De Pijp is located in an old meat preserves factory and furniture factory on the Boterdiep. In the building there are office spaces, fixed workplaces, flexplaces and meeting rooms for rent. Startups, self-employed persons and SMEs work here independently through which collaborations also arise!

The aim of the Groninger Ondernemingsprijs Foundation is to stimulate the Groningen economy by making excellent and inspiring companies visible and by offering a relevant business network in which entrepreneurs and administrators of government and education can meet.

This is where students, companies, teachers and researchers work together on innovations in ICT, innovations with ICT in healthcare, energy, mobility, liveability and agriculture and related design and communication issues.

Center of Expertise Energy contributes to the rapid transition to a clean and affordable energy supply. In their expertise center, scientists, students, companies, governments and social institutions meet each other to share their knowledge to provide innovations needed for the energy transition.

FabLab is a digital workplace where people are encouraged to make their own things using different techniques and where the open sharing of designs and ideas is encouraged – they provide laser cutter, a CNC mill, a 3D printer, a foil cutter and an electronics corner.

The start-up competition Young Business Award consists of three start-up events in which the best start-ups from the Netherlands compete against each other to become the ‘Best Young Business in the Netherlands’. It is also the meeting place for entrepreneurs, professionals and investors.