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

Marloes van Leersum
Marketing Manager Amsterdam Venture Studios
m.vanleersum@ixa.nl

Team IXA HvA

Mirjam Leloux
Director office IXA UvA-HvA
m.leloux@ixa.nl

Marcel Kloosterman
Advisor Research Funding FBSV, FG, FT
m.kloosterman@ixa.nl

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

Ronald Mooijer
Business Developer
r.mooijer@ixa.nl

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

Klaas de Vries
Legal Counsel
k.devries@ixa.nl

Maren Pannemann
Advisor Research Funding HvA FBE & FDMCI
m.pannemann@ixa.nl

Robert Moltmaker
Advisor Research Funding HvA FMR, FOO
r.moltmaker@ixa.nl

Marloes van Leersum
Marketing Manager Amsterdam Venture Studios
m.vanleersum@ixa.nl

Christine Schalkx
Event Manager
c.schalkx@ixa.nl

Jolanda Frese
Communications Officer
j.frese@ixa.nl

Corina Jong
Office Manager
c.jong@ixa.nl

Melanie Wijnen
Management Assistent
m.wijnen@ixa.nl

Team IXA UvA

Mirjam Leloux
Director office IXA UvA-HvA
m.leloux@ixa.nl

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

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

Peter van der Donk
Business Developer
p.vanderdonk@ixa.nl

Peter Westerhuijs
Business Developer
p.westerhuijs@ixa.nl

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

Ronald Mooijer
Business Developer
r.mooijer@ixa.nl

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

Willem Fokkema
Business Developer
w.fokkema@ixa.nl

Ahlam El Yaakoubi
Legal Counsel FNWI
a.elyaakoubi@ixa.nl

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

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

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

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

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

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

Martina Chýlková
Advisor Research Funding
m.chylkova@ixa.nl

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

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

Marloes van Leersum
Marketing Manager Amsterdam Venture Studios
m.vanleersum@ixa.nl

Patty den Enting
Project Secretary
p.denenting@ixa.nl

Christine Schalkx
Event Manager
c.schalkx@ixa.nl

Jolanda Frese
Communications Officer
j.frese@ixa.nl

Corina Jong
Office Manager
c.jong@ixa.nl

Melanie Wijnen
Management Assistent
m.wijnen@ixa.nl

Ivar Spoel
Paralegal
i.spoel@uva.nl

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

Raoul Soullié
Legal Counsel
r.soullie@ixa.nl   |   020-59 86 085

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

Richtsje Kurpershoek
Marketing & Communication
r.kurpershoek@ixa.nl   |   020-59 89905

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

Marloes van Leersum
Marketing Manager Amsterdam Venture Studios
m.vanleersum@ixa.nl

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