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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Non-current assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Net.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, plant and equipment, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, plant and equipment, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-lived assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Intangible assets, net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Carrying amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Carrying amount</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Goodwill" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Goodwill" xlink:to="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Goodwill_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Goodwill</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Assets, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherAssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other non-current assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Assets, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AssetsNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total non-current assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Assets" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Assets" xlink:to="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Assets</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_Assets_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total assets</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Liabilities, Current [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts Payable, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccountsPayableCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts payable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:label="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:to="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of accrued expenses and other liabilities due within one year (or the operating cycle, if longer).</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued Expenses And Other Liabilities, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accrued expenses and other current liabilities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="qure_AccruedExpensesAndOtherLiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Current Maturities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current portion of long-term debt</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred Rent Credit, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current portion of deferred rent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current deferred rent</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred Revenue, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Current portion of deferred revenue</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Liabilities, Current</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/totalLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesCurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total current liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Liabilities, Noncurrent [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LiabilitiesNoncurrentAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Non-current liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term debt, net of current portion</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred Rent Credit, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRentCreditNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred rent, net of current portion</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred Revenue, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DeferredRevenueNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Deferred revenue, net of current portion</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent" xlink:to="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Noncurrent</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiabilityNoncurrent_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contingent consideration</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent" xlink:label="us-gaap_OtherLiabilitiesNoncurrent" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IntangibleAssetsFiniteLivedPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Intangible assets</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, plant and equipment</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_TradeAndOtherAccountsReceivablePolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_TradeAndOtherAccountsReceivablePolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_TradeAndOtherAccountsReceivablePolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Trade and Other Accounts Receivable, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_TradeAndOtherAccountsReceivablePolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts receivables</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Disclosure of accounting policy for prepaid expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prepaid Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_PrepaidExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Prepaid expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Disclosure of accounting policy for accounts payable and accrued expenses.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_AccountsPayableAndAccruedExpensesPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accounts payable and accrued expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_DebtPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term debt</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy" xlink:label="us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pension and Other Postretirement Plans, Pensions, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PensionAndOtherPostretirementPlansPensionsPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pensions and other post-retirement benefit plans</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based Compensation, Option and Incentive Plans Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensationOptionAndIncentivePlansPolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Share-based compensation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenue Recognition, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenue recognition</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Disclosure of accounting policy for other income.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Income, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_OtherIncomePolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other income</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy" xlink:label="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy" xlink:to="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Research and Development Expense, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ResearchAndDevelopmentExpensePolicy_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Research and development expenses</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income Tax, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_IncomeTaxPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Income taxes</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">New Accounting Pronouncements, Policy [Policy Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_NewAccountingPronouncementsPolicyPolicyTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Recent accounting pronouncements</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock" xlink:label="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock" xlink:to="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">A table of estimated useful lives of depreciable assets but type of asset.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property Plant And Equipment Estimated Useful Lives [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentEstimatedUsefulLivesTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of estimated useful lives of depreciable property, plant and equipment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfFairValueAssetsAndLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of changes in Level 3 items</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_FairValueContingentConsiderationMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsTableTextBlock" xlink:label="qure_FairValueContingentConsiderationMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsTableTextBlock" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueContingentConsiderationMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Tabular disclosure of changes in fair value of unobservable inputs related to contingent consideration.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueContingentConsiderationMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Contingent Consideration Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Inputs [Table Text Block]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueContingentConsiderationMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputsTableTextBlock_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of changes in fair value of unobservable inputs</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_IncreasingDiscountRateMember" xlink:to="qure_IncreasingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing the discount rate from 30% to 40%.