Jan Cornelis Maria van Hest (born 28 September 1968) is a Dutch scientist of organic chemistry, best known for his research regarding polymersomes and nanoreactors.
He currently holds the position of professor of bioorganic chemistry at Eindhoven University of Technology and is scientific director at the Institute of Complex Molecular Systems.
In 1996, van Hest received a NWO Talent stipend for a post-doc position on polypeptide engineering at University of Massachusetts Amherst where he collaborated with professor David Tirrell.
Van Hest was appointed as full professor to set up a group in bioorganic chemistry at Radboud University Nijmegen in 2000.
[17] Van Hest is a co-founder of the companies, Noviotech, Encapson and Future Chemistry and serves on the scientific board at GATT Tech,[18] Euronol Chemical Technology Center.