Our Research Team

Carla holds a Master’s Degree in Animal Science and joined the Research Team in 2011. She began her PhD project on “Improving leg health in broilers through optimisation of perinatal bone development” in 2012 and received her doctoral degree in 2017. Since 2020, she has served as Research Manager at HatchTech, leading the company’s scientific projects and research collaborations.

Jan completed his Master’s programme in Animal Sciences at Wageningen University in 2014 and finished his PhD project, which explored the robustness of broilers and the link between incubation, chick quality at hatch, and performance in the grow-out period. His expertise includes incubation temperature and early feeding — and how these factors influence later-life performance and disease resilience.

Jeroen completed his master’s programme in Biology at Wageningen University, specialising in animal adaptation physiology and behaviour. Since joining the HatchTech Research team in 2019, he has worked on the latest incubation and in-ovo sexing innovations HatchTech has to offer. He strives to have a positive impact on animal wellbeing and hatchery performance around the world, by gathering biological knowledge that can be translated into technical solutions.

Anne is a PhD candidate at Wageningen University and HatchTech. Her research focuses on how egg storage duration and warming rate affect embryo development and chick quality. She presented her first PhD results at the WG6-IFRG Conference in Antalya, where she received the Nick French Prize.

Lennard joined HatchTech’s Research Team in 2019. He currently combines his role as researcher with a PhD project at Wageningen University & Research, focusing on incubation and chick development. His work contributes to further improving hatchery performance through scientific innovation.

Mathijs joined HatchTech in 2022 as Project Leader. With a background in biology and business management, and several years of experience in product management within the biotech industry, he combines scientific insight with a practical approach to innovation and product development at HatchTech.