As head of academic affairs, Pieter coordinates strategic research collaboration for the Leiden Faculty of Science, on the topics of drug discovery and development, artificial intelligence, environmental science and others. The Leiden Drug Development conference aligns perfectly with that objective, and Pieter can provide good starting points to initiate high-level collaboration with the Faculty’s researchers and educators, on collaborative research and development and human capital initiatives. With more than 6000 students in the exact and natural sciences, the Faculty of Science is the largest provider of human capital on the Leiden Bio Science Park, and its thriving research community provides ample opportunity to integrate the latest academic knowledge in R&D through public-private research collaboration.