9-9:15 a.m. Breakfast

9:15-11:55 a.m. 2nd laboratory session (mornings group)

11:55 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Break

12:05-1:05 p.m. Dr. Daniel Ramón Vidal (Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, Valencia):

 The future of the application of microbiome knowledge in the agri-food chain

1:15-1:25 p.m. Group photo, by Pixelker (and T-shirts by Isona Imatge i Protecció)

1:25-2:40 p.m. Lunch

2:40-5:05 p.m. Microbiology companies · exhibition (Yersin group):

 (Hygiena)

 Revolutionizing food safety with next generation sequencing (Illumina Productos España)

 Food safety and food protection: a global perspective (Thermo Fisher Scientific)

5:05-5:15 p.m. Break

5:15-6 p.m. Mr. David Tomás Fornés (Working Group on Standardisation in food chain microbiology, Valencia):

 Listeria in the food industry: new species, new methods and new regulation

6-6:30 p.m. Open discussion about instrumentation in food microbiology, world trade trends, and other current topics. Conclusions. Participants:

 Chairman: Dr. José Juan Rodríguez Jerez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra –Cerdanyola del Vallès–, Barcelona)

• Mr. David Tomás Fornés

 Mr. Jon Basagoiti Azpitarte (The Enemy in your Kitchen, Ermua, Vizcaya)

 Ms. Itzíar Olea García (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Madrid)

 Mr. Rubén Melgarejo Ibáñez (Illumina Productos España, Madrid)

6:30 p.m. Official adjournment of the workshop: celebration

Wednesday, 26th November / Friday, 28th November