{"id":36244,"date":"2026-06-22T07:17:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/events\/life-science-cafe-xl\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T07:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:20:06","slug":"life-science-cafe-xl","status":"publish","type":"evenementen","link":"https:\/\/plnt.nl\/en\/events\/life-science-cafe-xl\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Science Caf\u00e9 XL"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36244\" class=\"elementor elementor-36244 elementor-36231\" data-elementor-post-type=\"evenementen\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b28586 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b28586\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c880a54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c880a54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Life Sciences Caf\u00e9 x Meet &#038; Mingle is an informal networking event that brings together the Life Sciences &#038; Health community in Leiden. It connects students, researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and policymakers for an evening of meeting new people, sharing ideas, and exploring career and collaboration opportunities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-830ffe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"830ffe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What to expect?<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc42bfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bc42bfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">Get ready for an energetic summer evening that will bring together the entire Leiden Life Sciences &#038; Health community\u2014from students and startups to researchers, entrepreneurs, professionals, and policymakers.<\/p><p data-path-to-node=\"5\">With short updates or pitches, plus drinks and a relaxed atmosphere, the Life Sciences Caf\u00e9 is designed to make networking easy, accessible, and fun for anyone involved in or interested in Leiden\u2019s life sciences ecosystem.<\/p><ul data-path-to-node=\"6\"><li><p data-path-to-node=\"6,0,0\">Meet new people outside your usual network<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"6,1,0\">Discover internships, jobs, talent, or collaboration partners<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"6,2,0\">Listen to short updates and startup pitches<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"6,3,0\">Enjoy drinks, snacks, a DJ, and interactive games<\/p><\/li><\/ul><p data-path-to-node=\"7\">Don&#8217;t miss the best life sciences networking event of the summer!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b896fe elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b896fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The program<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-86cc766 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"86cc766\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4:00 p.m.<\/b> \u2013 Early birds \/ doors open<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">4:30 p.m.<\/b> \u2013 Doors open and networking<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,2,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5:00 p.m.<\/b> \u2013 Event kickoff with three startup pitches<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">5:30 p<\/b>.<b data-path-to-node=\"9,3,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">m.<\/b> \u2013 Networking<\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\"><b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">8:00 p<\/b>.m<b data-path-to-node=\"9,4,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">.<\/b> \u2013 End<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a4985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4a4985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Speakers<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e809f02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e809f02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\">Zoe Vogelaar \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.universiteitleiden.nl\/nieuws\/2026\/02\/werking-kankermedicijnen-beter-begrijpen---leidse-spin-off-omivera-ontvangt-startinvestering-van-uniiq\">Omnivera<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\">Niall Hodgins \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/seranovo.com\">Seranovo<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\">Scott Drapeau \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/rd-medtech\/\">RD Medtech<\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p data-path-to-node=\"11,3,0\">Alexander Habermeier \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/ioplus.nl\/en\/posts\/guideways-raises-capital-to-accelerate-medtech-approvals-with-ai\">Guideaways.ai<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94c77a5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"94c77a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bf2350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8bf2350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practical information<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc9425 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fc9425\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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