Events

The Kekulé Cycle has been organised since 1983, a collaboration between the Royal Flemish Chemical Society (KVCV) and the University of Antwerp. These two organisations are still the driving force behind this lecture series.

On Monday 8 December 2025, Flanders Investment & Trade is organising a group business trip to Luxembourg focusing on sustainable polymer chemistry and circular composites. Take part to discover the Luxembourg Institute for Science and Technology (LIST), learn about the latest developments, and meet potential partners and customers.
 

Join us for an insightful IP Café on the opportunities and challenges of patenting in the fast-growing cleantech sector.

The ‘Pitch Perfect and Boost the European Bioeconomy’ event is a two day event of intense cross-border and cross-sectoral pitching, matchmaking and networking, with the aim to link industry to innovative (biobased) technologies, innovators to investors and to create new partnerships for the future and the further development of innovative, cross-border and cross-sectoral industrial value chains in the biobased economy.

On Sunday, November 23, 2025, the Science Festival will take place at De Krook and the UFO in Ghent, as part of the Flanders-wide Science Day. Every year, we welcome more than 5,000 visitors, ranging from curious young people to professionals. 

In many companies, supply chain and energy procurement still operate in silos. Yet when planning needs to balance service, cost, and inventory, energy can play a decisive role in the cost equation. With today’s volatile prices, a key question emerges: what drives a company to decide if — and how — energy costs and revenues should influence the supply chain?

The Flanders AI Research Program (FAIR) is excited to invite you to the flagship event of the year: the Flanders AI Research Day, taking place at the iconic Wintercircus in Ghent - where history meets innovation.

On the 9th of October 2025 investors, corporates and start- & scale-ups will come together at Maison de la Poste in Brussels to shape the future of the energy sector. StarWatts gives you the opportunity to discover innovative solutions and make meaningful connections. This will be the place-to-be for innovation within the energy sector. 

Sustainable business is the future. More and more companies and organisations realise this and are preparing for it. But not every company or organisation is yet ready for the shift to clean technologies. Your role as a producer or service provider is crucial for these players. As is a platform where they can engage with you and think about a more sustainable future.

Join us for the KU Leuven event Why should we have an AI culture in chemistry? Experts from academia and industry will share how AI transforms chemical research, design, and production.