The 2026 Microbiome Carnival will be held on January 17–18, 2026 at Nangang Exhibition Center Hall 2, 7F, Taipei. This event focuses on "Microbiome and Health" and brings together an International Forum × Industry Exhibition × Public Science Activities × Innovation Competition. It is the first time in Taiwan that academia, industry, and the public join in one large event, chaired by Professor Ming-Shiang Wu, Dean of National Taiwan University College of Medicine.

Professor Jer-Horng Wu from our department has also been invited as a speaker for Session 5: “From Pollution Control to Resource Recovery: Dual-Track Application Strategies of Environmental and Marine Microorganisms.”

The event is free of charge, and we sincerely invite everyone to join us on-site!

For event details and registration, please visit: https://www.mifun.com.tw/program_glance

2026 Microbial Application Innovation Competition

To encourage young scholars and startup teams to showcase their creativity and explore the potential of microbial applications, we are pleased to launch the 2nd Microbial Application Innovation Competition. We warmly invite participants from all fields to join!
Register now to secure your spot! Finalist teams will also have the opportunity to join a startup workshop where industry mentors will share valuable entrepreneurial insights.

Competition Date: January 17, 2026 (Saturday), 13:30–16:30
Venue: 7F, Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 2
Total Prize Value: NT$1,000,000
Eligibility: Open to all backgrounds—university students, researchers, startup teams, and cross-disciplinary teams are all welcome.

Registration Deadline: November 14, 2025 (Friday)

Register now: https://www.mifun.com.tw/html/competition

Competition Theme Areas:

Health and functional foods, medical diagnostics and therapeutic technologies, agricultural and environmental applications, microbial production platforms and processing technologies, microbiology × AI/digital applications.

We sincerely invite your department to share this event information with faculty, students, and colleagues.
Join us in this inspiring and creative gathering to witness a decade of Taiwan’s academic and industrial development in the field of microbiology.

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