9-9:35 a.m. Handout material delivery
9:35-10:05 p.m. Official opening of the workshop
10:05-11:25 a.m. Opening lecture by Dr. José Juan Rodríguez Jerez (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra –Cerdanyola del Vallès–, Barcelona):
• Overview on rapid methods, automation and miniaturization in microbiology
– Sampling of solid and liquid foods, surfaces, and air
– Miniaturization: microtiter plate, most probable number (MPN), viable cell counts. Diagnostic kits
– Methods for viable cell counts: hydrophobic grid, spiral plating, flow cytometry, direct epifluorescence filter technique (DEFT), turbidity
– Methods for viable cell counts, based on electric impedance and conductance
– Methods for viable cell counts, based on ATP – bioluminiscence and colorimetry
– Immunological methods for microbial and toxin detection and identification: immunomagnetic separation, ELISA and ELFA, reversed passive latex agglutination, lateral immunomigration, immunoprecipitation
– Molecular biology methods for microbial detection and identification: polymerase chain reaction (PCR), whole genome sequencing (WGS) and massive genome sequencing (NGS), proteomics
11:25-11:45 a.m. Breakfast
11:45 a.m.-1:05 p.m. Dr. Armand Sánchez Bonastre (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra –Cerdanyola del Vallès–, Barcelona):
• Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and massive genome sequencing applied to food safety
1:05-2:35 p.m. Lunch
2:35-5:30 p.m. Microbiology companies · exhibition (Fung group):
• From 24 hours to under 60 minutes: direct on-site Listeria detection with reliability equivalent to accredited methods (Arquea Biological Innovations)
• Food safety: molecular solutions for allergens, fraud and emerging pathogens (Deltalab member of SCGP)
• Elevate your environmental monitoring program to the next level (Hygiena)
• Automatic colony counters: accuracy, repeatability and data integrity guaranteed (Interscience)
• Check & Trace Salmonella 2.0: innovation in Salmonella control for animal protein production (Werfen)
5:30-5:45 p.m. Break
5:45-6:30 p.m. Dr. Mª Dolores Pérez Cabrejas (Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza):
• Rapid response analytical tools for allergen risk management
6:30 p.m. Merienda