Conference Day One: September 18, 2024
8:00 am Check-in & Light Breakfast
9:00 am Chair’s Opening Remarks
Diversifying Microbiome Applications: A Holistic View of Microbial Benefits
9:15 am The Relationship Between The Microbiome & Aging: Exploring The Influence of the Microbiome on Aging, and the Implications for Microbiome Anti-Aging Products
Synopsis
- Understanding the relationship between the skin microbiome and the rate of ‘apparent aging’ to develop new classes of anti-aging product.
- Deciphering the role of the gut-skin axis in how the skin microbiome changes with age.
- Discussing the challenges in identifying the origin of microbiome metabolites, measuring ‘apparent age’, and applying microbiome knowledge to novel product development.
9:45 am Identifying Integral Scalp Microbiome Components to Improve Hair & Scalp Care Product Development
Synopsis
- Associating differences in consumer scalp microbiomes with impacts on scalp health
- Assessing the effects of products on the scalp microbiome to reduce the prevalence of damaging microbes
- Potential avenues for shampoo usage to correct scalp dysbiosis
10:15 am Structured Networking Break
Synopsis
Make the most of this morning networking session to reconnect with your industry and meet fellow microbiome pioneers. Use this opportunity effectively connect with cross-industry stakeholders and form important connections for expediting your platform development!
Accelerating Bioinformatics & Streamlining Research by Analysing Differing Methodologies to Improve Skin Solutions
11:00 am Panel Discussion: Comparing Profiling & Sequencing Methodologies to Provide Tailored Analysis Solutions
Synopsis
Join an academic leader in the microbiome sequencing space to interview consumer profiling, sequencing providers & assess the state of the field.
- Discussing the limitations of 16S, WGS, & shotgun sequencing, as well as the potential for a metagenomic and functional ‘omics’ approach
- The place for qPCR profiling methodologies in comprehensive skin microbiome analyses
- Exploring inter-species interactions & the need for multiomic studies to fully understand the complex dynamics of microbiome interactions
11:45 am Session details to be released shortly
12:15 pm Networking Lunch
Deepening Understanding of Microbiome Diversity to Provide Novel Skin Health Solutions
1:45 pm Expanding the Population Demographic in Microbiome Studies Challenges Our Prevailing Concepts of a Healthy Adult Skin Microbiome
Synopsis
- What microbiome functional traits have been lost by modern urban lifestyles?
- The importance of improving understanding of diverse microbiomes from around the globe
- What do we know about the skin microbiome outside the lens of industrialisation and Caucasian white skin?
- Applying these findings to facilitate product development
2:15 pm Toward a Foundation Model of Microbial Ecology: Modelling Microbial Behaviour with Massive Coculture Datasets
Synopsis
- Harnessing data collected from millions of laboratory cocultures to generate predictive models of microbial behavior
- Using these models to nominate microbes for inclusion in new products
- Paving the way for a generalized foundation model of microbial ecology that will accelerate microbial product discovery
2:45 pm Assessing the Impact of Skincare Products on Whole Microbiome
Synopsis
- Implementing a pipeline approach to consumer product usage; assessing microbiome diversity before and after usage.
- Exploring the effect of products on different bacteria in vitro and evaluating the implications for skin health and microbiome balance.
- Opportunities and challenges to assess the whole microbiome impact
3:30 pm Networking Break & Poster Session
Synopsis
Take a break from formal presentations to connect with your peers in a relaxed environment & learn more about industry research. This session will allow for poster presentations on some of the most cutting-edge research in the Skin microbiome sector. If you wish to provide a poster to present, please contact info@hansonwade.com
4:00 pm Roundtable Discussion: How to Incorporate the Massive Diversity of the Skin Microbiome into Research Methodologies & Product Development?
Synopsis
- The microbiome is understood to vary greatly across lifestyles, age, skin type, geography, body regions & more.
- What strategies can be employed to ensure that research outcomes are applicable to the most potential consumers?
- How can novel insights into microbiome diversity be incorporated into existing product development pipelines?