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Agenda
IPC 2026 - The International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health - will run over 3 consecutive weekdays, on 22–24 June. We have lined up over 60 outstanding speakers, we will discuss poster presentations, enjoy the Microbiome Explorer Challenge, celebrate exceptional young scientists through the Emerging Talent Award and more!
The agenda is still being refined, please check back soon for the latest updates!
SESSION: EMERGING TALENT, BEST POSTER AWARDS AND MICROBIOME EXPLORER CHALLENGE
Chair: Arthur Ouwehand
Co Chairs: Norbert Bomba & Ewa Hudson
The potential uses of the commensal bacterium Faecalibacterium prausnitzii in human health: from its discovery to human clinical trials
Speaker: Philippe Langella
SESSION: International Probiotics Association (IPA)
Chair: George Paraskevakos
More speakers to come
PROBIOTIC VALUE INSIGHTS: From Scientific Benefit to Socio-Economic Assessment
Speaker: Rosanna Pecere
POSTER VIEWING & COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: Personalised Microbiome Interventions
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to come
Personalised Microbiome-Guided Probiotic Discovery across Dysbiosis-Driven Mucosal Disease Models
SESSION: Phytonutrients and Cognition
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to come
Probiotics for Enhanced Attention and Cognition: a Novel Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Clinical Trial
LUNCH BREAK
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to come
SESSION: BEYOND THE GUT MICROBIOME
Development of a probiotic treatment to solve body odor
Benefits of oral probiotic chewables in allergic rhinitis: evidence of oral-to-nasal migration and local cytokine modulation
Speaker: Irina Spacova
POSTER VIEWING & COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: ANIMAL HEALTH
Chair: Koen Venema
Co Chair: Dr. Ajay Awati
Role of Intestinal microbial activity in health and nutrition in the era of responsible animal production
Precision Microbiome Profiling as the Foundation for Personalised Probiotic and Supplement Interventions: The NB1 Framework
Speaker: Dr. Marijn Lewis
Closing Remarks
FAREWELL DRINKS & END OF CONFERENCE