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing Discount Rate [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing the discount rate from 30% to 40%</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember" xlink:label="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember" xlink:to="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Moving out of all milestone by 6 months.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Moving Out Milestone [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_MovingOutMilestoneMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Delay in milestones by 6 months</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_IncreasingPosMember" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingPosMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_IncreasingPosMember" xlink:to="qure_IncreasingPosMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing the POS for the first milestone by 20%.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing Pos [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_IncreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Increasing the POS for the first milestone by 20%</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_DecreasingPosMember" xlink:to="qure_DecreasingPosMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_DecreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decreasing the POS for the first milestone by 20%.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_DecreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decreasing Pos [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_DecreasingPosMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Decreasing the POS for the first milestone by 20%</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember" xlink:label="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember" xlink:to="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reducing the discount rate from 30% to 20%.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reducing Discount Rate [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_ReducingDiscountRateMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Reducing the discount rate from 30% to 20%</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueLiabilitiesMeasuredOnRecurringBasisUnobservableInputReconciliationCalculationRollForward_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Changes in Level 3 liabilities</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliations, Recurring Basis, Liability Value</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodEndLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ending Balance</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/periodStartLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationsRecurringBasisLiabilityValue_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Beginning Balance</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Liability, Transfers Into Level 3</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationLiabilityTransfersIntoLevel3_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Additions</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances" xlink:to="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of issuances of financial instrument the company classified as a asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset, Issuances</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetIssuances_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Issuance of financial instruments</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation" xlink:to="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Allocation to shareholder's equity financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Allocation</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAllocation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Allocation to shareholder's equity</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings" xlink:to="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Liability, Gain (Loss) Included in Earnings</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/verboseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInEarnings_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Gain (Loss) recorded due to changes in fair value of derivative liability</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityCurrencyTranslationEffects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Currency translation effects to financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityCurrencyTranslationEffects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Currency Translation Effects</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityCurrencyTranslationEffects_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Currency translation effects</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_FairValueOfContingentConsiderationAbstract" xlink:label="qure_FairValueOfContingentConsiderationAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_FairValueOfContingentConsiderationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Pertains to the fair value of the contingent consideration.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueOfContingentConsiderationAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Contingent consideration</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueDiscountRateSensitivityDown_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Discount Rate Sensitivity Down</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueDiscountRateSensitivityDown_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sensitivity down of the discount rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueDiscountRateSensitivityUp_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Discount Rate Sensitivity Up</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueDiscountRateSensitivityUp_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sensitivity up of the discount rate</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_OwnershipPercentageRequiredPerAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Ownership Percentage Required Per Agreement</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sale of stock (in dollars per share)</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_SaleOfStockPercentOfVolumeWeightedAveragePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sale Of Stock, Percent Of Volume Weighted Average Price</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_SaleOfStockPercentOfVolumeWeightedAveragePrice_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sale of stock - Percent of Volume Weighted Average Price ("VWAP")</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_FairValueInputsCompoundedAnnualGrowthRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Fair Value Inputs, Compounded Annual Growth Rate</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_FairValueInputsCompoundedAnnualGrowthRate_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Compounded annual growth rate used to determine fair value of exercise price</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_UpfrontPaymentReceived" xlink:to="qure_UpfrontPaymentReceived_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived" xlink:label="qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived" xlink:to="qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Target Designation Payment Received</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_TargetDesignationPaymentReceived_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Target designation payment received</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_MaximumTargetDesignationPaymentsToWhichEntitledPerAgreement" xlink:to="qure_MaximumTargetDesignationPaymentsToWhichEntitledPerAgreement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_MaximumTargetDesignationPaymentsToWhichEntitledPerAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The maximum target designation payments to which the reporting entity is entitled per agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_MaximumTargetDesignationPaymentsToWhichEntitledPerAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum Target Designation Payments To Which Entitled Per Agreement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_MaximumTargetDesignationPaymentsToWhichEntitledPerAgreement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Maximum target designation payments to which entitled per agreement</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_MilestonePaymentsToBeReceivedUponAchievement" xlink:to="qure_MilestonePaymentsToBeReceivedUponAchievement_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_MilestonePaymentsToBeReceivedUponAchievement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Milestone payments to be received upon achievement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_MilestonePaymentsToBeReceivedUponAchievement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Milestone Payments To Be Received Upon Achievement</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_MilestonePaymentsToBeReceivedUponAchievement_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Milestone payments to be received upon achievement</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm" xlink:label="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm" xlink:to="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The expected performance period for the license.