Kaleido Biosciences, Inc. announced the appointment of Johan van Hylckama Vlieg, as Chief Scientific Officer and Clare Fisher as Chief Business Officer. Dr. van Hylckama Vlieg will assume the role of CSO on July 1, 2019 reporting to Katharine Knobil, M.D., Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development, and prior to that, he will serve as a scientific advisor and consultant to Kaleido. Dr. van Hylckama Vlieg has 25 years of experience leading teams and R&D programs in gut microbiology, probiotics and live biotherapeutics, and industrial biotechnology in industry and academia. Most recently, he served as Vice President for Microbiome and Human Health Innovation at Chr. Hansen in Denmark, responsible for new strain development for probiotic and therapeutic application, spanning discovery to clinical development and novel technology platforms. Previously, Dr. van Hylckama Vlieg worked at Danone Research and in several roles at NIZO Food Research. In her role as CBO, Ms. Fisher will report to Joshua Brumm, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, and oversee corporate and business development. Ms. Fisher has more than 20 years of experience in healthcare, including leadership roles in corporate and business development. She joins Kaleido from Shire plc (now Takeda) where she most recently served as Group Vice President, Global Head of Transactions and Business Development and Interim Head of Corporate Development. While at Shire, Ms. Fisher led a global team across therapeutic areas, managing in-licensing agreements, asset collaborations, divestments, and M&A transactions. Previously, she held senior roles in business development at Cubist Pharmaceuticals, Blueprint Medicines, and Genzyme Corporation.