Europe's Science-to-Business Gap: Why the Netherlands' Oldest University Incubator Is Racing to Launch 250 Start-Ups by 2031

Europe's Science-to-Business Gap: Why the Netherlands' Oldest University Incubator Is Racing to Launch 250 Start-Ups by 2031

2026-06-03 community

Delft, Wednesday, 3 June 2026.
YES!Delft, the Netherlands’ oldest university incubator, has backed 500 start-ups and created over 10,000 jobs in 20 years — now it wants to match that in just five. Managing Director Ras Lalmy calls it a necessity, not an ambition.

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