VAAM Industry-Academia Panel
The online lecture series VAAM Industry-Academia Panel presents two scientists working on similar issues in industry and in academia. In short lectures, both present their work from their perspective and thus show how applied microbiological research and basic research are intertwined and interlocked. The programmes of previous IAP events can be found in the archive.
Presentations are online via Zoom every 2 months on the 3rd Thursday of the month, 4-5 pm.
Participation is free of charge and also possible for non-members of the VAAM.
If you have already registered for a provious event of the series, you do not need to register again. You will automatically receive an invitation and the access data for the Zoom Conference before the next lecture.
26. VAAM
Industry-Academia Panel
16.07.2026, online, 16h
"Live Biotherapeutic Products -
(LBPs)"
Panelists at 26. IAP, 16.07.2026
1. Dr. Frédéric Moens, MRM Health, Gent, Belgien
"LBPs created by CORAL platform"
* MRM Health is a biotech company developing Live biotherapeutic products with its CORAL platform
* LBPs are produced by a co-culturing approach while optimizing bacterial interactions creating highly functional teams
* MH002, an LBP being developed for Ulcerative colitis, results from a Phase 2a study
2. Prof. Dr. Michael Schloter, Technical University/ Helmholtz Munich
"From SynComs to Defined Microbial Communities: Keystone Taxa as Ecological Anchors"
Microbiome-based applications increasingly require microbial consortia with known composition, reproducible properties and predictable functions. However, inconsistent terminology and largely opportunistic strain selection have limited comparability and translation. The concept of Defined Microbial Communities provides a clearer framework for consortia composed of known, cultured and functionally characterized members. Keystone taxa offer an ecological principle for designing such communities, as they can exert disproportionate effects on community structure, stability and function. Integrating keystone concepts with trait-based selection, genome-informed characterization and experimental validation may support the development of robust, transparent and testable microbial communities for agriculture, environmental management and health-related applications.
Archive of former Industry-Academia Panels:
