Representing FME, Stephane was pleased to meet colleagues from Tallinn University of Technology (TFTAK) to discuss about HorizonEU DOMINO project’s development of microbial solutions for vegetable-based fermented foods. The meeting took place during a two-day visit (24-25th of April), where discussions and knowledge-sharing took place to kick-start the work plan for exciting fermented food case studies.
Meeting with TFTAK for DOMINO Project
DOMINO kick-off!
DOMINO has kicked off March 27th in Paris by Stéphane Chaillou as coordinator.
Ferments du futur at SIA 2023
“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.
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)
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HoloGen symposium on microbial meta-community modeling
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Fermented foods at the Fête de la science Paris-Saclay 2026
On October 3–4, 2026, Stéphane Chaillou and Alice Lima took part in the Village des sciences at ENS Paris-Saclay for the Fête de la science, France’s annual science festival. This year’s theme, “Saveurs savantes”, invited visitors to explore the science behind food and flavour.
From “synthetic” to defined microbial communities for clearer terminology
Stéphane Chaillou participated in a joint reflection with a group of international researchers, coordinated by the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT), on the terminology used to describe certain microbial communities. The collective of experts proposes replacing the term “synthetic community” (or SynCom), sometimes perceived negatively, with “Defined Microbial Community”.