The coronavirus has the world in suspense. Gabriele Berg, Professor and Head of the Environmental Technology Unit at the University of Graz, explains the role of the microbiome for the Covid-19 and other pandemics. The [...]
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 which is [...]
World Microbiome Day on the 27th of June is approaching and this year it is all about ‘Diversity’! Everyone is invited to join the celebrations around the vibrant world of microbes, the diversity of microbial [...]
Our May workshop series on standards came to an end on 20th May 2020 with discussions and exchanges on how to make use of existing data to enhance our understanding of microbiome structures and functions [...]
The MicrobiomeSupport online workshop series on methodology in microbiome research (in collaboration with CAMI) continued in it’s second day on 19th May 2020 with standardization around bioinformatics approaches (for a summary of our discussions on [...]
On Monday 18th March 2020, a three-day long MicrobiomeSupport workshop series on methodology in microbiome research started, in collaboration with CAMI, the community-led initiative on Critical Assessment of Metagenome Interpretation. The first workshop on Monday [...]
During a recent International Bioeconomy Forum (IBF) meeting, IBF 'Food Systems Microbiomes' Working Group (supported by MicrobiomeSupport) met to elaborate on the need for research on the food systems microbiome and how it could be [...]
During a recent workshop on 4 March 2020 in Brussels, the MicrobiomeSupport team hosted a trans-sectorial workshop with stakeholders from funding agencies, industry and academia. The aim was to discuss research and innovation needs and [...]
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 [...]
