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Development<br />

of<br />

Leiden<br />

Bio<br />

Science<br />

Park<br />

in <strong>2010</strong><br />

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Add2X Biosciences Aeon Astron Amarna Therapeutics Apotex Bab<br />

Biocult Bioké BioPartner Center Leiden BioTop Medical BISLIFE foun<br />

Centre for Human Drug Research ChiralVision Clinical Reach Drug De<br />

DeltaCell Derphartox DNage Dutch Space EJR-Quartz Enzyscreen<br />

Galapagos Genencor GiMaRIS Giotto Management Consultants HAL<br />

Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland ISA Pharmaceuticals iSOFT Janssen Bi<br />

Drug Research (LACDR) Leiden Bio Science Park foundation Leiden Pr<br />

Leiden University Research & Innovation Services (LURIS) Leidse Instrum<br />

& Health Link LSJ Medisch Projectbureau MAS International Med<br />

Laboratory Mentor Medical Systems MEVS Millford Brand-id Mic<br />

Nijssen Koeling OctoPlus OV BSP Pharming Group PRISNA ProFibrix Pr<br />

Technologies ProteoNic Proxy Laboratories Questions Answers and Mo<br />

Rivierduinen ROC Leiden Sanquin ServiceXS Servier SOFC STI Manage<br />

Stichting Valk STRATOM Syntecnos TLC BioPharmaceuticals TNO in<br />

School Verilabs VisiMetrix Xendo ZF-pharma ZF-Screens Zijlstr


ybloom Healthcare BAC BaseClear Batavia Bioservices BioClinica<br />

dation Bulbfixx CAM Bioceramics Cell Signaling Technology Europe<br />

velopment Corpus Cosine Crucell Culgi CuraRata CWTS De Stal<br />

ExPlant Technologies Falco Biotherapeutics FlexGen Fytagoras<br />

Allergy Heerema marine contractors Nederland Hogeschool Leiden<br />

ologics Kenniscentrum Leiden LAP&P Leiden/Amsterdam Center for<br />

obe Microscopy Leiden University Leiden University Medical Center<br />

entmakers School Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing Development<br />

Life Sciences<br />

iPark MediRent Medis medical imaging systems Membrane o f Protein<br />

rosafe Miltenyi Biotec Mymetics Nalco NCB Naturalis Leiden NewCatch<br />

Bio<br />

omasys Promega Prosensa Therapeutics Protein Labelling Innovation<br />

Science<br />

re Rahu Catalytics Rainbow Oxidations Rijnlands Revalidatiecentrum<br />

Park<br />

ment Stichting Contacten Bedrijfsleven Stichting Interplast in <strong>2010</strong> Holland<br />

novation for life to-BBB Toko Top Institute Pharma TOPLab Hoge<br />

a Verpakapotheek Zirkzee & Den Os Accountants Tax Lawyers ZoBio


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Photo by Arjan van Kampenhout


Leiden Bio Science Park:<br />

filling up<br />

In <strong>2010</strong>, Leiden Bio Science Park continued<br />

to grow. The largest new acquisition for the<br />

park is the Japanese company Astellas that<br />

started the construction of its landmark<br />

building for more than 500 employees in<br />

October <strong>2010</strong>. Also, 5 new companies established<br />

themselves at the park, thereby<br />

consuming all the available office and<br />

labspace at the park. Fortunately, the<br />

new Accelerator building was delivered<br />

in <strong>2010</strong>, so extra space is available now.<br />

Additionally, the national museum of<br />

natural history Naturalis was renamed<br />

into the National Center for Biodiversity<br />

Naturalis, thereby integrating all Dutch<br />

scientific collec tions of biological species.<br />

Altogether, Leiden Bio Science Park has been<br />

doing very well and we hope you will enjoy<br />

reading this overview of the latest developments<br />

at the park.<br />

The team of the Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

foundation<br />

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NIEUW RHIJNGEEST ZUID<br />

SNELLIUS<br />

GORLAEUS<br />

SYLVIUS<br />

BOERHAAVE<br />

ZEEZIJDE<br />

KOP V. LEEUWENHOEK<br />

ENTREE<br />

<strong>BIO</strong> <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>PARK</strong><br />

