08 April 2026 Ended

INRAE Lyon

One Health Summit - Microbiomes at the heart of One Health: from soil to plate and beyond

Co-organised by EFSA, INRAE and the World Microbiome Partnership, and with the involvement of PEPR Alimentation-Microbiomes and Inserm, as a side event of the One Health Summit, this session brings microbiomes to the forefront of the One Health agenda, exploring their critical role across the entire food system, from primary production to human wellbeing. Leading experts from science, policy and innovation will discuss how microbiomes shape crop productivity, animal health, food quality and antimicrobial resistance—and how their disruption can amplify risks across ecosystems. 

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  • By highlighting concrete solutions and pathways to action, the session will showcase how strengthening microbiome health can support resilient food systems, safer food and long-term planetary health.
  • The event will also mark the launch of the Human Microbiome Cohort Alliance, a global initiative coordinated by the World Microbiome Partnership to collect one million human gut samples by 2030. 

Date
8 April 2026

Time & Format
10:00–12:00 CET · Hybrid event (register here)

Venue
Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer (CIRC) – 25 av. Tony Garnier, 69007 Lyon

Registration
From 23 February to 7 April 2026

EVENT PROGRAMME

Welcome and introductions

  • 10:00 -10:10 – ‘The France 2030 Programme on Food Systems, Microbiome, and Health as a Role Model for National Implementation of International One Health Objectives’  – Eric Cardinale, Scientific Director for animal health and welfare, Anses 
  • 10:10-10:20 - ‘Empowering microbiomes for the benefit of One Health’ – Junxia Song, Chief of the One Health and Disease Control Branch, FAO 

Microbiome at various stages of food system cycle. Experts Talks

  • 10:20-10:35 – Microbiome in European One Health Policies – Pierre Mathieu Pelissier, Project Officer, Directorate-General Research and Innovation, European Commission 
  • 10:35-10:50 – Microbiomes across the One Health spectrum: EFSA's regulatory science preparedness for sustainable and safe food systems – Konstantinos Paraskevopoulos, Scientific project coordinator, EFSA
  • 10:50-11:05 –Subject to be determined – Daniel Podlesny, Research Scientist, European Molecular Biology Laboratory
  • 11:05-11:20 – Reducing the risk of zoonoses through microbiome-based solutions – Muloi Dishon, Scientist and Epidemiologist, International Livestock Research Institute
  • 11:20-11:35 – One Health and the African microbiome: advancing resilient public and ecosystem health – Thulani Makhalanyane, Professor, Stellenbosch University 
  • 11:35-11:50 –Microbiome-friendly food : from managing the outbreak of chronic diseases to supporting planetary health and biodiversity – Joël Doré, Acting President WMP
  • 11:50-12:10 – Roundtable moderated by Emmanuelle Maguin, Research Director, INRAE

 Closing Remarks

  • 12:10-12:20 – Closing remarks and the acknowledgement of the creation of the Human Microbiomes Cohorts Alliance, under the coordination of WMP – Philippe Mauguin, CEO, or Thierry Caquet, International VP, INRAE. 

More information about this event: https;//wmp-oh-summit2026.symposium.inrae.fr