FoodBiomes

FOODBIOMES at the Bio3-2024 forum, organised by BioInnovation Greece at Technopolis Gazi, Athens, on September 1-5, 2024

Representing FOODBIOMES, Prapa, alongside Paraskevakos and Massot from Zoefarma, gave a talk on "Probiotic Biobanks and the Case for Disease Prevention" in the 8th session of the Conference, entitled "Developing Biobanks to Understand Human Diseases.

The presentation was focused on the findings of a study on novel strains isolated from olive samples collected in Monemvasia, Peloponnese, Greece that was conducted at the FOODBIOMES facilities. After identification at species level, the new strains were evaluated for their potential health-promoting properties through a series of in vitro assays. The future steps and industrial perspectives were further analyzed and discussed, with an emphasis on the significance of discovering novel probiotic strains with specific activities for the food and pharmaceutical industry.

Stay tuned for updates on FOODBIOMES' work and projects!

FOODBIOMES at the HDA congress, Athens, Greece, 8-10 December 2023

👉 Recent advances in our research on functional food ingredients and in particular on herbs and aromatic plants as bioactive substances, on probiotics and gastrointestinal health in diabetes and on the viability of immobilized probiotic cells, were presented by our coordinator Yiannis Kourkoutas, our partner leader Koutelidakis Antonios and our researcher Panagiota Potsaki during the first two days of the congress. A poster presentation on a clinical study evaluating the effects of a Lactococcus strain on blood and urine biomarkers was delivered by our researcher Panoraia Bousdouni complementing the active presence of FOODBIOMES at the congress.

Many congratulations to the whole team for their great work and special thanks to our team members for representing FOODBIOMES.

FoodBiomes at the 10th International Conference Mikrobiokosmos: All microbes for a sustainable future! with 5 posters:

1) Effectiveness of probiotic immobilized on lyophilized banana powder on patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome,
2) Developing stable functional
ingredients for the food industry containing immobilized cells of a wild-type plant-based presumptive probiotic strain on high-fiber content supports,
3) Effect of 12-week probiotic consumption immobilized on oat flakes on blood and urine biomarkers and human microbiome,
4) Evaluating the effects of novel probiotic strains in healthy mice, and
5) Laurus nobilis and rosa canina plant extracts as potent functional regulators of food microbiome!

📣 FOODBIOMES at the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair!!!

We are looking forward to meeting you in person at Stand 10 in Pavilion 14 at the 87th Thessaloniki International Fair and describe how FOODBIOMES can offer world class research, education and innovation services that can contribute to the development of the innovation capacity of the Agri-food sector.

👍An insightful seminar on probiotics and the journey from bench to market was delivered last week by George Paraskevakos, Executive Director of the International Probiotics Association, at the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, of the Democritus University of Thrace - (D.U.Th.), in Alexandroupolis.

🚀A great seminar that extended our knowledge and developed our capacities on:
☑ Unveiling the Foundations of Research and Development (R&D) in Probiotics
☑ Formulating Probiotic Products: A Pathway to Efficacy and Safety
☑ Quality Considerations: Ensuring Excellence in Probiotic Manufacturing
☑ Labeling Requirements: Communicating Probiotic Benefits Clearly
☑ Commercialization Strategies: Navigating the Market Landscape

🤗We are sincerely grateful to our esteemed invited speaker, George Paraskevakos, whose expertise offered an unparalleled depth to the seminar, further inspiring our students to pursue excellence in the world of probiotics. We extend our heartfelt appreciation to the diverse and engaged audience, comprising of acclaimed professors and enthusiastic students.

Our collective passion for knowledge and the pursuit of excellence continues to shape the foundation of more such groundbreaking events in the future!

🤗 We are happy to announce the successful completion of our recent workshop titled "Hands-On Workshop on Pilot Scale Production of Novel Functional Food Ingredients," which took place from July 21st to July 24th, 2023 at the Democritus University of Thrace - (D.U.Th.).

The event provided a unique opportunity to delve into the captivating field of probiotic biomass production, cell immobilization on food-grade supports rich in prebiotic fibers, and the application of advanced drying methods.

😃 We were delighted to have a diverse group of four professionals participating in the workshop. The attendees hailed from academia and provided valuable expertise from various backgrounds, including nutrition, food technology and biology.

👉 The workshop's content and hands-on approach were of great interest to our participants, as it allowed them to gain valuable experience in a rapidly evolving area of research and application. Exploring the production of novel functional food ingredients and learning about cutting-edge techniques was both enlightening and inspiring for everyone involved.

We extend our heartfelt gratitude to all the attendees for their active participation and enthusiasm throughout the workshop. It is through such collaborative efforts that we continue to advance and innovate in the realm of functional food ingredients.

Looking forward to organizing more such enriching events in the future!

📣 An Outstanding Seminar by FOODBIOMES!

We are thrilled to announce that George Paraskevakos, Executive Director of the International Probiotics Association, will be here with us on 24th of July 2023 to deliver a seminar entitled "Probiotic considerations: from Bench to Market and Everything In-between".

🚀 This seminar will take students along the value chain of probiotics, the largest Food and Dietary Supplement category with the VMS space.