Development plan for Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

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Economic development<br />

Acquisition<br />

One of the goals of Leiden Bio Science<br />

Park is attracting new (inter)national<br />

companies. In order to achieve this we<br />

closely work together with the Netherlands<br />

Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA) and the<br />

WestHolland Foreign Investment Agency<br />

(WFIA). We had over 20 leads of companies<br />

coming from the Netherlands and abroad<br />

that were interested in establishing in the<br />

park. Among them were a US medical device<br />

company and an Israeli biotech company.<br />

Together with the WFIA, Leiden Bio Science<br />

Park also further strengthened the collaboration<br />

with Taiwan, we visited Taiwan including<br />

the Bio conference in July. The excellent<br />

contacts resulted in the establishment<br />

of TLC Biopharmaceuticals at the park. In<br />

May <strong>2010</strong> Leiden Bio Science Park joined the<br />

Holland Pavilion at <strong>BIO</strong><strong>2010</strong> in Chicago.<br />

New arrivals<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park proudly welcomed<br />

5 new companies in <strong>2010</strong>:<br />

· Miltenyi Biotec moved their Benelux sales<br />

head office and training facility from<br />

Belgium to Leiden<br />

· Batavia BioServices, a spin-off from TNO<br />

· TLC BioPharmaceuticals, the Taiwanese<br />

Liposome Company, established in Leiden<br />

to launch their products into the European<br />

market<br />

· Zirkzee & Den Os Accountants Tax<br />

Lawyers, international tax lawyers<br />

· iSOFT, international healthcare software<br />

developers.<br />

Zoning plan<br />

The new zoning plan for the Boerhaave<br />

and Sylvius area was finalized. Consequently<br />

the development of student housing<br />

next to the Hogeschool Leiden could be<br />

started. Also the city of Oegstgeest has<br />

been working on the definitive zoning plan<br />

for the Oegstgeest Area. The coopera tion<br />

between the Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

foundation and the municipality of<br />

Oegstgeest was further strengthened by<br />

giving a presentation for the city council.<br />

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Marketing & communication<br />

In <strong>2010</strong> Leiden Bio Science Park was actively<br />

networking, lobbying and intensifying<br />

relations. The park received 41 delegations.<br />

For example the city of Wuxi in China and the<br />

Daegu-Gyeongbuk Free Economic Zone in<br />

Korea visited the park to set up colla boration.<br />

Welcome to Leiden<br />

In September the annual Welcome to Leiden<br />

day was organized for the employees of<br />

newly established companies and their<br />

families. The Leiden Bio Science Park foundation<br />

and the city of Leiden welcomed the<br />

families, followed by a boat tour through<br />

the sunny canals.<br />

Life Sciences Café<br />

The Life Sciences Café is the monthly lively<br />

networking event of the park. Nine Life<br />

Sciences Café’s were held in <strong>2010</strong> with<br />

presentations by newly established<br />

com panies and presentations on a labor<br />

flexpool, corporate finance, mobility<br />

at the park and car sharing.<br />

Lobby<br />

The park informed politicians on several<br />

subjects concerning the park, such as<br />

the economic and societal impact of life<br />

sciences research in Leiden and the need to<br />

streamline regulations to the requirements<br />

MP Elly Blanksma (middle) is shown around at Prosensa<br />

Boat tour during Welcome to Leiden day<br />

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of this innovative sector. Leiden Bio Science<br />

Park received 8 delegations of politicians<br />

of the VVD, D66 and CDA parties from the<br />

Dutch House of Representatives, the Senate<br />

and the regional parliament.<br />

Park in the press<br />

Due to the takeover of Crucell and the<br />

decision of Astellas to establish in Leiden,<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park often featured in<br />

the press. The consolidation and the related<br />

loss of jobs in big farma led to articles about<br />

the potential of biotech, especially of<br />

mature clusters such as Leiden.<br />

Social media<br />

To promote Leiden Bio Science Park, its labor<br />

market and collaborations, several social<br />

media tools have been developed such as<br />

a LinkedIn and Twitter account. Mobile<br />

applications have been developed through<br />

which jobs and news can be followed on<br />

smart phones.<br />

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Schiphol Airport<br />

Leiden<br />

Delft<br />

Oxford<br />

Rotterdam<br />

Life Science Zürich<br />

Debrecen<br />

Biocat<br />

The Dutch Pavilion at the World Expo <strong>2010</strong> in Shanghai<br />

Signing ceremony with the Yangtze River<br />

Pharmaceutical Group<br />

Medical Delta and HealthTIES partners<br />

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International connections<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park is a proud member<br />

of Medical Delta, the regional consortium<br />

of Rotterdam-Delft-Leiden, focusing on<br />

Imaging and Image-guided Medicine, Intervention<br />

and Care and Targeted Molecular<br />

Technology, thereby integrating the clinical<br />

practice with engineering experience<br />

in order to develop better products faster.<br />

In <strong>2010</strong>, the international connections of<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park were intensified.<br />

