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“Een wereld zonder chemie bestaat niet … Ook tijdens de coronacrisis zijn de langetermijnprojecten van onze sector blijven doorlopen. Een goed voorbeeld hiervan zijn de Moonshot-onderzoeken van Catalisti,” vertelt Jan Remeysen, CEO van BASF Antwerpen, in het voorwoord van de nieuwste editie van FOKUS Chemie.

Forum Startup Chemie boosts your business by strengthening the innovative power of the chemical industry and promoting the growth of start-ups. All Flemish start-ups in chemistry and plastics can join this open platform free of charge.

Newsflash! The Catalisti Newsletter for February 2021 is out. This issue features the news about our new managing director, an invitation for the Moonshot industrial Advisory Board meetings, the ValBran project results, and so much more.

Ann Verlinden, the current CEO of Belcare, has been appointed as Catalisti's new Managing Director. She will succeed Jan Van Havenbergh as of 5 April 2021.

VLAIO, SPW Recherche and Innoviris have replaced the BEL-SME financing programme with BEL-COO. This new programme is open to both SMEs as well as large enterprises, and allows for both research and development projects.

Catalisti is currently elaborating the BIOPOL4MOTIVE project, entitled Biobased Polyols for flexible PU foams in automotive applications.

"De chemische procesindustrie is essentieel om een duurzame ontwikkeling van onze maatschappij te garanderen" - In FOKUS Energie & Innovatie geven Jan Van Havenbergh en Pieter Nachtergaele van Oleon hun kijk op de verduurzaming van de chemische procesindustrie.

Newsflash! The Catalisti Newsletter for December 2020 is out. This issue features 13 new Moonshot projects, a survey by BIG-Cluster, the full recording of the Catalisti Annual Event 2020, and so much more.

The interregional BIG-Cluster is updating its innovation agenda and wants your input to guide its future activities.

Two Flemish companies have received 3.2 million euro in “Strategische Transformatiesteun COVID-19” from the Flemish government to structurally secure the production of high-quality face masks in Flanders. Catalisti supported the government in identifying local expertise and evaluating potential production opportunities.