The Agricultural University of Athens (AUA) was established in 1920 and produces scientific knowledge on Greek Agriculture and Econom. The University has 41 fully equipped laboratories and consists of seven faculties. Its considerable research activity is funded by the EU and various international and national organizations and covers the areas of food quality and safety, reasonable usage of water resources, biological farming, the use of alternative energy sources, applications of biotechnology in agriculture etc. The Laboratory of Microbiology and Biotechnology of Foods (LMBF) of AUA, was established in 1994 and the main research activities are focussed on predictive modelling and risk assessment, food spoilage, foodborne pathogens. (Panos Skandamis)