The CEO Lunch during Dutch Bio Science Week brings together leaders from companies and institutions across Leiden Bio Science Park for an exclusive networking and knowledge-sharing session.
This gathering offers CEOs the opportunity to exchange insights, discuss key developments in the life sciences sector and explore new ways to strengthen collaboration within the park’s innovative ecosystem.
What can you expect?
Leiden Bio Science Park is home to a diverse and ambitious community of companies, research institutions and organisations working at the forefront of life sciences and health.
During Dutch Bio Science Week, the CEO Lunch creates a dedicated moment for leaders to connect, share perspectives and build relationships that support innovation and growth across the park.
Practical information
Date: Monday, June 29, 2026
Time: 12:00 – 14:00
Location: Plus Ultra
Target audience: Professionals, this event is invite only!
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).
