The highlight of the microbiome health industry calendar, this year’s Probiota conference (Feb. 11-13) will provide colleagues with the latest need-to-know updates to deliver intelligence, inspire innovation and support business growth.
Days one and two will cover key topics including next-gen biotics, ‘gums to bums’, regulation, postbiotics, strain optimization, as well as delivering a range of networking opportunities and an unmissable social evening.
Full-on finale
Following a revitalizing yoga session hosted by flavor, fragrance and ingredient supplier IFF, day three’s agenda will begin with presentations focused on microbiome diets and fermented foods.
Dr. Jens Walter, professor of ecology, food and the microbiome at University College Cork, will outline the latest research on the Non-Industrialised Microbiome restore (NiMe) diet, revealing how non-industrialized eating patterns can drastically shift microbiome health in ways linked to chronic disease risk.
Discussing our ability to shape gut ecosystem resilience through dietary microbial exposure, Simone Guglielmetti, full professor of food microbiology at the University of Milano-Bicocca, will explore what happens to the gut ecosystem when microbe ingestion is deliberately reduced. Drawing on the μbEat cross-over study, he will illustrate how a low-microbial diet opens the door to the incursion of oral taxa and shifts metabolic outputs toward less favorable profiles.
Outlining recent advances in “Fermentbiome” research, Professor Paul Cotter, head of food biosciences at Teagasc and head of microbiology at SeqBiome, will discuss fermented food microbiomes and their link to the gut microbiomes of consumers.
Following a presentation from George Paraskevakos, executive director of the International Probiotics Association (IPA), on important committee updates, the program will then focus on the gut-brain axis.
Gerard Clarke, professor of neurobehavioral science at University College Cork, will discuss the latest evidence surrounding microbial regulation of gut physiology, brain function and behavior. He will discuss how the gut microbiome represents an appealing option to treat gastrointestinal and central nervous system disorders.
Get involved
Hosted by NutraIngredients in association with the International Probiotics Association, the IPA World Congress + Probiota will take place at the Convention Centre, Dublin from Feb. 11 to 13.
For more information and to register, please click HERE .
