ILSI Europe hosts, sponsors, and co-organises a variety of scientific events. These include independent symposia, workshops, webinars, hands-on scientific trainings and sessions held as part of the program of larger scientific conferences or professional meetings.
Explore below our past events for recordings, agendas, copies of presentations, meeting summaries and other reports.
2025
Sponsored session at Fi Europe 2025
02/12/2025
Paris, France
Presentation at FoodFakty Summit Food of Tomorrow
05/11/2025 – 06/11/2025
Łódź, Poland
Presentation at Beneficial Microbes
05/11/2025
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Sustainability Reporting in the EU: Challenges, Changes, and Opportunities
04/11/2025
Webinar, Online
Workshop – Recycling of Novel Non-PET Plastics
21/10/2025 – 22/10/2025
Brussels, Belgium
- Alternative protein sources (including insect-based and novel foods)
- Microbiome and functional foods
- Food safety challenges (adulteration, allergens)
- Use of recycled materials in food packaging
ILSI Europe's presentation
ILSI Europe will participate in the Food For Tomorrow Summit with a presentation showcasing the organisation and the key activities of its Food Safety Task Forces.
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About the event
The Beneficial Microbes Conference provides an overview of the latest scientific results and future developments related to prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics and their importance to human and animal health across the lifespan.
Conference topics includes but are not limited to:
- The role of AI in beneficial microbes research
- Next generation probiotics: Research trends
- Beneficial microbes: Prevention and treatment of multiple diseases
- Beneficial microbes and brain function
- Beneficial microbes for human and animal health
- Beneficial microbes: The focus on pre- and postbiotics
- Fermented foods and health
- and more
The conference promotes the creation of new initiatives for the customised application of prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics in food, feed, and healthcare in a networking environment. The conference topics are intended to meet the needs of researchers, food, feed, and healthcare professionals who want to be updated on the advances in prebiotic, probiotic and postbiotic research. Interested attendees include basic and translational research scientists, nutritionists, dietitians, physicians, students, policy makers, and key opinion leaders with an interest in prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics.
The 11th Beneficial Microbes Conference features:
- Plenary lectures & parallel sessions
- Poster sessions
- A commercial exhibition, presenting products and services related to prebiotics, probiotics, and postbiotics
ILSI Europe presentation
Join us on 5 November, from 12:00 to 12:20, for the ILSI Europe session "Prebiotics as Promoters of Cognitive Resilience: A New Perspective."
Presented by Dr. Franco Ruiz from the Translational Research Center in Gastrointestinal Disorders (TARGID), KU Leuven, Belgium, this talk will explore emerging insights into how prebiotics may support brain health and cognitive resilience through the gut-brain axis.
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About the event
Join us for a lunchtime webinar to understand how recent EU regulatory developments may affect your business.
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) represents a fundamental change to the way companies report on sustainability related issues such as climate change, biodiversity, stakeholders, and business conduct in line with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRSs). This is one element of an effort by the EU to become the global leader in sustainable business transformation, with the CSRD operating alongside other pieces of legislation such as the Sustainable Finance Taxonomy, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Feedback on the first iteration of the ESRSs has resulted in the publication of draft amended standards in July 2025; tune in to hear about how these changes may impact your reporting obligations in the coming years, and to gain an understanding of the interplay between the various legislative requirements developing at a supra-national level.
Who should attend?
This webinar is designed for professionals in the food industry who are involved in shaping, implementing, or communicating sustainability strategies within their organisations. In particular, it will be relevant for those working in:
- Sustainability & ESG teams: responsible for aligning company practices with EU sustainability requirements.
- Corporate strategy & risk management: assessing how regulatory changes affect long-term planning and competitiveness.
- Supply chain, procurement & sourcing: ensuring agricultural and raw material sourcing aligns with new disclosure standards.
- R&D, product development & innovation - understanding how sustainability reporting frameworks connect to product claims and design.
- Public affairs, communications & corporate responsibility: translating reporting obligations into stakeholder engagement and brand reputation.
- Senior management & board members: overseeing compliance and strategic positioning in the context of EU sustainable finance regulations.
Speakers
- Prof. John Garvey, University of Limerick
- Ellen Jordan, phD candidate, University of Limerick
About the workshop
Background & objectives
One promising alternative to reduce the environmental footprint of packaging is the use of recycled materials. In Europe, the PPWR (packaging and packaging waste regulation) will require between 10 and 35% minimum recycled content for plastic food packaging by 2030 (and more from 2040).
Nowadays, recycled food contact plastic includes mainly PET as it is the only type of recycled plastic listed as suitable technology by the regulation in Europe and for which there are clear evaluation criteria defined by authorities such as EFSA. Consequently, the development of mechanically recycled plastic beyond PET is very limited in Europe so far.
