GUTFLORA FOUNDATION

About us

On this page you'll find information about:
What's the core business of the foundation?
The board of the foundation
Scientific committee
Sponsoring

Gut flora Foundation wants to:

Give actual and reliable information with this web site
Give information for a wider public through another site: probiotica.pagina.nl
Organise workshops and symposia for scientists and health professionals
Give lectures and organise accredited courses for health professionals
Sponsor and facilitate the Dutch Gut Day, a meeting for scientists working in the field of intestinal physiology and microbiology
Stimulate and coordinate research in the field of probiotics eand gut flora
Network and look for support from science and industry to extend her platform

Board of the foundation:

With at least 51% university scientists in her board, the independence of the Foundation is guaranteed.
Besides scientists, the board exists of specialists from probiotic-related industries.

Prof. Dr. L.M.A. Akkermans (Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht)
Dr. Ir. G.T. Rijkers (Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht)
Ing. P. Pekelharing (Winclove Bio Industries BV)
Dr. J.W.P.M. van Schijndel (Yakult Nederland BV)
Dr. G. W. Welling (Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen)
Dr. G.P.A. Bongaerts (Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen)
Dr. W.H. Noordman (Campina Innovation Woerden)
Dr. N.M. de Roos (Wageningen University & Research Centre)

Scientific committee:

Chair	Dr. Ir. G.T. Rijkers University Medical Center Utrecht	Expertise: Immunology and Cellular biology
Members	Em. Prof. F.R. Rombouts Wageningen University and Research Centre	Expertise: Food microbiology
	Prof. J.M. Wells Wageningen University and Research Centre	Expertise: Cellular Microbiology; Gut health
	Dr. G. W. Welling University Medical Center Groningen	Expertise: Medical microbiology
	Dr. G. Bongaerts Radboud University Nijmegen	Expertise: Medical microbiology
	Dr. J.W.P.M van Schijndel Yakult Netherlands BV	Expertise: Biochemistry
	Dr. P. Demeter Ph.D St. Margaret's Hospital, Hungary	Expertise: Gastro-enterology
	Prof. Dr. M. Kleerebezem Wageningen University and Research Centre	Expertise: Microbiology
	Dr. W.H. Noordman Campina Innovation	Expertise: Science communication
	Dr. N.M. de Roos Wageningen University & Research Centre	Expertise: Nutrition Science
Adviser	Prof. W.M. de Vos Wageningen University and Research Centre	Expertise: Microbiology

Administration of the foundation
E: info@gutflora.org

The Gut flora Foundation is registered at the Chamber of Commerce Midden-Nederland by number 41265792.

Sponsoring

The foundation is dependant of sponsoring for financial support. Therefore companies are being asked to support the activities of the foundation. The foundation will stay independent despite of any financial support.

These companies support the Gut flora Foundation:

Campina

Winclove Bio Industries

Yakult Nederland

What can you do?
We like you to support the Gut flora Foundation, financial as well as mentally. So we can reach a greater public, more reliability and independency. Therefore we're glad to receive all kinds of contacts, ideas or suggestions.

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