Future of the Microbiome
2025 Winter Summit

Join us November 18-20, 2025!

The Future of the Microbiome Winter Summit explores what’s next for the microbiome industry, bringing together bright minds and thought leaders across science, innovation, and business.

Join an audience of researchers, brand leaders, healthcare professionals, and innovators as we dive into impactful microbiome research, practical applications of emerging science, and the latest developments shaping prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, and live biotherapeutics.

Expect a multidisciplinary that connects emerging science with real-world market opportunity. This event is designed to inspire fresh thinking, foster collaboration, and build partnerships that will unlock the next opportunities in microbiome innovation.

If there is one science to business to business microbiome
event you cannot afford to miss, this is it.

Hear From Our Exceptional Line Up of Industry Experts:

Day One:

Len Monheit

CEO, Industry Transparency Center

Introduction: Welcome to Our 2025 Future of the Microbiome Winter Summit

Nov 18: 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CST

Nick Bohmann, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow in the Gibbons Lab at the Institute for Systems Biology

KEYNOTE: Unraveling Heterogeneous Responses to Microbiome-Targeted Interventions with Microbial Community-Scale Metabolic Models

Nov 18: 9:15 AM - 9:55 AM CST

Dr. Pejman Katiraei

Board-certified pediatrician, Co-founder of WholisticMinds

When Your Home Disrupts Your MIcrobiome

Nov 18: 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM CST

Samantha Ford, MS

Director Of Business Development at AIDP

The Estrobolome & Gut-Hormone Interplay: Implications for Women’s Health

Nov 18: 10:25 AM - 10:55 AMCST

Kasey Schalich, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis

2’-fucosyllactose protects intestinal mucosal integrity through regulating gut microbial metabolism

Nov 18: 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM CST

Dr. Shalini Jain

Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida

Postbiotics and Microbiome in Skin Repair and Protection

Nov 18: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST

Dr. Jelena Vulevic

CEO & Co-Founder, veMico, Founder, The Gut Perspective, Gut Microbiologist, Host-Microbe Interaction

From Feeding the Microbes to Supporting the Host

Nov 18: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

Day Two:

Maria Maldonado-Gómez, PhD

Principal Scientist at one.bio

KEYNOTE: Mind the Fiber Gap: Unlocking Next-Generation Prebiotics

Nov 19: 9:05AM - 9:45 AM CST

David Wishnick

Founder and CEO of Nutraberry Inc.

Upcycled Fibers as a Bridge Between the Gut Microbiome and Precision Fermentation

Nov 19: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CST

Dr. Hariom Yadav

Director of the USF Center for Microbiome Research and a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery & Brain Repair at the University of South Florida (USF)

Gut Solutions: Postbiotics in Managing IBD, IBS, and Post-Chemotherapy Recovery

Nov 19: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Car Reen Kok, PHD

Staff scientist in the Biosciences and Biotechnology Division at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Microbiome Applications For Military Health and Performance

Nov 19: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Elliot Overton

Founder & CEO of Objective Nutrients + EONUTRITION + Thiamine Protocols + ThiamineBOT

Tissue-Specific Thiamine Deficiency: A Hidden Driver of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders?

Nov 19: 11:05 AM - 11:35 AM CST

Elisa Benedetti Caffrey, PhD

PhD Researcher in the Sonnenburg Lab at Stanford University

Unpacking Fermented Foods: Clinically Relevant Tools for Fermented Food Identification and Consumption

Nov 19: 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM CST

Day Three:

David Nelson

Co-founder, Earthrise Community within the Planetary Health Alliance, Invited Faculty at the Nova Center for Justice and Mental Well-being

KEYNOTE: Microbes, Mood, and Misconduct: The Gut–Brain–Legal Axis

Nov 20: 9:05 AM - 9:45 AM CST

Patrick Guye, PhD MBA

Co-founder & CEO of Trilliome

Reprogramming the Gut Microbiome: Precision Modulation of Keystone Species Networks

