Carine is a lawyer with a unique proposition. She combines 30 years of legal experience in life sciences with a medical background and in-depth knowledge of the biotech and technology markets. She has an international transaction practice with focus on intellectual property licensing and M&A.

Because of her wide experience and expertise, Carine frequently functions as jury member for life sciences venture awards. She is chair of the life science cluster of the Take-off grant committee early stage financing innovative academic starters and a member of the Board of HollandBio. Carine lectures at Leiden University, BioBusiness Summerschool, VUmc Oncology master course and Northern Knowledge cluster / Venture Lab in Groningen.