Press Release
Nederweert, December 2025

S&dB Appoints Maikel Huygens as Chief Technology Officer

S&dB is pleased to announce that, as of December 8th, Maikel Huygens has joined the company in the role of Chief Technology Officer. In this position, Maikel will become part of the leadership team and play a key role in driving S&dB’s technology into its next phase of innovation and growth.

Maikel is an experienced mechanical engineer with a strong background in start-up environments. He has successfully led R&D trajectories at Canon Production Printing and holds several patents. His trackrecord reflects both technical depth and the ability to translate breakthrough ideas into real-world impact.

Beyond his engineering expertise, Maikel brings a passion for sustainable food production and a personal commitment to contributing to a more resilient agricultural industry.

Founder Gerard Otten who steps down as CTO will remain a shareholder and continue to support the company as advisor.

CEO Ben Stel – “Maikels personal drive and strong technical background are an excellent fit with our ambition to bring our seed tape technology to the agricultural market. Bringing Maikel on board is another step in accelerating our trajectory towards becoming a commercial company. With Maikel his appointment we’re also saying goodbye to founder and current CTO Gerard Otten. I would like to thank Gerard for his dedication towards S&dB, which has laid the foundation to where the company is today. We wish Gerard all the best in his new challenge’’

About S&dB

S&dB is an agtech start-up and has developed a proprietary Seed-Embedding Technology (SET) to guarantee an optimal germination environment for the whole seed spectrum. The SET platform technology reduces the effect of nature’s bio-stresses, boosts the seed vigor and guarantees uniform growing crops with a strong root foundation, even under challenging environmental conditions.