
John Bell
John Bell is CEO of HighTechXL, the Netherlands’ only deep-tech venture builder, based at High Tech Campus Eindhoven. Before joining HighTechXL, John spent five years in the U.S. as Johnson & Johnson’s Vice President, External Innovation & new Business Models. There he led the External Innovation Department and worked closely with entrepreneurs, strategic suppliers and partner companies to co-create game-changing innovations. He also led J&J’s internal accelerator. Prior to J&J, John was VP of Strategy and New Business Development at Philips Research, where he was responsible for open innovation, partnerships with tech institutes and collaboration with startups, including HighTechXL startups.