Rolf Smeets

Rolf Smeets, Ph.D is a globally recognized industry expert in Medical Nutrition and Functional Foods with broad ranging experience in the design and development of new innovative science-based nutritional products, clinical trials for product safety and efficacy, establishment of industry quality, market access, medical affairs, corporate affairs and regulatory compliance.

Dr. Smeets industry experience spans over 25 years. He is the co-founder of an innovative global medical nutrition start up, Dutch Medical Food. Furthermore, he is advicing numerous specialized nutrition companies on strategy, R&D, regulatory and market access. Before that, he was with Danone as its Chief Medical Officer and member of the executive board of the medical food division. In this role, he worked with governments and healthcare providers from all over the world, implementing and ensuring access to the right nutritional regimens for patients.

He also was, as Head of Research for Medical Food, responsible for the full innovation pipeline with amongst other products supporting brain function like: Souvenaid, Liquigen and Ketocal. Dr. Smeets holds an MBA degree from the University of Groningen with modules at INSEAD, Yale and Wharton. He earned his Ph.D. from the Radboud University Nijmegen in Medical Sciences.