CONFERENCE
From October 1 to 3, the 6th Baltic Congress of Microbiologists (CBM2025) took place at the House of Nature of the University of Latvia. The conference was organized by the University of Latvia (UL) in cooperation with the Latvian Society of Microbiologists.
More than 100 researchers from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Germany, the USA, the Netherlands, and Italy gathered for CBM2025. The program featured 36 oral presentations, including 9 invited lectures, as well as 51 poster presentations that participants could explore during the conference.
The conference was opened by Assoc. Prof. Guntars Kitenbergs, UL Vice-Rector for Science, who expressed his hope that this event would promote collaboration among the Baltic states in the field of microbiology.
The conference was structured into several sections, each dedicated to a specific area of microbiology or a current research topic. This year, special attention was given to medical microbiology, virology, microbial diversity and conservation, environmental microbiology, waste recycling, as well as systems biology and metabolic engineering.
The conference was supported by Biosan Ltd., Bioavots Ltd., Adrona Ltd., Biotecha Ltd., CopyPro, and Radisson Blu Daugava.
The Baltic Congress of Microbiologists is a regular event organized by the professional microbiology associations of the Baltic states in cooperation with universities. The conference is held every two years in one of the Baltic countries. The first CBM conference took place in Riga in 2012, and this year the event has returned to Latvia.
Conference website: cbm2025.lu.lv
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