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Founding history

to-BBB was set up in 2003 as a spin-off company from the renowned Blood-Brain Barrier Research Group of the Leiden/Amsterdam Center for Drug Research (LACDR) from Leiden University in the Netherlands. The founding fathers of to-BBB were Pieter Gaillard (CSO and former CEO of to-BBB), Alfred Nijkerk (VenGen), Bert de Boer (emeritus head of the LACDR Blood-Brain Barrier Research Group) and Leiden University.

Company name & logo

What started as a descriptive working title was tested and reconsidered at many occasions and stayed as a distinctive brand name: to-BBB – delivering drugs to the brain by targeting the blood-brain barrier. In the meantime, secured by a community trademark, the name was given a feng shui oriented letter style and the color blue as standing for fast inspiration and outward communication.

Premises

Having spun out from Leiden University to-BBB made an active decision to stay on the leading BioScience Park in Leiden, a city that is dedicated to brain research. In 2008, to-BBB moved into its current home – a BioPartner incubator.

Affiliations

to-BBB holds several advisory board seats and is an active member in several organizations around the world. In addition, it has build up excellent relations with several business partners. An overview of affiliations with their logos is shown below.

Board Seats