Science Park Amsterdam is known for its excellent infrastructure and high quality computer and network services. It is also the location of the Amsterdam Internet Exchange (AMS-IX), one of the world's three major Internet hubs.

In addition, it houses a number of academic research institutes with international reputations in the fields of earth and life sciences, informatics, mathematics, chemistry, physics and astronomy:

• National Research Institute for Mathematics and Computer Science (CWI)
• National Institute for Subatomic Physics (Nikhef)
• Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED)
• FOM Institute for Atomic and Molecular Physics (Amolf)
• Swammerdam Institute for Life Sciences (SILS)
• SARA Computing and Networking Service
• Informatics Institute (II)