2026 Academic Annual Conference of the Brewing Branch of the Chinese Society for Microbiology Held in Lanzhou

From August 12 to 15, the 2026 Academic Annual Conference of the Brewing Branch of the Chinese Society for Microbiology & Longjiu Industry Innovation Development Forum was held in Lanzhou, Gansu Province. Co-hosted by the Brewing Branch of the Chinese Society for Microbiology, ‌Lanzhou University of Technology‌ and Tianjin Food Research Institute Co., Ltd., the event was jointly organized by the College of Life Science and Engineering of Lanzhou University of Technology, the College of Biotechnology of Tianjin University of Science & Technology, and other institutions. Nearly 200 participants attended the conference, including Lu ‌Fu-Ping ‌ (Deputy Party Secretary and President of Tianjin University of Science & Technology, and Chairman of the Brewing Branch of the Chinese Society for Microbiology), ‌Wang Min‌ (Member of the Standing Committee of the Party Committee and Vice President of Tianjin University of Science & Technology), faculty and student representatives from the College of Biotechnology, College of Food Science and Engineering, and College of Artificial Intelligence of Tianjin University of Science & Technology. They were joined by experts, scholars and postgraduate representatives from over 50 universities and research institutes such as Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Northwest A&F University, China Agricultural University, Zhejiang University, Nanchang University, South China University of Technology, Ocean University of China, East China University of Science and Technology, Jiangnan University, Huazhong Agricultural University, Dalian Polytechnic University, Nanjing Normal University, Hainan University, Lanzhou University of Technology, ‌China Food Fermentation Industry Research Institute‌, Sichuan Fermentation Industry Design Institute, and ‌Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences‌ (Hainan Provincial Academy of Tropical Sciences). Representatives from leading brewing enterprises including Jinhui Liquor Industry, Binhe Food Group, Mogao Industrial, ‌Angel Yeast‌, Luzhou Laojiao, ‌Haitian Flavouring & Food‌, Shanxi Zilin Vinegar Industry, Beijing Hongxing, ‌Jiangsu Hengshun Vinegar Industry‌, and Hefei Ology Intelligent Equipment also joined the event.

On behalf of the organizers, President Lu Fu-Ping delivered an opening address. He pointed out that new technologies such as synthetic biology and artificial intelligence are accelerating their integration into the brewing sector, while consumer demands are continuously upgrading toward better flavor quality, nutritional health and cultural experience. On the basis of inheriting traditional techniques, the brewing industry should further deepen research in areas including microbial resource exploration, intelligent brewing process optimization, precise regulation of flavor and nutrition, quality and safety assurance, and green low-carbon manufacturing, to promote the industrial transformation and upgrading toward green, standardized, digital and intelligent development.

Vice President Wang Min and Jiang ‌Hui-Feng ‌ (Dean of the College of Biotechnology) successively presided over the ‌keynote addresses‌, and Vice President Wang Min presented certificates to the winners of the Outstanding Postgraduate Report Awards.

President Lu Fu-Ping delivering the opening address‌

‌Vice President Wang Min presiding over the plenary reports‌

This year's conference featured 5 keynote addresses and 48 parallel session presentations, focusing on cutting-edge research achievements in fields such as brewing science and resource exploration, modern brewing technologies, flavor and health of fermented food, and the development of the Longjiu liquor industry. Participating experts and scholars conducted in-depth, multi-dimensional exchanges and discussions on their respective research outcomes, bringing forward forward-looking research ideas and results to support the development and breakthrough of China's brewing science and technology.

Prior to the opening ceremony, a meeting of the committee members of the Brewing Branch of the Chinese Society for Microbiology was held, where the 2026 work report and the preparation progress for the new committee election were presented to all committee members.

This conference has further enhanced Tianjin University of Science & Technology's academic exchange role and industry synergy in the field of brewing science, and expanded new cooperation space for the university to continuously deepen the ‌integration between industry and education‌, promote brewing technology innovation, and advance high-level talent cultivation.