Therefore, the objective of this workshop is to reflect on the safety assessment of recycling processes for polyolefins and polystyrene and to try to determine the most appropriate evaluation criteria for the safety of these materials. These requirements would help ensure all the potential safety risks are taken into account and controlled with a holistic approach from feedstock to final articles reaching the consumer in compliance with the high standards of safety expected by EFSA.
(PET is out of scope, this is not a training workshop - purpose is to discuss and prepare guidelines with criteria for recycling of PO and PS)
Workshop Structure
The workshop will last about 8 hours in total, split over 2 sessions. The first session will be a plenary session with 2 parts:
- Introduction of the workshop objectives and brief presentation of ILSI Europe and the Packaging Materials Task Force.
- Presentation of current context for the development of novel recycling technologies in Europe: focus on polyolefins and polystyrene
During the 2nd session, participants will be split in 2 groups and will be organized to collect their feedback on the following aspects:
- Opportunities and challenges in setting evaluation criteria for the safety assessment of recycled polyolefins
- Opportunities and challenges in setting evaluation criteria for the safety assessment of recycled polystyrene
Then, each group will be invited to share their feedback with the entire audience.
The 2nd session will end by discussing the relevance and feasibility of establishing evaluation criteria for the recycling process of polyolefin and/or Polystyrene.
Agenda
Day 1
13:00 - Welcome and Lunch
- 13:35 - Isabelle Guelinckx (ILSI Europe, BE) - Presentation of ILSI Europe
- 13:45 - Charlene Lacourt (Danone Nutricia Research, FR) - Presentation of the Packaging Materials Task Force and Introduction & Objectives of the Workshop
- 14:00 - Bastiaan Schupp (DG SANTE, EU Commission, BE) - Development of Novel Technologies Under Regulation 2022/1616
- 14:30 - Marco Zhong (National Reference Laboratory for Food Contact Material, CN) - Overview on What is Happening With Recycling in China
- 15:00 - Javiera Sepúlveda (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSII-UPM)) - Overview of Safety Assessment of Recycling Process for PS and PO by EFSA: Conclusion and Comments
15:30 - Coffee Break
- 15:45 - Christian Kirchnawy (Austrian Research Institute for Chemistry and Technology, AT) - Other Risk Factors for Recycling
- 16:15 - Edward Kosior (Nextek Ltd, UK) - Polyolefins: Presentation of the Properties of the Material and Overview of Existing Recycling Processes for PO
- 16:45 - Frank Welle (Fraunhofer IVV, DE) - Polystyrene: Presentation of the Properties of the Material and Overview of Existing Recycling Processes for PS
17:15 - Discussion, Questions and Comment + Introduction to Breakout Groups
Day 2
8:30 - Welcome
- 9:00 - 11:00
- Breakout group 1 - Reflections on potential future evaluation criteria for the safety assessment of polyolefins
- Breakout Group 2 - Reflections on potential future evaluation criteria for the safety assessment of polystyrene
11:00 - Break
- 11:30 - 12:30
- Feedback: Breakout Group 1
- Feedback: Breakout Group 2
- 12:30 - Charlene Lacourt (Danone Nutritia Research, FR), Cristina Nerin (University of Zaragoza ES) - Is it Relevant to Attempt Establishing Evaluation Criteria for the Recycling Process of Polyolefin and Polystyrene?
13:10 - Lunch
Registration
Registration fee: 100 € (snacks and 2 lunches included)
Deadline: 10 October 2025 (5pm CEST)
Register hereThis workshop is supported by the Packaging Materials Task Force
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Join ILSI Europe's sponsored session
Collaborative science in action: driving innovation through pre-competitive partnerships
About: How can science-based consensus and pre-competitive collaboration accelerate innovation in food and nutrition? This session brings together industry and academic perspectives to highlight the value of ILSI Europe's network and activities. Panelists will share concrete examples of how co-created publications, peer collaboration, and cross-sector partnerships address industry-relevant challenges while supporting scientific integrity. Discover how collaboration helps bridge science and application-delivering benefits for public health, companies, and consumers alike. The session will include an interactive exchange, where the audience is invited to share their views on which emerging topics would benefit most from scientific consensus and collaborative research.
Practical info: Wednesday 3 Dec 2025 | 14:00 - 14:25 (CET) | Exhibitor Showcase Theatre, 40A104
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stand 72A35, New Exhibitor Zone
ILSI Europe is thrilled to be an exhibitor at Fi Europe for the event 30th edition in Paris. Visit our stand (72A35) in the New Exhibitor Zone to learn how collaborative science can benefit your business, and meet the dedicated ILSI Europe team.
About Fi Europe
Fi Europe is a leading global event for the food and beverage industry, bringing together innovators, suppliers, and professionals from around the world. The event showcases the latest ingredients, technologies, and trends, offering unparalleled opportunities for networking, knowledge exchange, and discovering the future of food.
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