Strategic and creative development manager in biomedical science with parallel career in science journalism, which has resulted in an extensive international network and lots of valuable pharmaceutical and biotech information. Extensive practical experience in microbiology, immunology and blood transfusion. Due to natural business acumen and negotiation competence a successful starter of new businesses. Ability to create unexpected but fruitful matches between unrelated businesses. Stimulating personality, who helps co-workers to excel.
Competence is not limited to biomedical science only. Military specialist on chem- and bioterrorism. Internationally successful in consulting at top-level management, due to good understanding of science combined with excellent skills in communication with non-specialists. Skilled in writing reports under time stress.

Strategic and creative development manager in biomedical science with parallel career in science journalism, which has resulted in an extensive international network and lots of valuable pharmaceutical and biotech information. Extensive practical experience in microbiology, immunology and blood transfusion. Due to natural business acumen and negotiation competence a successful starter of new businesses. Ability to create unexpected but fruitful matches between unrelated businesses. Stimulating personality, who helps co-workers to excel.
Competence is not limited to biomedical science only. Military specialist on chem- and bioterrorism. Internationally successful in consulting at top-level management, due to good understanding of science combined with excellent skills in communication with non-specialists. Skilled in writing reports under time stress.

• Congress director & organiser of the 2014 CSCM (CBRNe Science & Consequent Management) congress in Tbilisi, Georgia under responsibility of the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili & DTRA financial support.
• Examiner of PhD theses for the Punjab University in Lahore, Pakistan (2013- now)
• Guest lecturer at the faculty “International relations” of the Rhein-Waal University of Applied Sciences in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany (2013- now)
• Part-time CSO of Sulfateq (storing human cells, including blood cells in hibernation with a specific bioregulator), Groningen, The Netherlands (With CRADA from US Army Institute of Surgical Research) (2012 – now)
• Part-time CSO of Nokta Dört Ltd (blood stopper for emergency medicine), Istanbul, Turkey (2012 – now)
• Won Canadian ‘Grand Challenge’ with a new leishmaniasis therapy study proposal and got Can$ 100,000.- for pilot study and Can$ 1,000,000.- for clinical study and co-ordinates now leishmaniasis study in Canada, Germany, Belgium & Iran with young PhD’s and MD’s as principal investigators. (2010 – now)
• Part-time CSO of Hemacon (blood transfusion technology for disaster medicine), Düsseldorf, Germany (2010 – 2012)
• Expert on Biological agents and CBRNe equipment, IBConsultancy, The Hague, The Netherlands (2010-2012)
• Part-time Project director of CellCoTec, Bilthoven, The Netherlands (2009-2010)
• Consultant and bio-weapon specialist for IQ Therapeutics, Groningen, The Netherlands (2007-2013)
• Consultant for InnoTact Consulting, Leusden, The Netherlands (2007-2009)
• Consultant for McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, Washington, USA (2007-2008)
• Consultant for Heim Medizintechnik GmbH, Gladbeck, Germany (2005-2006)
• Scientific Advisory Board Member for MT-Derm, Berlin, Germany (2004-now)
• Consultant for Blood Research; PhotoBioChem B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands (2003 – 2004)
• Business development director JARI Pharmaceuticals B.V., Utrecht, The Netherlands (2000-2003)
• Consultant Strategic Analysis inc., Wyomissing, PA, USA (2000-2003)
• Head thrombo-research Quadrant Healthcare, Nottingham, U.K. (1998-2000)
• Consultant and Assistant Professor ‘Cell Processing Group’, University of Tokyo, Institute of Medical Sciences, Tokyo, Japan (1998-2006)
• Consultant ‘scientific communications’ Basel Institute of Immunology, Switzerland (1998-2000)
• Red Cross Blood Bank Nijmegen, academic R&D centre, member of staff (1988-1998).
• Hoechst Holland, general product manager for Behring Diagnostics (1983-1988).
• Royal Dutch Navy Hospital, Assistant Clinical Chemist (1982-1983).
• Many different short term consultancy jobs for biomedical institutes and the biomedical industry (since 1994 and parallel with other jobs).
• Editor for several professional magazines (since 1984).
• Founder of Floating Imp Productions (1978) & VAP Sound Systems (1974).

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