About Mic2Food

This COST action, entitled Accelerating Innovation and Development of European Microbial Foods (Mic2Food), aims to facilitate the development of new microbial foods for the European market. Mic2Food will create a unique network with a balanced geographic distribution to tackle scientific and technological challenges to make microbial food substitutes a reality.

Collectively, Mic2Food aims to:

Isolate and identify new, non-pathogenic microorganisms with desired properties for their application as microbial foods, including their protein content and lipid composition, and micronutrient content, and optimize their production properties in line with food regulations.

Develop and upscale their production processes from lab scale to pilot scale to industrial scale.

Establish downstream processing (DSP) (e.g., removal of RNA) and formulations to produce appealing products that can be commercialized.

Establish downstream processing (DSP) (e.g., removal of RNA) and formulations to produce appealing products that can be commercialized.

Monitor regulatory changes for microbial food and facilitate the commercialization of microbial food products in Europe and worldwide.

Quantify the nutritional and mechanical properties of the microbial strains and food products in a standardized way throughout the development.

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Participants

Our Team…

Meet the interdisciplinary experts and industry leaders driving the Mic2Food network, responsible for guiding strategic decisions and accelerating the development of sustainable microbial foods across Europe.

Dr Oliver Konzock

London
Action Chair
Email: o.konzock@imperial.ac.uk

Action Leadership

Dr Elia Tomás Pejó

Spain
Action Vice Chair
Email: elia.tomas@imdea.org

Action Leadership

Dr Oliver Konzock

London
Grant Holder Scientific Representative
Email: o.konzock@imperial.ac.uk

Core Group

Prof Bojana Bajic

Serbia
Science Communication Coordinator
Email: baj@uns.ac.rs

Core Group

Prof Luziana Hoxha

Serbia
Grant Awarding Coordinator
Email: lhoxha@ubt.edu.al

Core Group

Dr Cecilia Geijer

Sweden
Email: cecilia.geijer@chalmers.se

WG1 Leader

Dr Rodrigo Ledesma-Amaro

United Kingdom
Email: r.ledesma-amaro@imperial.ac.uk

WG1 Co-Leader

Mr Craig Johnston

Netherlands
Email: craig.johnston@enough-food.com

WG2 Leader

Prof John Morrissey

Ireland
Email: j.morrissey@ucc.ie

WG2 Co-Leader

Dr Mustafa Turker

Türkiye
Email: mustafa.turker@pakmaya.com

WG3 Leader

Dr Katarzyna Polanowska

Poland
Email: katarzyna.polanowska@up.poznan.pl

WG3 Co-Leader

Dr Loreta Basinskiene

Lithuania
Email: loreta.basinskiene@ktu.lt

WG4 Leader

Dr Paulina Streimikyte

Lithuania
Email: paulina.streimikyte@lammc.lt

WG4 Co-Leader

Dr Petri-Jaan Lahtvee

Estonia
Email: lahtvee@taltech.ee

WG5 Leader

Dr Majid Haddad Momeni

Sweeden
Email: mhadadm@outlook.com

WG5 Co-Leader

Dr Nino Inasaridze

Georgia
Email: nino.inasaridze@tsu.ge

WG6 Leader

Dr Alexander Schepsky

Iceland
Email: alexander@gleipnirvest.is

WG6 Co-Leader