HealthTIES<br />

Through Medical Delta, Leiden Bio Science<br />

Park participates in the EU-Regions of<br />

Knowledge project of HealthTIES, thereby<br />

linking with strong life science clusters in<br />

Oxford, Zürich, Barcelona and Debrecen.<br />

This consortium will define optimal strategies<br />

for cluster development.<br />

World Expo <strong>2010</strong><br />

During the World Expo <strong>2010</strong> in Shanghai,<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park signed two<br />

Memorandums of Understanding for future<br />

collaboration. One with the Yangtze River<br />

Pharmaceutical Group, which is currently<br />

in the process of setting up a joint venture<br />

with a Leiden company. This joint venture<br />

will be located at Leiden Bio Science Park.<br />

Furthermore, a collaboration agreement<br />

was signed between Jiangsu Life Science<br />

and Technology Innovation Park and Leiden<br />

Bio Science Park, in addition to the earlier<br />

agreement with the Shenyang European<br />

Union Economic Development Park.<br />

In Europe, Leiden is member of the Council<br />

of European Biotechnology Regions and also<br />

participates in the TechPark Alliance, linking<br />

with parks in Germany, Belgium, Denmark,<br />

Spain and the United Kingdom. The aim of<br />

these international alliances is to strengthen<br />

the collaboration and growth perspectives<br />

of the companies in the parks.<br />

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Phase in pipeline<br />

Leiden Bio<br />

Science Park<br />

pipeline<br />

40<br />

35<br />

30<br />

25<br />

31<br />

24<br />

30<br />

40<br />

2009<br />

Preclinical 16 31<br />

Phase I 14 19<br />

Phase II 22 24<br />

Phase III 3 3<br />

Pending approval 4 5<br />

Market 30 40<br />

20<br />

19<br />

22<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

15<br />

16<br />

14<br />

10<br />

n products<br />

5<br />

0<br />

Preclinical<br />

Phase I<br />

Phase II<br />

3 3<br />

Phase III<br />

4<br />

Pending approval<br />

5<br />

Market<br />

Disease<br />

classification<br />

at Leiden BSP<br />

n products<br />

Disease area<br />

70<br />

60<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

11<br />

10<br />

10<br />

9 9<br />

6<br />

4<br />

0<br />

Autoimmune<br />

Blood & lymphatic diseases<br />

Cancer<br />

1<br />

CVS<br />

1<br />

70 72<br />

18<br />

10<br />

6 7 6 7<br />

5 5<br />

3 3<br />

4<br />

3<br />

3<br />

2 2<br />

2<br />

1<br />

1 1<br />

CNS<br />

Dermatology<br />

Digestive system<br />

Genetic disorders<br />

Infections<br />

Kidneys and genito urinary system<br />

Metabolic/endocrinology<br />

Musculo-skeletal disorders<br />

Respiratory system<br />

Womens Health<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

0<br />

2009<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

Autoimmune 10 11<br />

Blood & lymphatic diseases 6 4<br />

Cancer 9 9<br />

CVS 1 1<br />

CNS 6 7<br />

Dermatology 5 5<br />

Digestive system 3 3<br />

Genetic disorders 2 2<br />

Infections 70 72<br />

Kidneys and genito 2 1<br />

urinary system<br />

Metabolic/endocrinology 6 7<br />

Musculo-skeletal disorders 10 18<br />

Respiratory system 4 3<br />

Womens Health 1 1<br />

Miscellaneous 3 0<br />

Development phase<br />

Development<br />

phase Leiden BSP<br />

companies<br />

n companies<br />

50<br />

40<br />

30<br />

20<br />

10<br />

0<br />

43<br />

Research &<br />

discovery<br />

45 45<br />

35<br />

12<br />

Product & process<br />

development<br />

37<br />

15<br />

13 13<br />

14 13 14<br />

Clinical trials<br />

Manufacturing<br />

Distribution<br />

35<br />

Services<br />

2009<br />

<strong>2010</strong><br />

Research & discovery 43 45<br />

Product & process 35 37<br />

development<br />

Clinical trials 13 13<br />

Manufacturing 14 15<br />

Distribution 13 14<br />

Services 35 42


<strong>DEVELOPMENT</strong> OF COMPANIES<br />

AT <strong>LEIDEN</strong> <strong>BIO</strong> <strong>SCIENCE</strong> <strong>PARK</strong><br />

