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New sports fieldsPhoto by Pascale NeuteboomEconomic developmenT of the parkNew arrivals<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> welcomed 18 newcompanies <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>. These companies comefrom other parts of the Netherlands, arenew start-ups from <strong>Leiden</strong> University or<strong>Leiden</strong> University Medical Center and aUS and a Japanese company opened theirEuropean headquarters <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>. The newcluster members <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong> were:· Applied Radar Technology· Astellas· ASTP· Avedas· Buchem· DCPrime· EnVivo· H a l i x· Hilton Garden Inn· i M D s o f t· In Ovo· Level· Lexis Nexis Univentio· Life <strong>Science</strong> Methods· Mimetas· OcellO· Pluriomics· ProQR Therapeutics6


Ground break<strong>in</strong>g ceremony Avery DennisonPhoto by Henk de GraafTop CHDR build<strong>in</strong>g reachedPhoto by Jeroen HiemstraUnder constructionAvery Dennison officially started theconstruction of their new lab-officebuild<strong>in</strong>g with a ground break<strong>in</strong>g ceremonyat the Oegstgeest area of <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. They expect to open thefacility <strong>in</strong> the summer of 2014.The new hotel Hilton Garden Inn welcomedits first guest <strong>in</strong> August <strong>2012</strong>.The construction of <strong>Bio</strong>Partner Center<strong>Leiden</strong> build<strong>in</strong>g 2 has been completedand <strong>in</strong> December the first tenant, to-BBB,moved <strong>in</strong>. The rest of the tenants willfollow <strong>in</strong> the first quarter of 2013. The newbuild<strong>in</strong>g of CHDR reached its top <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>and is also expected to be opened <strong>in</strong> thefirst quarter of 2013.The board of the <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>foundation (LBSPf) decided to build the <strong>Bio</strong>Simulation Factory. The construction willstart <strong>in</strong> 2013 and the open<strong>in</strong>g is planned<strong>in</strong> 2015. The new sport<strong>in</strong>g fields of theUniversity were opened <strong>in</strong> December <strong>2012</strong>.The fields <strong>in</strong>clude a tennis, hockey and asoccer/rugby field and a runn<strong>in</strong>g track.


Astellas open<strong>in</strong>gPhoto by Jet Heyse8


Market<strong>in</strong>g & communicationAcquisitionWork<strong>in</strong>g closely together with and mak<strong>in</strong>guse of the services offered by both theNetherlands Foreign Investment Agency(NFIA) and WestHolland Investment Agency(WFIA), <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> aims toattract new (<strong>in</strong>ter)national companies tothe park. <strong>2012</strong> Was a successful year. Over33 companies showed <strong>in</strong>terest <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> for a new or extra location,result<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> 11 official Fact F<strong>in</strong>d<strong>in</strong>g tripsto the park and the establishment of 18new companies <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>.Another 20 delegations visited the park.Also <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>actively networked, lobbied and <strong>in</strong>tensifiedrelations throughout <strong>in</strong>ternationalconventions <strong>in</strong> Amsterdam, Boston,Hamburg and Taiwan. Road shows wereheld at the west coast of the USA and <strong>in</strong>Japan to get <strong>in</strong> contact with companies<strong>in</strong>terested to establish <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong> and/orto set up collaborations with companiesat the park. Dur<strong>in</strong>g the side event thatwas organised supplementary to the <strong>Bio</strong>Amsterdam convention, 18 representativesvisited the park.Network<strong>in</strong>g<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> hosted visits fromnational and local politicians and policymakers from the M<strong>in</strong>istry of EconomicAffairs, the economic department of theProv<strong>in</strong>ce of South Holland and the City of<strong>Leiden</strong>.Diederik Samsom at HAL AllergyPhoto by Herm<strong>in</strong>e Kle<strong>in</strong>10


