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MicroVal welcomes new MicroVal Technical Committe members 2026

MicroVal is pleased to welcome a new member to the MicroVal Technical Committee (MVTC). Following the addition of three new MVTC members last year, Ben Bastin (Q Laboratories), Sophie Jacquesson (MARS Global Services R&D Solutions), and Amanda Brookhouser-Sisney (Midwest Laboratories), MicroVal is delighted to announce that Laurent Consentino (bioMérieux) has joined the committee this year. Within bioMérieux, he currently works as staff scientist, global scientific affairs for food safety and quality.

The MVTC consists of Actalia, Campden BRI, Merck Life Science / MilliporeSigma, Danone, ADRIA Développement, Nestlé, Mérieux NutriSciences – Global, Hygiena, bioMérieux, Q Laboratories, Laboratoire Microsept, Friesland Campina, Neogen Corporation, Thermo Fisher Scientific, AOAC INTERNATIONAL, NVWA, MARS Global Services R&D Solutions, LRQA, Actalia, Bio-Rad Laboratories, NordVal International and IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group.

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MicroVal welcomes a new MicroVal Technical Committee Member

Last July, MicroVal announced the addition of three new members to its Technical Committee (MVTC). This month, MicroVal is pleased to welcome another new member: Stephen Antonie-Zijlstra from FrieslandCampina. With his appointment, the MVTC now comprises 29 members.

As an MVTC member, candidates are expected to have expertise in microbiological reference and alternative methods, an area where Stephen excels. He brings extensive experience in scouting, validating, and verifying various microbiological methods, as well as in assessing their performance in routine laboratory work. Additionally, he has been involved in the validation and verification of alternative methods prior to their implementation in his lab. Stephen is also an active participant in several ISO working groups and International Dairy Federation (IDF) Action Teams. The current MVTC members believe he will contribute valuable insights, particularly in the ISO 16140-2 validation studies of alternative microbiological methods.

The MVTC consists of Campden BRI (UK), Merck Life Science / MilliporeSigma (USA), Danone (France), ADRIA (France), Nestlé (Switzerland), Mérieux NutriSciences – Global (USA), Hygiena (France), bioMérieux (Spain), Q Laboratories (USA), TLR International Laboratories (The Netherlands), Laboratoire Microsept  (France), Neogen Corporation (France), FDA (USA), Thermo Fisher Scientific (UK), Eurofins WFC (The Netherlands), AOAC INTERNATIONAL consultant (USA), NVWA (The Netherlands), LRQA (The Netherlands), Actalia (France), Bio-Rad Laboratories (France), IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group (USA), and FrieslandCampina (The Netherlands).

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Microval welcomes three new MicroVal Technical Committee Members

MicroVal (NEN) is happy to welcome three new members of the MicroVal Technical Committee (MVTC). They are Eva van Hees (TLR International Laboratories), Guodong Zhang (FDA), and Kirsten van Kooten (Eurofins WFC). With them, MicroVal has 28 members for this technical committee.

The #MVTC governs the validation process towards #certification and conducts #validation studies. It consists of voluntary members with a relevant background in #microbiological #food #safety, #laboratory #research, #method validation, and certification. The MVTC shall strive to have a balanced representation of the different stakeholders so that no single interest predominates. Admission for new members to the MVTC will be judged on a case-by-case basis. They are appointed for a period of four years.

The MVTC consists of Campden BRI (UK), Merck Life Science / MilliporeSigma (USA), Danone (France), ADRIA (France), Nestlé (Switzerland), Mérieux NutriSciences – Global (USA), Hygiena (France), bioMérieux (Spain), Q Laboratories (USA), TLR International Laboratories (The Netherlands), Laboratoire Microsept  (France), Neogen Corporation (France), FDA (USA), Thermo Fisher Scientific (UK), Eurofins WFC (The Netherlands), AOAC INTERNATIONAL consultant (USA), NVWA (The Netherlands), LRQA (The Netherlands), Actalia (France), Bio-Rad Laboratories (France), and IEH Laboratories and Consulting Group (USA).

Contact details can be found on this page on our website.