The Head of the Department Dr. Ioannis Giavasis had the honor to present part of his research, on the prebiotic effects of olive polyphenols, the use electrostimulation in the cultivation of probiotics and the isolation and characterization of bacteria with probiotic potential from naturally fermented Greek yogurt, during the IPC 2024 International Conference on Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota and Health, which took place on 18-20/7/24 in the beautiful city of Prague. It was a great opportunity for disseminating the work of the Department and the Lab of Food Microbiology and Biotechnology, meeting excellent colleagues in the field and paving the way for future collaborations.