Jelle is a PhD student at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam with a background in health and life sciences. After following a minor in an exchange program in Istanbul, he obtained his bachelor degree with a biomedical major. Jelle then obtained his master degree in the master Management, Entrepreneurship and Policy Analysis in Health and Life sciences with a focus on management and entrepreneurship. He completed a five-month internship at Teva Pharmaceuticals in which he identified challenges for innovative companies when introducing new eHealth technologies to the market. Jelle joined Vironovative B.V. as a business developer.