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WHO WE ARE
 Michael EngelmannBusiness Development at IXA, former start-up CEO. "Becoming and entrepreneur cannot be taught, but it is highly contagious!" |  Hans Roeland PoolmanCo-founder & Director, 1&12 Ventures “Creating a start-up can be just like a physics experiment. it involves uncertainty and an iterative process to see if the assumptions for success will materialize, or not.” |  Joep MaasCoordinator Minor Technology Entrepreneurship, Faculty of Sciences, VU University "It is dazzling to see the amount of high-growth opportunities. To realise these opportunities we need people with an entrepreneurial attitude who understand both science and business. Let's educate them!" |
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 Victor HenningCEO & Co-Founder of Mendeley, Vice President of Strategy at Elsevier "Team culture & leadership are a key determinant of startup success. You can think of culture as the startup's operating system - without a functioning culture, nothing else will work. It is the task of leadership to establish a high-performing culture, and give it a focus through setting the startup's vision & mission." |  Mirjam LelouxDirector of IXA office UvA/HvA “…technology transfer is about the use of excellent research to solve societal challenges…" |  Kees van BalenDutch and European patent attorney at AOMB "It’s great to see entrepreneurs founding and growing new tech companies. However, the IP side of things should not be forgotten. It’s easy to run into “IP trouble” because of not doing your homework in the early stages. Key to success is to ask for advice whenever you feel uncomfortable with aspects of running your business, such as IP. The Minor TE facilitates this by bringing you into contact with industry experts early on." |
 Wouter de VriesOwner of W de Vries jr Marketing BV, Lecturer in Services Marketing at Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University "If an entrepreneur does not know his distinctive power, no one will know." |  Peter van HoornProgram director, Science Business & Innovation, Faculty of Sciences, VU University "in science-based entrepreneurship, ... being in charge of the process ... deploying the proper skillets ... working with selected external parties in a timely manner, Is of equal and key importance." |  Jeroen van DoornikInvestment manager at Startgreen Capital "I'm a venture capitalist working with a wide range of technology companies. As with many things in life I believe that you as founder should love what you do almost up to the point of not recognizing failure. At the same time I also believe that a service or product must create clear value to its users from day one." |
 Chris SlootwegAssociate professor, Main Group and Organometallic Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, VU University "The minor Technology Entrepreneurship is all about learning and applying all the needed tools for converting a promising science-based idea into a real product where our modern society can benefit from." |  Gijs den ButterCo-founder at Adjuvo Motion "In science based entrepreneurship it is all about adjusting your vision and technology towards the feedback of your (potential) customers. The scientist creates the market shapes." |  Carine van den BrinkScience based lawyer at Axon, specialized in IP licensing, R&D contracts, Pharmaceutical contracts and corporate law |
 Ernst Jan BosEntrepreneur and PhD student, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, VU University Medical Centre "Translating research into a viable product is a fascinating challenge. There are thousands of brilliant products and ideas in Universities just waiting to be explored commercially. Healthcare is a challenging environment with a lot of different stakeholders and opinions. Communication is key to filtering out the right business approach and the only way to learn that is by experience." |  Peter van DongenPatent advisor, The Netherlands Patent Office “This minor programme develops and uses competences, business cases, tools and theories, all to ascertain the future capacities of entrepreneurs in a technical (niche) market. The use and understanding of patents and other Intellectual Property Rights is very important for this group of entrepreneurs in order to create and capture value in their (new) ventures.” |  Jeroen FredriksProgramme advisor innovative entrepreneurship at the Netherlands Entreprise Agency (Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland) "Ambitious technology based entrepreneurship and the development of scalable products are of key importance for sustainable development and future economic growth. This is why several government funded programmes in the Netherlands offer young entrepreneurs opportunities for professional networking, coaching and finance." |
 Joris BodSenior IP lawyer at AMC |  Olivier HeyningCEO of LUMICKS "B2B sales of a high-tech product is not like car sales, but rather complex project management of multi-stakeholder customers, maximising your solution's perceived value within internal limitations, and finding smart tactics to outmanoeuvre your competitors" |  Inge RozendalIntern coordinator Science, Business & Innovation, Faculty of Sciences, VU University |
 Yp KroonPatent advisor, The Netherlands Patent Office |  Sanne StembertBusiness developer TTO at AMC "Combining knowledge about technology with the knowledge about how to get ideas to the market are essential for the progress of innovations into valuable assets for society. This program not only gives you an entrance to the available knowledge, however also forces you to use this knowledge in very practical assignments. A great way to learn how to improve our daily lives by translating inventions into services or products." |  Rene ReijtenbaghVice President at Business Angels Europe |
 Marc SchautenAssistant professor in Finance, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University |  Niek RijnveldManaging Director at Optics11 |  David HarryChief Intellectual Property Officer, International Innovation Company |
 John Schraven"Specialized in collective sustainable innovation and consortia formation. Developed the 'Collective Innovation Method' (CIM) to double the innovation impact and to permanently reinforce the innovative power between collaborating parties. With CIM, strategic choices are explored, and consortia are built in a professional societal field. Processes are catalyzed and parties are brought together, where breakthroughs can be made." |  Hans BerendsAssociate professor, Knowledge, Information & Networks, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University “Technology entrepreneurship is the key to solve societal grand challenges and create profitable businesses. It is the ability to develop new technologies into products, services, and systems that offer value for all stakeholders involved.” |  Emile LancéeAssociate professor, Digital Marketing, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University "Technology dominates our society more and more. Knowledge about the influence of technology in our daily lives becomes more important. If you neglect this… society will become a puzzling context.” |
 Peter van der SijdeProfessor of Organization, Entrepreneurship & Technology, Faculty of Social Sciences & Faculty of Sciences, VU University "Technology entrepreneurship is not about building castles in the air. It’s about building something real!” |  Philipp TürtscherAssistant professor, Technology & Innovation, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University |
The Minor Technology Entrepreneurship actively involves experienced entrepreneurs and experts in industry and government. The diverse teaching staff provides a holistic perspective on technology entrepreneurship. Below you find an overview of the (guest) lecturers of last year's programme.
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