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April, 9th, 2026

Starts 08:30am to 07:30pm CET

CONFERENCE ORGANISATOR

Clementine MARIEN
Phone : ‭+33 6 33 26 76 59‬
Email: c.marien@phileo.lesaffre.com

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April 9th – Thursday

Microbiome at Lesaffre

08:30 • 10′

Welcome and opening remarks

Dr Christine M'Rini - Lesaffre Institute of Science & Technology

Dr. Christine M’Rini Puel
Group RD&I Director Lesaffre

08:40 • 30′

Lesaffre microbiome program: Today & future
Dr Hugo Roume - Lesaffre Institute of Science & Technology

Dr. Hugo Roume
Microbiome Program Coordinator Lesaffre

09:10 • 15′

Keynote address: The future of microbiome research in animal nutrition and health
Dr Mickael Boyer - Lesaffre Institute of Science & Technology
Dr. Michaël Boyer
Animal Science and Innovation Director Phileo by Lesaffre

Augmented Microbiome

09:25 • 30′

Single-Cell Microbial Fingerprinting for Microbiome Health Assessment in Animal Production
Dr. Ruben Props

Dr. Ruben Props
CEO, Co-founder Kytos, Belgium

Q&A • BREAK

Precision Nutrition

10:25 • 30′

Mucosal microbiota: impacts from diets and influence on mucosal immunity in young pigs
Prof. Sung Woo KIM
Prof. Sung Woo Kim
William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor North Carolina State University, USA

11:05 • 30′

Recent findings on diet – Rumen microbiome interactions
Ass. Prof. Alberto Palmonari
Ass. Prof. Alberto Palmonari Associate Professor Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy

11:50 • LUNCH BREAK

Environmental Sustainability

13:30 • 30′

Anaerobic digestion : an old story for today and tomorrow – Some remaining scientific challenges.
Jean-Philippe Steyer
Jean-Philippe Steyer
Director of research INRAE, Dpt. Transform, Perpignan, France

14:00 • 30′

Controlling Ruminal Methanogenesis: Everything but the Kitchen Sink? Perspectives on efforts to mitigate ruminal methanogenesis
Prof. Jeffrey Firkins
Prof. Jeffrey Firkins
Distinguished Professor College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University, USA

14:40 • 30′

Novel microbiome solutions to improve cattle production sustainability
Prof Leluo Guan : McMaster University - Canada
Prof. Leluo Guan
Professor, Applied Biology Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Animal Functional Genomics and Microbiome, Faculty of Land and Food Systems, Vancouver, Canada

Q&A

Microbiome-Based Solutions: Opportunities and Challenges

15:30 • 30′

Microbiota modulation towards pathogen control, benefits and risks linked to the current approaches
Prof. Farina Khattack

Prof. Farina Khattack and Dr. Salvatore Galgano
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), Edinburgh, UK

16:10 • 30′

Opportunities and challenges of complex mixed microbial communities for livestock production
Prof. Benjamin Willing
Prof. Benjamin Willing
Associate Professor, Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Microbiology of Nutrigenomics, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Canada

16:40 • 15′

The gut microbiome In companion animals

Dr. Achraf Adib Lesaux
Dr. Achraf Adib Lesaux
R&D Applied Animal Science Team Leader, Phileo by Lesaffre, France

16:55 • 30′

Severe dysbiosis reflects changes in intestinal function in dogs and cats

Prof. Jan Suchodolski
Prof. Jan Suchodolski
Professor, Small Animal Internal Medicine, Purina PetCare Endowed Chair for Microbiome Research, Associate Director for Research Head, Microbiome Sciences Gastrointestinal Laboratory, Texas A&M University

Q&A • BREAK

Microbiome-Derived Bioactive Compounds

17:45 • 30′

Is there a way to objectively assess the chicken intestinal microbiome: Conclusions from two secondary analyses

Prof. Ruediger Hauck
Prof. Ruediger Hauck
Associate Professor Poultry Science, College of Agriculture, Auburn University, Canada

18:25 • 30′

Understanding rumen microbiome assembly to establish beneficial microbial communities
Prof. Fernando Samodha

Prof. Fernando Samodha

Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry, Dpt.Animal Science, University of Nebraska, USA

19:05 – Q&A • BREAK

19:10

Closing remarks & next steps

Dr Mickael Boyer - Lesaffre Institute of Science & Technology
Dr. Mickaël Boyer
Animal Science and Innovation Director Phileo by Lesaffre

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