Nuclear Operations & Facilities welcomes new Director, Nuclear Commercial Products and Services

Nuclear Operations & Facilities (NO&F) is pleased to announce that Martijn Jimmink has joined NO&F as Director, Nuclear Commercial Products and Services.

A key member of McMaster’s nuclear leadership team, Jimmink will lead efforts to enhance and expand commercial operations, products and services at NO&F.

Dave Tucker, Chief Nuclear Officer and Associate Vice-President, Nuclear says Jimmink’s expertise in isotope business management makes him ideal for the role, which will round out NO&F’s reorganization and enhance NO&F’s operating profile. 

“We’re pleased to welcome Martijn to McMaster, where he will support the full range of commercial activities at NO&F while strengthening and fostering partnerships with our existing and new customers and suppliers,” he says.

“It’s an exciting time for medical isotope research and production at the McMaster Nuclear Reactor thanks to recent investments from the provincial and federal government. Martijn’s expertise and leadership in this space will help us enhance our medical isotope portfolio to ensure we continue delivering life-saving products to physicians and patients globally,” he says.

Jimmink graduated from Nyenrode Business University with a Master of Business Administration and Maastricht University with a Master of Laws. He previously worked at the Nuclear Research and Consultancy Group (NRG), based in the Netherlands, as a Global Business Development Manager and has nearly a decade of experience in business management for the isotope sector.

As Director, Nuclear Commercial Products and Services, Jimmink will oversee the development and commercialization of NO&F’s nuclear products, including the safe, secure, and effective production and sale of commercial medical isotopes and laboratory services. Jimmink will also lead strategic planning for commercial operations at the University’s nuclear research facilities and develop and maintain strategic partnerships with suppliers and customers to ensure reliable supply of medical isotopes to patients.

Jimmink can be reached at jimminkm@mcmaster.ca  

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McMaster’s Nuclear Operations & Facilities has approximately 275 commercial customers from around the world who access a suite of products and services, including custom-made radioisotopes, core irradiations through the McMaster Nuclear Reactor, neutron activation analysis, neutron radiography, and much more. Learn more at nuclear.mcmaster.ca.