Niels van Leeuwen
Senior advisor international R&D cooperation, sector specialist Life Sciences & Health
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
The Hague, Netherlands
Building international strategies, networks, and consortia. Facilitating fact finding and innovation collaboration initiatives.
My organisation
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO)
Authority/Government
The Hague, Netherlands
About me
With a background in science and innovation management, I'm specialized in fostering national and international R&D collaborations and supporting innovative entrepreneurs, researchers and public-private partnerships.
Since 2007, I've held various roles at the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), an executive agency of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. RVO promotes sustainable development and innovation by offering networking support and advice on public R&D funding for startups, SMEs, large corporations, and research organizations.
Core of my work is (inter)national network and strategy development, connecting R&D ecosystems, facilitating fact finding and innovation collaboration initiatives (i.e. through innovation missions and R&D funding programs), and support consortium and project building. Since 2025, I'm coordinator of a international R&D Technology program called TechBridge.