The CEO Lunch during Dutch Bio Science Week brings together the leaders of companies and institutions at Leiden Bio Science Park for an exclusive networking and knowledge-sharing session. It’s an opportunity for CEOs to exchange insights, discuss industry trends, and strengthen collaboration within the park’s innovative life sciences community.
What can you expect?
Leiden Bio Science Park is home to a dynamic community of businesses and institutions that drive collaboration, innovation, and growth in the life sciences sector. During Dutch Bio Science Week, we bring together CEOs from across the park to connect, exchange insights, and strengthen partnerships within this thriving ecosystem.
The Business Association Bio Science Park represents the collective interests of the diverse companies and research institutions at Leiden Bio Science Park, supporting collaboration, innovation, and growth across the park’s vibrant life sciences community.
Practical information
- Date: Monday, June 29, 2026
- Time: 12:00 – 14:00
- Location: Plus Ultra
- Target audience: Professionals, this event is invite only!
- Cost: Free
Speakers
Gerard van Westen has over 20 years of experience in computational drug discovery and machine learning. He obtained his PhD at Leiden University sponsored by Janssen Pharmaceutica in multi-target machine learning models. Subsequently he completed a postdoc at the EBI in Cambridge (UK) in the ChEMBL group under supervision of John Overington.
After, he worked in multiple academic and PPS consortia (including the 750-million-euro National Growth Fund project Oncode Accelerator). In 2023 he received the Royal Dutch Chemical Society Gold medal and in 2024 was invited to present at the Royal palace in Amsterdam for His Majesty King Willem-Alexander and Her Majesty Queen Máxima.
Thomas Dohmen is director of the AI Collaboration Center, Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS) & Business Director of the Innovation Center for Artificial Intelligence (ICAI).
Is your company based at Leiden Bio Science Park, and would your CEO like to participate in the CEO lunch? Please contact events@leidenbiosciencepark.nl
