“Grand Défi Ferments du Futur” Day at the agriculture showcase was a great opportunity for experts in the field to come together and discuss their work. One of the highlights of the day was a roundtable discussion on the INRAE stand, which featured the Food Microbial Ecology team.
Ferments du futur at SIA 2023
1st annual meeting of metasimfood project.
The 1st annual meeting of metasimfood project took place in Strasbourg last thursday 12th of january. Follow the news using our project website.
COST PIMENTO 2022 workshop
PIMENTO CA20128 is a project focusing on the cartography, scientific evidence database and innovative challenges in the field of fermented foods (read more at cost.eu)
Biosphera Scientific Days: first edition
The first Biosphera Scientific Days were held on October 13 and 14, 2022 on the Campus Agro Paris-Saclay. Dedicated to the launch of its eight thematic programs with scientific presentations and workshops led by the coordinators of these programs (Stéphane from FME & Ariane Bize from PROSE Unit presented the coordination of the Microorganisms program).
FME lab were at ISME18 congress
FME lab was present during the last 18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME18 congress. ISME18 was held as in Lausanne, Switzerland from 14-19 August 2022.
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