Patricia Y.W. Dankers PhD, PhD, is professor in Biomedical Materials & Chemistry at the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e). She studied chemistry in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Her PhD studies were performed at TU/e, on supramolecular chemistry and biomaterials (2006). She worked for SupraPolix, and the University Medical Center, Groningen. Her second PhD thesis work was performed in medical sciences on kidney regenerative medicine, in Groningen (2013). She worked at Northwestern University, Chicago, USA (2010). She received Veni, Vidi, Vici (2008, 2017, 2023) and ERC starting, ERC PoC (2012, 2017) grants. She has been awarded the KNCV Gold Medal (2020) and the KNAW Ammodo Award for fundamental research (2021). She is a selected member of the Koninklijke Hollandsche Maatschappij der Wetenschappen (KHMW) and of the Academia Europaea.  She was granted a gravitation project on Interactive Polymer Materials, as main applicant (2022). She is a co-founder of the spin-off companies UPyTher (2020; advisor) and VivArt-X (2022; CSO); and the start-up company Helmond Biotech-materials Hub (HBH; 2023; MT). She was a Gerard & Anton High Tech Piek Award (2024) for her contribution to the regional High Tech environment. Since 2025 she is the CEO of SyMO-Chem a synthesis company dealing with contract research.