From 09.07.-13.07., the biannual conference of the Federal European Microbiology Society took place in Hamburg. Katharina and Marleen attended this international microbiology conference and presented their latest work on resource allocation and metabolic burden in Pseudomonas putida. Apart from the very interesting scientific program, it was great to see and (re)connect with other Pseudomonas putida aficionados. We hope to see some of them back in Munich for this year’s Pseudomonas Grassroots Meeting.