# Hubrecht Institute

> research institute for developmental biology and stem cells in the Netherlands

**Wikidata**: [Q2512544](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2512544)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/hubrecht-institute

## Summary
The Hubrecht Institute is a Dutch research institute focused on developmental biology and stem cell research. Founded in 1916 and named after Ambrosius Hubrecht, it is based at Utrecht Science Park in Utrecht and is part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

## Key Facts
- The Hubrecht Institute was founded (inception) in 1916.  
- Core research focus: developmental biology and stem cells.  
- Located at Utrecht Science Park, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht; coordinates 52.089856, 5.177672.  
- Parent organization: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.  
- Chairperson: Alexander van Oudenaarden (start time: 2012).  
- Employees: 280 (point in time: 2020).  
- Official website: http://www.hubrecht.eu (available in English and Dutch).  
- Instance of: research institute; university building.  
- Common identifiers: ISNI 0000000094713191; ROR 023qc4a07; GRID grid.419927.0; Ringgold 8120; VIAF 139504916; Library of Congress authority n85827715; Google Knowledge Graph /g/1236sths.  
- Postal and contact: postal code 3584 CT; phone +31-30-212-1800.

## FAQs
### Q: What is the Hubrecht Institute?
A: The Hubrecht Institute is a research institute in the Netherlands specializing in developmental biology and stem cell research. It is a part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

### Q: Where is the Hubrecht Institute located?
A: The institute is headquartered at Utrecht Science Park, Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT, Utrecht, Netherlands (coordinates 52.089856, 5.177672).

### Q: When was the Hubrecht Institute founded?
A: The institute was established in 1916.

### Q: Who leads the Hubrecht Institute?
A: The chairperson is Alexander van Oudenaarden, who has held that role since 2012.

### Q: How large is the staff at the Hubrecht Institute?
A: The institute had 280 employees as of 2020.

## Why It Matters
The Hubrecht Institute is a long-established research center dedicated to developmental biology and stem cell science. As part of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, it provides organizational alignment with the national academy structure in the Netherlands. Its location at Utrecht Science Park places it within a major Dutch life-sciences and academic cluster, facilitating collaboration with nearby universities and research groups. The institute’s focus on developmental biology and stem cells situates it within critical areas of basic and translational biomedical research, contributing to fundamental understanding of organismal development and cell-state regulation. With a history dating back to 1916 and a substantive staff (280 employees as of 2020), the Hubrecht Institute functions as a sustained hub for scientific expertise, laboratory infrastructure, and academic leadership in its fields of specialization. Its international identifiers and presence (multiple authority IDs, website in English and Dutch, and Commons media) support discoverability and collaboration at national and international levels.

## Notable For
- Dedicated, long-standing focus on developmental biology and stem cell research.  
- Founded in 1916 and named after Ambrosius Hubrecht.  
- Integration into the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences as its parent organization.  
- Located at Utrecht Science Park in a university building at Uppsalalaan 8.  
- Leadership and scale: chaired by Alexander van Oudenaarden since 2012 and reporting 280 employees in 2020.

## Body

### Overview
- The Hubrecht Institute is an institute for research in developmental biology and stem cells in the Netherlands.  
- It is both a research institute and is described as a university building in institutional classification.

### History
- Inception year: 1916.  
- Named after Ambrosius Hubrecht.  
- The institute is recorded in archival sources (described_by_source: MU Archive entry).

### Location and Facilities
- Headquarters: Utrecht Science Park.  
- Street address: Uppsalalaan 8, 3584 CT Utrecht.  
- Located in the city of Utrecht, Netherlands.  
- Geographic coordinates: latitude 52.089856, longitude 5.177672.  
- The building and institute are represented on Wikimedia Commons (image: Hubrecht_gebouw.jpg; commons category: Hubrecht Institute).

### Organization and Leadership
- Parent organization: Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.  
- Chairperson: Alexander van Oudenaarden (start time recorded as 2012).  
- Employee count: 280 (point in time: 2020).  
- Phone contact listed as +31-30-212-1800.

### Research Focus
- Primary scientific domains: developmental biology and stem cell research.  
- The institute’s public website is available in English and Dutch at http://www.hubrecht.eu.

### Identifiers and External Registrations
- ISNI: 0000000094713191.  
- ROR: 023qc4a07.  
- GRID: grid.419927.0.  
- Ringgold ID: 8120.  
- VIAF ID: 139504916.  
- KISTI ID: K000213844.  
- Yale LUX ID: group/0b4f8201-0937-4519-8a04-4e7f69fcd14f.  
- Google Knowledge Graph ID: /g/1236sths.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: n85827715.  
- National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007425422905171.  
- NL CR AUT ID: xx0112670 (qualified as Hubrecht-Laboratorium / Embryologisch Instituut).

### Public and Wikimedia Presence
- Wikimedia sitelink count: 3 (includes Commons, nl, ru).  
- Commons image available: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Hubrecht_gebouw.jpg.  
- On-focus list of Wikimedia project: listed in NADD Wikidata project with MU Archive reference.

### Contact and Access
- Website: http://www.hubrecht.eu (English, Dutch).  
- Postal code: 3584 CT.  
- Telephone: +31-30-212-1800.

## References

1. GRID Release 2017-01-10
2. [Source](https://www.hubrecht.eu/nl/over-ons/#Organisatie)
3. [Source](https://archive.mu.nl/id/term/2063)
4. National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File