Demonstrator Lab @ Amsterdam Science Park welcomes first projects soon
January 31, 2022The successful university incubator Demonstrator Lab Amsterdam will also soon open its doors at the Amsterdam Science Park in building 904. Thanks to the huge success at the VU location and
the enormous need for such a living lab, the incubator is expanding with a location in the UvA FNWI building. At both locations, researchers and students from the HvA, UvA, VU Amsterdam and Amsterdam UMC can go to develop and test their research-based idea for a product, service or start-up.
The official opening will soon be announced. Researchers and students can register on the Demonstrator Lab website.
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