Jochem Bossenbroek
Jochem Bossenbroek, MSc, MBA, is strongly driven to create opportunities for healthcare and prevention through entrepreneurship. He is co-founder and CEO of Verdify since 2017. Verdify develops AI-powered software for enabling personalized nutrition in the food industry, targeted at creating shortcuts to healthy eating. Jochem was CEO of Dutch biotech company BunyaVax that develops vaccine technology from 2017 to 2019 – taking the company from the idea stage to the start of a clinical development program for a human vaccine against Rift Valley Fever. In 2009 Jochem co-founded the life sciences consultancy firm ttopstart and was partner of the company for seven years. During this period, he had a key role in initiating and attracting funding for large-scale R&D programs in biotech and medtech. Ttopstart was acquired by PNO Group in 2018. Creative thinking, problem solving and strategy building are Jochem’s favorite topics. Social impact is his main driver. Jochem studied Life Sciences & Technology at Leiden University and Delft University of Technology. He received a master’s in management & Entrepreneurship in Health and Life Sciences at VU University Amsterdam. He finished an Executive MBA at Rotterdam School of Management.