Trained as a pharmacist and molecular pharmacologist in Amsterdam, Leiden and the USA, Anja joined Organon in Oss in 1993. She worked in pharma for 18 years moving through departments and through the ranks. Being at the forefront of high throughput screening, genomics, proteomics, biologicals development, and being the first woman in many positions, she had to adapt, be creative and flexible. When in 2011 the entire research division of Organon was terminated, she was one of the few that started a company. Her steepest learning curve came after setting up Innatoss. Through her career Anja has embraced new opportunities, finding her own way of working in a highly patriarchal company and finding her own way in combining a successful career with raising a family. Now, being her own boss, she has the luxury to define what the culture in her company should be. Her team of driven, smart people supports her in making a success of Innatoss.