The Netherlands is the second-largest exporter of agri-food products in the world and is also responsible for 80 percent of all innovations in the horticulture sector. Limburg is a big part of this agricultural powerhouse with the second-largest horticultural region in Europe centered around the province of Limburg, Greenport Venlo.

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The province of Limburg, and specifically the Venlo region, has been one of the hotspots for logistics operations in Europe for many years. The two biggest ports of Europe – Rotterdam and Antwerp – both use the Venlo region as their connection to the European hinterland. The many multimodal connection points in the province provide the ideal infrastructure situation for serving the regional and international market at the same time!

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The life sciences and health sector is an important player in the regional economy of Limburg, providing close to 20 percent of the total employment in the province. With a key medical focus on cardiology and cardiovascular diseases, there is also a lot of expertise in the fields of regenerative medicine, bio implants for orthopedics and the spine, as well as eye care medication.

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Limburg has a significant and well-established chemical sector, which is a big part of the regional economy providing roughly 20 percent of the total industrial employment in the province. The focus is on the materials of tomorrow and specifically on performance materials, biomedical solutions, and sustainable chemical processes.

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Due to the multilingual nature of our province, Limburg developed as a region specialized in customer service. Over the years this has developed into more data-driven smart services with an educational focus to which all the big companies located here contributed. This created the Smart Services Campus in Heerlen, leading in data research and one of seven artificial intelligence (AI) hubs in the Netherlands.

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The Limburg innovative industrial business community has a strong presence. The high-tech systems sector in Limburg develops and produces high-end products, components, smart materials, and services for customers worldwide. High-tech products manufactured in Limburg are intelligent, precise, and efficient; on a global scale these products are applied in medical devices, semiconductors, automotives, logistics systems, aircraft, satellites, and energy units.

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