Much of what you can or want to do later, you already have within you. The Marecollege is a Waldorf school, which means that we strive for a broad personal development. This development goes further than teaching cognitive skills and knowledge, because good education is more than professional knowledge such as mathematics and geography. With us you develop […]
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Our mission is to develop effective medicines, with a focus on cannabinoid-based compounds, and drug delivery technologies that contribute to improve the quality of life for a wide range of patients. Our products are consistently produced and controlled according to high quality standards and cGMP guidelines.
Pharming is a global, commercial stage biopharmaceutical company developing innovative protein replacement therapies and precision medicines for the treatment of rare diseases and unmet medical needs. The flagship of our portfolio is our recombinant human C1 esterase inhibitor, or rhC1INH, franchise. C1INH is a naturally occurring protein that downregulates the complement cascade in order to […]
Alrijne Hospital Leiden is an attractive and well-arranged city hospital for the residents of Leiden and the surrounding area and the Duin- and Bollenstreek. We have outpatient clinics, nursing wards, day care, operating theaters, a pharmacy and a restaurant. We also have several outpatient clinics in our region. Almost all specialisms are represented in the hospital. You receive professional […]
The population is aging, the number of chronic patients is increasing, medical costs are increasing, and there is a tension between technical possibilities and threats. The health of the world’s population is one of the greatest challenges of our time. The LUMC believes that this challenge requires a clear vision and mission. Interactive interaction between our core tasks […]
The Corpus Museum is a human biology interactive museum, located near Oegstgeest in the Netherlands. Billed as „a journey through the human body“, the museum provides both education and entertainment through a combination of permanent and variable collections. Opened in 2008 by Queen Beatrix, the museum is the world’s first museum of its type.
The Pieterskerk is a late-Gothic Dutch Protestant church in Leiden dedicated to Saint Peter. It is known today as the church of the Pilgrim Fathers, where the pastor John Robinson was buried. It is also the burial place of the scientist Willebrord Snellius. History In around 1100 the site held the county chapel of the counts of Holland, rebuilt in 1121. The present building took approximately 180 years […]
The Rijksmuseum van Oudheden is the national archaeological museum of the Netherlands, located in Leiden. It grew out of the collection of Leiden University and still closely co-operates with its Faculty of Archaeology. The museum calls itself „the national centre for archaeology“ and focuses on ancient Egypt, the ancient Near East, the classical world of Greece, Etruria and Rome and the early (prehistoric, Roman and Medieval) Netherlands. Current collection A […]
The Hortus botanicus of Leiden is the oldest botanical garden of the Netherlands, and one of the oldest in the world. It is located in the southwestern part of the historical centre of the city, between the Academy building and the old Leiden Observatory building. Collection From a historical perspective, the old Tuliptree (Liriodendron tulipifera) from 1716, Date plum (Diospyros lotus) from 1739, Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) from 1785 and Golden Chain (Laburnum […]
The Burcht van Leiden is an old shell keep in Leiden constructed in the 11th century. It is located at the spot where two tributaries of the Rhine come together, the Oude Rijn and the Nieuwe Rijn. The structure is on top of a motte, and is today a public park. Symbol of Leiden Samaria in Glass 26 by Isaac van Swanenburg, mayor of Leiden, 1601, […]
Zeeman is a Dutch chain store with 1,300 establishments in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Austria and Spain. History The first store was opened by Jan Zeeman in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands in March 1967. It was a kind of supermarket for clothes, and proved to be quite a success, followed soon by the opening of more stores. The distribution centre is still located in Alphen aan den Rijn. Zeeman’s house colors are […]
Airbus SE is a European multinational aerospace corporation. As of 2019, Airbus is the world’s largest airliner manufacturer and took the most airliner orders, surpassing rival Boeing. It designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft in the European Union and various other countries. The company has three divisions: Commercial Aircraft (Airbus S.A.S.), Defence and Space, and Helicopters, the third being the […]
Leiden University is a public research university in Leiden, Netherlands. Founded in 1575 by William, Prince of Orange as a reward to the town of Leiden for its defense against Spanish attacks during the Eighty Years‘ War, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the Netherlands. Known for its historic foundations and emphasis on the social sciences, the university came into particular prominence during […]
Leiden is a city and municipality in the province of South Holland, Netherlands. The municipality of Leiden had a population of 123,856 in August 2017, but the city forms one densely connected agglomeration with its suburbs Oegstgeest, Leiderdorp, Voorschoten and Zoeterwoude with 206,647 inhabitants. The Netherlands Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) further includes Katwijk in the agglomeration which makes the total population of the Leiden urban agglomeration 270,879, and in the larger Leiden […]