Diederik Samsom, leader of the Dutch socialdemocratic party PvdA, visited the HalAllergy production facility where vacc<strong>in</strong>esaga<strong>in</strong>st allergies are made and Marco deBoer and Werner Gladd<strong>in</strong>es expla<strong>in</strong>edhow to-BBB developed from a universitysp<strong>in</strong>out <strong>in</strong>to a promis<strong>in</strong>g company with adrug delivery platform and cl<strong>in</strong>ical research<strong>in</strong> bra<strong>in</strong> diseases. Roelof van Laar, citycouncillor of PvdA <strong>Leiden</strong>, visited 10 <strong>Leiden</strong><strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> companies to meet withtheir CEOs.The average number of participants of themonthly Life <strong>Science</strong>s Café network<strong>in</strong>gevent of the park <strong>in</strong>creased to around 70.Together with the entrepreneurial societyof <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> (OV BSP), regularCEO breakfast meet<strong>in</strong>gs were organized<strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>. The breakfasts are well attendednetwork<strong>in</strong>g events where current issues canbe discussed <strong>in</strong> an <strong>in</strong>formal sett<strong>in</strong>g. Also,a new <strong>in</strong>itiative popped up <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>; themonthly <strong>Science</strong> meets Bus<strong>in</strong>ess meet<strong>in</strong>gsfor young entrepreneurs.In <strong>2012</strong> the park was home to manyconferences, for example the <strong>annual</strong> DutchLife <strong>Science</strong> & Health conference which washeld <strong>in</strong> CORPUS. The event, an <strong>in</strong>itiative ofIventus, attracted around 280 participantswork<strong>in</strong>g on bus<strong>in</strong>ess development <strong>in</strong> lifesciences and was supported amongst othersby the cities of <strong>Leiden</strong> and Oegstgeest.On November 5, a BV <strong>Leiden</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g washeld at the <strong>Bio</strong>Partner Center which wasattended by around 115 entrepreneurs from<strong>in</strong> and around <strong>Leiden</strong>.On Sunday October 28, <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> companies Aeon Astron andBabybloom participated <strong>in</strong> the <strong>annual</strong><strong>Science</strong> Day <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong> with lectures on theirresearch on eye diseases and the ergonomicbaby <strong>in</strong>cubator.Well connected<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> is an activeparticipant <strong>in</strong> the formation of MedicalDelta, the consortium of academia, <strong>in</strong>dustryand government <strong>in</strong> the Delft, <strong>Leiden</strong> andRotterdam area, where new <strong>in</strong>novationsare developed at the edge of cl<strong>in</strong>ical andeng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g sciences.Through Medical Delta, <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong><strong>Park</strong> also contributes to HealthTIES,a European ‘Regions of Knowledge’project aimed at develop<strong>in</strong>g a ‘virtualreference region’ for <strong>in</strong>novation <strong>in</strong> lifesciences. <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> is alsomember of the Steer<strong>in</strong>g Committee ofthe Council of European <strong>Bio</strong>technologyRegions, an <strong>in</strong>itiative aimed at <strong>in</strong>tensify<strong>in</strong>gcollaboration between biotech scienceparks throughout Europe.11


<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong>4035Phase <strong>in</strong> pipel<strong>in</strong>e<strong>Park</strong>pipel<strong>in</strong>e3025201510200920102011<strong>2012</strong>Precl<strong>in</strong>ical 16 31 28 33Phase I 14 19 16 20Phase II 22 24 29 28Phase III 3 3 3 5Pend<strong>in</strong>g approval 4 5 3 2Market 30 40 35 30n products50Precl<strong>in</strong>icalPhase IPhase IIPhase IIIPend<strong>in</strong>g approvalMarketDiseaseclassificationat <strong>Leiden</strong> BSPn productsDisease classification858075702520151050AutoimmuneBlood & lymphatic diseasesCancerCVSCNSDermatologyDigestive systemGenetic disordersInfectionsKidneys and genito ur<strong>in</strong>ary systemMetabolic/endocr<strong>in</strong>ologyMusculo-skeletal disordersRespiratory systemWomens HealthMiscellaneous200920102011<strong>2012</strong>Autoimmune 10 11 11 17Blood & lymphatic diseases 6 4 7 9Cancer 9 9 15 20CVS (cardiovascular and 1 1 2 1circulatory system)CNS (central nervous system) 6 7 8 22Dermatology 5 5 5 4Digestive system 3 3 4 2Genetic disorders 2 2 2 3Infections 70 72 77 81Kidneys and genito 2 1 0 0ur<strong>in</strong>ary systemMetabolic/endocr<strong>in</strong>ology 6 7 6 5Musculo-skeletal disorders 10 18 17 17Respiratory system 4 3 3 3Womens Health 1 1 2 3Miscellaneous 3 0 1 1Development phaseDevelopmentphase <strong>Leiden</strong>BSP companiesn companies50403020100Research &discoveryProduct & processdevelopmentCl<strong>in</strong>ical trialsManufactur<strong>in</strong>gDistribution &sales200920102011<strong>2012</strong>Research & discovery 28 31 32 39Product & process 23 26 27 34developmentCl<strong>in</strong>ical trials 16 18 19 21Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g 13 14 17 23Distribution & sales 13 14 19 24