Nov 20: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CST

Stephanie-Anne Girard, PHD

Director, Scientific Affairs, SGS Nutrasource

The Clinical Potential of Postbiotics: Evidence, Applications, and Design Considerations

Nov 20: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CST

Olivia Adele Todd, PhD

Director of Clinical Studies and Academic Collaborations at Sorridi Therapeutics

Brain Health Starts in the Gut: Leveraging Dietary Fiber to Modulate the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Nov 20: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CST

David Corr

CEO SeqBiome, Principal DeCromo Limited

Recent Advances, Current Progress, and Future Developments in Microbiome Analysis at Seqbiome

Nov 20: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST

Marcus Claesson

Head of Bioinformatics at SeqBiome & Associate Professor at University College Cork

Recent Advances, Current Progress, and Future Developments in Microbiome Analysis at Seqbiome

Nov 20: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST

Mika Aalto

Co-founder of Gutly Foods

From Gut Feeling to Business: Is There Really a Market for Microbiome Foods?

Nov 20: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

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When you register, you'll be joining industry experts across the globe

Our summit is created to serve the top companies in the industry, and all individual leaders for best-in-class education. Here are some of the industry organizations you can expect to find and connect with:

ADM
Advanced Biotics
Agrifiber Solutions
AIDP
Anagenix Ltd
APC Microbiome
Applied Food Sciences
Ardent Mills
Atlantia Clinical Trials
Avanza
Bayer
BIOASTER
BioGaia Pharma Ab
Bioform Solutions
BioSource Cultures & Flavors Inc
Bio-Tech Pharmacal Inc.
Campbell Soup Company
Caricol – Digestive & Immune Health GmbH
Carlson Laboratories, Inc.
CarobWay Ltd
Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies
Chr. Hansen
Colgate Palmolive
Comet
CosmosID
CP Kelco
Cypress Systems
DairyTech Communications
Danone Nutricia Research
Deloitte
DSM
Eagle Genomics
Euro Chemicals, Inc.
Eurofins
Finzelberg
Firmenich
Fonterra
Food for Health Ireland
Foodworks
FrieslandCampina
GCV Life
Givaudan
Glanbia Nutritionals
Grande Cheese Company
Harvest Fuels, Inc.
Healthbiome
Healthy Directions
ImmuneBiotech AB
Inbiose NV
iNewtrition
Ingredion
International Institute for Anti-ageing
Johnson & Johnson
Jarrow Formulas
KAAPA Biotech
Kyowa Hakko USA
Mars Inc.
Microbiotica Ltd.
Microbiome Inc.
Mondelez International
National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute
Natural Factors
Nestle Health Sciences
Neogen
Neuro-Syncrony
Nutrasource
NutriScience Innovations
PharmaCare NZ Limited
Plexus Worldwide
Postbiotics +
PreBio USA, Inc.
Probi USA
Progressive Labs
Reshape Biotech
Resilient Biotics
Roquette
Rudra Bioventures
Sage Bionetworks
Salus Labs International
Sanitarium
Sanofi
Seed Health
Seventure Partners
SFI Health
Skyridge Nutratech LLP
Sunergia
SureScreen Scientifics
Symrise AG
Synbiotic Health, Inc.
Tata Chemicals Ltd
Tate & Lyle
Technion
The Synergy Company
Thorne Health Tech
Trajan Scientific and Medical
Tufts Food & Nutrition Innovation Institute
Unilever
USANA Health Sciences
USP
Valens Nutri
Vibrant Health
Walgreens
Wave Foods
WellthyRx
WholeFoods Market
Yakult
YSOPIA BIOSCIENCE
ZEN PHARMA

Future of the Microbiome2025 Winter Summit

Join us November 18-20, 2025!

If there is one science to business to business microbiome event you cannot afford to miss, this is it.

