Recently, the University of Amsterdam (UvA), the Municipality of Amsterdam, Rabobank Amsterdam, and the VU University Amsterdam (VU) came together and announced their plan to invest €300M to €400M over the next ten years to develop new innovation centres for knowledge-intensive companies in Amsterdam.
The move brings research, education, talent, and entrepreneurship together under one roof. Subsequently, these ‘Innovation Centres’ will act as optimal locations for knowledge exchange and co-creation of scientific knowledge.
Matrix Innovation Center
The UvA, Rabobank, the Municipality of Amsterdam, and the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) have been investing together for more than 30 years in innovative industrial buildings at the Amsterdam Science Park.
Together, they founded a real estate company, Matrix Innovation Center NV (Matrix), in 1989.