The Academic Startup Competition (ASC) invites 40 ambitious teams to apply for the competition of the most promising academic ventures in the Netherlands.
The Academic Startup Competition (ASC) is designed to accelerate the growth of the most promising academic ventures from Dutch universities, research institutes and applied science institutes.
Who should apply?
ASC focuses on startups addressing solutions in these key impact areas:
- Transition in Healthcare & Wellbeing
- Transition in Agriculture, Food, and Water
- Building New, Clean & Sustainable Industries
- Energy Transition
- Towards an Equal, Diverse, Inclusive & Secure Society
This year, startups can only participate if they are nominated by Dutch universities and affiliated programs.
The ASC is a collaborative initiative by Techleap, Universiteiten van Nederland, NFU - Nederlandse Federatie van Universitair Medische Centra , Netherlands Academy of Engineering, Ministry of Economic Affairs, EWUU alliance (TU/e, WUR, UU, UMC Utrecht), ScaleNL and Preneurz.Amsterdam,