Leiden Bio Science Park

Open Day Leiden University of Applied Sciences
2025-04-24 16:00 - 21:00 UTC | University of Applied Sciences, Zernikedreef 11, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 CK, Netherlands
Do you want to know everything about different courses at Hogeschool? Then come and experience the atmosphere at the open day on April 24th and discover what it is like to study in Leiden.
What can you expect?

You can attend presentations and workshops every hour.
At the Study Choice Square you can get personal study advice. Very handy if you have no idea what you want to study.
Ask all your questions to teachers and students at the training markets.

You can register for the event and find more information on the official website:
Tip: the Open Day is often very busy in the morning. In order to have sufficient attention for you and to be able to answer all your questions, we therefore recommend that you come in the afternoon. When it is busy, prospective students have priority over parents and guardians to attend the presentations.
Tip: come to Zernikedreef 11 by bike or public transport. Saves a lot of hassle with parking. Still by car? Then we recommend that you park at the The Hague Road (shuttle buses run from here) or in Parking garage Ehrenfestweg (+/- 15 minutes walk).

LED3 Lecture: Natural Product Antibiotics
2025-04-24 16:00 - 17:00 | Lecture Hall Leiden University, Einsteinweg 57, Leiden
The Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development (LED3) network is a collaboration between Leiden University’s Institute of Biology (IBL), Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC), and the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR).
LED3 drives the discovery of innovative drug targets, molecules, and concepts to develop safer, more effective treatments for diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and infectious conditions.
By combining expertise across early drug discovery stages, LED3 enhances understanding of molecular and cellular interactions, advancing novel approaches to drug development.
Located near the Leiden Bio Science Park and LUMC, LED3 partners with academia and industry to accelerate drug discovery and development.
Join a lecture by Professor Kim Lewis from Boston, USA.
Professor Lewis is a University Distinguished Professor and Director of the Antimicrobial Discovery Center at Northeastern University in Boston. His research focuses on antimicrobial drug tolerance and drug discovery, particularly the study of persister cells—dormant variants of regular cells that are tolerant to antibiotics—and uncultured bacteria.
This lecture offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the role of natural products in antibiotic development and the challenges associated with combating antibiotic tolerance.

Proefdiervrij Event 2025: Unlocking Potential
2025-04-24 13:30 - 18:00 | Corpus Congress Centre, Willem Einthovenstraat 1, Oegstgeest, 2342 BH
Join us and discover the potential of animal-free innovation for your business.
When: April 24, 2025 (World Day for Laboratory Animals)
Where: Corpus Leiden
Knowledge sharing, collaboration, networking
At the Proefdiervrij Event, you’ll meet scientists, investors, start-ups, and corporate companies leading the transition to an animal-free society. Everything revolves around sharing knowledge and forming collaborations to accelerate the application of animal-free technologies in the business world. During the Proefdiervrij Event, you’ll gain concrete insights into how companies can incorporate animal-free innovations into their way of working and how they can seek collaboration with animal-free pioneers from the scientific community.
Come to the Proefdiervrij Event and…

… discover the business opportunity of animal-free research for your company.
… establish strategic partnerships.
… profile yourself as a leader in ethical and sustainable innovation.

Animal-free innovation is NOW
Animal-free innovation is no longer ‘the future’. It’s the way to achieve better research results at lower costs right now, while also being at the forefront of the transition to a future where animal testing is a thing of the past. You can be part of this important technological and ethical shift. Register now and unlock your potential together with other progressive individuals on World Day for Laboratory Animals.
Corpus: the perfect location
Proefdiervrij Event is aimed at scientists and companies working on animal-free, human-centered research models. That is exactly why Corpus, being an interactive museum entirely focused on the human body, is such a fitting location. Organoids, organs-on-a-chip, and computer models not only benefit animal welfare, they also represent a significant gain for human health, because models based on human cells and data have a better predictive value for humans. Holding this event at a location that is so close to the human body will remind everybody attending what animal-free models will bring us: more knowledge about the human body and better health.
About Proefdiervrij
We want to make laboratory animals obsolete. We build towards this ideal by combining the strengths of partners from science, politics, business, and society. Proefdiervrij funds the development of innovative scientific research without the use of laboratory animals. These studies are not only better for animals but also for humans, as they are often based on human cells and tissues. We do not receive financial support from the government, and we can therefore operate independently with the support of our donors. More information at proefdiervrij.nl.
More information & tickets
Claim your ticket now or subscribe to our newsletter so we can keep you up-to-date. For more information on the Proefdiervrij Event 2025 you can visit the website: https://bit.ly/pdv-event2025, or contact:
Anne Burgers, Adviseur Wetenschap en Innovatie
burgers@proefdiervrij.nl
070 306 24 68

Campuses & Innovation Districts 2025
2025-04-23 09:00 - 16:30 | South Holland
Wednesday, April 23, 2025 – Plus Ultra Leiden
In one day, get up to speed on the latest in campus development and innovation ecosystems.This leading SPRYG event brings together experts, policymakers, and innovators to explore how campuses and innovation districts drive economic growth, sustainability, and urban development.
What to Expect