DEVELOPMENT OF COMPANIESAT LEIDEN BIO SCIENCE PARK<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> pipel<strong>in</strong>e anddisease classificationThe pipel<strong>in</strong>e of drug develop<strong>in</strong>g companiesat <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> cont<strong>in</strong>ues to showmore new compounds <strong>in</strong>to Phase I trialsand the further development of productsfrom Phase II to Phase III trials <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>. Forexample, ProFibrix started Phase III cl<strong>in</strong>icaltrials with Fibrocaps.In <strong>2012</strong> the disease classification showsthat the area most researched <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>,<strong>in</strong>fectious diseases, cont<strong>in</strong>ued to <strong>in</strong>crease.Crucell, Galapagos, Mymetics, OctoPlusand to-BBB are active <strong>in</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials <strong>in</strong>this area. Product development <strong>in</strong> the fieldof the central nervous system by newlyestablished EnVivo, Galapagos, Prosensaand to-BBB grew fast, compared to 2011the number of trials <strong>in</strong> CNS nearly tripled.Other large research areas that cont<strong>in</strong>uedto grow are auto-immune diseases (researchby Galapagos, Hal Allergy, Janssen <strong>Bio</strong>logicsand Pharm<strong>in</strong>g), blood & lymphatic diseases(ProFibrix) and cancer (new companyDCPrime, ISA Pharmaceuticals, Galapagosand to-BBB).Facts and figuresIn total about 15,500 people were employedat <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> <strong>in</strong> 2011*.There are 154 organisations at <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> of which 117 companies, 12research <strong>in</strong>stitutes, 7 educational <strong>in</strong>stitutes,9 care related organisations and 9 otherorganisations. 88 Of the 117 companies arededicated to life sciences, 8 work <strong>in</strong> IT, 9 <strong>in</strong>other academic areas and 12 companiesare active <strong>in</strong> other areas.Aga<strong>in</strong> more companies establishedthem selves at the park than <strong>in</strong> previousyears. In <strong>2012</strong>, 18 new organisations cameto the park, compared to 16 <strong>in</strong> 2011, 10<strong>in</strong> 2010 and 7 <strong>in</strong> 2009. 12 Of these 18 newcompanies are service providers.Due to the growth <strong>in</strong> the number ofcompanies, the last table does not onlyshow an <strong>in</strong>crease of all phases <strong>in</strong> the valuecha<strong>in</strong> but moreover emphasizes the furtherdevelopment of the park.* Latest available employment figures are of 2011,all other figures are of <strong>2012</strong>.13


