Why Leiden

Leiden Bio Science Park, and indeed any science cluster, can only thrive if it offers a attractive environment for its people to work and live. This is very much the case for Leiden, whose environment is among the best that Western Europe has to offer.

Leiden: key to discovery

Leiden is an authentic Dutch city with a tradition of knowledge, science, culture and international relations. It is a centre of learning and research which offers modern forms of employment at every level. A picturesque, historic city centre, a pleasant family-friendly environment, comfortable housing and very good facilities complete the picture. More information on the city of Leiden

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Home to multinationals

The Leiden region is home to several multinationals or international organisations like Astellas, Heineken, 3M, JVC, Aramco Overseas Company, ESA ESTEC, Avery Dennisson, Bandridge Europe, Heerema Marine Contractors and Jacobs.

For more information on establishing your business in Leiden, see the Chamber of Commerce
 

Young and internationally oriented

Leiden has a relatively young, well-educated, internationally oriented and creative population with high employment rates. There are about 120.000 inhabitants, with mostly high (45%) and middle (31%) education levels. Approximately a quarter of Leiden’s residents are students (about 17,000 at university level; 5000 at vocational high school level and about 10,000 at vocational secondary school level).
 

Wide range of schools

There is a complete range of secondary and tertiary (vocational) schools in or near Leiden, including the British School, the American School and the International School. It is also home to the Webster University, whose graduates work in many well known companies across the world. For more information on schools, click here. 
 

Excellent facilities

Leiden has a growing number of venues for meetings and conferences and plenty of hotels. More hotels are located in the nearby towns of Noordwijk and Leiderdorp. For more information, see: http://www.leidencongresstad.nl/ (in Dutch).

Accommodation

There is a wide choice of residential property for international staff working in Leiden Bio Science Park, from simple to luxurious. Leiden Bio Science Park can help you get in contact with real estate agencies if necessary, but there are plenty in and around the city. There is a good overview of houses for sale or rent on http://www.funda.nl/ (in Dutch). For more information on real estate see Links/living in Leiden.