Leiden Bio Science Park pipeline<br />

The total number of products in the pipeline<br />

increased from 89 in 2009 to 122 in <strong>2010</strong>.<br />

This increase is for products in preclinical<br />

trials and for products in phase I. In <strong>2010</strong><br />

also data from non-public companies were<br />

added. Pharming’s Ruconest has been<br />

accepted for the European market.<br />

Disease classification at Leiden Bio<br />

Science Park<br />

The range of products under development<br />

or on the market remained more or less<br />

stable compared to 2009; there is still a<br />

strong focus on infectious diseases. The large<br />

increase in number of products in musculoskeletal<br />

disorders is due to the development<br />

of new products from Galapagos and<br />

Prosensa.<br />

Development phase<br />

Compared to 2009, in <strong>2010</strong> more companies<br />

worked on Research and Discovery. This<br />

is due to the spin-off company NewCatch<br />

(originating from ZF Screens) and Rahu<br />

Catalytics which settled in the park in late<br />

2009. The number of service companies was<br />

strongly increased by, among others, the<br />

arrival at the park of Batavia Bioservices,<br />

Miltenyi Biotech and TLC Biopharmaceuticals.<br />

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Made in Leiden<br />

Leiden pipeline<br />

Companies are in different stages of bringing<br />

their product to the market. Some highlights<br />

of public Leiden Bio Science Park companies<br />

are shown in the table at the next page.<br />

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PRECL<strong>IN</strong>ICAL PHASE I PHASE II PHASE III PEND<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