Made <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>Research newsResearchers from Crucell and The ScrippsResearch Institute identified the first humanmonoclonal antibodies that appear capableof disabl<strong>in</strong>g all <strong>in</strong>fluenza B viruses. Thediscovery, published <strong>in</strong> the journal <strong>Science</strong>,addresses a significant miss<strong>in</strong>g l<strong>in</strong>k <strong>in</strong> thedevelopment of universal therapies and ageneral vacc<strong>in</strong>e for flu.Galapagos’ most advanced candidatedrug, GLPG0634 for the treatment ofrheumatoid arthritis (RA) and potentiallyother <strong>in</strong>flam matory diseases, showedimprovement <strong>in</strong> the signs and symptoms ofRA and a unique safety profile <strong>in</strong> two PhaseII studies. Galapagos started its secondPhase I cl<strong>in</strong>ical study with GLPG0974, aGPR43 <strong>in</strong>hibitor be<strong>in</strong>g developed to treatchronic <strong>in</strong>flammatory bowel disease. Inidentify<strong>in</strong>g the first pre-cl<strong>in</strong>i cal candidatecompound, Galapagos delivered acandidate drug <strong>in</strong> osteoarthritis <strong>in</strong> alliancewith Servier. Galapagos also disco vered anentirely new class of anti biotics, a candidatedrug that shows strong activity aga<strong>in</strong>st alltested drug resistant Staphylococcus aureus,<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g hospital and community acquiredMRSA stra<strong>in</strong>s.HAL Allergy completed patient enrollment<strong>in</strong> several studies: a Phase II study withPURETHAL ® Mites <strong>in</strong> patients with persistentallergic rh<strong>in</strong>itis/rh<strong>in</strong>oconjunctivitis, a PhaseII trial with SUBLIVAC ® FIX Birch and a PhaseII trial with SUBLIVAC ® FIX Phleum pratense.<strong>Leiden</strong> University Medical Center (LUMC)is the first <strong>in</strong> Europe to use a CE approvedcamera system that uses fluorescence tovisualize tumours <strong>in</strong> cancer patients dur<strong>in</strong>gsurgery.Naturalis <strong>Bio</strong>diversity Center succeededto photograph and digitise one million<strong>in</strong>sects <strong>in</strong> just over a year. The CollectionDigitisation of Naturalis - one of the largestdigitisation projects of natural historycollections <strong>in</strong> the world - will compriseseven million objects <strong>in</strong> 2015.Pharm<strong>in</strong>g started a paediatric Phase IIcl<strong>in</strong>ical study with Ruconest, completeda Phase III cl<strong>in</strong>ical study <strong>in</strong> North Americaand new data were published onRuconest’s protective effects after severeblood loss. Pharm<strong>in</strong>g confirmed the safetyprofile of recomb<strong>in</strong>ant human Lactoferr<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong> a food safety study <strong>in</strong> healthy humanvolunteers.ProFibrix started enroll<strong>in</strong>g patients <strong>in</strong> itspivotal Phase III cl<strong>in</strong>ical trial with Fibrocaps(FINISH-3).14


Prosensa selected cl<strong>in</strong>ical candidates fortwo more compounds for the treatment ofDuchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) andhas been granted orphan drug designationfor these two additional DMD compounds.The universities and medical centres of<strong>Leiden</strong>, Delft and Rotterdam jo<strong>in</strong>ed forces <strong>in</strong>VITALITY, a research programme that aimsto improve the resilience, productivity andquality of life of the elderly.Number of products <strong>in</strong> the pipel<strong>in</strong>e per disease area of <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> companies <strong>in</strong> 2011 and <strong>2012</strong>50454035302520 1611102011 <strong>2012</strong>MarketPend<strong>in</strong>g approvalPhase IIIPhase IIPhase I20151111128Precl<strong>in</strong>ical1050833Autoimmune and <strong>in</strong>flammation613 11343Blood and lymphatic system1521 15 112122 31 12744 4 2 215 52 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 112 2 2 2CancerCardiovascular and circulatory systemCentral nervous systemDermatologyDigestive systemGenetic diseases and dysmorphic syndromes7InfectionsMetabolic/endocr<strong>in</strong>ologyMusculo-skeletal disordersOphthalmology and optometryRespiratory and pulmonary systemWomens health1Miscellaneous15


