Join us for an afternoon of inspiring talks and a panel discussion as we reflect on a decade of scientific excellence, collaboration, and innovation within EMBRC Belgium and look ahead to an exciting future of cutting-edge research in support of a sustainable blue economy.
What is EMBRC?
The European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) is a European research infrastructure dedicated to marine biological and ecological excellence science. Its mission is to advance our understanding of marine biological resources and their functions, while promoting their sustainable use for the benefit of society. EMBRC Belgium includes five operators: Ghent University (coordinator), KU Leuven, UHasselt, Flanders Marine Institute and the Institute of Natural Sciences. Together, they provide access to marine resources (organisms and ecosystems), specialized training courses, high-end expertise, and cutting-edge infrastructure. EMBRC supports innovative research to address pressing marine environmental challenges such as sustainable marine aquaculture, renewable energy developments, blue biotechnology and ecosystem management. Over the past 10 years, EMBRC Belgium facilitated close to 300 scientific papers and participated in 40 European research projects.
Event Details
Where:
Institute of Natural Sciences, Vautierstraat 29, 1000 Brussels
When:
Tuesday, 9 December, 2025
From 15:00 to 16:45, followed by a networking reception until 18:00
Programme
15:00 Registration and welcome coffee
15:30 Welcome by the Director of RBINS
15:35 Welcome by Marleen De Troch (UGent), EMBRC-BE director
15:40 Intro to EMBRC Belgium, Jan Vanaverbeke (RBINS)
15:50 Belgium in EMBRC, Nicolas Pade, Executive director EMBRC, (EMBRC HQ)
16:10 10 years EMBRC Belgium in numbers, Ann Vanreusel (UGent)
16:20 Panel discussion
16:45 Conclusion
16:50 - 18:00 Networking reception
Registration
Contact embrc@ugent.be for more information.