National update on campus trends and market insights

Strategies for attracting international businesses

Lessons from thriving innovation clusters and science parks

Best practices in governance, financing, and sustainable design

Keynotes, panel discussions, and startup success stories

High-level networking opportunities

Featured Speakers

René Buck – CEO, Buck Consultants International

Esther Peters – Director, Leiden Bio Science Park

Edward van der Meer – Director, Campus Groningen

Ingrid Vermeer – CEO, Brightlands Campus

Founders from DeNoize & Imuno Therapeutics

TU Eindhoven, Arcadis, and more

Practical Info
Date: April 23, 2025Time: 09:00–16:30 + networking drinksLocation: Plus Ultra Leiden, Emmy Noetherweg 2, 2333 BK Leiden
For whom?
This event is for city planners, policymakers, real estate developers, universities, startups, investors, and anyone shaping the future of campuses and knowledge districts.

Festival of Biologics San Diego 2025
2025-04-23 08:00 - 2025-04-24 17:00 | South Holland
The Festival of Biologics is America’s most exciting biologics event.
The event brings together pharma and biotech, academics and research institutes, together with their partners across the value chain. Across antibodies, immunotherapy, and biosimilars, the participants share research, create new partnerships, and tackle the clinical trials, manufacturing, and commercial challenges involved in bringing new therapies to market.
For more information & to register, please visit the website.

BioPartner Lunch & Learn: Brain Training for Resilience in Business
2025-04-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Biopartner building 1, JH Oortweg 21, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 CH, Netherlands
Every month, BioPartner hosts a Lunch & Learn session: We provide lunch and an expert speaker, and you’ll learn about a topic of interest!

🚀 Train your brain to work under pressure
Imagine a thing you want most in this world. The goal is bright but getting there is a long road full of unpredictability. In this session, you’ll learn how to train your brain to perform under pressure! You will get to experience short brain exercises to help you stay focused in high-stress situations—whether it’s pitching to investors, tight deadlines, or making crucial project or lab decisions under uncertainty. Training your brain can help you to:

Stay motivated while experiencing setbacks
Get active when you are feeling tired
Find rest when you have been overactive
Deal with external pressure

🏊‍♀️From Injury to Extreme Endurance: Lessons from the Channel
Four years ago, Winnifred suffered a severe concussion that left her struggling with the simplest daily tasks. After a year of detoriation and little help from the Dutch health care system, she decided things needed to change. She applied training principles from elite sports and neuroscience to retrain her brain.
These tools and methods helped Winnifred to become mentally and physically resillient, and to swim across some of the world’s most challenging waters, the most recent being from Spain to Morocco. Her next biggest challenge is swimming from England to France coming August. 37 kilometre through frigid waters in nothing but a bathing suit en swim cap.
The tools learned in this process are directly applicable to entrepreneurship and navigating your career: how to handle setbacks, build mental endurance, and push forward when the odds are against you. All while keeping a healthy brain and body!
💡Who is Winnifred? Athlete, Entrepreneur, Resilience Coach
Before I sustained my concussion in 2021, I was a BioTech enterpreneur at PLNT. Since my concussion recovery, I’ve already helped countless individuals strengthen their resilience. My coaching focuses on bouncing back from burn-out, long-covid or concussion, and focuses on the entrepreneurial storm of starting up a business. This session is your opportunity to learn battle-tested strategies that will help you stay strong, sharp, and successful in your (entrepreneurial) journey and in life. Learn train your brain like an athlete!
Registration: Free, please register through the link below.
Walk-in: 11:45
Duration: 12-13h, plus time for questions and discussion
Location: BioPartner Building 1, 21 J.H. Oortweg 2333 CH Leiden. In the Auditorium, you can ask the service desk.

Life Sciences Café - April 2025
2025-04-17 16:00 - 19:00 | Grand Cafe de Stal, Darwinweg 1, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 CR, Netherlands
Every third Thursday of the month, our Life Science Café occurs at Grand Café De Stal. In this event, entrepreneurs, education, research, government, and the community come together, focusing on Life Science & Health, networking, and forming new connections.
It’s a wonderful mix of people who have been active for years at the Leiden Bio Science Park, individuals from the Life Science & Health ecosystem, and a place where students and young startups feel welcome and at home.
With brief updates from the Leiden Bio Science Park and short pitches from startups in our ecosystem, there’s plenty of opportunity to make new contacts and strengthen old ties. We sincerely hope to see you here regularly and to inspire you!
April’s pitchers:
Can Sönmezer – Kedi
Dennis de Beeld – Constellate Proteomics
Bram Meijlink – Sync Biosystems
Interested in pitching? Reach out to us at office@LBSP.nl.
Register here

