Session Topics
Session 1: Synthetic biology tools for microbiome engineering
This session explores cutting-edge advances in synthetic biology and genome editing for microbiome modulation. From CRISPR-based interventions to genetically modified microbes, highlighting the latest precision tools and their potential to transform health, agriculture, and the environment.
Session 2: Emerging technologies & AI for microbiome interventions
This session focuses on how AI and other emerging tech are reshaping microbiome science. Talks will highlight data-driven approaches to predict, model, and engineer microbial communities with unprecedented precision and scalability.
Session 3: Modulating microbiomes through environmental and nutritional inputs
From the human gut to agricultural soils and marine ecosystems, microbial communities respond to changes in the resources available to them. By modulating factors such as nutrient availability, it is possible to influence both the composition and functional activity of these microbiomes. In this session, speakers will present strategies for applying these principles to shape microbial communities across diverse systems.
Session 4: Molecular tools for microbiome modulation
In this session, speakers will showcase molecular tools for microbiome modulation, including small molecules and novel biologics such as antibodies, bacteriophages, extracellular vesicles, and bacteriocins. These approaches aim to modulate in a targeted-manner microbial composition and functions across diverse environments.
Session 5: Defined communities for microbiome modulation
This session highlights advances in defined microbial consortia for applications in human health, agriculture, animal health, and environmental sustainability. Discussions will focus on translation, safety, and the creation of functional microbial ecosystems using approaches such as directed evolution.
Session 6: From Bench to Product: navigating the path to microbiome innovation
This session explores how microbiome science is translated into real-world solutions across diverse environments. It will address key challenges such as regulatory pathways, consumer acceptance, and safety. With insights from industry leaders, policymakers, and entrepreneurs, the session will examine the journey from discovery to market.