NEWS

Newsflash! The Catalisti Newsletter September 2020 is out. This issue features a Save The Date for this year’s Catalisti Annual Event, a call for interest in Hybrid AI, a Moonshot update, and so much more. Click here to read our latest edition, and subscribe to our upcoming newsletters to stay up-to-date with the latest news from the Catalisti network!

Update of BIG-Cluster Innovation Agenda
18-04-2020
The Bio Innovation Growth mega cluster (BIG-Cluster) has announced it is updating its common innovation agenda to better tackle the challenges faced by the bioeconomy in Northwestern Europe.
‘Protection for Heroes’ to produce up to 1.5M FFP2 masks per month
14-04-2020
The recently launched initiative 'Bescherming voor Helden - Protection for Heroes' seeks to produce up to 1.5 million FFP2 masks each month, here in Belgium. These masks will be vital in the ongoing fight against COVID-19. Catalisti is supporting the initiative by facilitating interaction with companies and knowledge centres.
“De toegevoegde waarde van onze sector wordt nog te vaak onderbelicht” – Jan Van Havenbergh in FOKUS Chemie
18-03-2020
In een interview met FOKUS Chemie geeft Jan Van Havenbergh, managing director van Catalisti, zijn kijk op de innovatie-aanpak van Catalisti, het Moonshot-initiatief, én de reputatie van de chemie- en kunststoffensector.
AmCham EU praises Plant on a Truck project
15-03-2020
The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) has listed Catalisti's Plant on a Truck project as one of 15 innovative industry solutions that drive a sustainable future.
Agfa-Gevaert Wins 2019 EFCE Prize
13-03-2020
The European Federation for Chemical Engineering (EFCE) has awarded Agfa-Gevaert with its 2019 EFCE Process Intensification Award for Industrial Innovation for eliminating the use of liquid bromine and replacing it with flow technology.
Newsletter February 2020
27-02-2020
Newsflash! The Catalisti Newsletter for February 2020 is out.
Flemish government approves 12 Moonshot projects
10-01-2020
The Flemish government has approved a first series of projects within the Moonshot initiative. In total, 9 cSBO and 3 LSI projects received support worth more than 18 million euro.
Catalisti werkt mee aan voedselverpakking van de toekomst
11-12-2019
Op 6 december presenteerden Pack4Food en de Vlaamse speerpuntclusters Catalisti, Flanders’ FOOD, VIL en SIM de Roadmap ‘Voedselverpakking van de Toekomst’. Deze roadmap zet een gemeenschappelijke visie en strategie om de komende jaren projecten op te starten rond duurzame verpakkingen.
SusChem presents new SIRA
28-11-2019
At its 2019 Stakeholders Event SusChem presented the new Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SIRA).
INCITE builds on Catalisti project Lipametics
21-11-2019
The INCITE project has officially been launched. This 4-year project, coordinated by Oleon and primarily funded through the EU’s Horizon 2020 programme, seeks to bring about a transition to a more flexible and sustainable chemistry. It does so by building on technology developed in the context of Catalisti’s Lipametics project.