📸 This is what #ESM2026 looked like! 214 participants from 42 countries, together in Verona for four days of science, ideas and connection. This is our community. Thank you to every one of you for making it so special. Until next time! 🧫 #ESMyco #Mycobacteriology

📍 See you next year in Hamburg! 🇩🇪 As #ESM2026 closes, we're already looking ahead. The 47th ESM Annual Congress will take place 20-23 June 2027 at the Empire Riverside Hotel, Hamburg. Thank you all for an unforgettable week in Verona. Save the date! #ESM2027 #ESMyco

🌍 As #ESM2026 closes, our President Troels Lillebæk reminded us: "Let's celebrate that 214 people from 42 countries came together to exchange ideas and learn from one another. There is no Plan B for humanity. This is our shared world, and our shared responsibility." #ESMyco @tlillebaek.bsky.social

🙏 Thank you to our #ESM2026 sponsors! This congress wouldn't have been possible without your generous support: 🔹 Platinum: Copan & Vircell 🔹 Silver: Bruker, Eurobio DiD, Diasorin, GenoScreen & Waters Deeply grateful for your commitment to advancing mycobacteriology 🙌 #ESMyco

🙌 A heartfelt thank you to the team behind #ESM2026! To Lumina Partners (Gaëlle & Christina) for outstanding organisation, and to our local organisers Daniela Cirillo & Francesca Saluzzo and all their volunteers for their warm welcome. It wouldn't have been the same without you 👏 #ESMyco

🏆 Congratulations to our #ESM2026 award winners! At the closing ceremony we celebrated the standout researchers and presenters of the congress: 🔹 Best Oral Presentations 🔹 Travel Awards 🔹 Best Posters Your creativity & dedication are the future of mycobacteriology 👏 #ESMyco #NTM

🔬 Session 10 at #ESM2026: our Closing Session! Keynote by Giulia Manina (Institut Pasteur, Paris), with Igor Mokrousov, Dylan Adlard, Noud Hermans & Praharshinie Rupasinghe. Chairs: Troels Lillebaek & Leen Rigouts. #ESMyco #Genomics #DrugResistance

🔬 Session 9 at #ESM2026: Innovative Models to Study Mycobacterial Infections. Keynote by Sebastien Gagneux (Swiss TPH), with Enrica Campagnaro, Gaia Saldarini, Robert J. Massey & Tine Van Win. Chairs: Troels Lillebaek & Margo Diricks. #ESMyco #Mycobacteriology

🌅 Day 4 of #ESM2026 is here, our final day in Verona! Ahead today: innovative models to study mycobacterial infections, the Closing Session, and the Poster Awards & Closing Ceremony. Let's make the most of it! Keep sharing with #ESMyco 🔬 #NTM #Mycobacteriology

🧬 Session 8 of #ESM2026: Omics in Diagnosis of Mycobacteria Infection and Disease. Keynote by Nicola Ivan Lorè (San Raffaele, Milan), with Wilma Quispe Rojas, Oren Tzfadia & Corentin Poignon. Chairs: Leen Rigouts & Paolo Miotto. #ESMyco #Omics #Genomics

🧫 Session 7 of #ESM2026: Therapeutic Strategies for NTM. Keynote by Lucas Boeck (Basel), with Alma Zinola, Camille Allam & Gabriel Oliveira. Chairs: Enrico Tortoli & Daniela Maria Cirillo. #ESMyco #NTM #Mycobacteriology

📊 Poster Session 2 at #ESM2026 yesterday! 15 rapid-fire poster pitches chaired by Bouke de Jong, followed by great discussions across the poster floor. So much excellent science on display 🔬 Thanks to all who presented! #ESMyco #Mycobacteriology #NTM

🤖 Session 6 of #ESM2026: AI in Diagnosis of Drug Resistance. Keynote by Philip Fowler (Oxford), with Dylan Dissanayake (Oxford) & Paolo Miotto (San Raffaele, Milan). Chairs: Matthias Merker & Tim Walker. #ESMyco #DrugResistance #AI

🔬 Day 3 of #ESM2026 opened with Session 5: Recent Advances in Mycobacterial Pathogenesis. Keynote by Caroline Barisch (Borstel), with Elke Goethe, Mariagiulia Conte, Sisay Girma Worku & Tiago Alves. Chairs: Christophe Sola & William Bishai. #ESMyco #Mycobacteriology

More on 🔬 day 2 of #ESM2026 in Verona! great sessions: TB Short Regimens in Trials, New Diagnostic Strategies for TB & NTM, and New Diagnostics for MDR-TB. Plus Poster Session 1 and a traditional dinner to close. Thanks to all speakers & chairs! See you for Day 3 🔬 #ESMyco #Tuberculosis

Congratulations to Bouke de Jong, winner of the Gardner Middlebrook Award at #ESM2026!

