# A commentary on the 2025 Annual Conference (Liverpool) Session ‘Beyond the lab – Turning your research into reality’

## TL;DR

This commentary summarizes a conference session on translating microbiology research into real-world impact.

## Contribution

The commentary highlights practical insights and resources shared by speakers to bridge lab research and real-world applications.

## Key findings

- The session emphasized the importance of impact in both basic and applied microbiology research.
- Speakers provided actionable strategies for researchers to translate findings into tangible outcomes.
- Key resources were shared to support the microbiology community in achieving real-world impact.

## Abstract

A session at the annual conference of the Microbiology Society 2025 (Liverpool) was held on gaining impact from basic and applied research, ‘Beyond the lab – Turning your research into reality’. This Commentary provides a short description of the rationale behind the session, the key take-home messages, information on the speakers and key resources they shared with the microbiology community.