Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute

Utrecht, Utrecht, NL

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KNAW research institute in Utrecht, the Netherlands, with a world-renowned living collection of fungi, yeasts, and bacteria, biological-resource services, identification capabilities, and confidential industry R&D support. Its Utrecht Science Park setting supports close research links.

Westerdijk Fungal Biodiversity Institute is a small, specialized KNAW research institute in Utrecht and a globally recognized microbial biological resource centre. Its living collection and associated databases provide biological material, preservation, safe-deposit and patent-deposit services, and expert identification. Located at Utrecht Science Park, the institute works alongside Utrecht University, UMC Utrecht, and neighboring research organizations, while offering consultancy and confidential research and development services for companies. Core support comes from KNAW, complemented by competitive project and fellowship funding from NWO and other external sources.

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