Examples of keynote speeches

Floor van de Watering, PhD

Health & High-Tech Project Developer

Floor shared information about her journey in the healthcare and technology sectors, and discussed how her academic background helped shape her career in innovation and development.

Robbert van de Voort, PhD

Medical Writer, Vision Medical Communications

Robbert offered insights into his transition from research to founding and running a medical communications company, focusing on the skills needed for entrepreneurship and science communication.

Britta Helwig, PhD

Intellectual Property Advisor at the Netherlands Patent Office

Britta provided a glimpse into her role in intellectual property, particularly how her PhD has enabled her to navigate the complexities of patents and IP within science and technology.

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Research Events Career event for PhD candidates and postdocs

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Each year, our PhD council organizes a day long career event for our PhD candidates and postdocs. It presents diverse career opportunities, both within and beyond academia, through a series of inspiring keynote speeches and workshops from professionals who have navigated various career paths.

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Practical information

Details may vary by edition.

  • A career event invariably consists of sponsor elevator pitches, presentations by keynote speakers, workshops and a company market/network opportunity.

  • Examples of workshops

    Entrepreneurship

    Dolf Wittkämper and Stefan Hummelink: Making impact with entrepreneurship, even part-time, the Radboudumc route

    What are the routes within Radboudumc to make impact with innovations? How does Radboudumc support researchers with IP protection, business modeling, investments and more? Dolf Wittkämper, Business Developer from the valorization department and Stefan Hummelink, Technical Physician Specialist from the plastic surgery department who recently launched the spin-off Exolumen, helped understanding the possible steps to take and provided a learning case.

    Communication

    Matthijs Kox: Effective communication in professional settings

    Whether you're presenting your work, engaging with colleagues, or negotiating with clients, communication is key. Matthijs Kox, scientific press officer & senior researcher at Radboudumc, offered hands-on tips for improving your communication style, ensuring you make a lasting impact

    Drug regulation and Safety

    College ter Beoordeling van Geneesmiddelen: Assessing the benefits and risks of drug efficacy

    When a pharmaceutical company wants to market a drug, it submits the results of years of research to the MEB for review. How do we handle such a huge dossier? And more importantly, how do we assess whether these results guarantee that a drug is both effective and safe? MEB assessors and regulatory project leaders gave an insight into their work: assessing a new drug is not a matter of ticking off a checklist. It is a complex balancing of benefits and risks, performed by absolute experts. Participants were challenged to think about real-world examples.

    Networking

    Frank Smallegange: How to become a pro at networking - Networking is one of the most crucial skills for career advancement

    Frank guided attendees through practical strategies on how to set goals for yourself, how to approach someone, how to break into a group, how to ‘seal the deal’ (get a meeting) so that you can move on to meet new people and how to get away gracefully from a person or conversation that does not contribute to your goals. A fun and hands-on lecture.

Upcoming edition 31 October 2025

The program and the opportunity to register for the next Career Event can be found on its event page.

One of many recurring research events

This is one of Radboudumc's main research events. Wondering what other events we offer throughout the year?

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