Simon Folkertsma

Background

About Simon Folkertsma

Business development professional with demonstrated success in identifying and developing new services and products for pharmaceutical companies, initiating new business opportunities & research collaborations and supporting repeat business projects (sales/contracting). Expert in market analysis and defining value propositions for Life Sciences related services and products. Specialized in applying in silico technologies/data mining & data integration to improve the drug development process. Large global (preclinical) pharmaceutical and diagnostic network (covering EU, USA and Japan) Background-> 10 years of business development expertise in Life Sciences - Experience in the pharmaceutical, diagnostic and contract research industry - PhD in Bioinformatics Other professional interests- Valuation - Scientific due diligence - Finance Current role: At TNO, I am responsible for our drug target profiling services and research, including target safety/efficacy assessments and the TargetTri platform. In addition, I cover our preclinical atherosclerosis and muscle health models and research.