Hannes Malfroy holds a BSc & MSc degree in Biochemistry & Biotechnology from Ghent University, Belgium, specialising in Plant Biotechnology and Microbiology. During his Master thesis, he interned at the Flemish Institute for Biotechnology (VIB), studying the effects of mild drought stress on plant growth. After finishing his studies, Hannes successfully completed an internship at the R&D department of Plant Response Biotech in Madrid, where he helped developing a screening platform to detect potential biopesticide and/or biostimulant candidates. Hannes gained regulatory experience at Bayer Agriculture BVBA in Brussels, where he worked on pesticide renewal dossiers in the EU and biostimulant registrations in several countries in the EMEA region. Hannes joined Pen & Tec in 2019 and is currently working on various feed additive and novel food submissions.