EcoPlastiC at FEMS MICRO 2025
The FEMS MICRO 2025 congress was organized by the Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS) and took place in Milan (Italy) from 14-17 July 2025.
The conference had more than 2000 participants from more than 95 countries. There were eight parallel sessions, with more than 150 workshops and presentations. The full Book of Abstracts is available here. The congress had four major themes:
- Eco Innovations (Microbial Dynamics in a Changing World; Microbial Processes and Environmental Interactions; Evolutionary Innovations)
- Health Horizon (The Microbiome Revolution; Cutting-Edge Diagnostics and Therapeutics; Antimicrobial Resistance)
- Biotechnology (Synthetic Biology and Bioinformatics; Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology; Microbes, Society and Sustainable Solutions)
- Engagement & Growth (Career, Skills and Entrepreneurship; Grants and Funding; Societies and Networking, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Communication and Outreach; Publishing and Research Transparency; Education and Mentoring)
There were five keynote speakers:
- Prof. Carmen Buchrieser – “Legionella pneumophila: a copycat eukaryote”
- Prof. Chris Greening – “Microbial oxidation of atmospheric trace gases: from enzyme to ecosystems”
- Prof. Eran Elinav – “Host-microbiome interaction in health and disease”
- Prof. Gian Maria Rossolini “The evolutionary complexity of antimicrobial resistance (in a rapidly changing environment)”
- Prof. Janet Knutson Jansson – “Dynamics of soil microorganisms in space”
Within the ‘Eco Innovation’ and ‘Biotechnology’ themes, Dr Maria Nicolau Batista (NOVA) presented a poster “Harnessing the power of bacteria to fight recalcitrant post-consumer PET-waste burden” (No. 075) co-authored by Dr Patricia Concórdio-Reis (NOVA), Buket Alkan Tas (TUS), Dr Marija Nicevic (TUS), Dr Margaret Brennan-Fournet (TUS), Dr Jasmina Nikodinovic-Runic (IMGGE), Dr Cristiana A. V. Torres (NOVA), Prof. Maria A. M. Reis (NOVA), Dr Filomena Freitas (NOVA).
Watch the event highlights here