Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria
Thank you from the 14th LAB committee
Last August the 14th Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria took place in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands. We look back on a successful symposium with lots of very inspiring talks and posters presentations. We are delighted that we were able to invite you all on site again and be able to meet in person. Feeling that buzz again was an amazing experience.
We would like to thank all participants for joining, all volunteers for their help on site and of course every presenter for their scientific contribution to the symposium.
We hope to see you again in 2026!
The 14th LAB Organising Committee
Prof. dr. Eddy Smid
Dr. John Chapman
Dr. Arjen Nauta
Prof. dr. Bas Teusink
Prof. dr. Sarah Lebeer
Dr. Mariela Serrano
Dr. Herwig Bachmann
Dr. Anne de Jong
Prof. dr. Egon Bech-Hansen
Aim of the symposium
This series of tri-annual symposia on Lactic Acid Bacteria was started in 1983 to communicate and stimulate research on Lactic Acid Bacteria and their application. The aim of these symposia is to bring together academic and industrial researchers interested in the state of the art of LAB research.
The opportunity for face-to-face interactions has been denied to the community for the last five years. At last, we can come together to present our recent work, to obtain information on new developments and to ex-change views with colleagues from all over the world on scientific progress and applications.
The symposium will highlight the role Lactic Acid Bacteria play in the production of food and feed, how they promote health through probiotic applications and showcase new technical advances.
At the traditional home of the LAB symposia, Congress Centre “Hotel Zuiderduin” in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands. This Congress Centre is located in a beautiful North Sea village, easily accessible by car and public transport.
Scientific Programme
The programme will include: invited plenary lectures providing overviews of state-of-the-art developments in selected scientific areas, short plenary lectures that cover the most recent advances in LAB research and application, and several plenary poster sessions.
The scientific areas that will be covered are
[1] Microbial Communities,
[2] Genetics and Genomics,
[3] Fermentation and Metabolism, including the role of LABs in the fermentation of plant based proteins,
[4] Host-Microbe Interactions,
[5] Bacteriophages and Antimicrobials.
Organising Committee
Prof. Dr Eddy Smid, President
Dr. John Chapman, Secretary
Dr. Arjen Nauta, Treasurer
Prof. Dr. Bas Teusink
Prof. Dr. Sarah Lebeer
Dr. Mariela Serrano
Dr Anne de Jong
Prof. Egon Bech Hansen
Dr. Herwig Bachmann
Venue
Congress Centre “Hotel Zuiderduin” in Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands is the traditional home of the LAB symposia. This Congress Centre is located in a beautiful North Sea village, easily accessible by car and public transport.
The Symposium is organised under the auspices of the Royal Netherlands Society for Microbiology (KNVM) and sponsored by FrielandCampina, IFF, BaseClear Chr. Hansen, DSM, Nestlé, Arla, Danone and LABIB