PEPtalk | From Harmful Antibodys to Therapy for Muscle Diseases (NL)
2025-04-17 12:30 - 12:50 | LUMC, Albinusdreef 2, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
This PEPtalk will be in dutch
Antibodies in the blood can protect us from disease, but sometimes they can also make us ill. These are called autoimmune diseases. At the LUMC, extensive research is being done in this field. For one of these diseases, MuSK myasthenia gravis, the disease mechanism has been unraveled.
Researchers discovered that a specific type of antibody, IgG4, plays a role in causing the illness in these patients. However, they also found a way to reverse the harmful effects of these antibodies. This led to the development of a completely new therapy, which is now being tested in patients.
Researcher Maartje Huijbers, from the Department of Human Genetics and the Department of Neurology, takes us on the journey from fundamental research to the development of a new therapy for people with muscle diseases.
Interested? Please visit the link below

Salonlezing - The man, the woman, the talking snake and the knife
2025-04-12 15:00 - 16:30 | Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Lange St. Agnietenstraat 10, Leiden, 2312 WC, Netherlands
In this lecture I explore the history of women as medical practitioners through the many ways in which medicine has drawn on the traditional stories about women, their bodies and their emotions. I will look at themes ranging from the development of the Garden of Eden myth to include the bodily experiences of menstruation and giving birth, to the refusal to allow women to train in medicine because it would somehow damage their mental ‘purity’. In a climate in which even knowing the names for parts of one’s own body was thought incompatible with ‘virtue’, how did nineteenth-century women writing medical advice manuals for other women and girls negotiate these fears?
About the speaker
Helen King is Professor Emerita of Classical Studies at The Open University. A former editor of the journal Social History of Medicine, she writes on the history of gynaecology and obstetrics. Her most recent book is Immaculate Forms (Profile Books/Wellcome Collection 2024/Basic Books 2025)
When: Saturday the 12th of April 2025, the lecture will be from 15.00 to 16.00 hrs, with a Q&A until 16.30.
If you want to visit the museum we advise you to do so beforehand, the exhibit halls will close at 17.00 hrs.
Where: In the lecture hall of the museum, or online via livestream
Language: English
Costs: Attending the lecture is free with a museum ticket (you can purchase a museum ticket at the museum desk, when you have a student card/Museumcard it’s completely free of charge. More on ticket prices here). The livestream is free of charge to join.
Register: You can register using the form below. There’s a separate form to attend the lecture in the museum, or online via livestream. We have only received your registration correctly, when you have received the automated confirmation email. Please check your spam-box.
Museum
Livestream

BioPartner Lunch & Learn: Brain Training for Resilience in Business
2025-04-12 11:45 - 13:00 | Biopartner gebouw 1, 21 J.H. Oortweg, Leiden, 2333 CH, Netherlands
Every month, BioPartner hosts a Lunch & Learn session: We provide lunch and an expert speaker, and you’ll learn about a topic of interest!
🚀 Train your brain to work under pressure
Imagine a thing you want most in this world. The goal is bright but getting there is a long road full of unpredictability. In this session, you’ll learn how to train your brain to perform under pressure! You will get to experience short brain exercises to help you stay focused in high-stress situations—whether it’s pitching to investors, tight deadlines, or making crucial project or lab decisions under uncertainty. Training your brain can help you to:

Stay motivated while experiencing setbacks
Get active when you are feeling tired
Find rest when you have been overactive
Deal with external pressure

🏊‍♀️From Injury to Extreme Endurance: Lessons from the Channel
Four years ago, Winnifred suffered a severe concussion that left her struggling with the simplest daily tasks. After a year of detoriation and little help from the Dutch health care system, she decided things needed to change. She applied training principles from elite sports and neuroscience to retrain her brain.
These tools and methods helped Winnifred to become mentally and physically resillient, and to swim across some of the world’s most challenging waters, the most recent being from Spain to Morocco. Her next biggest challenge is swimming from England to France coming August. 37 kilometre through frigid waters in nothing but a bathing suit en swim cap.
The tools learned in this process are directly applicable to entrepreneurship and navigating your career: how to handle setbacks, build mental endurance, and push forward when the odds are against you. All while keeping a healthy brain and body!
💡Who is Winnifred? Athlete, Entrepreneur, Resilience Coach
Before I sustained my concussion in 2021, I was a BioTech enterpreneur at PLNT. Since my concussion recovery, I’ve already helped countless individuals strengthen their resilience. My coaching focuses on bouncing back from burn-out, long-covid or concussion, and focuses on the entrepreneurial storm of starting up a business. This session is your opportunity to learn battle-tested strategies that will help you stay strong, sharp, and successful in your (entrepreneurial) journey and in life. Learn train your brain like an athlete!
Registration: Free
Walk-in: 11:45
Duration: 12-13h, plus time for questions and discussion
Location: BioPartner Building 1, 21 J.H. Oortweg 2333 CH Leiden. In the Auditorium, you can ask the service desk.

