Stichting Science meets Business Leiden

The Science meets Business foundation was founded in 2013 by Christiaan van Gorkum. Christiaan was an active member of the Leiden science community with an special interest in entrepreneurship, organising many events and bringing together the right people.

Leiden is a city that both flourishes in science and business. Leiden houses the Leiden University, the oldest university of the Netherlands, and the Leiden University for Applied Sciences. Both institutes are situated on the Leiden Bio Science Park, the 3rd Science Park of the European continent. On the park there are numerous companies, small and big, that turn science into business. However, the interaction between the knowledge institutes and the companies was lacking. Christiaan saw the lack of interaction as an opportunity and created the Science meets Business Foundation.