Pieter van der Meer

Pieter van der Meer joined Gilde in 1998 following a consultant position with KPMG Management Consulting. Pieter is the founder and managing partner of Gilde Healthcare. He is co-responsible for general management and fundraising of the healthcare venture and buyout funds.

Pieter is a Dutch national and speaks English and Spanish. He holds a master degree in Chemistry from Leiden University specializing in bio-organic synthesis and molecular modeling. He led investments in Ablynx, Acacia Pharma, Agendia, Inpharmatica, BG Medicine, Lumicks Technologies and NightBalance.

He currently serves on the boards of Acacia Pharma (BRU:ACPH) and Lumicks Technologies and represented Gilde on the boards of Ablynx (BRU:ABLX) and BG Medicine (NASD:BGMD) until their respective listings at Euronext and NASDAQ as well as on the board of NightBalance until it was acquired by Philips Healthcare.