Plants provide an excellent source of chemically diverse compounds. Approximately one-third of the currently used medicines is based on compounds from plants. With millions of compounds still to be discovered and tested, plants will remain a rich and inexhaustible source of novel active compounds and extract for some time to come.

With 60,000 plant varieties, The Netherlands is a treasure chest of diverse chemical compounds that can be put to use in a variety of commercial applications.

Holland Biodiversity focuses on flower bulb species, which represent a unique part of the rich Dutch biodiversity.