Science meets Business Café | April 2025
2025-04-10 17:30 - 21:00 | South Holland
Every second Thursday of the month, Science meets Business (SmB) organises the SmB cafe. Three speakers that are highly involved with both science and business speak for an enthousiastic audience.
AUDIENCE
– Researchers
– Science enthusiasts
– Local (and not so local) entrepreneurs
– Students of all levels that are passionate about both science and business
LINE-UP
Check https://www.sciencemeetsbusiness.nl/ for the most recent updates!
PLANNING
17:30 – 18:00 — Walk in
18:00 – 19:00 — Presentations
19:00 – 21:00 — Networking drinks
Register here: https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-science-meets-business-cafe-april-2025-1290043698429

Catalyze Your Conference Impact
2025-04-10 15:00 - 17:00 | PLNT, Langegracht 70, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Turn Conferences Into A Lead-Generating-Machine
Most companies show up at conferences and hope for the best. The smart ones have a plan. This workshop will help you strategically use marketing and business development to make every conference count.
What You’ll Learn (and Do)
At JPP, we don’t do lectures—this is a working session where you’ll leave with a real strategy for your next conference. We’ll cover this in our exercises:
1. Pre-Conference Strategy – Lock in High-Value Meetings Before You Even Arrive
Build your conference BD & marketing plan by identifying key targets, crafting outreach messages, and creating pre-conference content to warm up leads.
2. During the Conference – Make Every Interaction Count
Roleplay live networking and booth engagement scenarios. Learn how to turn casual chats into real business opportunities and how to use real-time marketing (like LinkedIn updates) to amplify your presence.
3. Post-Conference Follow-Up – Turn Contacts into Clients
Map out your post-conference follow-up email and content strategy to keep leads engaged and drive real conversions.
Who Should Join?

Biotech & pharma business development professionals
Marketing leads looking to support BD efforts
Founders & executives attending key industry events

Why Attend?

Leave with a concrete, actionable plan tailored to your next event
Get personalized feedback on your BD & marketing strategies
Learn proven tactics from industry experts

Congres Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen 2025
2025-04-10 08:00 - 17:00 | South Holland
Noteer 10 april 2025 alvast in uw agenda voor het congres Goed Gebruik Geneesmiddelen. Zodra meer bekend is over de inhoud van het congres zullen wij dit via onze website communiceren. Ook kunt u de website van ZonMw in de gaten houden.
📆 10-04-2025
🕒 n.t.b.
📍 1931 Congrescentrum ‘s-Hertogenbosch

Webster Sustainability Talks: Green Fintech
2025-04-08 17:00 - 19:30 | Boommarkt 1, 2311 EA Leiden, The Netherlands
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event might be postponed. We will update you with a new date as soon as possible. If you are interested please visit the website below.
Join us at Webster Leiden Campus for the next edition of Webster Sustainability Talks: Green Fintech for an insightful Masterclass & Networking session focused on developing sustainable solutions in the finance industry.
This engaging session will bring together students, professionals, and experts to explore innovative approaches to sustainability in finance. We’re thrilled to welcome three incredible speakers:
🔹 Joseph Elvis A. Lamptey – Director of Growth, PayAngel
🔹 Malini Kakkar – Climate Risk Advisor, Assurance Box
🎤 Moderated by: Frans Boumans – Faculty Member Webster Leiden Campus
This is a hybrid event. Join us in person at Webster Leiden Campus, or virtually via Zoom. The event will begin promptly at 5:30 PM, but we encourage attendees to arrive from 5:00 PM to check in and network before we start.
We look forward to an engaging discussion and meaningful connections! Register now to secure your spot.

PharmaNL Connection Days
2025-03-25 15:30 - 17:30 | South Holland
Save the Date: PharmaNL Connection Days in March and April 2025
PharmaNL is organizing the second edition of the PharmaNL Connection Days! These inspiring networking events, taking place on March 25, April 2, and April 8, offer a unique opportunity to explore collaborations and gain valuable insights into the upcoming funding call within PharmaNL’s Shared Development Infrastructure (SDI) program line. ZonMw, the implementing organization of PharmaNL’s funding program, plans to open this funding call on Tuesday, March 18, 2025.
The events are designed for researchers, entrepreneurs, policymakers, and other stakeholders involved in drug development and production in the Netherlands. In addition to networking opportunities, these events focus on providing crucial information about new funding opportunities.
Mark your calendar and make sure to join us:

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 (15:30 -17:30 hrs) – Leiden
Wednesday, April 2, 2025 (15:30 -17:30 hrs) – Groningen
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 (15:30 -17:30 hrs) – Oss

What to Expect?

