The Life Sciences Café is an informal networking event that brings together the Life Sciences & Health community in Leiden. It connects students, researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and policymakers for an evening of meeting new people, sharing ideas, and exploring career and collaboration opportunities.
What can you expect?
Expect an energetic summer evening where the entire Leiden Life Sciences & Health community comes together, from students and startups to researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals and policymakers.
With short updates or pitches, plus drinks and a relaxed atmosphere, the Life Sciences Café is designed to make networking easy, accessible, and enjoyable for everyone involved in or interested in the Leiden life sciences ecosystem.
Meet new people beyond your usual network
Discover internships, jobs, talent or collaborators
Hear short updates and startup pitches
Enjoy drinks, bites, a DJ and interactive games
Don’t miss out on the most fun life science networking event of the summer!
Programme
16:00 – Early bird arrivals
16:30 – Walk-in and networking
17:00 – Event kickoff with three start-up pitches.
17:30 – Networking
20:00 – End
Practical information
Date: Thursday, July 02, 2026
Time: 16:00 – 20:00
Location: Grand Café de Stal, Darwinweg 1, Leiden
Target audience: Professionals in the Life Science and Health sector
