In the last years, quite a lot of scientific knowledge made its way to the greater public raising interest in the human microbiomes, which is mostly understood as the universe of gut bacteria that determine our health status and wellbeing, our immune and hormonal systems. The microbiomes, indeed, are co-working key players in many natural processes within agriculture, food and drinking systems, waste degradation, recycling, and material creation.

Besides the production of more healthy, natural, and sustainable foods, innovations in agriculture and crop productions can already be seen with examples in plant control through bio-pesticides or climate-friendly waste degradation systems reusing and recycling materials and energy. Scientists are striving for discoveries in microbiological and microbial systems, and many exciting microbiome-related innovations can be expected in the next decades with relevant contributions to solve the challenges in human health, sustainable food production, biodiversity, and climate change.

This workshop, organised by STOA (Panel for the Future of Science and Technology of the European Parliament) is divided in two sessions: the first will discuss the clinical implications of microbiomes, while the second will analyses the economic and regulatory aspects of microbiomes.

The panel of speakers include Nassos Typas, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Germany, Emmanuelle Maguin, INRAE, France, Claudio Lunardi, University of Verona, Italy, Elisabetta Caselli, University of Ferrara, Italy, Lene Lange, LLa-BioEconomy, Denmark, Irene Verheijen, European Association for Food Law (EFLA), Angela Sessitsch, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), Martha Hugas, European Food and Safety Agency (EFSA), and Kathleen d`Hondt, Flemish Government, Belgium.

Programme, booklet, presentations and recording are available here.

Free registration here.