Insights into the upcoming SDI funding call, expected to open on March 18, 2025
Pitches by project owners of previously awarded PharmaNL funding applications
Explanation of the funding process by ZonMw, the funding program’s executor
Opportunities to connect with key players in the pharmaceutical sector and PharmaNL leadership
Inspiration for your own project and the chance to exchange ideas for future collaborations

Register Now!
Want to secure your spot? Sign up now to stay updated on all program details and speakers.
Get Inspired
Looking for inspiration ahead of the PharmaNL Connection Days? Check out PharmaNL’s Investment Agenda Part 3. This agenda, based on a gap analysis and an expert session, identifies key themes for future funding calls within the Shared Development Infrastructure program line. It highlights collaboration and innovation, with growth opportunities in areas such as automation of production processes, advanced therapies, imaging and screening technologies, and AI applications in the pharmaceutical sector.
Also, take a look back at the first PharmaNL Connection Days, held in fall 2024 in preparation for the new funding round within the Human Capital Growth program line.
Don’t Miss Out!
The PharmaNL Connection Days are open to anyone active in the pharmaceutical sector who is interested in funding and collaboration opportunities. By attending, you agree to the event’s photography and promotional use for future editions.
We’ll be publishing the event programs soon and sending out personal invitations—stay tuned, and we hope to see you at one of the PharmaNL Connection Days!

LIMES Academy - Nederlandse payroll (NL)
2025-04-03 13:30 - 17:00 | Limes International, Voorschoterweg 23G, Valkenburg (ZH), 2235 SE, Netherlands
This seminar will be held in Dutch.
Op de juiste manier omgaan met de Nederlandse payroll van internationale werknemers vormt voor veel bedrijven een uitdaging. Dit geldt zowel in de situatie waarin werknemers naar het buitenland worden uitgezonden als in de situatie waarin werknemers vanuit het buitenland naar Nederland komen.
Enkele vragen waar werkgevers tegenaan lopen zijn onder andere: ‘Krijgt de werknemer waar hij/zij recht op heeft?’, ‘Werden tax equalization en hypotax afspraken gemaakt?’, ‘Op welke manier moet rekening gehouden worden met een buitenlands sociaal zekerheidsstelsel?’ en ‘Hoe werkt de verloning van bonussen, aandelen en andere incidentele beloningen?’
Tijdens deze sessie wordt dieper ingegaan op deze vragen en kunt u uw eigen vragen stellen. Na deze sessie weet u alles over internationale tewerkstellingen en de Nederlandse payroll.
Sprekers tijdens dit seminar
Jaap Spierenburg – LIMES international
Arianne Houwaard – LIMES international
Interesse? Meld u dan aan via de website.
Om deze sessie bij te wonen, dient u zich vooraf aan te melden.

Knowledge Platform Lab Managers (KPLM) event
2025-04-03 13:00 - 17:00 | Plus Ultra Leiden, Emmy Noetherweg 2, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 BK, Netherlands
On Thursday, April 3rd, 2025, CheckMark will host the Knowledge Platform Lab Managers (KPLM) event, this time in collaboration with Leyden Labs in Leiden at the Leiden Bioscience Park. Leyden Labs is a biotechnology company that develops products against known and new respiratory viruses. We hereby kindly invite you to attend this meeting as an introducee.
The theme of this KPLM edition is:
‘On the way to a more sustainable laboratory: ideas and tools to reduce environmental impact’
Three speakers will update you on their sustainable projects from their daily practice.
Mandy Erkelens – Postdoctoral Researcher LUMC / Core member Green Labs NL
The mission of Green Labs NL is to accelerate the transition towards a just and sustainable laboratory environment and scientific landscape in the Netherlands and beyond. Mandy will give an overview of Green Labs NL projects such as the development of open-access education materials and the coordination of lab sustainability programs across the Netherlands. In more detail, she will explore various opportunities on how to reduce your CO2 footprint, especially scope 2 and 3.
Elza Duim – Head of Laboratories – Naturalis Biodiversity Center
As head of the laboratories Elza sees sustainability as both an ethical duty and a way to improve scientific practices. While labs are crucial for biodiversity research, they also impact the environment. What steps can we take to minimize this impact? How can we integrate innovative technologies and methodologies to enable more sustainable research? And how can we inspire the broader scientific and laboratory community to see sustainability not as a burden, but as an integral part of excellent research and laboratory processes? Elza will share her views and the best practices Naturalis has implemented.
Tomica Kralj – Sustainability and continuous improvement lead – Pharming Technologies BV
Tomica will share his practical experience with implementing green ideas in the R&D laboratory of a pharmaceutical company. He will also lead us through the process of forming a sustainability team at LBSP (Leiden Bio Science Park) and challenges related to that, such as connecting and organizing people from various companies. Ongoing sustainability project at LBSP will be presented. As such, this talk can be useful both for people working at LBSP to see what concrete steps they can take on their path to sustainability, and for people outside Leiden to have an insight into building a community.
After these presentations you are invited for networking drinks and a guided tour around the facilities of Leyden Labs, situated in the Plus Ultra Leiden building.
Date: Thursday, April 3rd, 2025
Time: 13:00 – 17:00
Location: Leyden Labs, Emmy Noetherweg 2, Leiden – Plus Ultra Leiden multi-tenant building
Mark this day in your calendar and register by e-mailing kennisplatform@checkmark.nl. The week before the event, we will provide further details, route description etc.
More information about visiting the Knowledge Platform Lab Managers as an introducee & membership you will find here.

