Mycelia Academy

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Substrate and Wood Fungi Production course

Mycelium Production course

Mycomaterials course

Consulting

Group courses

Cultivate your skills in the most unique learning environment on fungi worldwide

At Mycelia's industrial spawn production site in Belgium
Group courses on substrate and wood fungi production, mycelium and mycomaterials
The only spawn company in the world where these magical courses happen
For beginners, intermediate and experts
A place to learn, grow and network

What our customers say

I could discuss with many other people of mushroom world and this was of main importance for me.

Another thank you to yourself and all the fine folks at Mycelia for the course. It truly was one of the most insightful weeks of my life and am very excited and confident for this new facility.

Thanks for your lessons, theoretical and practical and a very special thank for being so open and sharing with me your own experience in many interesting talks. This is worth a lot for me and I really appreciate your philosophy of sharing.

Now I know how to reorganize my production flow.

You are truly a world-renowned mentor and inspiration that has touched so many lives with empowering inspiration and courage to follow your passion.

I know with unwavering optimism Mycelia will thrive as your spirit is planted firmly with its conception and expansion – as you enter into a new chapter of your life.

Your legacy will live on – in a world that needs to remain connected to nature’s most incredible life-giving source.

Do you want to harvest success?
Then Mycelia Academy is your habitat.

You are a mycelium producer, an applied researcher or an occasional mushroom fanatic?
Together our highly trained experts have the experience you need.

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Meet our experts

A team of skilled experts with years of experience in highly professional European and international companies.

Jürgen Kynast

Director of Substratproduktion Kynast-Löcke

35 years of experience in substrate and mushroom production and independent consultant since 2012

Pascale Vergeyle

Production Manager at Mycelia

Biochemical engineer with, 25 years of experience in spawn production.

Hélène Ntimba

Culture Collection Responsible at Mycelia

and expert at Mycelia Academy

Jan Van Nuffel

R&D Manager at Mycelia and SacO2

Specialist in designing exciting new products and applications for our industry.

Mohammad Al Shukor

Responsible of Cleanroom Production at Mycelia

Christelle Chevalier

Founder of Fungi’s & Mycelia Academy

Independent consultant in biology of fungi, mycelium & substrates since 2020. 25 years of experience in the spawn mushroom business (Somycel & Sylvan), 15 years as Quality Manager and 10 years as R&D manager for Sylvan EU.

Roel Van de Heyning

Managing director of SacO2 & Founder and Director of Mycelia Academy

Expert in bag sealing, business models and accountancy.

Magda Verfaillie

Proud founder of Mycelia & Founder of Mycelia Academy

Biologist and mycologist with 40 years of experience in mycelium production. The force of nature behind the original Mycelia School and a wonderful spirit.

Kasper Moreaux

Director of Mycelia & Founder of the research department of Mycelia and SacO2 & Founder of Mycelia Academy

Born into the mushroom industry because the founding owner of Mycelia, Magda Verfaillie, happens to be his mother. Geologist, microbiologist, polyglot and lifelong mushroom enthusiast.

Orazio Tietto

Technical Manager at Funghi San Giorgio

Expert in bag and tunnel pasteurization processes for the production of various substrates

Frederik Cruyt

R&D Engineer at MycoVision

The possibilities in mushroom industry are endless

Where to start?
More than 2 million species of fungi and more than one way of working with them.

What to choose?
More than 100 ways to build a lab and more than one way to reorganise it.

What is the best?
Countless problems with hygiene and more than one way to prevent them.

We have the answer you need.

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