IXA teams

The IXA workforce includes business developers, legal counsels, program managers, grant advisors and management staff. At nearly ten locations at the premises of the Amsterdam universities the teams deploy their expertise and large network to the benefit of researchers, students and external parties.

Select your team and meet the IXA experts of your university:

Team IXA AMC

Joris Heus
Director office AMC
j.heus@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 67 911

Marianka van der Tol
Business Developer Cancer Center Amsterdam
m.vandertol@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 905

Michelle Meeks
Business Developer
m.meeks@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 60 068

Sanne Stembert
Business Developer
s.stembert@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 68 022

Wim Meijberg
Business Developer
w.meijberg@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 61 356

Marc Roelofs
Business Developer
m.roelofs@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 68 021

Dilek Iusuf
Business Developer Amsterdam Neuroscience
d.iusuf@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 60 128

Mark Mizee
Business Developer Amsterdam Neuroscience
m.mizee@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 68 617

Elmar de Pauw
Patent Attorney
020 - 56 65 056

Nanny Appel
Administratief/secretarieel medewerker
n.appel@ixa.nl   |   020 - 56 65 056

Team IXA HvA

Mirjam Leloux
Director office IXA UvA-HvA
m.leloux@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Marcel Kloosterman
Advisor Research Funding FBSV, FG, FT
m.kloosterman@ixa.nl   |   06 1450 7158

Pieter Wybenga
Advisor Research Funding FNWI-IvI & AHK/Business Developer HvA
p.wybenga@ixa.nl   |   06 2305 0569

Ronald Mooijer
Business Developer
r.mooijer@ixa.nl   |   06 2788 5293

Jaap Kersten
Legal Counsel HvA FT & UvA FEB, FGw, FMG, FdR
j.kersten@ixa.nl   |   06 4214 9143

Klaas de Vries
Legal Counsel
k.devries@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Maren Pannemann
Advisor Research Funding HvA FBE, FDMCI & KNAW HuC
m.pannemann@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Robert Moltmaker
Advisor Research Funding HvA
r.moltmaker@ixa.nl   |   06 1301 5250

Christine Schalkx
Event Manager
c.schalkx@ixa.nl   |   06 2853 0325

Jolanda Frese
Communications Officer
j.frese@ixa.nl   |   06 1126 9039

Corina Jong
Office Manager
c.jong@ixa.nl   |   020 525 2536

Melanie Wijnen
Management Assistent
m.wijnen@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Team IXA UvA

Mirjam Leloux
Director office IXA UvA-HvA
m.leloux@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Albert Wijnen
Business Developer FEB, FMG, FdR & Law Hub
a.wijnen@ixa.nl   |   06 2295 5089

Peter Cirkel
Business Developer APRIL
p.cirkel@ixa.nl   |   020-59 83 069

Peter van der Donk
Business Developer
p.vanderdonk@ixa.nl   |   020 525 8553

Peter Westerhuijs
Business Developer
p.westerhuijs@ixa.nl   |   020 525 3751

Pieter Wybenga
Advisor Research Funding FNWI-IvI & AHK/Business Developer HvA
p.wybenga@ixa.nl   |   06 2305 0569

Ronald Mooijer
Business Developer
r.mooijer@ixa.nl   |   06 2788 5293

Silvia Goddijn
Business Developer FGw, FEB, FMG, FdR & VL Humanities, LawHub
s.goddijn@ixa.nl   |   06 3901 2138

Willem Fokkema
Business Developer
w.fokkema@ixa.nl   |   06 2872 4788

Ahlam El Yaakoubi
Legal Counsel FNWI
a.elyaakoubi@ixa.nl   |   020 525 8852

Jaap Kersten
Legal Counsel HvA FT & UvA FEB, FGw, FMG, FdR
j.kersten@ixa.nl   |   06 4214 9143

Marion Leenen
Legal Counsel/Business Developer FNWI-IvI
m.leenen@ixa.nl   |   020 525 2759

