We make biotechnology work!

Biotech Booster is a national program to support commercialization of biotechnology findings in The Netherlands.

The Biotech Booster program offers mentorship, financial support and networking opportunities, to guide founders from the idea stage to developing an investable/ commercial proposition.

Our roadmap for your ambitions

Check out the aftermovie of our kick-off event earlier this year!

“Journey Through Innovation: Discover Our BiotechBooster National Event in Pictures!”

Biotech Booster

Biotech Booster is a national program to support commercialization of biotechnology findings in The Netherlands. This National Growth Fund (NGF) supported program builds on collaborating intensely between all relevant public and private partners in biotechnology.

The Biotech Booster program offers mentorship, financial support and networking opportunities, to guide founders from the idea stage to developing an investable/commercial proposition. Biotech Booster is an excellent opportunity for scientists and entrepreneurs in the biotech sector to valorize their ideas and grow a successful business. The ultimate goal is to make sure that the benefits of biotechnology will have more and faster impact on society. To establish expert guidance we created five Thematic Clusters (TC’s) following Biotechnological focus areas: White: Industrial Biotechnology & Production (TC 1); Green: AgroFood biotechnology (TC 2); Red: human health, diagnostics, therapeutics (TC 3, 4 & 5). Each level 1 project will work with the best fitting TC.
Biotech Booster program

In Level 0 the business developer and the founder will generate the project idea together.

In Level 1, five Thematic Clusters (TC’s), together encompassing the whole biotech spectrum, facilitate collaboration, connect people and provide financial support to early ideas to reach proof of principle.

In Level 2, seasoned biotech entrepreneurs will select the best ideas for the Biotech Innovation Program (BIP), where projects are developed and supported to grow into robust and investable proposals with a balanced team. This team, having a majority of entrepreneurs, will function as a virtual board of the project,. Together with the founder(s) the project will be accelerated into proof of concept.

In Level 3, successful projects from the earlier phase can generate revenues through a scale-out deal. BIP and a panel of entrepreneurs will negotiate follow-on investments and pave the way to impact. The result can be the founding of a start-up, a license deal or an asset sale.

We make biotechnology work!

Program Management

Nettie Buitelaar

CEO

Keshen Matura

COO

Rein Strijker

CBO

Dorus Velema

Panels & Level 2 support

Rachel van Beem

Program coordinator

Office

Marco de Boer

Consultant

Petra van den Berg

Advisor

Annemieke Nijdam

Office Manager & Evaluation Support

Marjan Heijkamp

Program Secretary

Kartika Sidabutar

Communication

Suzanne Timmermans

Program Officer

Femke Rutgers

Office & Community Manager

Jasmijn Hanhart

Level 1 Support

TC Managers

Cornelis Mijnders

TC Manager TC 1

Maurits Burgering

TC Manager TC 2

Jessie van Buggenum

TC Manager TC 3

Anna Ressa

TC Manager TC 4

Stéfan Ellenbroek

TC Manager TC 5
Business & Impact Developers

Our business- and impact developers work together on a national level within 5 Thematic Clusters. 

In the coming period, 30 Business and 10 Impact Developers will be appointed and visible on our team page. 

Thematic Cluster 1: Industrial Biotechnology & Production

Cornelis Mijnders

TC1 Manager

Nikita Sajeev

BD TC 1

Ronja Wabeke

BD TC 1

Dorus Velema

BD TC 1

Agon Kokaljari

ID TC 1

Koos Oosterhaven

ID TC 1

Bob Ignacio

ID TC 1

Baukje Sikkema

BD TC 1

Carlien Verberne

ID TC 1

Thematic Cluster 2: Agrofood Biotechnology

Maurits Burgering

TC 2 Manager

Agata Gulisano

Business Developer TC 2

Joep de Vries

ID TC 2

Doede Binnema

ID TC 2

Hilda Bax

Support

Francisco Arjona Madueño

BD TC 2

Dalila El Ouarrat

BD TC 2

Ab Kragtwijk

ID TC 1

Thematic Cluster 3: ATMPS and biopharmaceuticals

Jessie van Buggenum

TC 3 Manager

Lorenzo Bombardelli

BD TC 3

Sanja Stevanovic

BD TC 3

Jasper
Dijkstra

BD TC 3

Niels
Jansen

BD TC 3

Rick
Meurders

BD TC 3

Valeria
Saar-Kovrov

BD TC 3

Annemieke van der Goot

ID TC 3

Lieve
van Veggel

BD TC 3

Thematic Cluster 4: Diagnostics and Services

Anna
Ressa

TC 4 Manager

Lucia
Malone

BD TC 4

Jasper
Dijkstra

BD TC 4

Marjo Nieuwenhuijse

BD TC 4

Rick
Meurders

BD TC 4

Aleksandar Kojic

BD TC 4

Ronald ten Berge

ID TC 4

Stephanie van Hoppe

ID TC 4

Thematic Cluster 5: Vaccines and Small Molecules

Stéfan Ellenbroek

TC 5 Manager

Lorenzo Bombardelli

BD TC 5

Eva Moreno Iglesias

BD TC 5

Marjo Nieuwenhuijse

BD TC 5

Frits
Mattijssen

BD TC 5

Sebastian Nijman

BD TC 5

Hidde Zittersteijn

BD TC 5

Paul
Jochems

ID TC 5

Gerrit Beumer

ID TC 5

Pascal Laurent

ID TC 5

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