Latest national microbiology research revealed

Published on 23/05/2018

On Thursday 17 May 2018, LIST hosted at its premises the second edition of the "Luxembourg Microbiology Day" (LMD) held by the Luxembourg Society for Microbiology  (LSfM). The event provided a forum for this association, uniting Luxembourg stakeholders directly or indirectly interested in microorganisms and their applications, to bring together its members, including the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST), and to share their most recent results and strengthen their research partnerships. 

Biotechnological applications of microorganisms

During this day of presentations and scientific discussions, some sixty participants were given the opportunity to discover the latest research and potential applications of microbiology, a science that studies living organisms so small that they are invisible to the naked eye. Particular focus was given to biomedical research, concerning the microbiome, cancer and infectious diseases, as well as to environmental biotechnology applications aimed at destroying organic waste and water pollutants.

LIST was able to lend its expertise on the latter topic thanks to the input of Prof. Dr Pau Ferrer, whose research focuses on environmental and industrial biotechnologies. In his talk entitled "Systems-level physiological analysis of Pichia pastoris (Komagataella spp): Enabling novel cell engineering strategies for improved recombinant protein production", Prof. Dr Pau Ferrer highlighted recent developments in biotechnological applications using yeasts. In particular, he outlined the advantages of the third generation of systems for producing proteins of industrial interest in fermenters. 

Member from the outset

Not only the host of the event, LIST is above all an active member of the Luxembourg Microbiology Society. It was represented at the highest level at the event by two of its researchers, respectively Dr Christian Penny, working on pathogenic bacteria associated with water resources and food, and Dr Philippe Delfosse, whose work allows leveraging of microbial processes powered by bacteria, archaea, microeukaryotes, algae and phages that can play a major role in the economy of the future. Both have been members of the LSfM board since its creation in 2016. (For more information on this topic, we invite you to (re)discover our article "Launch of the Luxembourg Society for Microbiology" published on 28 June 2016)


> For more information on this topic, read the article : Launch of the Luxembourg Society for Microbiology, published on 28 June 2016.

> Contact Henri-Michel Cauchie, LIST researcher and member of the LSfM, directly via email.

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