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Dutch innovation policy at risk without a successor to growth fund
A study by TNO Vector says Dutch innovation policy is at risk because there is no clear successor to the National Growth Fund.
The fund has supported work to bring new technologies and prototypes to market.
The study was commissioned by NextGen Hightech, a project that grew out of the fund.
Hundreds of companies and research institutions could lose crucial support if the fund is not properly replaced.
Researchers call this risk an “innovation paradox.”
The concern is that promising ideas may be developed but not reach the market.
The study says a suitable successor is needed to keep that support in place.
Dutch innovation policy is at risk because there is no clear successor to the National Growth Fund.
A study by TNO Vector, commissioned by NextGen Hightech, warns that hundreds of companies and knowledge institutions could lose crucial support.
The support helps bring promising new technologies and prototypes to market.
The report describes the situation as an “innovation paradox.”
- Who
- TNO Vector researchers conducted the study for NextGen Hightech.
- What
- The study warns that Dutch innovation policy is at risk without a successor to the National Growth Fund.
- When
- The article was published on 13 October 2026.
- Where
- The Netherlands.
- Why
- Without a successor, companies and knowledge institutions could lose crucial support for bringing promising technologies and prototypes to market.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
TNO Vector conducted a study commissioned by NextGen Hightech, a project originating from the National Growth Fund.
BNR reported the study’s warning that innovation policy is at risk without a successor to the fund.
- Study author
- TNO Vector
- Commissioning project
- NextGen Hightech
- Potentially affected
- Hundreds of companies and knowledge institutions
- Support at risk
- Bringing promising new technologies and prototypes to market
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