About Martijn Roelandse

Martijn has over 20 years of scholarly publishing and bio-medical research experience. He did his PhD in Basel, Switzerland. Martijn is driven by a huge curiosity for technology and is an expert in building bridges between start-ups and corporates. Martijn articulates well and has a talent for identifying opportunities to help companies pivot into exciting new directions. Over the years Martijn has:

• Led large partnership scouting and innovation programs for international media companies
• Coached and mentored start-ups on product strategy, market validation, partnerships and business development, in both accelerator programmes and corporate innovation teams
• Worked with SciScore on product development, business development, marketing and sales

Separately, Martijn is a Partner at Park 56, advising publishers, information businesses and investors on strategy, partnerships and M&A. He was the driving force behind the partnership between The Next Web Programs (now part of nlmtd) and Park 56.

After working hours, Martijn is a keen amateur chef and enjoys a glass of good whisky.

Honors and Awards

• Longlist Renew the Book Award with BookStories 2026
• Runner-up Vesalius Innovation Award with SciScore 2022
• Top 10 participant in CONTENTshift accelerator with SciScore 2020
• Finalist ALPSP Innovation Award with SciScore 2020
• Finalist ORBANISM Award for Live Marketing Event 2017
• Finalist Quantum Publishing Innovation Award with Bookmetrix 2016
• Finalist ALPSP Innovation Award with Bookmetrix 2015
• PhD Magna Cum Laude 2003

Background

An innovation specialist at the intersection of scholarly publishing, technology and business: from neurobiology research, through editorial and publishing roles, to leading innovation and startup scouting at Springer Nature.