Dr. Ahmad Zeidan holds a Ph.D. degree in Bioengineering from Lund University in Sweden. He has more than 15 years of international expertise in the fields of microbiology, biotechnology, and systems biology in both academia and industry. Dr. Zeidan is currently the R&D Director of Systems Biology and is also heading the Bioinformatics & Modeling Department at Chr. Hansen A/S, a global bioscience company that develops natural solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical, and agricultural industries. His main research interest is bridging the gap between computational biology and industrial biotechnology. His current research activities are focused on the application of integrative systems biology approaches for decoding the molecular mechanisms underlying desirable microbial traits and generating comprehensive knowledge on the company’s strain collection; this knowledge is employed in the continuous development of superior bacterial strains as ingredients of novel and innovative products. Dr. Zeidan is coordinating and/or participating in several active collaborations with academic partners and is (co)supervising several Ph.D. and MSc students on their degree projects in the areas of microbiology, bioinformatics, systems biology, biotechnology, and food engineering.