Branching Tree Ltd. has been founded in January 2007 by Mike de Leeuw (47). Mike founded and managed DSM Biomedical Materials in 2004-2006, and he initiated the 90 million Euro Dutch government program BMM (BioMedicalMaterials) in 2005-2006. He supported the establishment of the Dutch forum for Regenerative Medicine.

 

Before that, Mike was an international general management and marketing executive with DSM Pharma and Performance Materials(China, India, Netherlands), BRCC (Environmental Biotech start-up),

Shell Biotech Ventures (plant Biotech for combustible crop cultivation) and Unilever (Industrial Hygiene and Food Additives).

 

Mike holds a MSc. in Molecular Biology - tumour virology, a bachelor in Business Administration and is an IMD-Alumni.