From research to startup creation 12:30 - 14:25 Hall A A Special Event aimed at providing inspiration on how to move ideas and projects from research to startup companies. The event is particularly directed at early career microbiologists and will cover general aspects of company creation and management, as well as a few case studies of microbiology-based companies Chair: Stefano Donadio, Italy Preliminary Workshop Agenda 12:30-13:00 How to start a company Bart De Moor, KU Leuven, Belgium 13:00-13:15 From bench to business; ProDigest, a R&D company specialized in modeling of the gastrointestinal tract Sam Possemiers, ProDigest, Belgium 13:15-13:30 Title TBA Elsa Berends, Basidiofactory, Netherlands 13:30-13:45 Lanthio Pharma, a spin-out company from the University of Groningen that discovers and develops lanthionine-stabilized, target-specific therapeutic peptides Gert Moll, Lanthiopharma, Netherlands 13:45-14:00 TBA 14:00-14:25 Round table discussion Q&A