FUTUREPROOF Wrap-Up
2025-04-03 12:00 - 15:00 | Biopartner building 1, JH Oortweg 21, Leiden, South Holland, 2333 CH, Netherlands
Food Stalls
After an incredible year, we’re wrapping up the 40th anniversary of BioPartner and Leiden Bio Science Park.
Join us on April 3, 2025, between 12:00 and 15:00 at BioPartner 1, 2, 4 & 5 for a free treat and to watch our closing video. Enjoy a waffle, grab something sweet, and relive the highlights of an unforgettable year!

40th Anniversary Year
This past year has been all about innovation, connection, and future-thinking. From a spectacular kick-off featuring a DeLorean time machine (yes, really!) to inspiring discussions with pioneers like Douwe Breimer, Erna Barel, and Michel van Agthoven to pitches by Genewity B.V., LifeCode Solutions, and ExCulture, the journey has been nothing short of extraordinary.

Time Capsule
One of the exciting elements of our anniversary was the Time Capsule, which traveled from event to event, collecting thoughts, dreams, and stories from our community. The capsule made its way to:
– LBSP Open Day – A day of discovery, where hundreds of visitors explored the science behind our companies.
– Pitching PubQuiz (with Unlock_ Life Sciences)
– Future of Health Congress – A high-energy gathering where Leiden Bio Science Park tackled one major question: How do we shape the future of health?
– Life Science Cafés at de Stal
– The Closing Summer Party
– Game Changers (with ImmunoWars)
– Show Me The Money (with PLNT Leiden, LEH, LBSP & unlock_)
– Oud Poelgeest
– And many more!

Video release
Finally, the Time Capsule was sealed, filled with photographs, messages, and snapshots of 2024/2025, capturing a moment in time for future generations. Curious about the Time Capsule’s final journey? Watch the closing video launching April 3rd!

Impact Fair 2025
2025-04-03 09:00 - 2025-04-05 17:00 | Jaarbeurs Utrecht
Impactfair participants wanted!
Leiden University will be at the second edition of the Impact Fair at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht on April 3, 4 and 5, 2025. The Impact Fair is a trade and lifestyle fair intended for everyone who wants to contribute in a positive way to the world of tomorrow. The fair offers visitors inspiration and concrete tools for those contributions in three clustered themes: Biosphere, Society and Economy. Specifically, the fair serves two audiences: decision makers, policy makers and business (expected primarily on Thursday, April 3 and Friday, April 4), and consumers/families (Saturday, April 5).
The University will set up its booth (4x3m) so that during the fair days multiple activities can present themselves, via a block schedule. We aim for each activity to be visible for two hours at the booth.
The intention is for participants to show the fair how their work contributes to the above themes. Some criteria the activity must meet are:
The activity must be interactive;
The activity gives visitors concrete tools to bring about change in their own work or private lives.
Are you interested in participating? Please contact Chris Jaeger – Community & Event Manager Leiden Bio Science Park

Join us at Innovation for Health 2025
2025-04-03 08:30 - 18:00 | De Doelen, Schouwburgplein 50, Rotterdam, 3012 CL
Join us on April 3, 2025, in Rotterdam for the 12th edition of Innovation for Health, the leading event in Health & Life Sciences. This year’s theme, Joining Forces, will bring together 800+ innovators, entrepreneurs, scientists, investors, and policymakers to accelerate the development of healthcare solutions that will shape the future.
Why attend?
Innovation for Health 2025 is a must-attend event for anyone looking to stay ahead of the latest of the latest trends in healthcare innovation. Attendees will gain insights from industry experts who are shaping the future of Health and Life Sciences. It is also a great opportunity to meet and connect with key players across the industry, from innovators and investors to policymakers and thought leaders.
Strengthen your network and build new collaboration by interacting with attendees and exhibitors during the full day program!
Event highlights

Engaging program featuring the latest trends and advancements in the Life Sciences landscape
Interactive sessions and workshops designed to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange among attendees
Networking opportunities throughout the day, including access to an exclusive VIP dinner

Program
For more info see the website and the list of confirmed speakers so far.
Register now
Mark your calendar for April 3, 2025! Visit our website and secure your spot:
Register here

Discover Innovation at the Impact Fair 2025
2025-04-03 - 2025-04-05 | Jaarbeurs, Jaarbeursplein, 6, Utrecht
Leiden University will participate in the second edition of the Impact Fair, held on April 3, 4, and 5, 2025, at the Jaarbeurs in Utrecht. The Impact Fair is a professional and lifestyle expo aimed at anyone wanting to make a positive contribution to the world of tomorrow. The fair offers visitors inspiration and practical tools to contribute across three core themes: Biosphere, Society, and Economy. The event caters to two main audiences: decision-makers, policymakers, and businesses (primarily on Thursday, April 3, and Friday, April 4), and consumers/families (Saturday, April 5).
The university’s 4x3m booth will be organized to feature various activities throughout the event days, following a time-block schedule. Each activity will have a two-hour slot to showcase its contributions.
Participants are expected to demonstrate how their work aligns with the core themes mentioned above. Activities should meet the following criteria:
The activity must be interactive.
The activity should provide visitors with practical tools or insights to make changes in their own work or personal lives.
Are you interested in participating? Please contact Chris Jaeger, Community & Event Manager at Leiden Bio Science Park.

