
The event, funded by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), brings together experts from around the world to share the latest research on bacteriophages (or phages) as a natural alternative to the use of antibiotics in agri-food and aquaculture.
From the University of Valencia, Rosa Donat, vice-rector for Innovation and Transfer; Carmen Bañó, dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences; Hortensia Rico, dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, and Elena González Biosca, full professor of the Department of Microbiology and Ecology and co-organiser of the event participated in the opening ceremony of "Ecophage Valencia 2023".
Pilar García Suárez, from the Institute of Dairy Products of Asturias (IPLA-CSIC); Rafael Tabla, from the Centre for Scientific and Technological Research of Extremadura; and Dácil Rivera, from the Andrés Bello University of Chile are also co-organisers of "Ecophage Valencia 2023".