We are excited to announce the 1st joint FOODGUARD & MICROORC Webinar ! 04 February 2026 | 15:00–16:00 CET | Online via Zoom Join us for an hour of insights on how microbiome innovation is shaping the future of food safety, sustainability, and waste reduction. Speakers: Solveig Langsrud – Orchestrating food system microbiomes to minimize food waste (MICROORC) George-John Nychas – Microbiome applications & technological hubs to minimize food loss and waste (FOODGUARD) Foll

Always working in close collaboration with the food industry, Prof. Nikos Chorianopoulos  (Agricultural University of Athens) presented key results of FOODGUARD  at the workshop “Food & Beverage Industry: New Technologies and AI for the Foods of the Future.” The workshop was organized by SEVT – Hellenic Food Industry Association  during FOODTECH Greece , the leading international trade show dedicated to food and beverage production, processing, and handling technologies. The

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The FOODGUARD Project  had a strong and inspiring presence at the recent Food System Microbiomes Conference , where our teams showcased cutting-edge research in food microbial ecology and engaged with leading experts across the field. Research Spotlights Ifremer: Biopreservation Strategies & Microbial Dynamics of Gilthead Seabream Ifremer presented innovative results on biopreservation approaches and the microbial behavior of Gilthead seabream . Poster & flash talk delivered

Empowering AgriFood Innovation through European Collaboration Dr. Chrysoula Tassou, Research Director at ELGO-DIMITRA, presented FOODGUARD and its innovative solutions for minimising foodloss and waste at the 12th Meeting of the Agri-Food Sector Group, held in Athens (November 5–7), coordinated by Enterprise Europe Network Hellas. Over three inspiring days filled with discussions and exchanges on the future of Europe’s agrifood sector, participants from across the value chain

FOODGUARD Project Goes Global Our project has expanded beyond the borders of the European Union, reaching new international audiences. Recently, FOODGUARD was presented to PhD students and academic staff at both the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and Nanjing University . During these visits, Prof. George-John Nychas delivered inspiring seminars titled: “Next Generation Food and Safety Assessment: From Conventional Control & Classical Predictive Modeling t

Sabrina MACÉ | Researcher | PhD | Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, Paris | Ifremer On September 24, 2025, Sabrina Mace  from IFREMER (French Institute for Ocean Science)  presented FOODGUARD project results  at the Microbes 2025 – SFM Congress  in Bordeaux, France . Her oral presentation, titled “Evaluation of a microbiome engineering approach using lactic acid bacteria as bioprotective cultures to extend the shelf life of Gilthead Seabream (Sparu

FOODGUARD  had a busy and inspiring month, taking part in several key scientific and public engagement events across Greece. 1–3 September 2025 | Athens FOODGUARD co-organised a joint session with a network of EU projects  during the 13th International Conference on Predictive Microbiology in Food (ICPMF13) , where the team also delivered both oral  and poster presentations . In addition, FOODGUARD organised one symposium —presented by Panagiotis Skandamis  and Matthias Filte

Discover how the Research and Innovation Department (RID) of NETCOMPANY contributes to the FOODGUARD project. As a key partner,...

Fusion vs. Isolation: Evaluating the Performance of Multi-Sensor Integration for Meat Spoilage Prediction. A sustainable future through...

A fantastic and productive 18-month FOODGUARD  meeting wrapped up in sunny Málaga (19–20 June), hosted by PROLONGO-FACCSA ! Huge thanks...

“Growth Predictor”: A novel predictive modelling and quantitative microbial risk assessment tool developed by Prof. Panagiotis...

The Ghent University PhD student Thomas De Bock, representing the FOODGUARD project, presented at IAFP Europe 2025, sharing his research...

We showcased: 3 scientific posters A joint pitch at the IAFP Marketplace Cutting-edge tools from EU-funded research The FOODGUARD project...

FOODGUARD  was proud to be part of the 13th International Conference on Predictive Microbiology in Food (ICPMF13) , a major international event bringing together experts, researchers, and innovators to discuss the latest scientific developments in food microbiology and safety. During a dedicated session on EU projects , the FOODGUARD coordinator  presented the project alongside other pioneering initiatives, including SOSFood Project , foodigIT , AMBROSIA Project , FunShield4M

The FoodGuard project was presented at the 8th Meat Conference, held during Zootechnia Expo 2025 in Thessaloniki Greece from 31/1 to...

FOODGUARD is prominently featured in the EU Food Loss and Waste Prevention Hub, a significant initiative aimed at addressing the pressing...

The EU project FoodGuard, is dealing with an enormous amount of heterogeneous data (i.e., microbiological, spectral and Next Generation...

A workshop entitled "Modern technologies and mapping up to digital management of the microbiome, at the service of meat quality & safety...

Our partner Hanna-Leena Alakomi from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd will be presenting FOODGUARD in the 2nd EU FOOD SAFETY...