Jessica Meijer has a keen interest in complex challenges, translational research, and creative approaches for collaborative solutions. To make a positive difference for society.

For more than two decades she has been leading various projects in public-private partnerships and has worked with universities, industry, start-ups, governments, charities, and societal partners. She has extensive experience in knowledge exchange, valorisation and impact in STEM and SHAPE (social sciences, humanities, and arts) fields. She is also a speaker, consultant, trainer and evaluator for national and international knowledge transfer activities including ASTP, AUTM, BioFit, UK Research and Innovation, The Dutch Research Council, Ljubljana University, The British Academy, CERCA (Catalonia), and FEUGA (Galicia). She is a founder of the Dutch SHAPE Alliance, and a member of the SHAPE Impact Kollektiv. For the last ten years she has been part of the Knowledge Transfer Office at the University of Leiden, The Netherlands, most recently as Head of Innovation and Business Development.

Jessica has a Master’s degree in Community Health and Epidemiology and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. She has worked in private veterinary clinics, at a small biotech firm, at big pharma, for government organisations, and at the university. She has performed laboratory research, field research with wolves and seals, and sociological research.