APPROVAL<br />

MARKET<br />

CRUCELL<br />

Start of discovery programs leading<br />

to the development and commercialization<br />

of a universal respiratory<br />

syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine and<br />

one program on a HPV vaccine.<br />

Start of a Phase I clinical study in<br />

Burkina Faso for an AdVac-based<br />

malaria vaccine vector. Crucell also<br />

announced the intention to participate<br />

in a trial in the USA and Africa<br />

in healthy adults that are not infected<br />

with HIV for two AdVac-based AIDS<br />

vaccine candidates.<br />

Start of a phase II trial for the<br />

tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate-<br />

AERAS-402/Crucell Ad35 in HIV<br />

infected adults, jointly with Aeras<br />

Global TB Vaccine Foundation.<br />

GALAPAGOS<br />

First-in-human trial with candidate<br />

drug GLPG0187 offers a new<br />

approach to treat metastases, a<br />

severe complication of many cancers.<br />

Galapagos also acquired a small<br />

molecule drug acting on arthritis from<br />

its collaboratoin with GSK. Initiation of<br />

a Phase I clinical trial with this selective<br />

JAK inhibitor. In December, they successfully<br />

completed the first-in-human<br />

trial for GLPG0492, its candidate drug<br />

for Cachexia.<br />

Start of a trial for flagship program<br />

GLPG0259, a drug being developed<br />

for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).<br />

MYMETICS<br />

New preclinical trial at the University<br />

of California for Mymetics' innovative<br />

HIV vaccine. Another study on Respiratory<br />

Syncytial Virus (RSV) vaccine<br />

showed protection against a live virus<br />

challenge.<br />

The vaccination of human volunteers<br />

as part of a clinical Phase I trial for<br />

a preventative HIV vaccine has been<br />

well tolerated. This Phase I trial follows<br />

the breakthrough preclinical results<br />

Mymetics has achieved in 2009.<br />

There are also strong preliminary<br />

results of a Phase I trial on Mymetics'<br />

promising HIV vaccine, MYMV101.<br />

The innovative Malaria vaccine has<br />

successfully completed a Phase Ib<br />

clinical trial in Tanzania and will enter<br />

phase II. The study confirms that the<br />

company's virosome-based vaccine is<br />

well tolerated and safe for adults and<br />

children as young as 5 years of age.<br />

OCTOPLUS<br />

Positive results from two Phase<br />

IIb trials further demonstrating<br />

the strong anti-viral response and<br />

tolerability advantages of the 480 μg<br />

dose of Locteron in the treatment of<br />

hepatitis C.<br />

PHARM<strong>IN</strong>G<br />

Preclinical evidence that its recombinant<br />

human C1 inhibitor (rhC1<strong>IN</strong>H)<br />

may play an important therapeutic<br />

role in the prevention of delayed<br />

graft function (DGF) after solid organ<br />

transplantation.<br />

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Pharming and Swedish Orphan Biovitrum<br />

(Sobi) announced that the European<br />

Commission has granted Pharming Marketing<br />

Authorization for its lead product<br />

Rhucin (Ruconest) for the treatment of<br />

acute attacks of Hereditary Angioedema<br />

(HAE) and reported its first sales in Denmark<br />

en Norway in December.


Business at Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

Takeover<br />

In December <strong>2010</strong>, Johnson & Johnson and<br />

Crucell announced that Johnson & Johnson<br />

was making a recommended cash offer for<br />

all of the issued and outstanding ordinary<br />

shares of Crucell which led to a takeover<br />

by Johnson & Johnson in March 2011.<br />

<strong>2010</strong> deals<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park companies were<br />

successful in closing deals. In <strong>2010</strong> about<br />

40 deals were closed, we name a few:<br />

· to-BBB made several deals. Among<br />

them a research collaboration with<br />

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) involving to-BBB’s<br />

proprietary G-Technology ® in delivering<br />

a biological compound to the brain and<br />

a joint program with NeuroVive Pharmaceutical<br />

to develop therapies for stroke<br />

and other acute neurodegenerative<br />

diseases by combining their technologies.<br />

· BAC extended its license agreement<br />

with LFB Biotechnologies France, to<br />

cover the use of BAC’s anti- Factor VIIa<br />

CaptureSelect ® affinity ligand in the largescale<br />

purification of recombinant human<br />

Factor VIIa (rhFVIIa).<br />

· ProteoNic and ORYZON Genomics joined<br />

forces to develop new antibodies against<br />

prostate cancer and generate cost-<br />

Photo by Laura Vis<br />

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Hans GCP Schikan<br />

CEO Prosensa<br />

“Thanks to our strong partnerships with<br />

patient organizations, with the LUMC and<br />

with GlaxoSmithKline, in <strong>2010</strong> we again<br />

could make great progress in our joint fight<br />

against Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.”<br />

effective production-ready cell lines.<br />

By awarding the joint venture a EuroTrans-<br />

Bio grant, the EU recognized the unique<br />

combination of skills that will serve an<br />

unmet medical need for new prostate<br />

cancer diagnostics and treatment.<br />

· ProFibrix entered into an agreement<br />

with CSL Behring for the clinical and<br />

commercial supply of plasma-based<br />

fibrinogen and thrombin, for the<br />

manufacturing of Fibrocaps.<br />

· Prosensa started a phase I/II clinical study<br />

for PRO044 in patients with Duchenne<br />

Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Prosensa also<br />

initiated two further programmes under<br />

the existing alliance with GlaxoSmithKline<br />

(GSK) covering novel RNA-based<br />

treatments for DMD. Under the same<br />

alliance Prosensa received a £7,5m<br />

milestone payment from GSK as a result<br />

of achieving a data milestone in its Phase<br />

IIa open label extension trial of<br />

GSK2402968 (PRO051).<br />

· In December <strong>2010</strong> Leiden based biotech<br />

company Pharming and Swedish Orphan<br />

Biovitrum started the sale of Ruconest.<br />

Ruconest is the first recombinant C1<br />

esterase inhibitor for acute treatment<br />

of angioedema attacks in patients with<br />

Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) and the<br />

first biotech product fully developed in<br />

the Netherlands that reaches the market.<br />

Photo by Laura Vis<br />

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The drilling of the first pillar in the presence of President and CEO of Astellas, mr. Masafumi Nogimori, the mayor of Leiden,<br />

mr. Henri Lenferink and CEO Astellas Pharma Europe, mr Masao Yoshida (from left to right)<br />

Artist impression of the Corpus Hotel<br />

Artist impression of the new Wassenaarseweg student campus of Leiden University<br />

