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Hollandbio welcomes De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek as a new member!

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Hollandbio is excited to introduce De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek as our newest member! De Brauw’s Life Sciences team offers comprehensive legal services tailored to the unique challenges faced by organizations across the biotech spectrum. As we expand our network of 280 companies—ranging from startups to large enterprises in health, food, and biobased sectors—we are proud to welcome De Brauw into the hollandbio community. As part of their introduction, De Brauw’s Life Sciences team is eager to share their commitment to the Dutch biotech ecosystem:

We are pleased to introduce our Life Sciences team as a dedicated partner for the Dutch biotech ecosystem. 

We recognize the diverse nature of the hollandbio community, which includes innovative startups, established pharmaceutical companies, research institutions, and other key players, all working towards advancing biotechnology in the Netherlands. 

The Life Sciences team, led by Anne Marie Verschuur (Partner IP) and Gaby Smeenk (Partner M&A and Capital Markets), offers comprehensive legal services tailored to the unique challenges faced by organizations across the biotech spectrum. We have strength and depth across this multifaceted sector and provide expert legal guidance at every stage: ranging from M&A, financing transactions, IPOs, corporate and governance, licensing transactions, competition, regulatory and IP strategic advice through to litigation, compliance and investigations.  

The team has recently been strengthened with the addition of Stephanie de Beer (Senior Associate IP and coordinator of the Life Sciences team), who brings a Ph.D. in Computational Medicinal Chemistry and Toxicology. This expansion enhances our firm’s ability to address the specific needs of the biotech sector, from cutting-edge research to market implementation.  

As a proud partner of hollandbio, we are committed to contributing to the growth and success of the Dutch biotech ecosystem. Our goal is to provide the legal expertise needed to support innovation, facilitate collaborations, and navigate the complex challenges that characterizes this dynamic industry. 

We invite you to connect with us and explore how we can assist organizations, regardless of their size or stage, in achieving their objectives in the biotech sector. 

We look forward to meeting you! 

For more information about De Brauw and their Life Sciences team, visit: De Brauw Life Sciences.