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Best Life Sciences Companies in Overijssel, Netherlands

The 43 best Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Hy2Care.

43companies tracked
$40.2Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
17have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · LIFE SCIENCES × OVERIJSSEL

Our analysis of 576 Life Sciences companies

$91.7b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

576companies analysed
70%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
13unicorns
2016median founding year
111kcombined LinkedIn audience
80%of audience held by top 3
3companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Life Sciences companies in Overijssel

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ANT Neuro
Digital neurodiagnostic solution for providers
——68—BackdropOdooCart Functionality+18Top 5M—1 partnership
2BestMedical
Systems for diagnostics and treatment in Urology & Urogynecology
———Ger Dijkman
Founder & Director
————
3DentalColors
A range of dental products
———William Ankone
Founder
——6 patents
Dental indicator liquid containers for practice use
—
4DermalDose
Intradermal drug delivery system
———Nol Brouwers
Founder & Director
————
5Duplaco
Microalgae producer for dietary supplements, food ingredients, and feed markets
——9—————
6Dynamic
Provider of ultrasound equipment and training services
———Petra Massink
Owner
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7eMaldi
Instruments for next generation MALDI-MS
———Frieder Mugele
Co-Founder
————
8Finapres
Non-invasive hemodynamic monitoring devices
——11—Node.jsAmazon Web ServicesGSAP+15Top 50M——

Top 12 Life Sciences companies in Overijssel

#1
Series B · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2014 · 12 employees
$10.5Mraised
▾

Developer of a hydrogel implant for cartilage defect repair. It facilitates the natural repair of cartilage defects in joints. The hydrogel is biocompatible, mimicking natural joint tissue polymers to protect the injured area and encourage healing. It provides a scaffold for the patient cells to regenerate cartilage to alleviate pain and restore joint function. It addresses the significant unmet need for effective cartilage repair, preventing the progression to osteoarthritis.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Patents
top 34%
Moat
top 37%
Funding
top 42%
Innovation
top 44%
Growth
top 45%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 12 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. CHILL) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series B$5M
  • Jun 2022Series B$6.3M
  • May 2019Series A$4.1M
  • Jun 2016Grant (prize money)$55.9K
Founders & team
Chris CardinaelsCo-FounderSanna SeverinsCOOLeo SmitCEO
Investors
Brightlands Venture Partners, ReumaNederland, Startupbootcamp, Europa, LIOF, European Innovation Council
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJquery
#2
Funding Raised · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 1999 · 13 employees
$6.1Mraised
▾

Micronit started with initial focus on miniaturization of devices using micro technology. It then focused on microfluidics for life sciences applications and has grown into a complete lab-on-chip product development partner. It also provides micro machining services through its MEMS division. Micronit has its own clean room manufacturing facilities, which are set up for wafer scale and batch processing of glass and silicon and are thus ideally suited for wafer-based MEMS applications.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 9k LinkedIn followers — 7.9% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 3 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +3 · hiring: procurement organization
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$230.3K
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$534.5K
  • Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$212.3K
  • Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$325.7K
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Oost NL
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityFont AwesomeGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerHighlight.Js
#3
Funding Raised · Almelo, Overijssel · founded 2017 · 1771 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

R&D company focused on manufacturing of medical instruments for multiple industries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 65k LinkedIn followers — 58.8% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$107.3K
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$140.8K
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$937.4K
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$18.2K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAprimoAws Certificate Manager
#4
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2018 · 32 employees
$5.1Mraised
▾

Provider of in-air microfluidics technology for research. The company's technology helps with microparticle production needs. The company has produced single and double emulsions, along with Janus hydrogel beads and cell capsules with their technology.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Series A$3.9M
  • Dec 2018Seed$1.1M
Investors
Innovation Industries, High Tech Fund
Tech stack
BootstrapCart FunctionalityEcwidGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerIis
#5
Seed · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2018 · 11 employees
$2Mraised
▾

Developer of stem-cell-derived organoid models for cardiac drug discovery. The company develops 3D cardiac models including, 3D cardiac strips, heart-on-a-chip, and the highly innovative mini heart, to support drug discovery programs. The company has two drug discovery programs for heart failure and myocardial infarction.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Harborn) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Nov 2022Grant (prize money)$109.1K
  • Jan 2022Seed$2M
Founders & team
Lisanne BlauwCOO / Co-founderRobert PassierFounderNicky CooperCEO
Investors
KIKK Capital, Oost NL, BioGeneration Ventures, Europa
#6
Funding Raised · Oldenzaal, Overijssel · founded 2000 · 45 employees
$1.5Mraised
▾

