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THE MICROBIOME, DIET AND HEALTH: TOWARD A SCIENCE AND INNOVATION AGENDA OECD Science, Technology and Innovation Policy Papers No. 42 (2017), DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1787/d496f56d-en Primary author: Kathleen D’Hondt The report builds on an OECD workshop organised in May 2016 entitled, “The Microbiome, Diet and Health: Assessing the Gaps in Science and Innovation.” Hosted in Brussels by the Belgian Delegation to the BNCT An explosion of interest Alignment with the Implementation Action Plan for the Italian Microbiome Initiative “At a minimum, public “Classifications need “There is a need for or private research to converge and “Public engagement new technology funds should be spent common standards in research projects is development, in such a way that and endpoints have strongly indicative of engineering, computer complementary to be introduced as the huge public modelling and information is an easier approach interest in bioinformatics. The generated across the to opening up some developments in this future workforce and public and private of the regulatory field.” scientists should be barriers.” trained to combine sector.” these skills so that the field can grow and mature.” Science policy • International networking of research, together with structural funding for transcontinental microbiome research programmes… • …there is a need to further connect databases and information sources • …new international consortia should move beyond microorganisms found in humans and link the different microbiome research communities: – plant; – environmental; – animal, and; – marine research. • Large consortia should not be funded to the exclusion of smaller… • …microbiome science will require deeper understanding of: – the host-microbiome nexus; – what constitutes a healthy microbiome
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