🌿 YAS26 – Final Day Alexander Mathys, Spotlight Talks, Young Algaeneers Talks, Case Study presentations, Closing Ceremony, and a final visit to LGem. 🏆 Congratulations to all YAS26 award winners! Thank you to everyone who made YAS26 possible 💚 Until next time! #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #YoungAlgaeneers

🌿 YAS26 Day 3 Recap Case-Study Groups, AlgaePARC site visit, hands-on workshops, Seaweed Suite™ and storytelling night ✨ Thanks to all workshop providers and to Oscar Elizondo Sada for joining the storytelling night 💚 #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG

🌿 YAS26 Day 2 Recap Speakers Julie Zedler & Maria Barbosa, Algreen Gold Sponsor Talk, Young Algaeneers Talks, Innovation Competition, Round Table discussions, and Poster Session 🚀 And yes, we celebrated 10 years of YAS with cake 🎂💚 #YAS26 #EABA

🌿 YAS26 Day 1 Recap Keynotes, Young Algaeneers Talks, Case Studies, Poster Session, networking, and plenty of algae innovation 🚀 What a start! 💚 #YAS26

🎭 “Salty” at YAS26 🌿 Live storytelling night with Emma Holmes on Day 4 of the conference (May 28). 📍 Theatre Wilde Wereld 🎟️ Don’t miss your ticket! #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #YoungAlgaeneers #StorytellingNight #Wageningen

🌿 Welcome to our Bronze Sponsor #AlgaSpring! 🥉 European producer of marine microalgae Nannochloropsis gaditana 🌊 🔗 www.algaspring.nl #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #Microalgae #Aquaculture

🌿 Welcome to our Bronze Sponsor #BMCC! 🥉 The Basque Microalgae Culture Collection maintains 700+ strains of microalgae and cyanobacteria. 🔗 www.ehu.eus/en/web/bmcc/... #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #BMCC

🌊 Welcome to our Bronze Sponsor #Algaia! 🥉 Algaia develops seaweed extracts and algae-based ingredients for food, cosmetics, agriculture, health & bio-based materials 🌿 🔗 www.algaia.com/en/ #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #Algaia #Seaweed #Bioeconomy

🌿 Welcome to our Silver Sponsor #GreenCoLab! 🥈 Bridging research and industry in algae innovation 🌿 🔗 www.greencolab.com #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #GreenCoLab #Bioeconomy

🧫 Welcome to our In-Kind Sponsor CytoBuoy! 🎁 Advanced tools for analysing and monitoring microscopic life 🌊 🔗 www.cytobuoy.com #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #YAS26 #Microalgae #FlowCytometry

📢 YAS26 Update Due to high demand 🍀 registration is now closed. 💚 Thank you to everyone who registered! 📅 May 26–29 | Wageningen 👉 See you there! 🔗 yas.eaba-association.org 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/youn... #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG

🌍 Welcome to our Silver Sponsor VLAG at Wageningen University & Research! 🥈 Supporting early-stage researchers and interdisciplinary science 🌿 🔗 www.vlaggraduateschool.nl #YAS26 #VLAG #EABA #SilverSponsor

🎤 Susan Løvstad Holdt at YAS26 Talk: “What’s Holding Back Seaweed in Europe?” 🌿Expert in seaweed, food safety & regulation Associate Professor at DTU 🔗Find out more about Susan here: www.dtu.dk/english/pers... #YAS26 #VLAG #EABA #Seaweed #Algae #Bioeconomy

🌿 Welcome to our Silver Sponsor #Sustenso! 🥈 Working group at YAS26 mentored by Prof. Dr. Joost Teixeira de Mattos (Board Member & Head of R&D, Sustenso), expert in microbial physiology & algae cultivation 🌿 🔗 www.sustenso.nl/en/ #YAS26 #Sustenso #VLAG #EABA #Microalgae #Bioeconomy

🌿 AlgaePARC at YAS26 🥈 Local co-organizer & Silver Sponsor exclusive site visit 🌿 🔗 www.algaeparc.com #YAS26 #VLAG #EABA #AlgaePARC #Microalgae #Biotech

🧶 Workshop at YAS26 – MycoPunk Turn seaweed into textile forms 🌿 Hands-on with alginate, biofabrication & crochet 🔗 www.linkedin.com/company/myco... #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #MycoPunk #Biodesign #Seaweed #Biomaterials

🎤 Maria Barbosa at YAS26 Professor at WUR and Director of AlgaePARC 🌿 Talk: “A green generation with energy for the future” 👉 Don’t miss it! 🔗https://research.wur.nl/en/persons/maria-barbosa/ 🔗 www.algaeparc.com #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #Microalgae #Bioeconomy

🧪 Workshop at YAS26 – AlgaeProBANOS Digital Tools Hands-on session to test digital tools for algae innovation 🌿 Led by Josien Hendricksen, Marine & Aquaculture Researcher (WUR) Find out more about AlgaeProBANOS here: algaeprobanos.eu #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #AlgaeProBANOS

