Health-Holland

Intellectual property Number of patents Biopharma and biotechnology in the Netherlands, Belgium and France The Netherlands Belgium France Source: PwC, Economische Footprint Nederlandse Geneesmiddelensector, 2017 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1,000 800 600 400 200 0 The number of biotechnology patents in the Netherlands is remarkably high and has been increasing rapidly over recent years: in 2015 more than 600 patents were filed by Dutch inventors. The country currently ranks 2 nd in the world with regard to biotechnology patent applications. Branch of the EPO at The Hague, Netherlands 27