Annick Mercenier, PhD

Annick Mercenier, PhD, is NutriLeads’s senior director of R&D. After receiving a PhD at the Free University of Brussels and a postdoctorate at the ETH Zurich, she held leadership positions at Transgène SA, Institut Pasteur of Lille, and Nestlé Research Center, gaining expertise in microbiology, microbiota, functional ingredients, and immune-related disorders. Mercenier is the co-inventor of more than 50 patents and the author of more than 120 peer-reviewed scientific publications and book chapters.