21/Nov/2025
The 39th EFFoST International Conference in Porto, Portugal (17–19 November 2025), brought together leading researchers and industry experts to explore innovations driving the transformation of food systems.
MICROORC was well represented through three invited keynote speakers who shared insights and results from the project:
- Joana Barbosa (Universidade Católica Portuguesa) presented “Controlling Listeria monocytogenes in sliced plant-based meat analogues: role of fermentates and food cultures”, highlighting novel strategies to enhance food safety in alternative protein products.
- Solveig Langsrud (Nofima) delivered a keynote on “Reducing food waste through innovation: Technologies and trade-offs in sustainable processing”, showcasing how MICROORC technologies contribute to smarter, more sustainable food production. (Photo to be added.)
- Véronique Zuliani (Novonesis) presented “How fermentate-based solutions can address critical challenges in sustainable food systems”. While the talk broadly addressed sustainable biotechnological solutions, part of the presentation featured MICROORC results and data, providing valuable visibility to the project within a wider scientific and industrial context.
Through these contributions, MICROORC continues to strengthen its presence in the European food innovation landscape – promoting solutions that enhance food safety, extend shelf life, and reduce waste across the food value chain.
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