Restoring the Natural Balance

30 years of Microbial Conference

Conference | 8 April 2025 | Ghent, Belgium

We’re thrilled to invite you to Restoring the Natural Balance, a special conference celebrating Avecom’s 30th anniversary!
   
This event is a unique opportunity to delve into the critical issues of environmental sustainability and explore innovative solutions.

Program   

13h – Welcome coffee

14h – Niek D’Hondt – Setting The Scene


14h15 – Keynote Koen Schoors (UGent) – Everything becomes different


14h45 – Friso Okken (Brenntag) – Testimonial


15h – Dora Taggart (Microbial Insights) – From Microbiome To Microbiome: How Environmental Microbes Impact Our World


15h15 – Ellen Crabbe (brantsandpatents) – Because Protection Matters


15h30 – Coffee break


16h – Silvio Matassa (UNINA) – Closing Cycles: Harnessing The Potential Of Microbial Catalysis For A More Sustainable Anthroposphere


16h15 – Stefaan De Wildeman (B4Plastics) – The Moment Plastics Became Too Durable For This World


16h30 – Keynote Willy Verstraete (UGent) – Escaping Historical Lock-in – Redesigning Wastewater Treatment Plants And Their Microbiomes For The 21th Century


17h – Stijn Boeren (Avecom) – Round up and Conclusions


17h30 – Networking Reception