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The Strategic Questions Shaping the Future of Microbiota Medicine

Not another microbiome meeting.
A strategic congress designed around the major unanswered questions transforming microbiota science, medicine, industry, and prevention.
ISM 2026 to Open a New Chapter in Microbiota Medicine Under the Presidency of Alain Stintzi
The International Society of Microbiota (ISM) is pleased to announce that the 13th edition of Targeting Microbiota will take place on November 4–5, 2026, in Málaga, Spain.
This edition will mark an important moment for ISM, as it will be the first annual meeting held under the presidency of Prof. Alain Stintzi, recently appointed President of the International Society of Microbiota.
Who attended the Targeting Microbiota 2025 ?
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Concluding Highlights from ISM Annual Meeting 2025

The 12th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, organized by the International Society of Microbiota (ISM), was held on November 5–6, 2025, at The Westin Valencia, Spain.
This year’s edition brought together more than 180 participants from 23 countries, uniting top scientists, clinicians, and industry innovators to explore how microbiome science is transforming the future of medicine, nutrition, and biotechnology.
Sponsors & Supporters 2025
Microbiota and Host is an open-access, peer-reviewed journal publishing fundamental and applied research and reviews that advance our understanding of the impact of commensal microbiota both on their human and non-human hosts.
Microbiota and Host is particularly interested in publishing experimental or mechanistic articles in both human and non-human hosts, and those which propose potential therapeutic interventions. It welcomes the following article types: Original full-length and short research manuscripts, reviews, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, editorials and commentaries. The journal will also publishes special collections. The Editorial Board aims to provide rapid and constructive peer review with a turnaround period for a first decision in less than a month.
Microbiota and Host will serve as a nexus for the international scientific community to publish research on the cross-talk between microbiota and the host, with a view to advancing health. The journal welcomes basic, translational and clinical studies.























































