Recap: Microbiomes for the Future of Food Systems Policy Event with the #M4SF Cluster
On 1 October, Brussels became a meeting point for researchers, policymakers, farmers, consumer organisations and company representatives to explore a key question: how can microbiome research move beyond the lab and create real-world impact? The workshop showcased the latest results from the Microbes4SustainableFoods cluster and opened a wider discussion on how scientific knowledge can inform […]
Microbiome Community Get-Together
How can early-career researchers communicate complex microbiome research in just three minutes? On 6 July, 2026, the SFSN Microbiome Community Get-Together provided a platform for 9 PhD candidates, postdoctoral researchers, and other early-career professionals to present their research through three-minute pitches, followed by audience discussion and voting. The session showcased the diversity of microbiome research […]
World Microbiome Day 2026
During this year’s edition of World Microbiome Day, Microbiomes4Soy was part of the webinar “Innovations from Soil to Shelf: Microbiomes Across Agriculture and Circular Food Design”. The webinar, which took place on 24 June 2026, explored how microbiome-based solutions can help build more sustainable agriculture and food systems. We’re pleased to highlight Anastasija Jušković of […]
SeedCon 2026
At the beginning of May 2026, Anastasija Juskovic from the Austrian Institute of Technology attended the first SeedCon conference in Potsdam, Germany – an inspiring event bringing together researchers working on seed microbiomes and microbial inheritance in plant systems. Anastasija contributed with a poster presentation on “Influence of agro-management on soybean seed and plant microbiomes, and […]
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, […]
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 […]
8th AMICI Symposium & Austrian Bioinformatics Workshop 2025
Anastasija Jušković, a second-year PhD student at the AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, had the pleasure of representing the MICROBIOMES4SOY project with a poster presentation at the 8th AMICI Symposium & Austrian Bioinformatics Workshop 2025, held in Vienna. The symposium brought together researchers from various disciplines to discuss the latest insights in microbial ecology, planetary […]
MPIPZ Highlights Microbial Scalability at IS-MPMI 2025
At the IS-MPMI Congress 2025 in Cologne (July 13–17), the MPIPZ team presented a poster titled “The Potential of Phosphate-solubilizing Root Commensals: Scalability from Lab to Field?”. This showcased their work within MICROBIOMES4SOY where MPIPZ is responsible for the functional validation of phosphate-solubilizing microbes (PSMs). Key takeaways for MICROBIOMES4SOY : 🔗 IS-MPMI Congress Overview
Celebrating World Microbiome Day 2025
Each year on June 27th, we celebrate #WorldMicrobiomeDay to spotlight the invisible yet powerful communities of microorganisms, microbiomes, that shape our health, food systems, and environment. This year’s theme, “Microbiome 101: What You Need to Know,” focused on making microbiome science accessible to everyone. From gut health to sustainable agriculture, the goal was to raise […]
MICROBIOMES4SOY Aligns with World Microbiome Partnership
On June 20, 2025, the World Microbiome Partnership (WMP) was officially launched at the Académie Nationale de Médecine in Paris, under the patronage of President Emmanuel Macron. The event marked a strategic opportunity to integrate microbiome research into agri-food systems. The WMP aims to embed microbiome science into public health, agriculture, and environmental strategies globally. […]