IMMC10 Welcome Letter

Dear Delegates and All Participants, 

I am deeply honored to convey, on behalf of the Organizing Committee of the 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference (IMMC10), our sincere gratitude to all of the experts, scholars, company representatives, and all of the participants who will be attending the 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference. 

Medicinal mushrooms have a long history in China. About 2500 years ago, mushrooms were first reportedly used for medical purposes. The first medicinal book written in China was “The Classic of Herbal Medicine” (B.C. 200-B.C. 102) and covered agricultural and medicinal plants; 12 different kinds of medicinal mushrooms were mentioned, and some of these are still being used today. When the 1st IMMC was held in Kiev in the Ukraine in 2001, it was agreed that there would be other IMMCs every two years. The IMMC5 and IMMC7 were both held in China, and the IMMC10 will be held in Nantong, China, during the period of September 19-22, 2019. The success of this conference would not be possible without the support and help provided by the delegates and participants from all over the world. 

The IMMC10 will be a grand international event, specializing in a wide variety of academic discussions. The conference theme is “Medicinal Mushroom Science: Innovations and Challenges”. The conference is organized by the International Society for Medicinal Mushrooms, and the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce; co-organized by the China Chamber of Commerce of Foodstuffs and Native Produce, the Edible Mushroom Branch, Internationally Cooperative Research Center of China for New Germplasm Breading of Edible Mushroom, Jiangsu Alphay Bio-Technology Co., Ltd., Strategic Alliance for Technological Innovation of National Food and Medicinal Mushroom Industry, and Key Laboratory of Edible Mushroom Processing, Ministry of Agriculture. The major activities include key-note speeches, scientific forums, poster sessions, exhibitions of edible and medicinal mushroom products, and so on. The scientific symposia involve 1) Biodiversity of Medicinal Mushrooms (Conservation, Taxonomy and Ecological Distribution), 2) Genetics and breeding of Medicinal Mushrooms (including Molecular Biology), 3) Physiology, Cultivation and Fermentation of Medicinal Mushrooms, 4) Biochemistry and Pharmacology of Medicinal Mushrooms Active Compounds, 5) Medicinal Mushrooms in Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, 6) Medicinal Mushrooms in Clinical Practice, 7) Nutritional and Medicinal Value of Mushroom Products, and 8) Industrialization of Medicinal Mushrooms Products (including Management, Marketing, Laws and Regulations, Standardization). The conference will provide a platform for all medicinal mushroom researchers who will be able to discuss basic and currently important scientific questions, share the results of individual studies, make new or renew friendships, and work together to develop a new chapter in medicinal mushrooms. 

At this very moment, I also believe that, at this grand event, scientific researchers and delegates from the medicinal mushroom industry will benefit immensely from the information to be exchanged. I feel very strongly that, with the combined efforts of all of the individuals involved, the conference is certain to be successful and will contribute considerably both to improving our overall knowledge and also in promoting the further development of medicinal mushrooms throughout the world. 

I would like to wish all of you good health and success in your work! 

Thank you all again! 

Prof. Yu Li

Chairman of the Organizing Committee

The 10th International Medicinal Mushroom Conference


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