The consortium of the Belgian Coordinated Collections of Microorganisms (BCCM) has been serving researchers and industry worldwide for 40 years, both for the preservation and distribution of microbial material as for specialised services, research and training.
This milestone will be festively highlighted on 19 September 2023 with a symposium on "The role of culture collections in science and society" and the opening of the exhibition "Micro heroes with mega powers" by the Federal State Secretary in charge of Science Policy, Mr Thomas Dermine.
Venue
Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences
29 Rue Vautier
1000 Brussels
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PROGRAMME |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Welcome coffee - networking |
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Welcoming words |
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14:00 – 14:15 |
Arnaud Vajda, Chairman of the board of Directors of BELSPO Marleen Bosschaerts, BCCM programme manager of BELSPO |
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Presentations |
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14:15 – 14:30 |
Micro-organisms and new applications in the biobased industries |
Dirk Carrez, Executive Director of Biobased Industries Consortium |
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14:30 – 14:45 |
The limits of our food system and the boundaries of microorganisms |
Kris Heirbaut, Heirbaut hoeveproducten |
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14:45 – 15:00 |
I-Challenge: microbial shelf-life testing in food |
Katrien Begyn, Ugent |
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Vital role of culture collections in assuring high-quality tuberculosis care |
Bouke de Jong, Institute for Tropical Medecine |
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15:15 – 15:30 |
The CCMM: A Successful Story of the BCCM Collaborations Worldwide |
El Mostafa El Fahime, Moroccan Coordinated Collections of Micro-organisms CCMM |
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15:30 – 15:45 |
Short testimonials |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Micro-organism and stained glass. An unvisible enemy! |
Aletta Rambaut, Aletta Rambaut bvba |
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16:00 -16:15 |
The usage of quality management system in order to ensure the satisfaction of the collections' stakeholders |
Jean-Charles de Viron, LRQA |
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Opening exhibition |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
“Micro heroes with mega powers” Thomas Dermine, State Secretary in charge of Science Policy |
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17:30 – 18:30 |
Reception |
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19:00 – 22:00 |
Buffet / musical entertainment |
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