Gregor Reid

Dr. Reid is our Chief Scientist. He is a world-renowned specialist in beneficial microbes, developing novel probiotic therapies used by millions of people.

He is perhaps best known as the Chair of the United Nations World Health Organization Expert Panel on Probiotics, leading the group that authored the globally accepted definition of ‘probiotics’. Additionally, he served as President of the International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) and is an inductee into the prestigious Royal Society of Canada. Currently, he is the Director of the Canadian R&D Centre for Human Microbiome and Probiotics.

Dr. Reid has created transformative impact around the world through the application of beneficial microbes. He founded Yoghurt Mamas’ in East Africa for local HIV-positive women to operate probiotic yoghurt kitchens in their communities to draw an income for their families whilst stimulating significant economic development and fostering gender equality. Through the dedication and hard work of these women, yoghurt kitchens have become an integral part of the community life wherein they also act as hubs of health information in the community.

Dr. Gregor Reid is focused on the development of novel applications for single-celled bacteria in order to address some of the world’s most daunting environmental challenges which currently includes saving the honeybees’ future.

Dr. Reid has authored over 520 peer-reviewed papers published in scientific and medical journals, has been a reviewer for 48 international agencies (including the National Institute of Health) and 112 scientific journals; he has been awarded 28 patents and cited over 27,000 times.