Annette Dirac
Advisor Research Funding FMG-PsyRes, CDE & FNWI-API, HIMS, SILS
a.dirac@ixa.nl   |   06 1202 3339

Carolien Zijderveld
Advisor Research Funding FGw-ASH & FNWI-IBED, IvI
c.zijderveld@ixa.nl   |   020 525 6931

Els den Os
Advisor Research Funding FGw-AHM, ASCA, ARTES, ILLC & FdR & KNAW-NIOD
e.denos@ixa.nl   |   06 5548 6854

Karin van de Sande
Advisor Research Funding FNWI-ILLC, IoP, KdV, SILS
k.vandesande@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5248

Martina Chýlková
Advisor Research Funding
m.chylkova@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Olga Gritsai
Advisor Research Funding FMG-ASCoR & FdR
o.gritsai@ixa.nl   |   06 8384 6399

Soraya Mols
Advisor Research Funding FEB & FNWI-HIMS
s.mols@ixa.nl   |   06 8388 9764

Patty den Enting
Project Secretary
p.denenting@ixa.nl   |   020 525 2092

Christine Schalkx
Event Manager
c.schalkx@ixa.nl   |   06 2853 0325

Jolanda Frese
Communications Officer
j.frese@ixa.nl   |   06 1126 9039

Corina Jong
Office Manager
c.jong@ixa.nl   |   020 525 2536

Melanie Wijnen
Management Assistent
m.wijnen@ixa.nl   |   020 525 5417

Team IXA VU-VUmc

Bart Klijsen
Director office VU-VUmc
020-59 89 905

Marianka van der Tol
Business Developer Cancer Center Amsterdam
m.vandertol@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 905

Art Bos
Business Developer Exact Sciences
a.bos@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 903

Pieter Slijkerman
Business Developer Life Sciences
p.slijkerman@ixa.nl   |   020-59 85 601

Berno Bucker
Business Developer iBBA VU
b.bucker@ixa.nl   |   020-59 88 151

Diane Schöller
Business Developer Humanities & Social Sciences
d.scholler@ixa.nl   |   020-59 83 871

Peter Cirkel
Business Developer APRIL
p.cirkel@ixa.nl   |   020-59 83 069

Maaike Alderliesten
Business Developer Medical Technology
m.alderliesten@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 452

Pieter van Bokhoven
Senior Business Development Manager - Industry Alliance Office of the Amsterdam Neuroscience
020-59 88 720

Sasja Heetveld
Business Development Manager - Industry Alliance Office of the Amsterdam Neuroscience
020-59 87 019

Prisca Leferink
Business Development Manager - Industry Alliance Office of the Amsterdam Neuroscience
020-59 89 407

Franciska Voorberg
Legal Counsel
f.voorberg@ixa.nl   |   020-59 82 501

Renate Ridderhof
Legal Counsel
r.ridderhof@ixa.nl   |   020-59 82 595

Louise van Bohemen
Legal Counsel
l.vanbohemen@ixa.nl   |   020-59 83826

Karin Bekema
Legal Counsel
k.bekema@ixa.nl   |   020-59 86 726

Anna Vernhout
Legal Counsel
a.vernhout@ixa.nl   |   020-59 82 346

Tamara Bruggeman
Legal Assistant
t.bruggeman@ixa.nl   |   020-59 82 459

Caroline Kleine Staarman
PR Manager
c.kleinestaarman@ixa.nl   |   020-59 86 916

Margot Muller
Business controller IXA & Business Manager Industry Alliance Office
m.muller@ixa.nl   |   020-59 82 673

Barbara Goossens
Business Planning Manager - Industry Alliance Office of the Amsterdam Neuroscience
020-59 82 069

Maaike Leusden
Contract Manager - Industry Alliance Office of the Amsterdam Neuroscience
020-59 86 137

Ester Hulleman
Office Manager
e.hulleman@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 905

Aniek Büller
Office Manager
a.buller@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89 905

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