Peter Tindemans

Former member Euroscience Governing Board

The Hague

The Netherlands

Peter Tindemans is Dutch, holds a PhD in theoretical physics and 58 years. His interest in science and society issues goes back to the late 60-ties when he co-founded the Physics and Society group at Leiden University. He was a board member and international secretary of the Verbond van Wetenschappelijke Onderzoekers and on the Executive Committee of the World Federation of Scientific Workers. He pursued a career in science, technology and innovation policy, co-ordinated Dutch Innovation Policy in 1979 and became responsible for the whole research and science policy in the Netherlands. Heavily involved in all European Framework Programmes, he chaired the OECD Megascience Forum during its whole lifetime. Since 1998 he works independently in helping countries e.g. in Africa and the Middle-East set up their STI policies and research and education systems, is heavily involved in large infrastructures for science in Europe, e.g. by chairing the European Spallation Source efforts, and also in regional innovation policies. He is a founder member of Euroscience, a Governing Board member in 2001-2008, convenor of the Science Policy Working Group and has been instrumental in creating on behalf of Euroscience together with the European Life Sciences Forum and e.g. the ESF the Initiative for Science in Europe, a platform for all European organizations in science and technology