Bus<strong>in</strong>ess NEWS <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>Aeon Astron Europe received a governmentgrant of up to € 0.5 million for its <strong>Bio</strong>Lensproject and was awarded the first InnovationCredit under the regulations of the new topsector policy to develop an artificial cornea.With partner Life Technologies, BAClaunched high speed aff<strong>in</strong>ity HPLC columnsfor real-time pharmaceutical processmonitor<strong>in</strong>g and they collaborate with GEHealthcare to launch a new bioprocessaff<strong>in</strong>ity res<strong>in</strong>.BaseClear and Naturalis <strong>Bio</strong>diversity Centeragreed on a DNA sequenc<strong>in</strong>g deal. Dur<strong>in</strong>gthe next two years, BaseClear will performall rout<strong>in</strong>e DNA sequenc<strong>in</strong>g associated withthe 'DNA Bar cod<strong>in</strong>g' project.Dutch Space signed a contract of over € 13million for the delivery of a second series ofGalileo solar arrays. Dutch Space deliveredthe Embedded Tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g System for the F-35Lightn<strong>in</strong>g II Jo<strong>in</strong>t Strike Fighter to LockheedMart<strong>in</strong>.EnVivo announced statistically significantand cl<strong>in</strong>ically mean<strong>in</strong>gful results of theirsix-month, double-bl<strong>in</strong>d Phase IIb cl<strong>in</strong>icaltrial evaluat<strong>in</strong>g EVP-6124 aga<strong>in</strong>st placebo <strong>in</strong>patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer’sdisease.In a collaborative effort, FlexGen, <strong>Leiden</strong>University Medical Center and BGI willvalidate a set of variants <strong>in</strong> a large setof trio samples from the Genome of theNetherlands (GoNL) project.GlaxoSmithKl<strong>in</strong>e will exclusively license thecompounds GLPG0778 and GLPG0555 with<strong>in</strong>the immuno-<strong>in</strong>flammatory alliance withGalapagos. February 29 Galapagos signed aglobal agreement with AbbVie to developand commercialise GLPG0634. Galapagosreceived € 3.5 million after achiev<strong>in</strong>gmilestones <strong>in</strong> its osteoarthritis alliancewith Servier and a milestone payment of€ 6.6 million <strong>in</strong> its alliance with JanssenPharmaceutica.HAL Allergy extended its GMP contractmanufactur<strong>in</strong>g activities for cl<strong>in</strong>ical batchsupply of both recomb<strong>in</strong>ant and viralproducts under the sp<strong>in</strong>-off company Halix.Researchers from the <strong>Leiden</strong> AcademicCentre for Drug Research (LACDR) received16


Ruud Sant<strong>in</strong>gCEO S<strong>in</strong>ensis Life <strong>Science</strong>s“With the acquisition of MicroSafe Laboratories from Merck-Millipore ownership returned to<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. MicroSafe was founded <strong>in</strong> 1993 and became renowned for its highquality mycoplasma test<strong>in</strong>g capacities. Recently three other Dutch laboratories (Farmalyse <strong>in</strong>Zaandam, Bactimm <strong>in</strong> Nijmegen and Prolepha <strong>in</strong> Etten-Leur) jo<strong>in</strong>ed forces under the umbrellaof our new hold<strong>in</strong>g company S<strong>in</strong>ensis Life <strong>Science</strong>s. S<strong>in</strong>ensis is also located on <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong><strong>Park</strong> and will expand its services portfolio to support the life sciences <strong>in</strong>dustry.”€ 0.2 million from STW to further developtheir work on Organs on-a-Chip. Theirsp<strong>in</strong>-off company Mimetas will br<strong>in</strong>gsolutions for micro tissue and organcultur<strong>in</strong>g to the market.OctoPlus announced that Dr. Reddy'sLaboratories <strong>in</strong>tends to make arecommended public offer for OctoPlus.Pharm<strong>in</strong>g concluded several distributionagreements for Ruconest <strong>in</strong> South-East Asia.Pharm<strong>in</strong>g closed its US based cattle platformresearch operations and sold its US facilities.It will focus on its transgenic rabbit platformand announced a strategic restructur<strong>in</strong>gplan of its Dutch operations. Pharm<strong>in</strong>g alsosecured a € 10 million work<strong>in</strong>g capital facilityand received a US$ 10 million milestonepayment under the license agreement withSantarus as a result of the successful Phase IIIcl<strong>in</strong>ical study of Ruconest.Prosensa raised € 23 million <strong>in</strong> new equityf<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g.A traditional Ch<strong>in</strong>ese herbal medic<strong>in</strong>e hasbeen licensed by SU <strong>Bio</strong>Medic<strong>in</strong>e for sale<strong>in</strong> the Netherlands, mak<strong>in</strong>g it the first TCMdrug to receive market<strong>in</strong>g authorization <strong>in</strong> aWestern market.Taiwan Liposome Co, TLC, made animpressive trad<strong>in</strong>g debut <strong>in</strong> Taiwan. Stocksrose nearly 76% on its trad<strong>in</strong>g debut onthe GreTai Securities Market after rais<strong>in</strong>gNT$ 729.96 million (US$ 25.07 million) <strong>in</strong>its <strong>in</strong>itial public offer<strong>in</strong>g.TNO and CHDR jo<strong>in</strong>ed forces <strong>in</strong> cl<strong>in</strong>icalresearch and form a new partnership forfood related cl<strong>in</strong>ical trials.to-BBB received fund<strong>in</strong>g by The MichaelJ. Fox Foundation and an InnovationCredit from the Dutch government toconduct precl<strong>in</strong>ical research target<strong>in</strong>gneuro<strong>in</strong>flammation <strong>in</strong> <strong>Park</strong><strong>in</strong>son’s diseasewith its product 2B3-201. to-BBB wasawarded € 1.25 million by the EU’s 7 thFramework Programme to developtreatments for <strong>in</strong>herited ret<strong>in</strong>al diseases.17


