Who is who?

Top Team

The Top Team of the Top Sector Life Sciences & Health represents industry, academia and government. Every couple of weeks the Top Team evaluates developments in the sector and indicates the opportunities and challenges. They also support the sector in its international efforts. This year the Top Team welcomed Erik Gerritsen as their new member, read an interview with the new member in the Update of July

Members of the Top Team LSH:


  • Jan Raaijmakers (Professor Pharmeceutical Sciences Utrecht University and former Vice President External Scientific Collaborations at GSK) – Chairman
  • Len de Jong (CEO Enraf Nonius) – SME Medical Technology
  • Hans Schikan (former CEO of Prosensa) – SME Biotechnology
  • Huibert Pols (Rector Magnificus of Erasmus University Rotterdam) – Academia
  • Erik Gerritsen (Secretary General at the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport) – Government