🧫 Welcome to our Silver Sponsor #HoloDetect! 🥈 At YAS26, participants can explore HoloDetect’s technology in the working group: “Contamination detection in Haematococcus cultures using HoloDetect” led by László Nemes. 🔗More info: www.holodetect.com #YAS26#EABA #VLAG

📢 YAS26 deadline extended! The abstract submission and registration deadline is now April 6, 2026 🌿 Submit now and join us in Wageningen! yas.eaba-association.org #YAS26 #AbstractSubmission #Wageningen

🎤 Welcome to YAS26 – Vincent Doumeizel🌿🌊 Senior Adviser for Ocean at the UN Global Compact, founder of the Global Seaweed Coalition, and author of “The Seaweed Revolution” 🌊 At YAS26, he will speak on: “The Seaweed Revolution: A perspective from the United Nations” #YAS26 #Seaweed #VLAG #EABA

📅 Abstract submission deadline: March 26, 2026 Less than 2 months to go until YAS26 in Wageningen 🌿 Submit now and join us! 🔗https://yas.eaba-association.org #YAS26 #YoungAlgaeneersSymposium #AbstractSubmission #RegistrationOpen #AlgaeResearch #Microalgae #Seaweed #Biotechnology #EABA #Wageningen

The Seaweed Suite™ is coming to YAS for the first time 🌿🌊 Morgan Ræ / L’EAUTELIER will bring the Seaweed Suite™ to YAS26, alongside a hands-on algae-printing workshop 🎨 🔗Seaweed Suite at YAS: yas.eaba-association.org/en/seaweed-s... 🔗Discover more about L’EAUTELIER: www.leautelier.com

A big welcome to our Gold Sponsor Algreen! 🥇🌿 🔬Algreen is a Netherlands-based company focused on microalgae biotechnology. 💚Proud to have them supporting the next generation of Algaeneers 💚 Discover more here: algreen.eu #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #GoldSponsor #Algreen

The call for the YAS27 location is officially open! 🌍 Would your institution like to host the next Young Algaeneers Symposium? 📅 Apply by 15 April 2026 📢 New location announced at YAS26 🔗 forms.gle/A4UtDuCTV5hi... #YAS #YAS27 #VLAG #AlgaeResearch #EABA

🌱 A big thank you to all our sponsors supporting YAS2026! SCHOTT, Algreen, GreenCoLab, HoloDetect, Sustenso, AlgaePARC, Vlag, AlgaSpring, Algaia, BMCC, Lgem, Wander Hotel, S&L Ventures, CytoBuoy, AlgaeProBANOS and Necton. #YAS26 #EABA #VLAG #YoungAlgaeneers

Ecco una versione più corta e pulita per Bluesky: 🌟 The YAS26 program is here! 🌟 Expect talks, workshops, site visits (AlgaePARC & LGEM), innovation competition, poster sessions and special 10th anniversary events. 🌊 More info: yas.eaba-association.org/en #YAS26 #YoungAlgaeneers #Algae

A big thank you and welcome to our Gold Sponsor #SCHOTT! 🥇 With 140+ years of expertise in specialty glass, SCHOTT pioneers advanced DURAN® glass photobioreactors for industrial microalgae cultivation, ensuring high-quality, bio-secure production. Learn more about SCHOTT here: www.schott.com/de-de

🎉 YAS turns 10! We’re launching the 10th Anniversary Student Pass: a discounted ticket for BSc and Master’s students. 💶 Price: €65 Includes keynote talks and Young Algaeneers sessions. Find out more and register here: yas.eaba-association.org/en/10th-anni... #YAS25 #VLAG #EABA #YoungAlgaeneers

🎉 Exciting news! Our YAS26 company visit to Lgem is scheduled for 29 May 2026. The site-visit will be sponsored by Lgem as our exclusive site visit sponsor! Places are limited! Find out more about Lgem here: lgem.com #YAS25 #EABA #VLAG #YoungAlgaeneers #SiteVisit #Biotech

⏰🚨 Deadline reminder! The YAS Innovation Competition 2026 is closing soon. Have an early-stage idea in microalgae or seaweed? 🌊 Don’t miss your chance! 🔗https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFfADHag3fLOdxRIM_1d7lFocr7HZy0KpEHtPhvDom3fj9Yw/viewform?pli=1 #YAS2026 #EABA #VLAG

📣 Overseas Scholarship deadline extended! 🌍 🗓 New deadline: 21 February 2026 🎓 3 scholarships for outstanding abstracts on microalgae & seaweeds 👉 Apply here: 🔗 www.aanmelder.nl/171069/subsc... 🔗 YAS 2026: yas.eaba-association.org/en #YAS2026 #VLAG #EABA #OverseasScholarship #YoungAlgaeneers

