Nadine Bongaerts is the co-founder of European science communication agency Science Matters. She studied biotechnology at the University of Leiden and TU Delft and obtained her Ph.D. in synthetic biology from the University Paris Descartes. For more than 10 years, she combined a career in science, (biotech) entrepreneurship and science communication. Nadine is passionate about developing powerful communication strategies and establishing strong connections between stakeholders to support science innovation.