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Management Team

The Management Team takes care of the daily management of the BE-Basic activities like monitoring progress in research, financial state of affairs, staffing, education, innovation and communication plans. The Management Team is formed by the Flagship Managers, the Leadership Team, the Manager of the Support Office and the Manager International Affairs and Strategy. 

Flagship Managers

Second generation carbon-based compounds

  • Hein Stam, Ph.D., DSM
    Flagship Manager
  • Prof. Gerrit Eggink, Ph.D., Wageningen UR
    Vice Flagship Manager

Nitrogen-based Specialties

  • Prof. Arnold Driessen, Ph.D., University of Groningen
    Flagship Manager
  • Prof. Isabel Arends, Ph.D., Delft University of Technology
    Vice Flagship Manager

Sustainable soil management and Upstream Processing

  • Prof. Wim van der Putten, Ph.D., NIOO KNAW
    Flagship Manager

Recycling of Rare Resources

  • To be determined

Synthetic Biology

  • Prof. Bert Poolman, Ph.D., University of Groningen
    Flagship Manager
  • Ton van Maris, Ph.D., Delft University of Technology
    Vice Flagship Manager

High throughput discovery & (meta)genomics mining

  • Prof. Hans van Veen, Ph.D., NIOO-KNAW
    Flagship Manager
  • Prof. Dick Janssen, Ph.D., University of Groningen
    Vice Flagship Manager

Environmental Impact of chemicals, bio-based molecules and processes

  • Prof. Hauke Smidt, Ph.D., Wageningen UR
    Flagship Manager
  • Bart van der Burg, Ph.D, BioDetection Systems
    Vice Flagship Manager

Societal Embedding of a Biobased Economy

  • Prof. Patricia Osseweijer, Ph.D., Delft University of Technology
    Flagship Manager
  • Roeland Bosch, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture and Innovation
    Vice Flagship Manager

International Affairs and Strategy

  • Chris van der Plasse
    Project Manager International Affairs and Strategy

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  • Prof. Wim van der Putten, Ph.D., NIOO KNAW
    Flagship Manager
  • Delft University of Technology
  • BioDetection Systems B.V.
  • BIRD Engineering B.V.
  • BLGG AgroXpertus
  • Bioclear
  • Food & Biobased Research
  • VU University Amsterdam
  • Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
  • Purac
  • Utrecht University
  • Maastricht University
  • Synthon
  • DSM
  • Microdish BV
  • Wageningen UR
  • AkzoNobel
  • Deltares
  • MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology
  • University of Amsterdam
  • University of Groningen
  • Radboud University Nijmegen
  • TU Dortmund
  • Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
  • Microlife Solutions
  • Essent New Energy B.V.
  • Waste2Chemical
  • Amyris, Inc.
  • Imperial College London