Thriving campuses are crucial to accelerate innovation, says Bert Kip. ‘They are part of the national innovation infrastructure, but that is difficult to get across in The Hague.’

For those who still remember the old DSM site in Geleen, it is a strange experience to now drive through that same Gate 2. Modern, urban buildings, lots of greenery, a trendy coffee bar with vegan banana bread; the Brightlands Chemelot Campus lives up to its name. You really get the campus feeling here. Exactly what director Bert Kip had in mind ten years ago.