AMC
The
Academic Medical Center (AMC) at the University of Amsterdam is a renowned
university medical center in the Netherlands. The AMC complex houses the university
hospital and Faculty of Medicine of the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Institute for Brain Research, the medical department of the Royal Tropical Institute
and The Netherlands Ophthalmic Research Institute. On the premises a number of biotech
companies are located, partly spin-offs of research activities of the AMC. This
concentration of expertise entitles the AMC to claim to be 'more than a university
hospital'. It is fertile soil for fruitful scientific collaboration, which is typical
of medicine at a university level.
The AMC was the first institution in the
Netherlands to completely integrate the university hospital and the medical faculty
into one organization. This integration enhances the coordination of fundamental
and clinical research and intensifies close cooperation in research fields. The
emphasis is on translational research ('Bench to bedside' and 'Bedside to bench').
Hergen Spits
Nicolas Legrand
Kees Weijer
www.amc.uva.nl