TMS International produces high-precision multi-channel amplifiers, data acquisition, and communication solutions, first and foremost for (electro-) physiological applications. Their technology has applications in measurement of Bioelectric signals in electrically active tissue like the heart, the muscles or the brain. For example, the technology is used to produce EEG, ECG and EMG machines to measure brain waves, heartbeat, and muscle excitement. The company offers Saga, Refa, Mobita, Mobi, and Porti which are multi-channel electrophysiological measurement devices

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$343.1K
  • Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$306.7K
  • Jun 2017Grant (prize money)$455.5K
  • Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$364.8K
Founders & team
Leo HoogendoornCEO
Investors
Europa, Oost NL
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpLeafletContact Form 7Yoast Seo
#7
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2008 · 21 employees
$5.7Mraised
▾

Manufacturer of silicon microneedle for intradermal injections. The company offered its product Bella-mu used for drug delivery in vaccination and aesthetics by using the Mantoux technique. The microneedle injection technology is used to targets dendritic cells of the immune system to reduced anxiety & pain.

Funding rounds
  • Sep 2020Series A$5.7M
Founders & team
Jeroen WissinkFounder & CEO
Investors
Holland Capital, Waterman Ventures, High Tech Fund
#8
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2004
$876.9Kraised
▾

Optisense develops biosensors for real-time monitoring of contaminants and biochemical substances. Using the combination of an integrated optic chip, a biochemical transduction layer, micro-fluidics and electronics, the company has developed ‘Lab-on-Chip’ sensor technology that responsds to the high-end laboratory sensitivity (lower parts per billion range). The Optisense sensor technology can be used in a number of sector such as Water, Agriculture, Medical Diagnostics and others. Optisense's Water related activities are managed by its subsidiary Optiqua.

Funding rounds
  • May 2017Grant (prize money)$876.9K
  • 2009Series A—
Founders & team
Floris AlkemadeFounder & ex-CEO
Investors
EIC Fund, Turquoise
#9
Funding Raised · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2010 · 7 employees
$858.9Kraised
▾

PA Imaging provides screening and diagnostic mammograms. The company uses photo-acoustic technology to provide a non-invasive solution for the diagnosis of breast tumors. The company has a real-time tomography software with its device that translates information into a comprehensive 3D image of the breast.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 304 LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: PA Imaging R&D
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$858.9K
Founders & team
Paul NederkoornCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa, Achmea Innovation Fund
#10
Funding Raised · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2016
$112.3Kraised
▾

Developer of therapeutics for the treatment of cancer. The company has designed small peptide inhibitors to block integrin alpha5beta1 receptor which play a crucial role in the progression of fibrotic diseases including sclerosis, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and pancreatic tumor stroma, etc.

Funding rounds
  • May 2019Grant (prize money)$55.7K
  • Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$56.6K
Founders & team
Jai PrakashFounder & Managing Director
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa
#11
Seed · Goor, Overijssel · founded 2003 · 65 employees
$10Kraised
▾

Inreda Diabetic is a developer of a bi-hormonal artificial pancreas. It autonomously regulates the glucose levels without using the carbohydrate values, calculating and injecting insulin, etc. It senses the amount of glucose in blood and its trend. It can infuse either insulin to lower the blood glucose level or infuse glucagon to rise it.

Funding rounds
  • Jul 2022Seed—
  • Sep 2012Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Robin KoopsFounder
Investors
Wadinko, Europa, UvA Ventures Holding
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerComplianzGoogle Font ApiMicrosoft 365MysqlOpen Graph
#12
Funding Raised · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2020 · 5 employees
$56.5Kraised
▾

Developer of ultrasound contrast agents for the diagnosis of multiple diseases. The company's proprietary technology has developed Harmono-T intravenous ultrasound contrast agent filled with lipid-coated gas microbubbles. It enhances ultrasound images that allow clinicians to obtain functional information related to the perfusion of the patient’s organs as well as the peripheral vasculature.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 758 LinkedIn followers · 41 engagements/post (4.6× cohort median)
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2015Grant (prize money)$56.5K
Founders & team
Wim Van HoeveCEO & MD
Investors
Europa, High Tech Fund

Funding & investor landscape

$40.2Mtotal disclosed funding
12companies funded
40disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Oost NL10 rounds
Europa9 rounds
High Tech Fund4 rounds
Achmea Innovation Fund3 rounds
EIC Fund3 rounds
RedMedTech Discovery Fund Foundation3 rounds
BioGeneration Ventures2 rounds
Health Innovations2 rounds
Wadinko2 rounds
Achmea1 rounds

