Testimonials

: Testimonial Overview; On this page you can read some experiences of SBB alumni. Having started in 2001, SBB now has about 750 alumni (July 2010). A selection of (international) Bachelor and Master students from all kinds of science disciplines, who have participated in an elective or completed the SBB master specialisation, share their views on SBB. Click "read more" to go to the e-guide where you can find information on the SBB courses provided.; Read more

: Oleg Guziy, on his participation in the courses on Business Ventures and Business Planning; Oleg has participated in the course Orientation on Technopreneurship (OoT) (now Research Based Business) in Spring 2010. "I am fascinated with innovation and new technologies since I can remember. This passion led me to my master degree in Physics and then to my current PhD position in Nanoscience at TU Delft."; Read more

: Matthijs Niemeijer, a Life Science & Technology BSc student; Matthijs Niemeijer participated in the minor Science & Research Based Business 2009. "Bachelor students in their 3rd year had the possibility to choose a minor for the first time in 2009 but I had no idea what to choose. I knew I wanted to do something else than the minor of my own study, Life Science & Technology."; Read more

: Chantal Stoffelsma, master student in Chemistry; "The decision to follow SBB Fundamentals can be based upon a wide variety of reasons. Some typical answers of students to the why-question are: "I have a broad interest", "I might not want to do a PhD", "To learn new things besides science", "I’m not yet sure what to do after graduation" or "It’s a good way to find out whether something with business would be a suitable career opportunity for me". Pick some of these and you have my personal answer."; Read more

: Hellen Houlleberghs, a Biomedical Science master student; Besides doing the SBB Fundamentals course, the Orientation on Technopreneurship course and an SBB internship at SKIM, Hellen also joined the SBB entrepreneurial study trip to Boston, June 2010. "As a Biomedical Sciences student, it may not seem interesting to join a study trip focusing on commercializing technology; however I would definitely suggest it."; Read more

: Tabea Sturmheit, a master student from Germany; "I like Science, I like it a lot. But Science Based Business (SBB) allowed me to - for a change - step aside my usual way of thinking and perceive the Biomedical Sciences from a truly economic perspective."; Read more

: Peter Kempen, Master student from VU Amsterdam; "As soon as I started studying, the business side of science interested me the most. Although there was an opportunity to do the Entrepreneur master after I had finished the Biomedical bachelor at the VU University in Amsterdam......"; Read more

: Wouter Bruins, Biology student and future entrepreneur; “Having a scientific background and understanding business creates unique possibilities few people have. SBB offered me the set of skills needed for combining these two.”; Read more

: Sihan Ding, a Math student from the Hunan University; "I did my bachelor in Applied Mathematics in China. Since Applied Mathematics can be applicable in some companies, I thought having some business courses in my master would be useful for my future career."; Read more

: Dmytro Podolskky, PhD student in Nanotechnology at TU Delft; "In the spring of 2010 I followed the course Orientation in Technopreneurship (OoT) at Leiden University. The course covered many aspects of starting up and developing a technology based company and gave a lot of inspiration to think about making a step into business. I found it it very useful and would definitely recommend it to those who want to do something practical out of their research by creating a successful product and start up a company."; Read more