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Statement on

Probiotic Definition

ISAPP's Consumer

Guidelines for Choosing

a Probiotic or a

Prebiotic Product

ISAPP 2010 Annual Meeting Information

The 2010 ISAPP meeting is a by-invitation meeting that will be held August 28-30, 2010 at Gran Hotel Rey Don Jaime in Castelldefels, Barcelona, Spain (http://www.grup-soteras.com/en_index_donjaime.html).

General Meeting Information

Also, some useful links for things to see and do in and around Barcelona:

Beach activity, Sunday August 29th, 16:15 to 19:30

Scientific Program 2010 - updated August 23, 2010

Abstracts for Plenary Session:

Update on the Human Microbiome Projects. Dusko Ehrlich
Human Milk: Role of indigenous prebiotics and probiotics. Sharon Donovan
Relationship between gut microbes and metabolic syndrome. Fredrik Backhed
Pili as a mediator of intimate host-microbe interactions – comparisons among pathogens, commensals and probiotics. Reetta Satokari
Effect of Commensal and Pathogenic Bacteria on Programming of Neonatal Immune Response. Susanna Cunningham-Rundles
Guidance for Substantiating the Evidence for Beneficial Effects of Probiotics: Results from the ILSI Probiotic Task Force. Arthur Ouwehand
From Prebiotic Concept to Prebiotic Effects - Metabolic and Health Benefits. Results from the ILSI Prebiotic Task Force. Bernd Stahl

Abstract for Introduction to “Probiotic Q&A”. Agnes Meheust, ILSI Europe

Participant list

Meeting registration (no fee, but required for all participants)

Travel Arrangements and Reimbursement Policy - updated April 28, 2010

Hotel Reservation Form (ALL participants must make their own hotel reservations using this form - by July 31, 2010. Please do not make hotel reservations using the hotel website.)

Student/Fellow Association:

Late Breaking News (Saturday, August 28): instructions for submitting a title to present at this session

Travel Reimbursement Request Form (Form must be submitted by October 15, 2010 to qualify for travel expense reimbursement)

Our Mission

To engender and disseminate information on high quality, multidisciplinary, scientific investigation in the fields of probiotics and prebiotics, and to advance the development of scientifically substantiated, health-promoting probiotic and prebiotic products worldwide.

Photos courtesy of Prof. Lorenzo Morelli, Instituto di Microbiologia, Piacenza, Italy