Our Vision
Connect the world of healthcare innovators until every patient has a cure
Our Mission
Identify and empower people who can bring life-changing treatments to patients
OUR VALUES
started with Henri Termeer and the Termeer Foundation programs support leaders who illustrate these values.
RESPONSIBILITY
If you are capable of making a difference, you are obligated to do so – for patients, for colleagues, for yourself, for the world.
PASSION
Stoke the fire in your heart and never give up.
INNOVATION
Think big, take calculated risks, solve problems, learn from failure.
HUMILITY
Learn and value
wisdom and experience from others and from yourself; keep growing and changing.
CONNECTIVITY
See the value in other people from all walks of life, seek the value in meaningful relationships.
The Termeer Foundation is committed to ensuring the inclusiveness of its network, particularly in recognition of the underrepresentation of women, people with disabilities, LGBTQIA+ and Black, Brown and Indigenous People of Color within the biopharmaceutical industry.
“Don’t limit yourself to your own resources. Live and operate with passion. Passion is what makes us who we are.”
HENRI TERMEER
WHAT WE DO
We carry on the bold legacy of former Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer, who was committed to mentoring emerging leaders and whose dedication to patients resulted in groundbreaking treatments. We understand that bringing new treatments to patients is grueling work with a low probability of success. We believe we can improve these odds by positively impacting the human variables in healthcare. By supporting biotech leaders, we seek to increase the probability of creating cures and solving healthcare’s greatest challenges.
WHAT WE DO
We carry on the bold legacy of former Genzyme CEO Henri Termeer, who was committed to mentoring emerging leaders and whose dedication to patients resulted in groundbreaking treatments. We understand that bringing new treatments to patients is grueling work with a low probability of success. We believe we can improve these odds by positively impacting the human variables in healthcare. By supporting biotech leaders, we seek to increase the probability of creating cures and solving healthcare’s greatest challenges.
“Don’t limit yourself to your own resources. Live and operate with passion. Passion is what makes us who we are.”
HENRI TERMEER
Pictured is the 2019 Memorandum of Understanding signing between the Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment and the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy which laid out the basis for the Massachusetts and Netherlands Transatlantic Life Science partnership.
OUR STORY
(video coming soon)
HENRI TERMEER’S LEGACY
THANK YOU TO
OUR SUPPORTERS
In addition to the Fellows and Mentors,
The Termer Network consists of a large contingent of industry experts who provide expertise and connections, and who have been instrumental in supporting
The Termeer Foundation.