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23-27 August 2026 | Hotel Zuiderduin, Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands
The 15th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria will bring together academic and industrial researchers interested in the state of the art of LAB research.
The series of tri-annual symposia on Lactic Acid Bacteria began in 1983 to communicate and stimulate research on Lactic Acid Bacteria and their application.
The symposium will highlight the role Lactic Acid Bacteria play in the production of food and feed, as human commensals, how they promote health through probiotic applications and will showcase new technical advances.
The symposium will take place in the Congress Centre Hotel Zuiderduin in Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands - the traditional home of the LAB symposia, a beautiful north sea village which is easily accessible by car and public transport.
Highlights of the 15th International Symposium on Lactic Acid Bacteria:
14 invited plenary lectures providing overviews of state-of-the-art developments in five selected scientific areas.
26 short plenary lectures, selected from the abstracts, that cover the most recent advances in LAB research and poster flash sessions allowing selected authors to present an outline of their poster to the plenary audience.
Extensive time for poster sessions.
Special sessions on taxonomy and on industrial applications
Leading scientists from outside the LAB-community have also been included in the program to cover important emerging fields.
Many keynote speakers contribute a review to the LAB15 special issue of Current Opinion in Microbiology edited by Sarah Lebeer, Giovanna Felis and Jennifer Mahony, which will be available in August 2026. These invited speakers will provide the most current updates on their exciting research.
Plenary lectures will be followed by an on-stage discussion session.
Oral and poster abstracts are invited on the following topics and should be submitted using the online abstract submission system.
Deadline: 6 March 2026
Fermentation and metabolism
Genetics, physiology and evolution
Human microbiota: vaginal
Human microbiota: gut
Bacteriophages & Bacteriocins
The program will include invited plenary lectures, contributed talks and poster sessions highlighting the latest LAB research. The program will be curated by a committee of world class academic leaders in their respective fields.
Present your latest research: Abstracts are invited for talks and posters on the conference themes
Choose from a variety of sponsorship and commercial options to raise your profile and position your company as a thought leader in the community.
This conference is organized by Elsevier and the Royal Netherlands Society of Microbiology (KNVM)
Abstract submission deadline: 6 March 2026
Author notification deadline: 1 May 2026
Author registration deadline: 29 May 2026
Early booking deadline: 29 May 2026
Current Opinion in Microbiology (COMICR) publishes authoritative, comprehensive, and systematic reviews. COMICR helps specialists keep up to date with the expanding volume of information published in the field of microbiology. Expert authors annotate the most interesting papers from the expanding volume of information published today, saving valuable time and giving the reader insight on areas of importance.
