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Catalisti is one of seven spearhead clusters in Flanders focused on innovation in the chemical and plastics industries. The organization brings together companies of all sizes, universities, and research institutes to create synergies and accelerate the transition to sustainable chemistry and plastics through programs in biobased value chains, process intensification, circularity, and advanced sustainable products.
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- 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! Innovation emerges at the intersection of different sectors. Come to 𝗜𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝟯.𝟬, where we'll explore how companies, research centers and policymakers are working together to develop new solutions to today's challenges. 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 📅 29 October 2026 🕧 12.30–19.00 📍 Technopolis, Mechelen 🎟️ Everyone welcome! (Free for members of the spearhead clusters) 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁? 👉 Keynote
- Join Catalisti InnovFest and learn more about the intercluster innovation projects. See you there!
- Is your company developing an innovative solution in sustainability, circularity, digitalisation or healthcare? Are you still looking for French project partners, complementary expertise or financial support to bring your innovation to market? The 5th project call of Crossroads France-Wallonie-Vlaanderen opens on 10 September 2026, offering SMEs the opportunity to secure up to €250,000 in funding for cross-border innovation projects. More information: https://lnkd.in/eYxQ65D8
- Thank you, CAPTURE. Yesterday Tine Schaerlaekens took part in the plenary debate during the CAPTURE Day 2026 at VITO in Mol: "Circularity will never be competitive(?)" — intended as something of a provocation for the panelists. Thanks to Jan Arends (CAPTURE) for moderating, and to fellow panellists Isabel Vermeulen (BlueChem), Prof. Pieter Billen (University of Antwerp) and Ludo Diels (A.SPIRE) for a lively exchange. As one of Europe's most integrated chemical clusters, Flanders does not start from zero. Industrial symbiosis and
- Interested in securing #funding for ambitious strategic #research? Join our 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗦𝗕𝗢 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟳 and discover how the seven Flemish spearhead #clusters are working together to support #innovation projects. 📆 16 September ⏰ 10.00–11.30 🗣️ Q&A session follows presentations Sign up ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTkQUxvG Projects for this call will directly support the cluster #Roadmap themes. Join our webinar to find out about: ✅ cSBO funding requirements ✅ Research
- Prepare your start-up for growth with Schaalklaar 2027 In 2027, VLAIO - Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship will once again support ambitious, innovative start-ups through its Schaalklaar programme. With a total budget of €5.25 million, 15 promising start-ups will receive support to accelerate their growth and take the next step towards becoming scale-ups. 📆 The call documents will be published in November 2026, with the first pre-application round opening in January 2027. More information: https://lnkd.in/eZ9JYNPc #startups
- Do you have an innovative R&D project with international potential? Check out the open Eureka calls on https://lnkd.in/ejR-CZKn
- The increasing scarcity of resources, rising energy prices and the necessary transition to a climate-neutral economy require new approaches in material and product development. Lightweight construction, as a key technology for resource efficiency and emission reduction, plays a major role in the context of those requirements and goals. At the same time, the transformation to a circular economy requires products that are designed from the outset to be resource-efficient, reusable, and recyclable. Therefore, the European Lightweighting
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