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🏆 Congratulations to Bouke de Jong, winner of the Gardner Middlebrook Award at #ESM2026! One of the highest honours in our community, awarded for an outstanding career and lasting impact on mycobacteriology. A privilege to celebrate it in Verona. Huge congrats, Bouke 👏 #ESM26 #ESMyco

🔬 Day 2 of #ESM2026 opened with Session 1: Molecular Biology & Mycobacterial Evolution! Speakers: Christophe Sola, Paula Ruiz Rodriguez, Mireia Coscolla, Alina Minias & Luke Harrison. Chairs: Mireia Coscolla & Sébastien Gagneux. Great science in Verona 🔬 #ESMyco #Genomics

📸 That's a wrap on Day 1 of #ESM2026! A great start in Verona: a workshop on gender, sex & TB, industry symposia with Copan and Vircell, an inspiring Opening keynote, and the Gertrud Meissner & Gardner Middlebrook Awards. Thanks to all who joined! See you for Day 2 🔬 #ESMyco #NTM

🏅 Congratulations to Margo Diricks, winner of the Gertrud Meissner Award at #ESM2026! We're delighted to celebrate Margot's outstanding contribution to mycobacteriology, recognising the excellence and dedication she brings to our field. So well deserved 👏 #ESM2026 #ESMyco

🏆 Congratulations to Bouke de Jong, winner of the Gardner Middlebrook Award at #ESM2026! One of the highest honours in our community, awarded for an outstanding career and lasting impact on mycobacteriology. A privilege to celebrate it in Verona. Huge congrats, Bouke 👏 #ESM26 #ESMyco

Coming to #ESM2026 in Verona? 🎨 Teatro Ristori is hosting Frida Kahlo | A Revolutionary Life, an immersive experience of projections, music & storytelling. ESM delegates get a special rate with their congress badge. A great plan between sessions!

📢 Abstract deadline extended! Submit your abstract for the ESM Annual Congress 2026 by 10 May 2026 final deadline. Share your research, case studies & innovations in mycobacteriology. Submit/register: www.esmycobacteriology.eu/event-regist... #Mycobacteriology #ESM2026

World TB Day 2026. TB is still a major public health challenge in Europe: 19,000 deaths, 204,000 cases, and up to 55,000 drug-resistant TB cases in 2024. ESM calls for stronger research, surveillance, and equitable access to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. #WorldTBDay #TB

🚀 #ESM2026 registration is open! 46th Annual Congress of the European Society of Mycobacteriology. 📍 Verona, Italy | 🗓️ 22–25 June 2026 🔗 www.esmycobacteriology.eu/event-home

And that's a wrap on #ESM2025! A huge thank you to our incredible community of scientists, speakers, and organizers who made this week unforgettable. The future of mycobacteriology is bright! See you all in 2026! 👋 #Tuberculosis #Science

And then, the grand finale! 🏆 We'll be celebrating the best research with the Poster Awards, followed by the Closing Ceremony. It's been an amazing week. A huge thank you to all speakers, organizers, and attendees! 👋 #Science

European Society of Mycobacteriology@esmyco.bsky.social · last yr.

After coffee ☕️, we dive into our final scientific session of the congress! Session 10 will explore Systems Biology approaches to accelerate drug discovery for mycobacteriosis. Let's finish the science strong! 🚀 #DrugDiscovery #TB

After coffee ☕️, we dive into our final scientific session of the congress! Session 10 will explore Systems Biology approaches to accelerate drug discovery for mycobacteriosis. Let's finish the science strong! 🚀 #DrugDiscovery #TB

European Society of Mycobacteriology@esmyco.bsky.social · last yr.

It's the final day of #ESM2025! We're starting with a crucial session (Session 9) on Neglected Mycobacterial Diseases like leprosy & Buruli ulcer. A hopeful future needs continued focus on these challenges. 💪

It's the final day of #ESM2025! We're starting with a crucial session (Session 9) on Neglected Mycobacterial Diseases like leprosy & Buruli ulcer. A hopeful future needs continued focus on these challenges. 💪

Start of #ESMyco - my fourth meeting and this is one of my favourites!

The relaunch of crypticproject.info at #ESMyco by @philipwfowler.bsky.social 53,897 clinical tuberculosis samples with genetics and drug susceptibility testing data!