Currently UvA acts as the main representative of LifeWatch-ERIC in the Netherlands. It has developed strong ties with the Naturalis Natural History Museum in Leiden to jointly operate and lead national projects contributing to the LifeWatch-ERIC infrastructure. UvA acts as host for the 'Virtual Laboratory and Innovation Centre' ERIC Common Facility.
Besides this, several Dutch partners expressed an interest in LifeWatch-ERIC by signing a Memorandum of Understanding in 2011.
UvA has a longstanding relationship with LifeWatch-ERIC. It acted as a founding partner for the Research Infrastructure in 2008 and since then has been involved in several projects related to LifeWatch-ERIC, tackling issues such as technical development, policy, global cooperation, organisational setup and contributions to science.