Microb-AI-ome consortium meets in Innsbruck, Austria

The Microb-AI-ome consortium met in Innsbruck, Austria, on 10 and 11 February 2026 for a two-day project meeting dedicated to reviewing progress, exchanging updates and coordinating upcoming activities.

The meeting brought together project partners to discuss scientific, technical, clinical, ethical, dissemination and management-related developments across the different work packages.

The discussions supported alignment on the project’s next steps, including ongoing work on privacy-preserving federated artificial intelligence, colorectal cancer risk stratification, clinical validation, stakeholder engagement and public communication.

Why this meeting matters

Regular consortium meetings are essential for keeping Microb-AI-ome’s interdisciplinary work aligned. By bringing partners together, the project strengthens collaboration across clinical research, microbiome science, artificial intelligence, ethics, data protection, dissemination and exploitation.