Robert is a Principal Scientist in the Health, Nutrition & Care unit of dsm-firmenich and is responsible for clinical research in the field of gut health and microbiome solutions. He has a PhD from ETH Zurich with a postdoc at the University of Adelaide, Australia. Robert is also a Privatdozent (lecturer) at the University of Zurich and currently serves as co-chair of the scientific committee of the International Probiotic Associations. He has co-authored >65 peer-reviewed publications and more than 15 patents.