100% VOLUNTEERS
Science meets Business is an initiative run completely by volunteers, all with an interest in science and business in and around Leiden. They make the cafes, competitions (like SmBPC and Gulliver) and other events and collaborations possible. We'd like to give them the well-deserved recognition:
Active volunteers
Bastiaan traverses the gap between science and business on a daily basis with his pharmaceutical startup SeraNovo, but has noticed that this is rarely the case in the BioScience Park. In his years of networking experience he has noticed this gap vanishes mysteriously when including both sides in an event, complemented by a couple of beers.
Board | Cafe | Werfpop
Bastiaan Kluft
Active since
2016
During the day Vincent tries to help patients by producing drugs for rare diseases with his company Patient One. At night Vincent is a real event-organizing-enthusiast, organizing events with multiple organisations. Sinds 2015 Vincent is the chair of SmB, leading both the serious and not so serious activities of the foundation.
Board | Cafe | SmBPC | Gulliver
Vincent van der Wel
Active since
2015
All over the place, that's how we'd best describe Frédérique. Next to a bachelors in Mathematics, masters in ICT in Business, multiple internships and projects, the one constant since 2013 has been SmB. She enjoys bringing people together and make science exciting for all.
Board | Cafe | Werfpop
Frédérique de Paus
Active since
2013
Past volunteers
Special thanks to and in remembrance of our founder
Christiaan van Gorkum
On Friday the 30th of October 2015, our teammate Christiaan passed away – far too young – in a canoeing accident. He was the father of Science meets Business, the one who brought us together. He meant a great deal to the (scientific) community and can be proud of everything he has accomplished, bringing people together to inspire one another and to create great things.