We will explore a rapidly evolving field from different perspectives. We want to provide an insight and better understanding of the field from a scientific basis for these products, key regulatory and manufacturing considerations and finally consumer perspectives.

Oversight will be provided on basics from R&D, to formulating products, Quality considerations, Manufacturing, and Labelling to Commercialization.

📆 The seminar will take place on 24 July 2023 12:00 - 14:00 at
the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics, Alexandroupolis.

Language: English.

Registration is free.

Please register here to secure your seat https://lnkd.in/d74P8RQr

📢 📢 📢 A new hands-on workshop by FOODBIOMES!!!

We are organizing a hands-on workshop entitled "Pilot scale production of novel functional food ingredients".

👉 This workshop will provide a unique opportunity to explore the fascinating field of biomass production, cell immobilization on food-grade supports rich in prebiotic fibers and application of drying methods.

🗓 The hands-on workshop will take place on 21-24 July 2023 at the Department of Molecular Biology & Genetics of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH), in Alexandroupolis, Greece.

Instructors: Yiannis Kourkoutas, Paraskevi Somalou and Grigorios Nelios.

Language: Greek

Eligible submissions are welcome from food industry personnel, researchers and BSc, MSc or PhD students of bio-sciences.

Participation is free of charge but registration is required.
Register please here https://lnkd.in/d_HR2vJ8

Registrations will remain open until 18 July 2023, 14.00 EEST.

Applications will be evaluated in the order of submission, and preference will be given to those who submit their applications first.

Spaces are limited!

📣 📣 📣 FOODBIOMES meets International Probiotics Association!
FOODBIOMES Research Infrastructure participated in the 16th International Scientific Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health (IPC) held in Bratislava this week (20-22 June 2023) with three poster presentations:

👉🏻 Preliminary evaluation of novel plant-based lactic acid bacteria strains isolated from Athinolia variety olives, a collaborative work with IPA, delivered by Ioanna Prapa (with 'Χρύσα Παυλάτου', Nasia Gkika, Lydia Angelopoulou, George Skavdis, George Paraskevakos and Yiannis Kourkoutas),

👉🏻 Evaluation of Mentha pulegium and Matricaria recutita Plant Extracts as Effective Functional Regulators of Food Microbiota delivered by Gregoria Mitropoulou (with Vicky Kompoura, Ioanna Karap, Vasileios K. Gkalpinos, Vasiliki Anagnostou, Andreas G. Tzakos and Yiannis Kourkoutas)

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👉🏻 Plant-based Wild Type Lactic Acid Bacteria As Promising Candidates For Glycemic and Lipid Profile Control delivered by Yiannis Kourkoutas (with Grigorios Nelios, Chrysoula Pavlatou and Ioanna Prapa).

Special thanks to the whole team for this great work and to Ioanna Prapa, Grigoria Mitropoulou and Yiannis Kourkoutas for representing FOODBIOMES in IPC2023 this year.

📣📣📣 FOODBIOMES at the 3rd Hellenic BioCluster Forum!!!

We are excited to share that we will attend the 3rd Hellenic Biocluster (HBio) Forum at the Athens International Conference Centre from 15-17 June 2023 (Booth No 9).

We are looking forward to meeting you in person, share our latest findings and scientific results and describe how FOODBIOMES can offer world class research, education and innovation services on microbiome research.

Our colleagues Yiannis Kourkoutas, Gregoria Mitropoulou, Koutelidakis Antonios and Panayiotis (Takis) Panas will be happy to present our new service portfolio and explore any options of collaboration.

A 3-day event on biotic science, market insights and networking has come to an end.

Probiota 2023 and the IPA world congress was a fantastic opportunity for the team to gain valuable insights and to promote a sample of the three-year research work on novel probiotic cultures, new botanicals and functional food ingredients that has been conducted by our researchers.

Our poster presentations in the Scientific frontiers session on novel probiotic strains for functional food ingredients and on Salvia officinalis plant extracts as functional regulators of food microbiota gave rise to new strong collaborations.

Special thanks to our colleagues Yiannis Kourkoutas, Paraskevi Somalou, Grigoria Mitropoulou and Panayiotis Panas for representing FOODBIOMES in this great event and to our entire team for this great research work.

We are grateful to Stephen Daniells and George Paraskevakos and to the NutraIngredients and International Probiotics Association teams for their excellent hospitality and organisation.

Looking forward to next year’s PROBIOTA.

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Our researchers at International Conference!

FOODBIOMES participated at the 30 FFC International Conference that was held at Myrina, Lemnos, Greece on 23-25 September 2022.

Pre-clinical data of new strains, natural extracts as food preservatives, wine-making with immobilized kefir cultures, functional food ingredients for Type-1 diabetes and the exploitation of hempseed for product development were the main research projects presented by our researchers.

During the International Conference, awards were given to our researchers at the following categories:

🏅 Best Session Moderators:
Session 3: Mediterranean Diet for the Management of Chronic Diseases Session Chairs: Dr. Vassilios Moussis, Dr. Olga Papagianni.

🏅 Best Oral Presentation:
Hempseed biorefinery: a perspective towards the development of food products in the bioeconomy era delivered by Aikaterini Natsia.

Many congratulations to the whole team for the great work and special thanks to our researchers for representing FOODBIOMES at the FFC International Conference this year.