⏰ Early Bird deadline is coming up! Join YAS 2026 in Wageningen 🇳🇱 📅 May 26–29, 2026 🎟 Young Algaeneer Ticket €285 until 13 Feb 2026 → €320 after ✈️ Overseas participants: Apply for the Oversea Scholarship by 13 Feb 🔗https://www.aanmelder.nl/171069/subscribe #YAS2026 #EarlyBird #YoungAlgaeneers #EABA

🎤 YAS26 Speaker Announcement Welcome Julie Zedler, Junior Professor at Friedrich Schiller University Jena. She will speak on “Extending the pigment colour palette of cyanobacteria with metabolic engineering” #YAS26 #EABA #AlgaEurope #VLAG

🎤 YAS26 speaker We’re excited to welcome Prof. Alexander Mathys to YAS26 💚 Find out more about Alexander and the amazing work of the Sustainable Food Processing group at ETH Zurich: sfp.ethz.ch #YAS26 #VLAG #EABA #AlgaEurope #Microalgae

📢 Share opportunities with the YAS network! Submit PhD positions, job offers, or training opportunities via the Jobs & Training section on the YAS website. 👉https://yas.eaba-association.org/en/job-corner #YAS26 #YoungAlgaeneers #AlgaeResearch #ScienceCommunity #VLAG

🎤 Young Algaeneers Talks | YAS26 A dynamic format for oral presentations from Young Algaeneers is coming back to YAS26! 🌿 Topics: Cultivation, Processing, Physiology & Genetic Engineering, Applications, Sustainability 📅 Deadline: 4th of April! 👉 yas.eaba-association.org #YAS26 #VLAG

Your algae business idea deserves the spotlight 🔬🌿 📢 Join the YAS Innovation Competition 💡 🗓️ Apply by 21 Feb 2026 👉 yas.eaba-association.org 👉 Details & rules: yas.eaba-association.org/en/innovatio... #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope #VLAG

To support international student participation in YAS26, we’re offering 3 scholarships for the best abstracts selected by EABA 🌍🎓 📩 Questions? [email protected] 🗓️ Deadline: February 13th, 2026 (midnight CST) 👉 Follow us! yas.eaba-association.org #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope #VLAG

Happy Holidays Algaeneers! ⭐🎄 Our Christmas wish 🎅 A thriving community of Young Algaeneers 🌱 Our New Year’s resolution 🎉 To bring you an extraordinary YAS in 2026!🥂 Curious to know more? 👉 yas.eaba-association.org #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope #VLAG

What a great time at AlgaEurope! 🌊✨ Amazing to see YAS gaining momentum and so much interest in the new Wageningen edition. Proud of the YAS team in Riga 💚 Thanks to the organizers and EABA for the opportunity to showcase YAS and for a truly memorable pub crawl 🍻 #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope #VLAG

📣Registrations OPEN for YAS 2026! Join us in Wageningen, May 26–29 🌿💚 Young Algaeneer Ticket: 285€ until 13 Feb 2026, 320€ after Gala Dinner: 30€ 🥂 👉Apply for an Oversea-Scholarship before the 13 February Info & registration 👉 yas.eaba-association.org #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope #VLAG

🌿Meet the organisers of the Young Algaeneers Symposium (YAS) at #AlgaeEurope 2025 in Riga!🌿 📢👩‍💻YAS-Chair Elisa Werner will be presenting YAS26, which will take place in Wageningen in May 2026. If you want to know more about YAS, come talk to us! 💚 #YoungAlgaeneers #YAS2026 #EABA #VLAG #algae

👋 Meet the dream team behind YAS2026 - part 2! 🌿 We’re a colorful mix of scientists, organizers, algae lovers, and spreadsheet enthusiasts 🧬☕ — all working hard to make the next Young Algaeneers Symposium unforgettable 💚 #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope

👋 Meet the dream team behind YAS2026 - part 1! 🌿 We’re a colorful mix of scientists, organizers, algae lovers, and spreadsheet enthusiasts 🧬☕ — all working hard to make the next YAS unforgettable 💚 So stay tuned and follow along for a closer look at the people making YAS2026 happen! 🙌 #EABA #YAS

🌿 Help us create the best YAS for YOU! 💚 ✔️ Vote on topics ✔️ Suggest speakers ✔️ Share what matters most to you 🌱 Your ideas will help make YAS26 truly special. Survey link below 👇 Open until the 13.11. forms.gle/EqBS1k6zk9uo... #YAS2026 #EABA #AlgaeEurope

✨ Wageningen University & Research — Local Organizers for YAS2026 ✨ As one of the world’s leading hubs for algae research, WUR and the Microalgae Biotechnology group, led by Prof. Maria Barbosa, will shape YAS together with the YAS community 🔬💚 #YAS2026 #WUR #AlgaeResearch #EABA #algae

Big news! 🎉 For its 10th anniversary, #YAS returns to Wageningen - where it all began! 💚 Huge thanks to Prof. Maria Barbosa & the Bioprocess Engineering group @WUR for hosting 🙌 Let’s celebrate a decade of algae innovation & look ahead to #YAS2026 🌊