What an inspiring day full of science, high-quality presentations, and engaging discussions!

A heartfelt thank you to:
🔬 All the participants who brought their passion, curiosity, and cutting-edge research to the stage and poster sessions.
🎤 Our keynote speakers, who challenged and inspired us with their visionary talks: Tomasz Calikowski (European Commission), Sarah Lebeer (University of Antwerp), and Yuemei Lin (Delft University of Technology).
🤝 Our sponsors and partners, whose generous support made this event possible: Federation of European Microbiological Societies, Ghent University Doctoral School, ISME | International Society for Microbial Ecology, Young Belgian Society for Microbiology (YBSM), and the CMET – Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (Ghent University) organizers: Josefien Van Landuyt, Ludovica Marinelli and Ángel Estévez.

We’re proud to have created a platform where early-career scientists can connect, share ideas, and present their cutting-edge microbial technologies.

📸 Here are some photo highlights from the day – PLUTO Productions (Thomas Pluym) 👇