May two new colleagues have joined the TKI office of the Top Sector Life Sciences & Health. They briefly introduce themselves.

With Amsterdam as the new European Capital of Innovation, the Netherlands has been placed firmly on the map as a country of new ideas. The Netherlands was leading in for example the development of an artificial kidney and of course the construction of the country’s own Delta Works. The Netherlands should be very proud of every single one of these innovations. The government is looking for new National Icons of the same calibre; emerging innovations that could offer solutions to climate change, the ageing population, rapidly growing cities and urban areas and food wastage. Innovations that will generate more jobs, more revenue and more export opportunities for the Netherlands. Innovations we can be proud of. Do you believe you belong to this category? Let us know at the National Icon Website before 13 June and allow the government to open doors for you to potential investors, new customers and new business partners. ​

Watch the short clip of Hans Clevers, National Icon 2014 (Dutch).

Want to do successful business in international healthcare? The Health~Holland Guide will get you there.

Are you looking for healthcare investors, distributors or partners abroad? Would you like more national and international brand recognition for your organisation? Would you like to increase your organisation's global reach?

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The Health~Holland Guide (HHG) has made a considerable impact on the international healthcare world. The HHG is a foreign-oriented guide that profiles active organisations in the Dutch Top Sector Life Sciences & Health and is a perfect marketing tool during international healthcare missions, trade shows, incoming visits and healthcare events. Every year the HHG is developed by the Task Force Health Care (TFHC) and made possible by Top Sector Life Sciences & Health. Due to the growing demand for Dutch healthcare products and services, the HHG has become a well-known guide that is distributed throughout the world. There are many reasons why you should create your own organisation profile in the new HHG. For example:

1. The print run of our new HHG edition has increased again. This year we are printing 5000 copies!
2. The guide is distributed, free or charge, to more than 1000 professionals in the Dutch health sector including businesses, university medical centres and hospitals.
3. More than 2500 guides are sent to the Dutch foreign posts network (embassies, consulates and NBSOs) in over 50 countries.
4. More than 1000 guides are deployed during healthcare missions, conferences, visits and trade fairs.
5. The HHG is also available online and was viewed more than 15,000 times in 2015.
6. It is the international promotional tool of the LSH sector.
7. The guide has been made affordable for not-for-profit, start-ups and SMEs. For a minimum investment of €150 they can maximise their international exposure. Previous editions of the HHG have proven this. The last edition can be viewed via this link.

For more information about your organisation’s profile please visit the TFHC website.

During the last months the Ministry of Economic Affaires has renewed the Topsectoren.nl website. A Dutch platform that contains information on the Top Sector approach and business policy. You can find the other eight Top Sectors and read more on ICT & Smart Industry, innovation, and human capital.

Visit the renewed Top Sectors website