Notable founders

Chris Cardinaels
Co-Founder · Hy2Care
Sanna Severins
COO · Hy2Care
Lisanne Blauw
COO / Co-founder · River BioMedics
Robert Passier
Founder · River BioMedics
Leo Hoogendoorn
CEO · TMS International
Jeroen Wissink
Founder & CEO · U-Needle
Floris Alkemade
Founder & ex-CEO · Optisense
Paul Nederkoorn
Co-Founder & CEO · PA Imaging R&D
Jai Prakash
Founder & Managing Director · ScarTec Therapeutics
Robin Koops
Founder · Inreda Diabetic
Wim Van Hoeve
CEO & MD · Solstice Pharmaceuticals
Christoff Heunis
Founder & CEO · Flux Robotics
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 701 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Life Sciences coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands

How research on Biotechnology is moving in the Netherlands

A read on the academic research around Biotechnology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 513 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
200920152026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and steady — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 39% → 37% across 2009–2026.
top research entities
  • Wageningen University & Research116
  • Utrecht University59
  • Leiden University Medical Center43
  • Netherlands Institute of Ecology35
  • Erasmus MC30
leading researchers
Linda Gouka · Cristina Serra i Melendez · Nelli Vardazaryan · Knud Nor Nielsen · Leise Riber · Antonio Mulero‐Sánchez · Astrid Bosma · Bonifiya Visuvasam
▲ Breakthroughs129 · 25%
▲ 25%→26% share
▲1.0× share momentum0 median citations74% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (25%→26% of field), led by Messenger RNA.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Messenger RNA1→6
  • Gene3→7
  • DNA damage1→5
  • Immune system1→5
  • DNA repair1→4
Newly emergingCell culture 0→6 · Induced pluripotent stem cell 0→5
Landmark Defining the biomethane potential (BMP) of solid organic wastes and energy crops: a proposed protocol for batch assays · 1,939 cites
◆ Advancements154 · 30%
▲ 28%→32% share
▲1.1× share momentum0 median citations79% since 2021mostly empirical
Advancements are rising (28%→32% of field), led by Gene.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Gene1→5
  • Biological pest control1→4
  • Population1→4
Newly emergingSelection (genetic algorithm) 0→6 · Context (archaeology) 0→6 · Microbiome 0→6
Landmark Role of Biocatalysis in Sustainable Chemistry · 1,650 cites
▼ Concerns110 · 21%
▼ 29%→18% share
▼0.6× share momentum0 median citations62% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are cooling (29%→18% of field), led by Production (economics).
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Production (economics)1→5
  • Public health1→4
  • Food security2→4
  • Food safety2→4
Newly emergingHuman health 0→6
Landmark Potential of Insects as Food and Feed in Assuring Food Security · 1,888 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where biotechnology is researched across Netherlands

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Wageningen126 · +0.12
Hot · Animal feedAdvancing · Resistance (ecology)Opportunity · PhyllosphereConcern · Food security
Utrecht97 · +0.31
Hot · PhyllosphereAdvancing · DNA damageOpportunity · Genome
Groningen81 · +0.45
Hot · AntimicrobialAdvancing · PhylogeneticsOpportunity · Genome
Leiden70 · +0.52
Hot · MutantAdvancing · MutationOpportunity · Immune system
Amsterdam63 · +0.42
Hot · Immune systemAdvancing · Flow cytometryOpportunity · CRISPR
Rotterdam43 · +0.38
Hot · MutationAdvancing · Cell cultureOpportunity · Transcriptome
Nijmegen26 · +0.24
Hot · CellAdvancing · Immune systemOpportunity · Plasmodium falciparum
Maastricht20 · +0.43
Hot · Cell cultureOpportunity · DNA methylation
Delft19 · +0.49
Opportunity · Production (economics)
Eindhoven13 · +0.68
Opportunity · In vitro

Common questions

How many Life Sciences companies are there in Overijssel, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 43 indexable Life Sciences companies headquartered in Overijssel, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands?
The Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $40.2M in disclosed equity funding across 12 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Overijssel, Netherlands?
Hy2Care is the highest-funded Life Sciences company in Overijssel, Netherlands, with $10.5M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands are funded?
12 of the 43 Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Life Sciences unicorns are there in Overijssel, Netherlands?
None of the Life Sciences companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Overijssel, Netherlands Life Sciences companies?
The most active investors in Overijssel, Netherlands Life Sciences companies on this list include Oost NL, Europa, High Tech Fund, Achmea Innovation Fund, EIC Fund.
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