Meet our team
Jaap Drenth
CEO
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Jaap Drenth is co-founder of Sensip-dx. He holds a Master in Business Economics and in Information Sciences and a postdoc in Business Controlling. Jaap made a career in connecting business economics and facts to daily operations and strategy formulation and implementation. He worked at DSM, Hoechst and served many years as interim manager in large corporations. He founded several companies in consultancy and manufacturing. Jaap enjoys starting new ventures more than managing a going concern.
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Sumi Murali Nair
Product Engineer - Polymer Chemist
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Sumi holds a PhD in Applied Chemistry and Polymeric Materials. She has a strong background in polymer chemistry, colloidal science, and the design and development of coatings and functional materials. She enjoys applying her expertise to create innovative solutions that benefit both Sensip-Dx and society and thrives in collaborative, multidisciplinary teams.
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Bas Heitzer
Product Engineer​
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Bas holds a Master’s degree in bio-based materials. He is a self-driven team player with a strong passion for science and innovation. His expertise across biomaterials, biotechnology, and molecular biology fields will be crucial for the development of Sensip-dx products.
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Kaï Betlem
Product Engineer - Mechatronics​
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While obtaining his undergraduate degrees from Maastricht universities and Hasselt university, Kaï had his first introduction and experience with the Heat Transfer Method (HTM). This inspired to investigate alternative applications for the HTM during his PhD at Manchester Metropolitan University, where he promoted on the detection of microbial viability and improving the sensitivity and selectivity for the detection of small molecules. Hereafter, Kaï further investigated surface functionalisation techniques toward sensor fabrication, during his postdoctoral positions at Université libre de Bruxelles and Delft University. In the current role as Research engineer he combins his experience and knowledge towards further optimization and the market introduction of the HTM thereby enabling the rapid detection if microbial contamination in agriculture and food industries. His research interest amongst others include biosensing, thermal detection, biomimetic, nanotechnology, bio-electronics, molecular imprinting, electrochemistry and microbiology.
Claudia Guerra
Product Engineer - Polymer Chemist​
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Claudia holds a double MSc in Materials Engineering & Nanotechnology and Biomedical Engineering. She is very passionate about scientific research at the interface between materials and biological sciences, her knowledge of biomaterials and polymer chemistry are a strong asset for product development at Sensip-dx.
Arjun Gopkumar
Product Engineer - Mechatronics​
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Arjun holds an MSc in Integrated Product Design with a background in electronics and experience working in medical device startups. He has hands-on experience navigating product development, testing, and certification processes. At Sensip-dx, he works on product design and experimentation to develop a repeatable and robust system that can be reliably brought to market, with a strong focus on usability and user-friendly technology. Arjun is enthusiastic about emerging technologies and enjoys translating complex technical ideas into practical, accessible products.
