Knowledge center for Greenhouse Horticulture

The HortiScience Innovation Center (HIC) is a Dutch innovation hub in Bleiswijk that helps startups and entrepreneurs develop sustainable greenhouse-horticulture solutions, offering real greenhouse trial facilities, venture-building support and collaborative innovation programmes.

Vertify is one of the key agricultural research centers in the Netherlands specializing in practice-oriented research. With its own locations in North Holland and in the Westland, and operational sites in over 100 locations throughout the Netherlands and Belgium, Vertify is a flexible organization that provides high-quality practical research directly applicable to the client.”

How to produce safe and fresh food in a greenhouse? In an exhibition of 500 m2 you’ll learn about the Dutch sustainable and high tech way of growing. An unique visit to the only public accessible greenhouse makes your experience complete. The greenhouse of Tomatoworld is also a field- and innovation lab for Data Driven Automated Growing & Robotics.

TNO.nl/Greenhouse TNO helps suppliers in greenhouse horticultures sector with collective research and product development TNO is an independent research organization that was set up to help business with innovation. At the TNO knowledge institute, 2800 experts work daily to develop new technologies and apply them in collaboration with the business community. Greenhouse horticulture is an important spearhead of TNO.

Well known in the region, the MBO Westland secondary vocational college works intensively with partners to ensure that the study programmes it offers align with professional practice and the demand it generates. Under the roof of MBO Westland, the Lentiz education group, ROC Mondriaan and Albeda College work closely together, offering 17 study programmes between them. Some of these programmes collaborate closely on projects with businesses located at World Horti Center.

Lentiz International focuses on the wide range of the Horti, Green and Food industry. We cooperate with individuals, companies, education institutes, health organisations and governments in these sectors. Our courses are green-oriented and always combined in crossovers when it comes to meeting the need of society and future solutions. Our education, training and courses are given in schools, training centers, in company and on the job.

ISW offers secondary education: from practical education to gymnasium (pre-university education). We do this from six locations in Naaldwijk, ’s-Gravenzande, and Poeldijk. At ISW, learning is enjoyable, collaboration is key, and personal growth is encouraged. At every level, we offer inspiring, challenging, and versatile education, provided by enthusiastic and well-trained staff. Rooted in Westland ISW is deeply rooted in Westland.

Inholland University of Applied Sciences in Delft is special in many ways. It is the only University of Applied Sciences West of the Netherlands that offers professional education in the field of Agri, Food & Life Sciences. Specifically, it offers programs in Horticulture & Agribusiness, Food Commerce and Technology, Animal Husbandry and Livestock and Landscape and Environment Management.

Since 2016 Brightlabs has been situated on a special location: the Villa Flora. This building is part of the Brightlands campus greenpoort Venlo. This unique environment is host to the cross-pollination of 4 pillars: Research, Entrepreneurs, Education and Government. As Brightlabs we are not just the next routine laboratory. Instead we focus on the complex routine- and not routine research, while keeping the customer’s request central to our work.