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Gorinchem, Netherlands - February, 2025

Kicking off February, our ESRs gathered for a career development training session hosted by Corbion in Gorinchem, Netherlands, which is a company specializing in fermentation and other advanced processes
to deliver sustainable solutions for food preservation, food production, health, and environmental sustainability. Our students had the privilege of attending insightful talks by Corbion experts, gaining
valuable advice from seasoned professionals in the biotech industry. Our ESRs also presented their research and career development plans, sharing their expectations, challenges, and vision for the
year. These updates sparked insightful discussions and valuable feedback.

Valencia, Spain - September, 2024

Hosted at ADM Biopolis, our ESRs were taken through the entire process of bringing a product to market and introduced to the legal frameworks involved in R&D projects, as well as the complexities associated
with technology transfer. Insights from ADM’s R&D team also provided a deep dive into the complexities of scale-up processes and fermentation technologies. ESRs toured the production facilities,
where they saw first-hand how probiotics and postbiotics are developed. This was followed by discussions with key team members, including Strategic Business Development Director Iryna Biliaieva. This
experience reinforced the idea that food and health are at the heart of the bioeconomy, with ADM Biopolis leading the way in shaping the future of this field.