Hear From Our Exceptional Line Up of Industry Experts:

Day One:

Len Monheit

CEO, Industry Transparency Center

Introduction: Welcome to Our 2025 Future of the Microbiome Winter Summit

Nov 18: 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM CST

Nick Bohmann, PhD

Postdoctoral fellow in the Gibbons Lab at the Institute for Systems Biology

KEYNOTE: Unraveling Heterogeneous Responses to Microbiome-Targeted Interventions with Microbial Community-Scale Metabolic Models

Nov 18: 9:15 AM - 9:55 AM CST

Dr. Pejman Katiraei

Board-certified pediatrician, Co-founder of WholisticMinds

When Your Home Disrupts Your MIcrobiome

Nov 18: 9:55 AM - 10:25 AM CST

Samantha Ford, MS

Director Of Business Development at AIDP

The Estrobolome & Gut-Hormone Interplay: Implications for Women’s Health

Nov 18: 10:25 AM - 10:55 AMCST

Kasey Schalich, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis

2’-fucosyllactose protects intestinal mucosal integrity through regulating gut microbial metabolism

Nov 18: 10:55 AM - 11:15 AM CST

Dr. Shalini Jain

Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida

Postbiotics and Microbiome in Skin Repair and Protection

Nov 18: 11:15 AM - 11:45 AM CST

Dr. Jelena Vulevic

CEO & Co-Founder, veMico, Founder, The Gut Perspective, Gut Microbiologist, Host-Microbe Interaction

From Feeding the Microbes to Supporting the Host

Nov 18: 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CST

Day Two:

Maria Maldonado-Gómez, PhD

Principal Scientist at one.bio

KEYNOTE: Mind the Fiber Gap: Unlocking Next-Generation Prebiotics

Nov 19: 9:05AM - 9:45 AM CST

David Wishnick

Founder and CEO of Nutraberry Inc.

Upcycled Fibers as a Bridge Between the Gut Microbiome and Precision Fermentation

Nov 19: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CST

Dr. Hariom Yadav

Director of the USF Center for Microbiome Research and a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery & Brain Repair at the University of South Florida (USF)

Gut Solutions: Postbiotics in Managing IBD, IBS, and Post-Chemotherapy Recovery

Nov 19: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CST

SPONSORED BY:

Car Reen Kok, PHD

Staff scientist in the Biosciences and Biotechnology Division at Lawrence Livermore National Lab

Microbiome Applications For Military Health and Performance

Nov 19: 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM CST

Elliot Overton

Founder & CEO of Objective Nutrients + EONUTRITION + Thiamine Protocols + ThiamineBOT

Tissue-Specific Thiamine Deficiency: A Hidden Driver of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders?

Nov 19: 11:05 AM - 11:35 AM CST

Elisa Benedetti Caffrey, PhD

PhD Researcher in the Sonnenburg Lab at Stanford University

Unpacking Fermented Foods: Clinically Relevant Tools for Fermented Food Identification and Consumption

Nov 19: 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM CST

Day Three:

David Nelson

Co-founder, Earthrise Community within the Planetary Health Alliance, Invited Faculty at the Nova Center for Justice and Mental Well-being

KEYNOTE: Microbes, Mood, and Misconduct: The Gut–Brain–Legal Axis

Nov 20: 9:05 AM - 9:45 AM CST

Patrick Guye, PhD MBA

Co-founder & CEO of Trilliome

Reprogramming the Gut Microbiome: Precision Modulation of Keystone Species Networks

Nov 20: 9:45 AM - 10:15 AM CST

Stephanie-Anne Girard, PHD

Director, Scientific Affairs, SGS Nutrasource

The Clinical Potential of Postbiotics: Evidence, Applications, and Design Considerations

Nov 20: 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM CST

SPONSORED BY:

Olivia Adele Todd, PhD

Director of Clinical Studies and Academic Collaborations at Sorridi Therapeutics

Brain Health Starts in the Gut: Leveraging Dietary Fiber to Modulate the Gut-Microbiome-Brain Axis in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Nov 20: 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM CST

David Corr

CEO SeqBiome, Principal DeCromo Limited

Recent Advances, Current Progress, and Future Developments in Microbiome Analysis at Seqbiome

Future of the Microbiome
2025 Winter Summit

If there is one science to business to business microbiome
event you cannot afford to miss, this is it.