AMRIF - Key Persons


Anthony Hammond

Job Titles:
  • Rheumatologist
Dr. Hammond is a Rheumatologist at KIMS Hospital in the UK. He is a Consultant Physician and Rheumatologist at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. He is active in research and teaching and is Chairman of the Kent CLRN.

Bert Tournois

Dr. Tournois Started his professional carreer in the research institute ATO-DLO (1989-2000) where he held various management positions, eventually becoming director of the Business Units Food and Non Food technology.

Daan van den Noort

Daan van den Noort has over 30 years of experience as a manager and venture capitalist in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry in Europe. His positions include being a General Manager at Genentech, Asta Medica and Ferring Pharmaceuticals.

Frans van Duikeren

Frans van Duikeren has a degree in Food Technology (Wageningen UR) and management Consultancy (SIOO). Van Duikeren worked from 1978 until 2003 in the packaging industry, last fifteen years in general management in internationals.

Herman Feil

Job Titles:
  • CFO, CO - CEO
Herman Feil was trained as a polymer chemist at the University of Twente (MSc) and the University of Utah (PhD), and is co-founder of a variety of high-tech start-up companies in the field of agri-food and life sciences.

Hiskias Keizer

Hiskias Keizer is a biochemist with a long history in the development of drugs and functional foods. He worked for about 20 years in the area of ageing and age-related diseases.

Manuel Carrondo

Prof. Carrondo is a Chemical Engineer at University Nova de Lisboa, he supervised 28 PhD students and published over 190 papers in refereed international journals. Prof. Carrondo is founder of the Portuguese Academy of Engineering.

Prof. Dr. Willem Seinen - CSO

Job Titles:
  • CSO
  • Chairman in Toxicology at the Utrecht University
Prof. Dr. Willem Seinen holds a chair in Toxicology at the Utrecht University for more than 20 years.

Ronald Oosting

Job Titles:
  • Scientific Director
  • Scientist
Ronald Oosting is a scientist in molecular neurobiology and psychopharmacology. Until 2015 he was an associate professor of Molecular Psychopharmacology at Utrecht University.

Ruud Brands

Job Titles:
  • President, CO - CEO
Ruud Brands is a molecular cell biologist, specializing in Cellular Biochemistry and Biological Immunotoxicology. In 2005 he founded Alloksys Life Sciences, a biopharmaceutical company developing the RESCAP platform.

Ton Bolier

Job Titles:
  • Psychiatrist
Ton Bolier has been active as a psychiatrist in mental health care for over 20 years. During his medical practice, he became involved in the support and management of startups. Since the late 90's this has become his primary activity.