FoodBiomes

FOODBIOMES at the HDA congress, Athens, Greece, 8-10 December 2023

👉 Recent advances in our research on functional food ingredients and in particular on herbs and aromatic plants as bioactive substances, on probiotics and gastrointestinal health in diabetes and on the viability of immobilized probiotic cells, were presented by our coordinator Yiannis Kourkoutas, our partner leader Koutelidakis Antonios and our researcher Panagiota Potsaki during the first two days of the congress. A poster presentation on a clinical study evaluating the effects of a Lactococcus strain on blood and urine biomarkers was delivered by our researcher Panoraia Bousdouni complementing the active presence of FOODBIOMES at the congress.

Many congratulations to the whole team for their great work and special thanks to our team members for representing FOODBIOMES.

FoodBiomes at the 10th International Conference Mikrobiokosmos: All microbes for a sustainable future! with 5 posters:

1) Effectiveness of probiotic immobilized on lyophilized banana powder on patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
2) Developing stable functional
ingredients for the food industry containing immobilized cells of a wild-type plant-based presumptive probiotic strain on high-fiber content supports,
3) Effect of 12-week probiotic consumption immobilized on oat flakes on blood and urine biomarkers and human microbiome,
4) Evaluating the effects of novel probiotic strains in healthy mice, and
5) Laurus nobilis and rosa canina plant extracts as potent functional regulators of food microbiome!

👍An insightful seminar on probiotics and the journey from bench to market was delivered last week by George Paraskevakos, Executive Director of the International Probiotics Association, at the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, of the Democritus University of Thrace - (D.U.Th.), in Alexandroupolis.

🚀A great seminar that extended our knowledge and developed our capacities on:
☑ Unveiling the Foundations of Research and Development (R&D) in Probiotics
☑ Formulating Probiotic Products: A Pathway to Efficacy and Safety
☑ Quality Considerations: Ensuring Excellence in Probiotic Manufacturing
☑ Labeling Requirements: Communicating Probiotic Benefits Clearly
☑ Commercialization Strategies: Navigating the Market Landscape

🤗We are sincerely grateful to our esteemed invited speaker, George Paraskevakos, whose expertise offered an unparalleled depth to the seminar, further inspiring our students to pursue excellence in the world of probiotics. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the diverse and engaged audience, comprising of acclaimed professors and enthusiastic students.

Our collective passion for knowledge and the pursuit of excellence continues to shape the foundation of more such groundbreaking events in the future!

📣 An Outstanding Seminar by FOODBIOMES!

We are thrilled to announce that George Paraskevakos, Executive Director of the International Probiotics Association, will be here with us on 24th of July 2023 to deliver a seminar entitled "Probiotic considerations: from Bench to Market and Everything In-between".

🚀 This seminar will take students along the value chain of probiotics, the largest Food and Dietary Supplement category with the VMS space.

We will explore a rapidly evolving field from different perspectives. We want to provide an insight and better understanding of the field from a scientific basis for these products, key regulatory and manufacturing considerations and finally consumer perspectives.

Oversight will be provided on basics from R&D, to formulating products, Quality considerations, Manufacturing, and Labelling to Commercialization.

📆 The seminar will take place on 24 July 2023 12:00 - 14:00 at
the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Alexandroupolis.

Language: English.

Registration is free.

Please register here to secure your seat https://lnkd.in/d74P8RQr

Our researchers at International Conference!

FOODBIOMES participated at the 30 FFC International Conference that was held at Myrina, Lemnos, Greece on 23-25 September 2022.

Pre-clinical data of new strains, natural extracts as food preservatives, wine-making with immobilized kefir cultures, functional food ingredients for Type-1 diabetes and the exploitation of hempseed for product development were the main research projects presented by our researchers.

During the International Conference, awards were given to our researchers at the following categories:

🏅 Best Session Moderators:
Session 3: Mediterranean Diet for the Management of Chronic Diseases Session Chairs: Dr. Vassilios Moussis, Dr. Olga Papagianni.

🏅 Best Oral Presentation:
Hempseed biorefinery: a perspective towards the development of food products in the bioeconomy era delivered by Aikaterini Natsia.

Many congratulations to the whole team for the great work and special thanks to our researchers for representing FOODBIOMES at the FFC International Conference this year.