The Institute's Team

Biocodex Microbiota Institute: who are we ?

200+ professionals

More than 230 researchers and healthcare professionals across diverse disciplines have been collaborating with the Biocodex Microbiota Institute since its creation in 2017. All together, we join forces and skills to advance microbiota research (gut microbiota but also vaginal, skin, lung…) and raise awareness about its crucial role.

At Biocodex headquarters, the Institute is a team of 7 professionals in science, communications, digital, social networks, etc. with complementary profiles, all experts in their fields. Discover them!

Biographies of the Biocodex Microbiota Institute's team

A former journalist, Olivier has been working in the healthcare sector for nearly 20 years, guided by a deeply held conviction: scientific knowledge only has value if it is widely shared and properly understood.

He strives to put this principle into practice every day by positioning the Institute at the heart of major health challenges: nutrition, antimicrobial resistance and the growing prevalence of chronic diseases.

As Director of the Institute since 2024, Olivier drives this initiative internationally, bringing together experts, healthcare professionals, medical societies and patient associations around a dual ambition: to raise public awareness of the importance of microbiota and to equip healthcare professionals with the tools they need to better integrate microbiota into their medical practice.

Since 2023, he has been leading the International Microbiota Observatory, a large-scale survey conducted among 7,500 people across 11 countries, exploring public knowledge, perceptions and behaviours regarding their microbiota. The findings highlight a major challenge: bridging the gap between what we know (about microbiota) and what we do (to stay healthy).

Turning knowledge into action is therefore the mission for the years ahead!

“Putting the microbiota back at the heart of our health, to make humankind a species on the rise.”

Naouel’s specialty is finding solutions. Always optimistic and never short of ideas, she lives by the motto: “I never lose. I either win or learn.”

After exploring different professional worlds, from finance to real estate, she found her calling in healthcare and communications. Today, as Social Media Manager, she develops and leads the Institute’s social media strategy to make microbiota science accessible, raise its profile and build communities around the world.

A fun fact: she has been there since the Institute was founded! On the front lines for nearly 10 years, she has witnessed microbiota research advance at an incredible pace and watched the subject gradually move out of the shadows and into the spotlight. It’s a journey she continues to tell and share, post after post… and sometimes even trend after trend.

For her, getting to know your microbiota better is already a step towards better health.

Mathilde loves understanding what works… and how to make it work even better. Positive, organised and analytical, she keeps a quote close to her heart that reflects her outlook on life: “Turn towards the sun, and the shadows will fall behind you.”

After completing a preparatory programme and business school, she began her career in marketing in São Paulo, Brazil. In 2020, she joined the Biocodex Microbiota Institute to launch version 2.0 of its website, drawn to its mission of providing accessible, non-promotional scientific information on health and the microbiota.

Today, she develops the website’s acquisition strategies and optimises content to help it reach the widest possible audience. She also relies on data to better understand user behaviour, measure performance and contribute to the Institute’s strategic management.

Outside the digital world, Mathilde is passionate about singing and musical theatre. What fascinates her about the microbiota is its resilience: for her, better understanding and protecting your microbiota means holding one of the keys to good health.

With a deep-rooted passion for science and over 17 years of experience, Emilie holds a PhD in microbiology. Her journey has transitioned from academic research to industrial research within the pharmaceutical industry. Outside of her scientific endeavors, Emilie is an avid yoga practitioner and has a fervent passion for science fiction and fantasy literature.

As the team's microbiome science explorer, she ensures the scientific veracity of the Biocodex Microbiota Institute's content. Known for her curiosity and ability to demystify complex scientific concepts, her motto, "Unlocking the microbial mysteries for global well-being," reflects her dedication to enhancing health through the power of the microbiota.

A scientist by training and curious by nature, Floriane loves exploring, understanding and taking on new challenges. With a PhD in biology, she spent several years conducting academic research in oncology, cell biology and genetics.

At the Biocodex Microbiota Institute, she explores another facet of science: scientific knowledge sharing. She explains the latest advances in microbiota research and ensures the accuracy and reliability of the information published by the Institute, serving as its scientific guarantor.

Enthusiastic and committed, Floriane believes that understanding our microbiota better also means learning how to take better care of our health. This conviction resonates particularly with her own experience of living with endometriosis and fuels her interest in the complex relationships between microbiota, health and well-being.

Outside science, she nurtures her curiosity and finds balance through reading, yoga, dance and sound therapy, a discipline in which she is qualified and which allows her to explore another dimension of well-being through sounds and vibrations. Two worlds that may seem far apart, yet are brought together by a shared desire to explore living systems, the body and the balance within them.

Curious by nature, Lucile enjoys researching, understanding and finding solutions, with a particular fondness for varied tasks and days that are never quite the same.

After a career path combining project coordination and international environments, she turned to freelance translation, specialising in public health.

At the Biocodex Microbiota Institute, Lucile coordinates the writing, translation and publication of website news articles. She also oversees budget monitoring and manages the publications library. Her guiding principle? Keeping things running smoothly and making everyday work easier for the team.

For her, the symbiosis between our bodies and their microbiota is a model to follow and continue exploring.

Having built her academic and professional background entirely in the digital field, Alexandra is continuing along the same path to further develop her expertise.

As a digital marketing apprentice at the Biocodex Microbiota Institute, she helps promote knowledge about the microbiota through a wide range of responsibilities: managing and updating website content, SEO optimisation, creating social media content, producing visuals and videos, and coordinating digital communication projects.

Joining the Biocodex Microbiota Institute allows her to put her skills to work in sharing reliable and accessible scientific information, while helping raise awareness of the importance of the microbiota for health.

Kawthar specialised in web development and interactive media before continuing her studies with a Master’s degree in Management, Service Innovation and Digital Technology. Her experience has enabled her to develop skills in development, digital creation, communications and project management.

What inspires her beyond the digital world? Passionate about figure skating, she is also interested in sports and the arts in all their forms. She also enjoys taking the time to care for plants and flowers, and getting lost in a good book.

At the Biocodex Microbiota Institute, she contributes to the management of digital projects and website content. She particularly appreciates the Institute’s scientific focus and the opportunities digital technology offers to make scientific knowledge accessible to as many people as possible.

Joining the Institute therefore allows her to put her digital skills to work in sharing knowledge about the microbiota.

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