Remco is holder of the ARTIS-Micropia chair and lecturer on the human microbiome. His research aims at understanding host microbe interactions. He authored 'De Microbemens' (Microbe Man, transl.) about the intimate relationship between man and microbes. In Amsterdam he co-developed ARTIS-Micropia, the only microbe museum in the world and is the co-founder of the non-profit organisation Yoba for Life, which developed a dried bacterial starter culture and established an educational program for enabling local production of functional fermented foods in East-Africa.