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">License Expected Performance Term</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_LicenseExpectedPerformanceTerm_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Expected performance term (in years)</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable" xlink:label="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable" xlink:to="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The royalty percentage receivable by the reporting entity under the license agreement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">License Agreement Royalties Percentage Receivable</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_LicenseAgreementRoyaltiesPercentageReceivable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Royalties percentage receivable</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale" xlink:label="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale" xlink:to="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the royalty term period from the first commercial sale.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Royalty Term after First Commercial Sale</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_RoyaltyTermAfterFirstCommercialSale_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Royalty term after the first commercial sale</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage" xlink:label="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage" xlink:to="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The percentage of costs that counterparty has agreed to pay, and for which the reporting entity recognizes as collaboration revenue.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Collaborative Arrangement Cost Sharing Percentage</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_CollaborativeArrangementCostSharingPercentage_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of costs to be paid by counterparty</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="qure-20161231.xsd#qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity" xlink:label="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity" xlink:to="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">The estimated percentage of sales by the counterparty that is expected to be retained by the reporting entity, net of manufacturing costs, third-party royalties, and  related amounts.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Estimated Percentage Of Sales By Counterparty To Be Retained By Reporting Entity</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_EstimatedPercentageOfSalesByCounterpartyToBeRetainedByReportingEntity_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Estimated percentage of sales by counterparty to be retained by reporting entity</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet" xlink:to="us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Sales Revenue, Goods, Net</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_SalesRevenueGoodsNet_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Revenues from product sales</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentLineItems_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, plant and equipment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Net, by Type [Abstract]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNetByTypeAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, plant and equipment, net</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross" xlink:to="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Property, Plant and Equipment, Gross</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Total property, plant, and equipment</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment" xlink:to="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/negatedLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Less accumulated depreciation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_Depreciation" xlink:label="us-gaap_Depreciation" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_Depreciation" xlink:to="us-gaap_Depreciation_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_Depreciation_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Depreciation</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsTable" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsTable" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsTable" xlink:to="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsTable_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_ScheduleOfRevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsTable_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Schedule of Revenues from External Customers and Long-Lived Assets [Table]</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_RevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsLineItems" xlink:to="us-gaap_RevenuesFromExternalCustomersAndLongLivedAssetsLineItems_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentSecondCumulativeRaisingsAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of second cumulative raisings under debt arrangement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentSecondCumulativeRaisingsAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Second Cumulative Raisings, Amount</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentSecondCumulativeRaisingsAmount_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of second cumulative raisings</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt" xlink:to="us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_InterestExpenseDebt_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Interest Expense, Debt</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfWorldwideCashReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of worldwide cash reserves under debt arrangement.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfWorldwideCashReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Debt Instrument, Percentage of Worldwide Cash Reserves</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_DebtInstrumentPercentageOfWorldwideCashReserves_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Percentage of worldwide cash reserves</label>
    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtByMaturityAbstract" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtByMaturityAbstract" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtByMaturityAbstract_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_LongTermDebtMaturitiesCouponInterestPaymentsAndFinancingFees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Amount of the required periodic payments applied to interest and  financing fees.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_LongTermDebtMaturitiesCouponInterestPaymentsAndFinancingFees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Coupon Interest Payments and Financing Fees</label>
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    <loc xlink:type="locator" xlink:href="http://xbrl.fasb.org/us-gaap/2016/elts/us-gaap-2016-01-31.xsd#us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2017</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo" xlink:to="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">2018</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearThree_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Allocated Share-based Compensation Expense</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_LegalAndAdvisoryProfessionalFees_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Legal and Advisory Professional Fees</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_LicenseCosts" xlink:to="us-gaap_LicenseCosts_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="us-gaap_LicenseCosts_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">License Costs</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_OtherSelectedTargetsMember" xlink:to="qure_OtherSelectedTargetsMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_OtherSelectedTargetsMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other selected targets.</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="qure_NationalInstitutesOfHealthMember" xlink:to="qure_NationalInstitutesOfHealthMember_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_St.JudeChildrenSHospitalMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">St. Jude Children S Hospital [Member]</label>
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    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/documentation" xlink:label="qure_OtherLicensorMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Represents the information pertaining to other licensor.</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/label" xlink:label="qure_OtherLicensorMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other Licensor [Member]</label>
    <label xlink:type="resource" xlink:role="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/terseLabel" xlink:label="qure_OtherLicensorMember_lbl" xml:lang="en-US" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase">Other</label>
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    <labelArc xlink:type="arc" xlink:arcrole="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/arcrole/concept-label" xlink:from="us-gaap_ProductsAndServicesDomain" xlink:to="us-gaap_ProductsAndServicesDomain_lbl" xmlns="http://www.xbrl.org/2003/linkbase" />
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