CompanyhighlightsBAC and their long-term collaboration withGE Healthcare has been recognized withthe “Collaboration of the Decade Award –Downstream Process<strong>in</strong>g” at the <strong>Bio</strong>ProcessInternational Awards <strong>2012</strong>.As of February <strong>2012</strong> Batavia <strong>Bio</strong>services alsodeploys dedicated BSL-2 laboratories <strong>in</strong> theGreater Boston area.On April 26 the iconic new build<strong>in</strong>g ofCentre for Human Drug Research reachedits highest po<strong>in</strong>t. CHDR and Good <strong>Bio</strong>marker<strong>Science</strong>s, partner of CHDR s<strong>in</strong>ce long time,will move <strong>in</strong>to the new build<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> thebeg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g of 2013.EnVivo Pharmaceuticals located its Europeanoffice <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>. The choice for <strong>Leiden</strong><strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> further underscores the<strong>in</strong>ternational reputation of the Life <strong>Science</strong>scluster <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>.Wouter Bru<strong>in</strong>s and Wil Stutterheim of In Ovo, the EggspertsPhoto by Hans Lebbe18


Adam CohenCEO Centre for Human Drug Research“<strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> has been our home for the past 20 years. When we decided to build anew cl<strong>in</strong>ical research unit the decision to stay close to our previous spot was easily taken. Superbpossibilities for scientific and operational collaboration, excellent applicants for any job we have onoffer and all amenities <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g Schiphol airport with<strong>in</strong> easy reach were some of the considerationsfor us and our customers. The help we received from <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>in</strong> realis<strong>in</strong>g our new landmark <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong><strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> was an example of the entrepreneurial spirit <strong>in</strong> our city council.”Galapagos won the European MediscienceAwards for Transaction of the year and ChiefExecutive of the year.In November the young <strong>Leiden</strong> biotechcompany In Ovo (the Eggsperts) won theencouragement prize for their <strong>in</strong>novative,humane and susta<strong>in</strong>able solution to thepoultry <strong>in</strong>dustry at the Herman WijffelsInnovation Prize ceremony.In February NCB Naturalis startedpreparations for the construction of the newbuild<strong>in</strong>g adjacent to the exist<strong>in</strong>g museum.On July 12, NCB Naturalis changed its name<strong>in</strong>to Naturalis <strong>Bio</strong>diversity Center as aconsequence of the merger of Naturalis,the Zoological Museum Amsterdam and theNational Herbarium.ProQR Therapeutics strengthened itsadvisory board with the appo<strong>in</strong>tment ofHenri Termeer as a strategic advisor and<strong>in</strong>vestor.In <strong>2012</strong> Prosensa won the “Emerg<strong>in</strong>g StarAward” at the European MediscienceAwards and has been named one of <strong>2012</strong>’sFierce 15 by Fierce<strong>Bio</strong>tech, designat<strong>in</strong>git as one of the most promis<strong>in</strong>g privatebiotechnology companies <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>dustry. InDecember Henri Termeer was also appo<strong>in</strong>tedas strategic advisor at Prosensa.In March PROXY Laboratories acquiredMicroSafe Services from Merck Millipore,the Life <strong>Science</strong> division of Merck KGaA,Germany.On May 1 the first teams of the mentalhealth organisation Rivierdu<strong>in</strong>en, GGZ<strong>Leiden</strong> and a part of GGZ Children andYouth, moved <strong>in</strong>to the new Rijnvestebuild<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>.to-BBB was awarded the <strong>2012</strong> EuropeanCNS Targeted Drug Delivery TechnologyInnovation Award by Frost & Sullivan,recogniz<strong>in</strong>g to-BBB for deliver<strong>in</strong>g excellenceand best practices <strong>in</strong> this challeng<strong>in</strong>g field.19


