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