2nd Annual Rare Disease Day: Translating Research from Academic Labs into a Therapy
2025-04-02 13:00 - 17:30 | South Holland
On Wednesday, April 2, 2025, the second edition of Rare Disease Day NL will take place at the Buruma Lecture Hall, LUMC Building 3, in Leiden. This event brings together leading scientists, physicians and entrepreneurs to discuss the latest developments in rare disease research and how collaboration between academia and industry can help translate research into therapies.
Speakers include renowned experts, including Edward M. Kaye (CEO, Stoke Therapeutics), Tjitske Kleefstra (ErasmusMC), Kasper Roet (QurAlis) and many others. The event will be moderated by Yael Weiss (Mahzi Therapeutics) and Hans Schikan (Topteam member, Health-Holland), among others.
The meeting offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the Dutch and international landscape of rare diseases and the path from laboratory research to clinical applications.
Date & Time: Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 13:00 – 17:30 CEST
Location: Buruma Lecture Hall, LUMC, Leiden
Registration: Click here to register

Join The Global Investor Forum 2025
2025-04-02 09:00 - 17:00 | Rotterdam World Trade Centre, Beursplein 37, 3011 AA, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Join us on April 2, 2025, for the I4H Global Investor Forum, the must-attend event where exciting start-ups and growing companies get to connect with top investors, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders in Life Sciences, MedTech, E-health, and AI. This event provides a unique opportunity for networking, pitching, and discovering new investment prospects.
Why attend?
The conference offers a unique platform where investors and innovative start-up founders can explore investment opportunities and strengthen their professional networks, laying the groundwork for future collaborations.
The Global Investor Forum provides a valuable platform for start-ups and scale-ups to present their innovations to leading investors and industry experts. For investors, it provides an opportunity to learn about new technologies and interact directly with start-up founders.
Event highlights

20 to 30 start-up pitches in the field of Life Sciences, MedTech, E-health & AI
Best start-up pitch award, with the opportunity to pitch at Innovation for Health 2025
One-on-one meetings between start-ups and investors to explore potential investments
Networking opportunities throughout the day at Innovation for Health 2025

More info
For more information see the website of the Global Investor Forum.
Register now
Mark your calendar for April 2, 2025! Visit our website and secure your spot:
Register here

Lorentz Lecture - Better care for aging transgender and non-binary people
2025-04-01 17:00 - 19:00 | South Holland
In collaboration with the Lorentz Center, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave will host this Lorentz Lecture about better care for aging transgender and non-binary people. The English lecture will be given by Baudewijntje Kreukels and Eveline van de Putte.

Worldwide, an increase in the transgender and nonbinary (TNB) population has been observed over the last decades. Which also means that the population of 50+ TNB individuals is growing. This group of individuals faces a unique set of challenges which makes old-age-care for them less than straightforward.
Part of this population receives gender affirming hormone treatment. Sex hormones are known to influence many aspects of our health such as cognitive functioning, cardiovascular health and psychosocial wellbeing. In addition, aging itself influences these health aspects as well. Furthermore, the aging TNB population often faces multiple obstacles in accessing healthcare, due to economic, social and geographical factors. Research in this specific population is still scarce.
Baudewijntje Kreukels will present what her research group has learned so far from research in older TNB individuals in the context of transgender healthcare with a focus on psychosocial well-being, cognitive functioning and cardiovascular health and will identify knowledge gaps. Eveline van de Putte will take you on a journey through the life stories of transgender seniors, sharing their paths to happiness, the challenges they have faced, and their concerns about receiving appropriate care in healthcare settings such as senior homes. She will also talk about the experiences of elderly parents of transgender individuals, who, years ago, often struggled to understand what their child was going through.

About the speakers
Baudewijntje Kreukels is a Full Professor at the Department of Medical Psychology and the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria of the Amsterdam UMC, The Netherlands. Since 2006, her research focuses on the development of gender identity and gender incongruence, and the evaluation of care and treatment for gender incongruence and variations in sex development (differences of sex development, DSD).
Eveline van de Putte is writer and storyteller. She put the spotlight on queer seniors since 2010. She wrote ‘Stormachtig Stil’ (Roaring Silence), life stories of queer seniors and ‘Nieuwe Namen’ (New Names), life stories of transgender seniors. Besides books, she makes video portraits, podcasts about transgender seniors, and initiated Tour d’Amour for which she travels through the Netherlands and Belgium to create awareness for sexual and gender diversity:
This public lecture, which everybody is welcome to join, is part of the Lorentz Center workshop: Evidence-based care for aging trans and non-binary people.

