About
Biotech Booster

Together we make biotechnology work.

Biotech Booster is a national program funded by the Dutch National Growth Fund that supports the commercialization of biotechnology findings in The Netherlands. Biotech Booster offers financial support, mentorship and networking opportunities to guide scientists and entrepreneurs from the idea stage to an investable or commercial proposition. The goal is to make sure that the benefits of biotechnology will have more and faster impact on society. Moreover, Biotech Booster facilitates close collaborations between public and private partners in the biotechnology sector and established five Thematic Clusters following biotechnological focus areas: White: Industrial Biotechnology & Production (TC 1); Green: Agriculture & Food (TC 2); Red: ATMP’s, Biopharmaceuticals & Associated Enabling Technologies (TC 3); Red: Diagnostics and Services (TC 4); and Red: Vaccines, Small Molecules, Discovery & Development Platforms (TC 5).

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Meet our team

The Biotech Booster team combines the knowledge and experience of a broad set of experts, entrepreneurs and key figures that are active in all areas of biotechnology and are spread throughout the country.

Program management

Nettie Buitelaar

Chief Executive Officer

Rein Strijker

Chief Business Officer

Keshen Mathura

Chief Operational Officer

Program office

Rachel van Beem

Program Manager

Dorus Velema

Manager Pools and Panels

Suzanne Timmermans

Program Coordinator Level 1 Projects

Jasmijn Hanhart

Program Officer

Marco de Boer

Consultant

Central office

Petra van den Berg

Advisor

Sharita Doerga

Manager Partnerships & Alliances

Kartika

Kartika Sidabutar

Communication officer

Femke Rutgers

Office & Community Manager

TC Managers

Cornelis Mijnders TC1

Cornelis Mijnders

TC 1 Manager

Maurits Burgering- TC2 Manager

Maurits Burgering

TC 2 Manager

Ranja Wabeke

Jessie van Buggenum

TC 3 Manager

Dorus Velema

Anna Ressa

TC 4 Manager

Agon Kokaljari

Stefan Ellenbroek

TC 5 Manager

Business & Impact Developers

Our business- and impact developers work together on a national level within 5 Thematic Clusters. Select a  cluster to see our teams.

Meet our TC teams

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Nettie Buitelaar

Chief Executive Officer

Rein Strijker

Chief Business Officer

Keshen Mathura

Chief Operational Officer

Rachel van Beem

Program Manager

Dorus Velema

Manager Pools and Panels

Cornelis Mijnders TC1

Cornelis Mijnders

TC 1 Manager

Maurits Burgering- TC2 Manager

Maurits Burgering

TC 2 Manager

Ranja Wabeke

Jessie van Buggenum

TC 3 Manager

Dorus Velema

Anna Ressa

TC 4 Manager

Agon Kokaljari

Stefan Ellenbroek

TC 5 Manager

Governance

The driving forces behind Biotech Booster are Holland Bio, Johnson & Johnson, DSM Firmenich, Nederlandse Federatie van Universitair Medische Centra, Universiteiten van Nederland and Vereniging Hogescholen.

Foundation

Timen van Haaster

Hollandbio

Joeri van den Steenoven

Vereniging Hogescholen, Hogeschool Leiden

Margrethe Jonkman

Universiteiten van Nederland, VU

Wiro Niessen

NFU, UMCG

Wim Klop

DSM Firmenich

Paul Korte

Johnson & Johnson

Supervisory board

Susan Swarte

Annemiek Verkamman

Mirjam van Praag

Jo Bury

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