Henk Venemamanager <strong>Bio</strong>Partner Center <strong>Leiden</strong>“After the success of the Accelerator, <strong>in</strong> 2011 the board and advisory board decided to build a tw<strong>in</strong>build<strong>in</strong>g to replace the <strong>Bio</strong>Partner build<strong>in</strong>g at the Niels Bohrweg. In December <strong>2012</strong> the first tenant,to-BBB, moved <strong>in</strong>to the new build<strong>in</strong>g. <strong>Bio</strong>Partner Center <strong>Leiden</strong> has now 3 build<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>in</strong> a campussett<strong>in</strong>g, located next to each other with <strong>in</strong> total around 10.000m² office and lab space available forstarters and matur<strong>in</strong>g young companies.”Expat meet<strong>in</strong>g at SligroPhoto by Expat Centre <strong>Leiden</strong><strong>Bio</strong>Partner2 build<strong>in</strong>gPhoto by Paul Voshol21


Photo left: M<strong>in</strong>ister Jet Bussemakerawards LiS with Centre for InnovativeCraftsmanshipPhoto by Platform Bèta TechniekLURIS, the technology transfer officeof both LUMC and <strong>Leiden</strong> University,successfully helped academics to br<strong>in</strong>g their<strong>in</strong>ventions on the market. 17 Technologieswere commercially licensed out, 11technologies are under evaluation for alicense for either an exist<strong>in</strong>g company ora sp<strong>in</strong>-off company and 18 new patentswere filed.EducationThree educational centres <strong>in</strong> <strong>Leiden</strong>received significant contributions for theirplans to l<strong>in</strong>k education, tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g and work<strong>in</strong> life sciences and health. More than€ 15 million of contributions were madeby organisations such as the Platform BètaTechniek, the European Fund for RegionalDevelopment, the city of <strong>Leiden</strong>, <strong>in</strong>dustryand many more.· The Hogeschool <strong>Leiden</strong> was awardeda Centre of Excellence for Genomics,which will accelerate the application ofgenomics sequenc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> various doma<strong>in</strong>s,together with many other parties <strong>in</strong> andaround the park.· The <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>in</strong>strumentmakers Schoolwill develop a Centre for InnovativeCraftsmanship <strong>in</strong> the area of precisiontechnology for life sciences, aga<strong>in</strong> withmany other parties.· <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> will build the <strong>Bio</strong>Simulation Factory, a tra<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g hub forGood Manufactur<strong>in</strong>g Practice, targetedat customers from with<strong>in</strong> and beyondthe park.In collaboration with LUMC and Iventusthe first conference targeted at researchtechnicians was organised which provedto be a great success and will be cont<strong>in</strong>uedby Iventus.Labour flex poolsThe flexible, regional labour poolof experienced biopharmaceuticalprofessionals <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong>@work (part ofRandstad Techniek) fulfills the <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gneed of employers to create flexibility by<strong>in</strong>terchang<strong>in</strong>g employees dur<strong>in</strong>g periods <strong>in</strong>which the demand for employees stronglyfluctuates. By the end of <strong>2012</strong>, 24 peoplehave started work<strong>in</strong>g for <strong>Bio</strong><strong>Science</strong>@workand the first successful <strong>in</strong>terchangesbetween companies took place.Bird<strong>Bio</strong>flex, a flex pool <strong>in</strong>itiative of theOV BSP for the temporary exchange ofpersonnel between companies on thebio science park, became operationaland the first exchange took place <strong>in</strong> <strong>2012</strong>.23


