Top Research & Development Companies in the Netherlands
There are 1,512 research & development companies in the Netherlands in our data, classified using official codes from the Dutch business register (KVK). This page breaks that total down the way a list actually gets built — by sub-industry, by location, and by company size — so you can size the addressable slice before committing budget to a campaign.
Leading research & development companies
Ranked by employee band from verified company profiles. the Netherlands's business register does not publish revenue.
| # | Company | Website | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Amsterdam | uva.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 2 | Delft University of Technology | tudelft.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 3 | QIAGEN | qiagen.com | 5,001–10,000 |
| 4 | Utrecht University | uu.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 5 | Wageningen University & Research | ur.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 6 | University of Groningen | rug.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 7 | Corporate Rebels | corporate-rebels.com | 2–10 |
| 8 | Radboud University | ru.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 9 | TNO | tno.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 10 | Eindhoven University of Technology | tue.nl | 5,001–10,000 |
| 11 | University of Twente | utwente.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 12 | Bellingcat | bellingcat.com | 11–50 |
| 13 | SIRE® Life Sciences 🧬 | sire-search.com | 201–500 |
| 14 | RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment | rivm.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 15 | NWO (Dutch Research Council) | nwo.nl | 501–1,000 |
| 16 | Deltares | deltares.nl | 501–1,000 |
| 17 | Ecorys | ecorys.com | 201–500 |
| 18 | DK AI Lab | deepkapha.com | 11–50 |
| 19 | High Tech Campus Eindhoven | hightechcampus.com | 10,000+ |
| 20 | The Netherlands Cancer Institute | nki.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 21 | KNAW - Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen | knaw.nl | 1,001–5,000 |
| 22 | MARIN (Maritime Research Institute Netherlands) | marin.nl | 201–500 |
| 23 | uniQure | uniqure.com | 51–200 |
| 24 | Kennisrotonde | kennisrotonde.nl | 11–50 |
| 25 | Hendrix Genetics | hendrix-genetics.com | 1,001–5,000 |
| 26 | International Fiscal Association | ifa.nl | 2–10 |
| 27 | QuTech | qutech.nl | 201–500 |
| 28 | United Nations University-MERIT | unu.edu | 51–200 |
| 29 | Leiden Bio Science Park | leidenbiosciencepark.nl | 2–10 |
| 30 | UXinsight | uxinsight.org | 2–10 |
| 31 | MIMETAS | mimetas.com | 51–200 |
| 32 | RIVM Gezond Leven | loketgezondleven.nl | 11–50 |
| 33 | Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience | nin.nl | 201–500 |
| 34 | KNMI - Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute | knmi.nl | 501–1,000 |
| 35 | Nationaal Kennisinstituut Onderwijs (NKO) | nko.nl | 51–200 |
| 36 | T.M.C. Asser Instituut | asser.nl | 11–50 |
| 37 | Macrogen Europe | macrogen-europe.com | 11–50 |
| 38 | Neurodiversity Foundation | neurodiversiteit.nl | 11–50 |
| 39 | Verwey-Jonker Instituut | verwey-jonker.nl | 11–50 |
| 40 | Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition, and Behaviour | paa.ge | 501–1,000 |
| 41 | PHC Europe | phchd.com | 51–200 |
| 42 | KWR Water Research Institute | kwrwater.nl | 51–200 |
| 43 | AMS Institute | ams-institute.org | 201–500 |
| 44 | Neogene Therapeutics | neogene.com | 51–200 |
| 45 | Ncardia | ncardia.com | 51–200 |
| 46 | ProQR Therapeutics | proqr.com | 51–200 |
| 47 | NIOZ Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research | nioz.nl | 201–500 |
| 48 | Hubrecht Institute | hubrecht.eu | 201–500 |
| 49 | DRIFT for transition | eur.nl | 11–50 |
| 50 | NIZO | nizo.com | 51–200 |
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The largest sub-industry is other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering with 801 companies. That is where most research & development outbound in the Netherlands gets pointed, so the tail beneath it is usually less contested and worth a separate sequence.
It concentrates in Amsterdam (195 companies), followed by 's-Gravenhage, Rotterdam, Utrecht. If your reps work territories, that is the fastest way to split the list.
By headcount, 949 are micro companies of 1–9 people and 31 sit in the 10–249 range — usually the best band for outbound, since they are big enough to hold a budget and small enough that the decision maker answers.
Research & Development by sub-industry
| Sub-industry | Companies |
|---|---|
| Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering | 801 |
| Research and experimental development on social sciences and humanities | 364 |
| Research and experimental development on biotechnology | 347 |
Where research & development companies are based
| City | Companies |
|---|---|
| Amsterdam | 195 |
| 's-Gravenhage | 70 |
| Rotterdam | 69 |
| Utrecht | 49 |
| Leiden | 43 |
| Groningen | 42 |
| Eindhoven | 30 |
| Delft | 27 |
| Wageningen | 26 |
| Maastricht | 25 |
Research & Development by company size
| Employees | Companies |
|---|---|
| 1–9 | 949 |
| 10–49 | 25 |
| 50–249 | 6 |
| 250–999 | 2 |
Headcount is published for 982 of these companies; the rest are in the database without a size band.
Frequently asked questions
How many research & development companies are there in the Netherlands?
Our data covers 1,512 research & development companies in the Netherlands, sourced from the Dutch business register (KVK) and refreshed continuously.
Can I get decision-maker contacts for these companies?
Yes. Every company record can be paired with verified decision-maker contacts — names, job titles, verified email addresses and direct phone numbers. Book a meeting and we will scope the list against your ICP.
How is the research & development segment defined?
Companies are classified using the official industry code on their register entry, not keyword guesses on company names, so the segment boundary matches what the company actually registered as.