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Ellen Smit | Managing Director, Rotterdam Square

Ellen Smit is Managing Director of Rotterdam Square, the organization that connects the Life Sciences & Health ecosystem in the Rotterdam Region. After studying Economics at the Free University Amsterdam, she started her career working as a consultant at two engineering firms. She developed her experience in Life Sciences & Health sector when she moved to the municipality of Leiden and became Senior Account Manager for Leiden Bio Science Park. In 2006 she joined Leiden Bio Science Park foundation, the campus organization of Leiden Bio Science Park. In her role as Senior Account Manager she was amongst other things focused on acquisition, building the ecosystem and park management.


Rotterdam Square

Rotterdam Square is the campus organization of the Erasmus MC Campus, located in the heart of Rotterdam, that connects the Life Sciences & Health ecosystem in the Rotterdam region. Our goal is to bring together experts in healthcare, science and technology, from academia and industry, to accelerate Health&Tech innovations and create healthcare solutions for the future.

As campus organization, Rotterdam Square develops the innovative ecosystem of the Erasmus MCCampus and Rotterdam region. The campus is the central location in Rotterdam where medical,social, and technological science comes together with business and education. This is part of Convergence, the strategic alliance between Erasmus MC, Erasmus University, and Delft University of Technology. The medical center supports the full innovation cycle: from research to development and from prototyping to implementation. The ecosystem provides state-of-the-art facilities, optimal test sites, support programs, and office spaces, enabling ecosystem residents to collaborate and bring their innovations to the market. 

Rotterdam Square is the driving force behind this vibrant ecosystem of like-minded innovators. We connect researchers, companies and education on a regional, national and international level, organize events, and support companies in finding the right location to establish in the city, drawing upon our extensive knowledge of the Life Sciences & Health sector.

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