People <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> the developmentof <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> IN <strong>2012</strong>Board of the <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> foundationWillem te Beest, chairman, vice president executive board <strong>Leiden</strong>UniversityFerry Breedveld, vice chairman, chairman LUMCRobert Strijk, treasurer from July <strong>2012</strong>, alderman city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Pedro Tetteroo, (thru June <strong>2012</strong>) treasurer, coachErna Barèl, chairman entrepreneurial society OV BSP, co-founderof BaseClearMenzo Havenga, CEO Batavia <strong>Bio</strong>servicesToon Stegmann, CSO MymeticsAdvisory BoardDouwe Breimer, former president <strong>Leiden</strong> UniversitySander van Deventer, general partner Forbion Capital PartnersHarry Flore, CEO HAL AllergyJeff Gielen, director Kadans <strong>Bio</strong>facilitiesDick Harms, director <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>in</strong>strumentmakers SchoolRené de Jong, manag<strong>in</strong>g director Rabobank <strong>Leiden</strong>, Leiderdorp andOegstgeestAnne Willem Kist, former president <strong>Leiden</strong> UniversityJeroen Knigge, chairman executive board ROC <strong>Leiden</strong>Roelof Konterman, chairman Achmea ZorgAda Kruisbeek, founder DCPrimeHenri Lenfer<strong>in</strong>k, mayor city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Paul van Maanen, chairman executive board Hogeschool <strong>Leiden</strong>Maarten van der Plas, policy advisor city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Bas Reichert, co-founder and operational director BaseClearHenri Remmers, founder Corpus ExperienceRuud Sant<strong>in</strong>g, CEO S<strong>in</strong>ensis Life <strong>Science</strong>sHans Schikan, CEO Prosensa TherapeuticsBob Smailes, manag<strong>in</strong>g director LURISRuud van Spronsen, real estate developer PCS DesignRe<strong>in</strong> Strijker, CEO VitalneXtPedro Tetteroo, coachEls Timmers, mayor city of OegstgeestD<strong>in</strong>ko Valerio, founder Crucell, general partner Aescap VentureGovert Veldhuijzen, deputy Economic Affairs prov<strong>in</strong>ce of SouthHolland24


In June of <strong>2012</strong> we received the sad news of thedeath of professor Rob Schilperoort. In theEighties he was one of the key players <strong>in</strong> sett<strong>in</strong>gup <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong>. We are very gratefulfor his huge efforts <strong>in</strong> this area.Rob SchilperoortPhoto by the Schilperoort familySjoerd Verduyn Lunel, (thru August <strong>2012</strong>) dean <strong>Science</strong> faculty<strong>Leiden</strong> UniversityWillem van Weperen, CEO to-BBBRe<strong>in</strong> Willems, member of the senate for CDAOfficeNettie Buitelaar, manag<strong>in</strong>g directorHerm<strong>in</strong>e Kle<strong>in</strong>, market<strong>in</strong>g managerCarla van der Laan, office manager, HR consultantLeon Mur, (thru January <strong>2012</strong>) project manager labor marketMiranda de Regt, office manager (thru January <strong>2012</strong>)Ellen Smit, account manager and bus<strong>in</strong>ess park manager OV BSPSupport networkMark Bottema, prov<strong>in</strong>ce of South HollandJessica Hilhorst, city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Hans Goossensen, prov<strong>in</strong>ce of South HollandRoel Meeuwesse, m<strong>in</strong>istry of Economic AffairsMaarten van der Plas, city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Ronald Stokkel, city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Dealflow meet<strong>in</strong>gsLissa Boxy and Wim Rutgers, WFIAAnnelies den Breejen, Chamber of CommerceCurt Daniel, LURIS (thru July <strong>2012</strong>)Frans Dekker, <strong>Leiden</strong> University, real estateLoes van Gron<strong>in</strong>gen, LUMC, real estateLaura MacDonald, LURIS (from August <strong>2012</strong>)Maarten van der Plas and Jessica Hilhorst, city of <strong>Leiden</strong>Laura Platte, city of OegstgeestEllen Smit, <strong>Leiden</strong> <strong>Bio</strong> <strong>Science</strong> <strong>Park</strong> foundationHenk Venema, <strong>Bio</strong>Partner Center <strong>Leiden</strong>25


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