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Masao Yoshida<br />

President and CEO Astellas Pharma Europe Limited<br />

“By locating our new commercial and R&D facilities at Leiden<br />

Bio Science park, we have placed ourselves in the heart of<br />

a thriving scientific and medical community. We are in an<br />

excellent position to continue our mission of discovering,<br />

developing and marketing innovative medicines which fulfill<br />

unmet needs and offer patients hope for a brighter future.“<br />

Company highlights at<br />

Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

On October 7, the CEO of Astellas,<br />

mr. Masafumi Nogimori, the CEO of Astellas<br />

Pharma Europe, mr Masao Yoshida and the<br />

mayor of Leiden, mr. Henri Lenferink,<br />

drilled the first pillar of the new building<br />

of Astellas. The accommodation, which<br />

will be comple ted at the end of 2012,<br />

will house an ultra modern laboratory for<br />

scientific research and development and the<br />

commercial offi ces of the company. In total<br />

the building will be approximately 15,000<br />

m 2 , will house over 500 employees and the<br />

investment made is € 57,5 million.<br />

The construction of the new Rivierduinen<br />

building officially started on May 27. The<br />

building, 28,000 m 2 in total, will house the<br />

largest cluster for mental healthcare in<br />

the Netherlands. The opening of the new<br />

building is planned in Spring 2012.<br />

By officially opening the NYSE Euronext<br />

in Amsterdam on July 27, CFO Susan<br />

Swarte and CEO Simon Sturge of OctoPlus<br />

celebrated the anniversary of the company.<br />

OctoPlus started their business at Leiden Bio<br />

Science Park 15 years ago.<br />

By digging the first hole in the ground on<br />

July 6 <strong>2010</strong>, mayor Els Timmers–van Klink<br />

of Oegstgeest started the building of the<br />

Corpus Hotel. This four star hotel of the<br />

Hilton group will be situated next to the<br />

Corpus building. The opening is expected<br />

in Spring 2012.<br />

Student housing company DUWO started<br />

the construction of the campus housing of<br />

Leiden University. According to a special<br />

concept more than 500 student homes are<br />

built at the Wassenaarseweg in Leiden and<br />

will be ready Spring 2012.<br />

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Expat Centre meeting The eyecatching staircase in the extension of the Hogeschool Leiden building Kids doing experiments at the Skills<br />

Masters fair for the promotion of<br />

laboratory professions<br />

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Paul van Maanen<br />

President Hogeschool Leiden<br />

"The new part of the building of Leiden University of Applied Sciences<br />

was put into use at the beginning of <strong>2010</strong>. Among other things, it is<br />