When: Tuesday the 1st of April 2025, the lecture will be from 17.00 to 18.00 hrs. From 18.00 to 19.00 hrs. there’s a chance to stick around and have a drink.
If you want to visit the museum we advise you to do so beforehand, the exhibit halls will close at 17.00 hrs.
Where: In the lecture hall of the museum
Language: English
Costs: Attending the lecture is free with a museum ticket (you can purchase a museum ticket at the museum desk, when you have a student card/Museumcard it’s completely free of charge. More on ticket prices here).
Register: You can register using the Google-form below.
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BioTrinity 2025
2025-04-01 08:00 - 2025-04-02 17:00 | Convene, 133 Houndsditch, London, United Kingdom
BioTrinity, now in its 19th year, is OBN’s flagship two-day conference for the life sciences industry, designed to catalyse growth for all who attend. The two-day conference programme for 2025 features a dual track of showcase presentations from R&D companies at around the Series A stage, across 14 different therapy areas, a packed business & investment track, sponsors exhibition, networking events, private partnering meetings and an academic poster presentation. View the current programme here.
After another sell-out year in 2024, it is expected that an expanded and refreshed audience of c900 delegates will attend BioTrinity 2025, comprising a mix of early-stage and emerging life sciences R&D companies, investors, big pharma, academics, charities, government, and a broad range of valued service providers. Delegates attend from the UK, Europe the U.S., Japan, China, Australia and beyond, and the team welcomes discussion with clusters to discuss their delegation requirements.
📆 April 1 – 2 2025
📍 Convene, 133 Houndsditch, London
🎫 hollandbio members receive an exclusive 15% discount on tickets. Use the button on the top right to request the discount code.
For more information and to register, please visit the website.

LED3 Lecture: Data Science in Drug Discovery
2025-03-27 16:00 - 17:00 | Gorleaus Building, Einsteinweg 55, Leiden
The Leiden Early Drug Discovery & Development (LED3) network is a collaboration between Leiden University’s Institute of Biology (IBL), Leiden Institute of Chemistry (LIC), and the Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR).
LED3 drives the discovery of innovative drug targets, molecules, and concepts to develop safer, more effective treatments for diseases like cancer, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, and infectious conditions.
By combining expertise across early drug discovery stages, LED3 enhances understanding of molecular and cellular interactions, advancing novel approaches to drug development.
Located near the Leiden Bio Science Park and LUMC, LED3 partners with academia and industry to accelerate drug discovery and development.
Join a lecture by Dr. John Overington of Exscientia, USA.
Dr Overington’s work focuses on integrating machine learning and artificial intelligence to enhance drug discovery processes.
This lecture offers a unique opportunity to gain insights into the role of data science in accelerating drug discovery and development.

Ignovative - Workshop: Stronger Together
2025-03-27 15:00 - 17:00 | PLNT, Langegracht 70, Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
Stronger Together: Enhancing Team Cohesion for a Thriving Workplace
Practical Info
Workshop Date: 27 March 2025
Time: 15:00 – 17:00 (2 hours) + drinks & networking afterward
Location: room “workshop” at PLNT Leiden
Language: English
Group size: Max 10 participants
Investment: €35
Target audience:
• Startups laying the foundation for strong, growing teams.
• Managers & HR aiming to enhance team dynamics.
• Employees who want to contribute to a happier workplace culture.
Why Join This Workshop?
A great team isn’t built in a day. While team outings and social events matter, true team cohesion comes from ongoing trust, creativity, and open communication. This workshop isn’t about conflict resolution; it’s about creating the right conditions for teams and companies to thrive.
In this interactive session, you’ll gain hands-on strategies to build a workplace where people feel connected, valued, and motivated. Learn how to foster lasting positive change that enhances both well-being and performance.
Through engaging group activities and real-world success stories from top companies, you’ll gain practical tools to foster a happier, more connected, and more effective team.
What You’ll Learn:
• Why Team Happiness & Cohesion Matter – Discover how they boost motivation, performance, and well-being.
• Core Elements of Strong Teams – Learn from real case studies of companies that successfully overcame team challenges.
• Practical Strategies – Develop actionable steps to improve teamwork in your own workplace.
Meet Your Facilitator
Igno Maggio, a recent addition to the PLNT Community, has a strong scientific background and years of experience leading innovation projects to improve well-being at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Now focusing on improving workplace well-being, Igno combines research-driven insights, practical strategies, and dynamic energy to help teams unlock their full potential.
Limited Spots Available – Register Now!
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable teamwork skills and foster a more connected, productive workplace. Sign up today by visiting the website below!

The Food Impactors Summit 2025
2025-03-25 08:00 - 2025-03-26 17:00 | South Holland
Food Impactors focuses on everyone who is at the helm of change: both the changemakers within the established order, as well as the disruptive newcomers. From CEO to start-up. In odd years, Food Impactors brings together tippers from established companies in the food sector with challenging and disruptive game changers during the Food Impactors Summit. It is a 2-day program (incl. overnight stay) with visionary speakers, interactive workshops and real connection.
📆 March 25 – 26, 2025
📍 Bilderberg Résidence Groot Heideborgh
Check out the website for more information, the full program, and to register!
