Microbes4SustainableFoods Cluster Welcomes Four New Projects
The Microbes4SustainableFoods cluster is growing! Microbiomes4Soy joins in welcoming the four projects DELICIOUS, FLAVOURFERM, FOODGUARD and MICROORC. The projects joined the cluster at the end of 2025. Together, the projects under the Microbes4SustainableFoods cluster share a commitment to advance sustainable food systems, health and environmental resilience through the study of microbiomes along food system value […]
Microbiomes for improving plant protein in Europe: Research projects MICROBIOMES4SOY & MiCRop meet in Utrecht
Do the bacterial organisms living in dirt make any difference in how well our food is grown? That is the question that two major crop‑microbiome research initiatives are trying to find out. The Netherlands Plant Eco-phenotyping Centre (NPEC) in Utrecht is home to a collection of 100 soils from soya bean crops across Europe. Here, researchers from MICROBIOMES4SOY and MiCrop are examining those soils to better understand what kind of microbiomes are found in them, and how those microbiomes could be contributing to soya bean […]
Food System Microbiomes Conference 2025
MICROBIOMES4SOY attended the Food System Microbes Conference in Wageningen, Netherlands, from 25-28 November 2025. Our team took part in a wide range of engaging sessions and panel discussions exploring the interconnectedness of microbiomes across food systems and their crucial roles in addressing global challenges such as global health, mitigating climate change, enhancing circularity and sustainability, […]
MICROBIOMES4SOY Coordinator Angela Sessitsch Among Top 3 at Austria 25 Awards
We are proud to share that Dr Angela Sessitsch, Head of the Center for Health & Bioresources at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology and Project Coordinator of MICROBIOMES4SOY, has been honoured as one of the Top 3 “Austrians of the Year” in the research category at the prestigious Austria 25 Awards. This award, presented […]
6th Plant Microbiome Symposium 2025
Researchers from Utrecht University recently participated in the 6th Plant Microbiome Symposium, held in Antequera, Spain. This international event brought together experts in plant-microbe interactions, microbial ecology, and sustainable agriculture, with a strong focus on supporting early-career researchers. Maria Papadopoulou, a PhD student in the project, presented her poster titled “Harnessing microbiomes from 100 soils […]
MICROBIOMES4SOY PhD students: Meet Miriana Vicino
In the MICROBIOMES4SOY project, we are collaborating with the support of wonderful early-career researchers. To highlight their contribution to the project, we invite you to meet our PhD Students through these short introductions. Discover the people behind the science: their motivations, research focus, and hopes for the impact of their work. Meet Miriana, working contributing to […]
MICROBIOMES4SOY PhD students: Meet Maria Papadopoulou
In the MICROBIOMES4SOY project, we are collaborating with the support of wonderful early-career researchers. To highlight their contribution to the project, we invite you to meet our PhD Students through these short introductions. Discover the people behind the science: their motivations, research focus, and hopes for the impact of their work. Meet Maria from Greece, […]
MICROBIOMES4SOY PhD students: Meet Anastasija Jušković
In the MICROBIOMES4SOY project, we are collaborating with the support of wonderful early-career researchers. To highlight their contribution to the project, we invite you to meet our PhD Students through these short introductions. Discover the people behind the science: their motivations, research focus, and hopes for the impact of their work. Meet Anastasija, based in […]
Happy World Food Day! Video with DonauSoja and AIT partners
On this World Food Day 2025, we’re proud to share the new video from the Austrian Research Promotion Agency in collaboration with the MICROBIOMES4SOY project. Featured in the video:🌱 Sustainable, non-GM soya cultivation with improved environmental performance🧫 The role of R&I projects for sustainable soya production in Europe🐟 The LegumeHub Europe´s knowledge platform for legumes🙋♀️ […]
Can beneficial microbes enhance soya bean growth and drought resilience?
Insights from the MICROBIOMES4SOY lysimeter trial During the summer of 2025, researchers at the University of Bologna’s experimental farm conducted a lysimeter* trial as part of the MICROBIOMES4SOY project. The aim was to explore how microbial co-inoculation could improve soya bean growth, yield, and tolerance to drought stress. *A lysimeter is a device used to […]