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On October 2, 2025, the doors swing open to our newest home for life sciences & health at Utrecht Science Park. Be there for the first look, the big ideas, and the toasts to the future!
Join us! Official Launch October 2, 2025
We’re so excited to throw open our doors and welcome you to Plus Ultra Utrecht! Our brand-new home for innovation, collaboration, and big ideas in life sciences & health on Utrecht Science Park.
With flexible laboratory and office spaces, co-working labs, and shared facilities, Plus Ultra Utrecht is ready to welcome a new generation of entrepreneurs.
Our official launch will be one big celebration. The afternoon promises inspiring stories, first looks behind the scenes, meeting our very first community members, and plenty of moments to network, explore, and raise a glass.
Save the date: October 2, 2025
Drop us your info to be the first to know more about our launch programme!
Programme
14:00 Arrival
The doors to Plus Ultra Utrecht open at 14:00, and you’ll be able to have a sneak peek into the Science Gallery.
14:30 Buildings That Build Bridges: Where Collaboration Sparks Funding
The session “Buildings That Build Bridges: Where Collaboration Sparks Funding” is the start of this exciting afternoon. Make sure you’re on time!
15:00 Start guided tours
After the keynote ends, guided tours of Plus Ultra Utrecht.
- Discover QVQ’s newest lab and office on the 12th floor with their CEO, Edward Dolk
- Have a look around the i-HUB together with Kadans’ Rob van Overbeek and Karel Loerts from ICAT
- Stroll around the Science Gallery with artist Vincent Mock
16:00 Official programme
As we’re done with the guided tours, we will begin with the official programme. Here, you’ll hear from the following speakers:
- Jan Henk van der Velden, managing director of Utrecht Science Park
- Adamfo de Groot, portfolio manager at Utrecht University
- Steijn Ribbens, Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Kadans Science Partner
16:20 First residents
At 16:20, the first resident of Plus Ultra Utrecht, Edward Dolk, CEO of QVQ, will take the stage with Karel Loerts from ICAT, as well as a few words from Kadans Science Partner’s own Rob van Overbeek.
16:30 Official opening
It’s time! We are officially opening Plus Ultra Utrecht.
16:45 – 18:30 Networking and drinks
Ready to extend and strengthen your network? With celebratory drinks and a reception, we’ll give you the time to get to know the occupiers and connections of Plus Ultra Utrecht a little better.
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Speaker
Peter van der Spek, Professor at Erasmus MC, takes his research to the world of bioinformatics. Here, he explores how AI can aid in understanding genetics. His years of research have led to breakthroughs in understanding and diagnosing the genetics of diseases.
Speaker
Together with his colleagues and regional partners, Ir. Adamfo (A.E.A.) de Groot MRE, contributes to shaping the future of Utrecht Science Park. The campus is dedicated to discovery, research, valorisation, learning, collaboration, and living while it focuses on four key themes: Dynamics of Youth, Institutions for Open Societies, Life Sciences, and Pathways to Sustainability.
Speaker
Prof. Dr. Edward Nieuwenhuis, paediatrician by profession, has been Chief Medical Officer of the Princess
Máxima Centre for Paediatric Oncology in Utrecht since February 2025. He has an extensive track record in
both healthcare and scientific fields. From 2009 to 2025, Nieuwenhuis held various positions that combined aspects of child health and medical education, including roles as medical specialist, executive board member, professor, researcher, and national policymaker.
He brings broad leadership experience from his previous roles as Head of Paediatrics at the Wilhelmina
Children’s Hospital in Utrecht, Dean, Director of Research, and Professor of Biomedical and Life Sciences
at University College Roosevelt in Middelburg, and as Chair of the Rare Diseases Centre at Erasmus MC in
Rotterdam.
One of Nieuwenhuis’s key ambitions is to optimally integrate healthcare, medical education, research,
and policy development. He is known as a creative leader with a genuine interest in individuals.
The Princess Máxima Centre is the national centre for paediatric oncology in the Netherlands, and the
largest paediatric oncology centre in Europe. The PMC is a research hospital. The care is provided in close
collaboration with various shared care centres. The integration of care and research, organized on a tumour-specific basis, leads to more healing and fewer harmful effects, before, during and after treatment.
The Princess Máxima Centre employs approximately 1.600 people, of whom 500 work in research.
A quick sneak peek of Plus Ultra Utrecht
