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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!
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Speakers
Initial steps, development and actual status of research on probiotics at Jagiellonian University Medical College in Krakow
Prof. Piotr Heczko
SESSION: SPACE FLIGHT AND HEALTHSPAN
Chair: Koen Venema
Co-chair: George Paraskevakos
The cost of hosting a microbiota with age
Spaceflight and Probiotics: Scientific Rationale, Opportunities and Open Questions
Christian Roghi
POSTER VIEWING & COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: EMERGING TOPICS IN MICROBIOME SCIENCE
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to be confirmed
The probiotic bacterium Propionibacterium freudenreichii prevents food allergy in mice via an immunomodulatory mechanism involving the surface layer protein SlpB
The Next Chapter - Shaping Oral Health Through Probiotics
Engineered biotherapeutic rewires gut microbial metabolism to modulate host signaling and alleviate MASLD
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION: EMERGING TOPICS IN MICROBIOME SCIENCE (continued)
Chair: Koen Venema
Speakers to be confirmed
SESSION: EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to be confirmed
Extracellular vesicles from probiotic Lacticaseibacillus paracasei: what are they and what they can do.
Bacterial extracellular vesicles as postbiotic effectors: Insights from Propionibacterium freudenreichii in host interactions and inflammation
POSTER VIEWING & COFFEE BREAK
SESSION: SMART TECHNOLOGY IN MICROBIOME
Chair: Koen Venema
More speakers to be confirmed
From Feeling to Fact: Continuous Wearable Monitoring of Intestinal Gas in Humans
Insights from within the Gut: Toward Objective Assessment of Gut Health Using Ingestible Technologies
Poster Viewing and Welcome Drinks