Awareness of the microbiome has grown considerably in the general public over the last few years, but it is largely limited to the microbes associated with gut health. MicrobiomeSupport has produced a video aimed to [...]
Disease outbreaks are a major threat to aquaculture industries, causing enormous economic losses worldwide. The use of probiotics in commercial aquaculture is a recent trend, as they can act as a sustainable alternative to antibiotics [...]
Next up in our 'Why..?' series, we will answer 'Why do we need to map research'? Research on the microbiome is extremely popular at the moment, with most of the attention going to findings from [...]
On 18-20 November 2019, around 400 participants from academia and industry working on industrial biotechnology and bio-economy applications gathered at the ESIB (European Summit of Industrial Biotechnology) conference in Graz, Austria. This years theme [...]
By Paula Drummond - GCCRC The second edition of the course brought together graduate students and professionals working in the biotechnological area. “To catch up on the novel and emerging approaches in a biotechnological [...]
During the first year of MicrobiomeSupport, a lot of work has been going on and is still ongoing. Let’s celebrate by updating you on the best highlights! Why are microbes in the food system so [...]
Our MicrobiomeSupport partners at INRA have contributed to a documentary that has recently been launched on French television: "Microbiote: les fabuleux pouvoirs du ventre" (or "Microbiota: The amazing power of the gut"). This film [...]
Microbes are microscopic organisms like bacteria, yeasts and other fungi, and they occur everywhere in the food system. Communities of microbes are essential in plant, animal, human and environmental health, with a consequent impact in terms of crop [...]
This year, on 24-26 of September, was the first edition of the European Research and Innovation days, an annual policy event of the European Commission. During this event in Brussels, researchers, scientists, innovators and [...]
MicrobiomeSupport project partners are currently working on re-defining the term ‘microbiome’, but why do we even need a new microbiome definition? The microbiome has gained much attention in the last few years, yet researchers are [...]