characterized by the expansion of the amount of our laboratories.<br />

Leiden UAS works closely with partners in the Bio Science Park en<br />

plays a pro-active role in the realization of the knowledge center of<br />

the region. We have grown into a serious partner in Bio Science."<br />

Education and labor market<br />

Human capital and a healthy labor pool at<br />

Leiden Bio science Park are crucial for the<br />

growth of organizations and important<br />

factors for the establishment of new<br />

companies. A variety of projects is conducted<br />

in a joint effort to enhance the park’s<br />

position at the education and labor market.<br />

These projects involve collaborations on<br />

either national, regional or local level and<br />

are aimed at increasing the quantity or<br />

quality of education and labor pool.<br />

At Leiden Bio Science Park human capital is<br />

more and more attracted by the recruitment<br />

of employees beyond the national borders.<br />

In order to help these knowledge migrants<br />

to settle in the Leiden region, the Expat<br />

Centre Leiden was set up. It opened its doors<br />

on January <strong>2010</strong> 21. The services of the<br />

Expat Centre include providing information<br />

on immigration formalities, living in the<br />

region (taxes, insurances, housing and<br />

schools) and social life. There are advisors<br />

on banking, legal issues, taxes, insurances<br />

and housing helping the expats with<br />

dedicated information.<br />

A consortium of companies and educational<br />

organizations has worked on setting up<br />

the Bio Simulation Factory. The business<br />

plan of the factory was submitted (50/50<br />

public/private financing). In addition<br />

the consortium made a start with the<br />

development of educational programs for<br />

the Bio Simulation Factory where students<br />

have the possibility to learn by doing in<br />

a state-of-the-art pharmaceutical plant.<br />

A flexible, regional labor pool for the<br />

biotechnology and pharma sector was<br />

set up in a collaboration between an<br />

employment agency and companies. This<br />

labor pool, named BioScience@work, fulfills<br />

the increasing need of employers to create<br />

flexibility by interchanging employees<br />

during periods in which the demand for<br />

employees strongly fluctuates. This also<br />

helps retaining the knowledge and skills in<br />

pharma and biotechnology for the region.<br />

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Facilities<br />

The Leiden Bio Science Park shuttle bus<br />

Excellent facilities are key assets for a<br />

well developed cluster. In Leiden young<br />

developing companies are supported by<br />

shared incubation facilities at the BioPartner<br />

Center and Leiden’s Technology Transfer<br />

Office LURIS offers legal and business<br />

support and access to finance.<br />

Shared services<br />

The association of companies at the park,<br />

the OV BSP, provides several shared services<br />

for the park. Examples are the car sharing<br />

project and the shuttle bus service that<br />

both started in <strong>2010</strong>. The shuttle bus service<br />

through the park fills the hard felt need for<br />

more public transport during rush hours.<br />

Furthermore, in <strong>2010</strong> the OV BSP was also<br />

active in lobbying for the new circular road<br />

Rijnlandroute and the lightrail connecting<br />

the park to the region (RijnGouwelijn),<br />

it took care of the refurbishment of the<br />

roundabouts, the installation of new<br />

entrance markers at the main roads and<br />

a renewed collective security contract.<br />

In <strong>2010</strong> the foundation and the OV BSP<br />

started cooperating more intensely. The first<br />

step was the relocation of the park manager,<br />

Pauline Hol, to the foundation’s office at the<br />

Poortgebouw.<br />

BioPartner Center Leiden<br />

The incubator BioPartner Center Leiden<br />

received 2 new tenants in <strong>2010</strong>, TLC<br />

Biopharmaceuticals from Taiwan and<br />

Leiden Probe Microscopy, a spin off<br />

of the Science faculty of Leiden University.<br />

In December <strong>2010</strong> the new Accelerator<br />

building was completed. Several maturing<br />

companies will move from the incubator<br />

facilities to the new Accelerator leaving<br />

extra space for new starting companies.<br />

LURIS<br />

LURIS celebrated their five-year lustrum<br />

with the booklet ‘Focus on the Appliance of<br />

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Science from Leiden’, demonstrating fruitful<br />

collaborations, highlighting successful spinoffs<br />

and also showing how valorization<br />

and fundamental research are mutually<br />

beneficial partners. Worth mentioning is<br />

the change in entrepreneurial culture in<br />

the academic institutions achieved over the<br />

years, as witnessed by a significant increase<br />

in the interest in company formation.<br />

NeCEN<br />

In <strong>2010</strong>, the Netherlands Centre for Electron<br />

Nanoscopy (NeCEN) received a grant of<br />

6,1 million euro from the Netherlands<br />

Organization for Scientific Research (NWO).<br />

A total of 6 million euro was donated by<br />

various financers with the approval of a<br />

grant application by the European Regional<br />

Development Fund (EFRO). The first of the<br />

two microscopes arrived in <strong>2010</strong> and to<br />

house the new microscopes, expansion of<br />

the Cell Observatory started. The centre will<br />

open its doors in the Fall of 2011 and will<br />

be an open access facility to support the<br />

biomedical research of research institutes<br />

as well as companies.<br />

NeCEN nanomicroscope<br />

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People involved in the development<br />

of Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

Board of the Leiden Bio Science Park foundation<br />

Willem te Beest, chairman, vice president executive board<br />

Leiden University<br />

Ferry Breedveld, vice chairman, chairman LUMC<br />

Pedro Tetteroo, treasurer, coach<br />

Marc Witteman, (thru April <strong>2010</strong>), alderman city of Leiden<br />

Robert Strijk, (from April <strong>2010</strong>), alderman city of Leiden<br />

Toon Stegmann, interim chairman entrepreneurs society OV BSP<br />

Menzo Havenga, CEO Batavia Bioservices<br />

Ard Tijsterman, founder Xendo Pharma Services<br />


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Advisory Board<br />

Douwe Breimer, former president Leiden University<br />

Ronald Brus, CEO Crucell<br />

Sander van Deventer, general partner Forbion Capital Partners<br />

Asje van Dijk, deputy Economic Affairs province of Zuid-Holland<br />

Harry Flore, CEO HAL Allergy<br />

Jacques van Gaal, (thru July <strong>2010</strong>), president ROC Leiden<br />

Jeff Gielen, director Kadans Biofacilities<br />

Dick Harms, director Leiden Instrumentmakers School<br />

René de Jong, managing director Rabobank Leiden, Leiderdorp and<br />

Oegstgeest<br />

Anne Willem Kist, former president Leiden University<br />

Jeroen Knigge, (from August <strong>2010</strong>), president ROC Leiden<br />

Roelof Konterman, chairman Achmea Zorg<br />

Ada Kruisbeek, scientific officer TTO VU MC / director Life Science<br />

Center Amsterdam, founder DCPrime<br />

Henri Lenferink, mayor city of Leiden<br />

Paul van Maanen, president Hogeschool Leiden<br />

Maarten van der Plas, policy advisor city of Leiden<br />

Bas Reichert, founder and operational director BaseClear<br />

Henri Remmers, founder Corpus Experience<br />

Bob Smailes, managing director LURIS<br />

Ruud van Spronsen, real estate developer PCS Design<br />

Rein Strijker, CEO DNage<br />

Simon Sturge, CEO OctoPlus<br />

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Els Timmers, mayor city of Oegstgeest<br />

Dinko Valerio, founder Crucell, VC Aescap<br />

Sjoerd Verduyn Lunel, dean Science faculty Leiden University<br />

Willem van Weperen, CEO to-BBB<br />

Office<br />

Nettie Buitelaar, managing director<br />

Annelieke Hoenderkamp, project manager<br />

Hermine Klein, marketing manager<br />

Carla van der Laan, office manager, HR consultant<br />

Leon Mur, project manager labor market<br />

Miranda de Regt, office manager<br />

Ellen Smit, account manager<br />

Pauline Hol, park manager OV BSP<br />

Support network<br />

Mark Bottema, province of Zuid-Holland<br />

Adrie den Broeder, city of Leiden<br />

Jessica Hilhorst, city of Leiden<br />

Roel Meeuwesse, ministry of Economic Affairs,<br />

Agriculture and Innovation<br />

Maarten van der Plas, city of Leiden<br />

Ronald Stokkel, city of Leiden<br />

Dealflow meetings<br />

Lissa Boxy and Wim Rutgers, WFIA<br />

Annelies den Breejen, Chamber of Commerce<br />

Adrie den Broeder, Maarten van der Plas and Jessica Hilhorst,<br />

city of Leiden<br />

Curt Daniels, LURIS (from October <strong>2010</strong>)<br />

Frans Dekker, Leiden University, real estate<br />

Loes van Groningen, LUMC, real estate<br />

Laura MacDonald, LURIS (until October <strong>2010</strong>)<br />

Laura Platte, city of Oegstgeest<br />

Ellen Smit, Leiden Bio Science Park foundation<br />

Henk Venema, BioPartner Center Leiden<br />

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DeltaCell Derphartox DNage Dutch Space EJR-Quartz Enzyscreen<br />

Galapagos Genencor GiMaRIS Giotto Management Consultants HAL<br />

Hoogheemraadschap Rijnland ISA Pharmaceuticals iSOFT Janssen Bi<br />

Drug Research (LACDR) Leiden Bio Science Park Colofon foundation Leiden Pr<br />

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Leiden University Research & Innovation Services (LURIS) Leidse Instrum<br />

the Leiden Bio Science Park<br />

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velopment Corpus Cosine Crucell Culgi CuraRata CWTS De Stal<br />

ExPlant Technologies Falco Biotherapeutics FlexGen Fytagoras<br />

Allergy Heerema marine contractors Nederland Hogeschool Leiden<br />

ologics Kenniscentrum Leiden LAP&P Leiden/Amsterdam Center for<br />

obe Microscopy Leiden University Leiden University Medical Center<br />

entmakers School Leyden Academy on Vitality and Ageing Life Sciences<br />

iPark MediRent Medis medical imaging systems Membrane Protein<br />

rosafe Miltenyi Biotec Mymetics Nalco NCB Naturalis NewCatch<br />

omasys Promega Prosensa Therapeutics Protein Labelling Innovation<br />

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