Why Brabant?

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No less than 50% of all European patent registrations in the Netherlands originate from Brabant. According to the European Commission’s Regional Innovation Scoreboard 2019, Brabant is an Innovation Leader within the Netherlands, and the region is also among the Top 25 most innovative regions in Europe. Lots of important innovations were and still are created here. We are part of a country that ranks 2nd in the Global Innovation Index.

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Technologies

#2nd in Global Innovation Index

170 million consumers within a 500 kilometer range

The province of Brabant is strategically located in the south of the Netherlands, between Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, Europe’s leading seaport in Rotterdam, the Antwerp seaport, Brussels, and the major German economic core region of the Rhine Ruhr. The many important transport routes in Brabant support the economic structure of Northwestern Europe, connecting the main ports with the region’s densely populated urban and industrial areas. Brabant offers accessibility to 170 million consumers within a 300 kilometer radius and up to 300 million consumers within 500 kilometers.

Excellent location

Brabant is geographically situated in the economic center of the European Union. Because of this excellent strategic location, market proximity and highly efficient transport infrastructure, all of Europe is easily accessible via the Netherlands. Two of the Netherlands’ greatest assets are its world-renowned entry points: Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Port of Rotterdam.

In addition, the country’s latticework of river connections, overlaid by a dense infrastructure of ultramodern and well-maintained roads, railways, inland waterways, pipelines, airports, seaports and digital infrastructure, ensures accessibility throughout the country and into Europe.

Dense and
ultra modern infrastructure

Great connectivity

In the end, it’s people that matter most. With its world renowned research and education institutes, Brabant is home to a constant stream of highly talented and ambitious professionals. People with an optimistic can-do mentality, who have learned to collaborate from an early age, which makes them ideal employees. Thanks to its bright business climate, bright life and welcoming atmosphere, Brabant attracts captains of industry, innovators, pioneers and students from all over the world, giving an extra boost to the whole region’s business climate.

We offer you Talent

A constant stream of highly talented and ambitious professionals

...And great quality of life

Brabant offers a high quality of life with security, economic stability and social tolerance. The province is one of diverse cultures and friendly people, where the work-life balance is respected and industrial activities are concentrated in designated areas to preserve the natural landscape. Brabant residents are famous for their warmth, hospitality and love of good food. Fairness and a good social atmosphere are central to their way of life.

warmth, hospitality and good food

Brabant Development Agency