8th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Congress: Asia

R&D AND BUSINESS COLLABORATIONS IN MICROBIOTA RESEARCH, PROBIOTICS, SKIN & COSMECEUTICALS, HEALTH AND DISEASE

Open Letter: 8th Microbiome R&D and Business Collaboration Congress: Asia

Jeroen Raes
Professor and Group Leader, Bioinformatics
and (Eco-)systems Biology Lab, Department
of Microbiology and Immunology, Rega institute,
KU Leuven; Vice-director, VIB Center for Microbiology

The discovery of diverse microbiota has spurred new research, expanding our understanding of the microbiome’s crucial role in health, disease, and prevention. The microbiome has gained increased attention for being recognized as a promising avenue to enhance human health. Researchers and industry players collaborate to bring microbiome discoveries to the market, presenting a unique investment opportunity. This, combined with large-scale collaborations and the sharing of sequencing data, establishes the microbiome as a significant force in science and medicine, essential for future interventions.

At the Raes lab, we actively contribute to this field by employing large-scale, next-generation sequencing, and innovative computational approaches. Our focus is on exploring the functionality and variability of the healthy human microbiome at the systems level. We delve into understanding alterations in the microbiome during disease, uncovering distinct gut flora types (enterotypes) independent of host factors. Our research extends to investigating the predictive capabilities of microbial markers for various intestinal diseases. Additionally, we pioneer the development of computational methods for analyzing (next-generation) sequence data and exploring community properties across diverse environments, including oceans and soil.

I am honoured to deliver the opening keynote address at the 8th Microbiome & R&D & Business Collaboration Congress: Asia. This event aims to showcase groundbreaking research on microbiome and probiotics, and pledges to provide substantial insights and strategies for researchers and developers in transforming scientific discoveries into viable products.

I look forward to presenting the talk entitled “Quantitative microbiome profiling in health and disease” on the 7th of May 2024.

See you in Singapore!

Jeroen Raes


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30+ Speakers

7+ hours of networking

Poster Presentation

KEY TOPICS

01

Microbiome in health and diseases

02

Tools and technologies in microbiome R&D

03

Clinical advances and therapeutic development

04

Skin microbiome and cosmeceuticals

05

Probiotics, prebiotics and postbiotics in human health

06

Personalised nutrition

Confirmed Speakers

Jason Harcup

Jason Harcup

Chief R&D Officer – Beauty & Wellbeing, Unilever

Celia Ning

Celia Ning

Director, Nutrition Research Institute, Junlebao

Thomas Dawson

Thomas Dawson

Deputy Executive Director & Senior Principal Investigator, A*STAR Skin Research Labs, Singapore

Neerja Hajela

Neerja Hajela

Head of Science & Regulatory Affairs, Yakult Danone

Eran Elinav

Eran Elinav

Professor and Principal Investigator, Department of Immunology, Weizmann Institute of Science

Denise Kelly

Denise Kelly

Investment Advisor, Seventure Partners

Regina Karim

Regina Karim

Global Senior Manager Translational Science, H&H Group

Jennifer Fouquier

Jennifer Fouquier

Doctoral Candidate, University of Colorado, USA

Ting Fan Leung

Ting Fan Leung

Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Wei-Kai Wu

Wei-Kai Wu

Assistant Professor and Research Physician, National Taiwan University Hospital

Jun Terauchi

Jun Terauchi

CSO, Metagen Therapeutics Inc.

Keir Nicholas-Haizelden

Keir Nicholas-Haizelden

PhD Student, University of Liverpool, UK

Jeroen Raes

Jeroen Raes

Professor and Group Leader, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Transplantation, KU Leuven; Vice-director, VIB Center for Microbiology

Niranjan Nagarajan

Niranjan Nagarajan

Associate Director and Senior Group Leader, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR

Sang Sun Yoon

Sang Sun Yoon

Professor and CEO, Yonsei University and Biome Inc.

Alexander Aksenov

Alexander Aksenov

Assistant Professor, University of Connecticut, USA

Ang Qi Yan

Ang Qi Yan

Ang Qi Yan, Senior Scientist, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR

James Morton

James Morton

Consultant, Simons Foundation

Sunny Wong

Sunny Wong

Associate Professor, Nanyang Technological University

Ratha-Korn Vilaichone

Ratha-Korn Vilaichone

Professor of Medicine; Chief, Center Of Excellence in Digestive Diseases, Thammasat University

Eric Chun-Ming Huang

Eric Chun-Ming Huang

Eric Huang Chun-Ming, Senior Scientific Advisor, Zymolo Inc.

Christophe Lay

Christophe Lay

Senior Team Leader, Gut Microbiology, Danone Nutricia

Hemali Gunt

Hemali Gunt

Head of Clinical & Scientific Affairs, Burt’s Bees

Albert Dashi

Albert Dashi

Co-founder & Chief Science Officer, Sequential Skin, Singapore

Joseph Sung

Joseph Sung

Professor, Senior Vice President (Health & Life Sciences) And Dean, Nanyang Technological University

Nakako Shibagaki

Nakako Shibagaki

R&D Manager, Shiseido

Ping Hu

Ping Hu

R&D Director Principal Scientist, Procter & Gamble Company, Corporate Function R&D, Discovery & Innovation Platform

Tai L Guo

Tai L Guo

Professor, University of Georgia

Antonio LC Gomes

Antonio LC Gomes

Principal Scientist, Xbiome

Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang

Irma Bernadette S. Sitohang

Professor in Dermatology and Venereology Dept, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, LABORÉ SKINCARE (PT Paragon Technology and Innovation)

Aarthi Ravikrishnan

Aarthi Ravikrishnan

Scientist, Genome Institute of Singapore, A*STAR

Margaret J. Morris

Margaret J. Morris

Professor, University of New South Wales

Cristiano Sabelli

Cristiano Sabelli

Scientific Affairs Director Copan Italia

Jonathan Lee

Jonathan Lee

Consultant - National University Hospital, Assistant Professor - National University of Singapore, Chief Scientific Officer - Asian Microbiome Library Pte Ltd

 Gan Renyou

Gan Renyou

Principal Scientist, Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation (SIFBI), A*STAR

Elvina Parlindungan

Elvina Parlindungan

Scientist, A*STAR

Patricia Conway

Patricia Conway

CEO & Founder, PC Biome Pte Ltd and Visiting Professor, Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE), Nanyang Technological University

Amy Lin

Amy Lin

Senior Principal Scientist I, SIFBI, A*STAR

Martin Pagac

Martin Pagac

Senior Scientist, DSM-Firmenich, Perfumery & Beauty

Kyle Young

Kyle Young

Product Manager, ATCC

Tarun Chopra

Tarun Chopra

Director, Advanced Research, L'Oreal Research and Innovation

Agenda Overview

Date Track 1 Track 2
Day 1 - 7 May 2024
Gut Health & Diseases
Skin Microbiome
Day 2 - 8 May 2024
Microbiome - Tools and Strategies for Microbiome - Microbiome Therapeutics & Beyond The Gut
Probiotics, Prebiotics & Postbiotics

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