Hollandbio wishes for more budget and larger tickets for Health~Holland’s new SME subsidy

In a deep dive on their succesful SME subsidy that first launched in 2023, Health~Holland published an article featuring the application of startup ExCulture, but also the broader wishes from the biotech community to fine tune the instrument in the coming years. Or as hollandbio’s Robbert nicely quoted: “The over-subscribed call shows that there is an apparent need for this type of funding. This makes us think about how this need can be met through a different formula. I hope the SME call will become much larger with larger tickets to fulfill the funding need and really create the funding impact companies are waiting for.” We look forward to discussing possible next steps in close collaboration with Health~Holland to improve (funding) opportunities for SMEs looking to valorize and scale their innovative biotech products.