THE BREWERS FORUM

Marc SCHMITT is General Manager at IFBM, the French Institute of Malting and Brewing. He joined the Institute at the beginning of 2002. His works concern mainly raw materials. Since 2008, he is in charge of the works of CBMO (barley – malt – beer committee) in France and he chairs the french committee for R&D in the Barley to Beer chain in France. He has been lecturer in biochemistry and biosciences engineering at Nancy University from which he received his BSc in biochemistry (1989), and his MSc in microbiology, enzymology and nutrition (1991). Eventually he completed his PhD in food biochemistry which was awarded by Nancy University (1996).
Member of the Analysis Committee of the EBC since May 2004.
Member of the Steering Committee of EBC Analysis Committee.
Chaiman of Sub-committee “barley & Malt” of EBC Analytica
Member of EBC Brewing Science Group
Chairman of the Malting Barley Ring test of BIPEA