Open Day Recap

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝟭𝟱 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰? You get an Open Day that brings together over 2,400 visitors, families, students, and curious minds for a full day of science, interaction, and discovery.

From VR journeys through the bloodstream to dinosaur bone labs, cleanroom gowning, pipetting stations, DNA art, and psychology experiments, this year’s Dutch Bio Science Week’s Open Day made science tangible and accessible to all ages.

And it was only possible thanks to the incredible support and participation of our community and partners:

Naturalis Biodiversity Center • Leiden University Medical Center • Centre for Human Drug Research • Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine • Biotech Training Facility • BioPartner Leiden • Gemeente Leiden • Leiden University • Stichting Dorpsmarketing Oegstgeest • CORPUS Nederland • Rafael Martig• Rijksmuseum Boerhaave • LifeCode Solutions• StemX Bio • Labolutions B.V. • QuantaMap • Bionomic • Women in Science • De Stal • De Keet

To the entire Leiden Bio Science Park community: thank you!

Your openness and energy are what turn this place from a cluster of buildings into a living, breathing knowledge ecosystem.

This is how we bring science closer to society, by opening the doors and showing what happens behind them!

We’re already looking forward to the next one!