13.10.2025

Cultivation, Identifying, and preserving Microorganisms - for the Future on Earth and Beyond

Joint workshop of the Identification and Systematics and Space Microbiology Research Groups

Group picture of workshop participants; source: DSMZ

Welcome words at the beginning of the workshop; source: DSMZ

Prof. Dr. Yvonne Mast introduces the DSMZ; source: DSMZ

The VAAM special groups Identification and Systematics and Space Microbiology organised the interdisciplinary event on 9-10 October 2025 in Braunschweig, Germany.

The event focused on the cultivation of microorganisms and communities, the identification and systematic of (new) strains as well as microbial communities, their application or utility in wide variety of applications fields from basic to applied research, e.g., biotechnology, chemistry, medicine, agriculture, food industry and aerospace.

More than 30 international scientists participated in the workshop.