Join this webinar to hear from bioMérieux experts introduce new SMARTBIOME™ and show how spoiler investigation and microbiome analysis help manufacturers uncover contamination sources, accelerate corrective actions, and reduce spoilage risk and non‑quality costs.
Routine testing detects spoilage, but often fails to explain its origin or how to prevent recurrence. In this webinar, bioMérieux presents SMARTBIOME™, showing how genomics and microbiome analysis support deeper investigations, faster corrective actions, and risk‑based decision‑making.
Today, around 80% of microbial food safety tests target spoilers and quality indicators. Despite technological advances, food processors still face ongoing challenges in preventing spoilage, leading to product waste, costly recalls and damage to brand reputation. While routine instrument testing helps identify spoilage before products reach consumers, deeper investigation is often needed to fully understand and control contamination.
When contamination occurs, the biggest challenge is often not detecting it — but understanding where it comes from and how it spreads. Where to look? How to detect? As its presence may only be in minimal amounts or the microbe may be in a dormant state. And finally, how to control it and prevent it from re-occurring?
SMARTBIOME™ empowers food manufacturers to proactively prevent spoilage and protect product quality using advanced metagenomics. By analysing the entire microbiome, from raw materials to in‑process environments and finished products, SMARTBIOME™ from bioMérieux uncovers hidden spoilage risks, helps identify root causes of contamination, strengthens GMP and HACCP programs, and ultimately contributes to improved food safety and quality assurance.
Key learning points:
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How genomics and microbiome analysis can reveal hidden contamination sources and transmission pathways
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Approaches to reducing non-quality costs and improving operational control
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Methods for diagnosing, correcting and preventing food spoilage issues
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Digital approaches to spoiler investigation and risk management
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The role of proactive monitoring in reducing spoilage, complaints and operational losses
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How tools such as SMARTBIOME support more effective contamination analysis and control
Julien Defferrard is Business Development Manager for Augmented Diagnostics, EMEA. With more than 20 years of experience in food safety and quality, and a Master’s degree in Food Safety and Microbiology, he has worked internationally supporting the food industry in adopting advanced diagnostic tools.
Through his interaction with hundreds of laboratories and production sites worldwide, he brings a broad and practical perspective on how innovation can strengthen food safety systems.
Lysiane Hauben is a bioinformatics and microbiology expert within the Data & Genomics department for Industrial Applications. In her current role, she focuses on genomics and metagenomics applications for the food industry and escorts Smartbiome projects in the EMEA region. She obtained a Master degree in Biotechnology at the University of Ghent (Belgium) and has subsequently performed research on microbial diversity and PCR detection techniques
Is the webinar discussion free?
Yes – there is no charge to watch the webinar, either live or on-demand.
When is the webinar?
27th May at 3pm
Can I watch it later?
The session will become available to watch on-demand shortly after the live webinar takes place.
What are the benefits of attending live?
You’ll be able to ask the speakers your questions, which will be answered live in the Q&A towards the end.
