Microbial Foods Conference - 21 May 2026
The Microbial Foods Conference will take place at Albanova, KTH, Stockholm, on 21 May 2026, featuring invited speakers working across microbial foods, precision fermentation, protein engineering, and synthetic biology.
Organized by KTH Food, the event brings together researchers, students, industry professionals, and anyone interested in microbial foods and precision fermentation.
Time: Thu 2026-05-21 09.00 - 16.00
Location: Albanova, KTH, Roslagstullsbacken 21, 114 21 Stockholm
Language: English
Participating: KTH, Imperial College London, Wageningen, GFI, SciLifeLab, SINTEF FG, RISE, etc.
Program
09:00 - 09:05 Opening words — Francisco Vilaplana, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Director of KTH FOOD
09:05 - 09:50 Engineering microbial platforms for sustainable proteins — Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro, Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, Imperial College London
09:50 - 10:20 Precision fermentation as a tool to modify proteins — Julia Keppler, Wageningen University & Research
10:20 - 10:45 Coffee break
10:45 – 11:10 Nordic ecosystem mapping for microbial & sustainable proteins — Ismaël Bawah, Good Food Institute Europe
11:10 - 11:35 Protein production using microorganisms — Francesca Di Bartolomeo, SINTEF FG
11:35 - 12:00 Engineering β-lactoglobulin for improved nutritional and functional properties — Maija Greis, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, SciLifeLab
12:00 - 12:25 A fearless approach for a Cautious industry! High-throughput techniques for food applications — Panam Ghiachi, RISE
12:25 - 13:40 Lunch
Industry session
13:40 - 14:00 — Janne Wallenius, Solar Foods
14:00 - 14:20 — Irina Borodina, DTU Technical University of Denmark, Typo Foods
14:20 - 14:40 — Florian David, Melt & Marble
14:40 - 14:55 Coffee break
14:55 - 15:15 — Ramkumar Nair, SMAQO
15:15 - 16:00 Panel session — Solar Foods, Typo Foods, Melt & Marble, SMAQO
16:00 - 16:05 Closing words — Paul Hudson, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
