Dr. Eckhardt holds a PhD in Biochemistry from Utrecht University in the Netherlands. He started his career as a Postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University first and then at University of Kentucky where he became assistant Professor on diet, microbiome and mucosal immunity. He then moved to the industry, working for Nestle first and later at Adisseo, working on digestive health in monogastrics. Since 2021 he joined Adare Biome as R&D director.