Programme overview
Monday, 1 June 2026
09.00 - 10.00
10.00 - 12.00
Official Opening of RRB 2026
Opening Plenary Session with keynote lectures
Title: Connecting fundamental discoveries from microbial carbohydrate metabolism to biotechnological platforms for advanced biorefineries
Mário T. Murakami, Brazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR) and National Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM)
12.00 - 13.00
Lunch and exhibition
13.00 - 14.30
14.30 - 15.45
Coffee Break and Poster Tour 1
15.45 - 17.15
17.30 - 20.00
City walk and Welcome Reception at the Jubileum Hall, Universiteitshal, Naamsestraat 22, Leuven
Tuesday, 2 June 2026
09.00 - 9.30
Plenary talk
09.40 - 10.50
10.50 - 11.20
Coffee Break
11.20 - 12.50
12.50 - 14.15
Lunch and Poster Tour 2
14.15 - 14.45
14.45 - 16.15
16.25 - 18.45
Biobased Market
19.30
Conference Dinner at 'De Hoorn', Sluisstraat 79, Leuven
Wednesday, 3 June 2026
09.00 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee Break
11.00 - 12.30
12.30 - 13.00
RRB 2026 Closing Session
13.00 - 14.00
Farewell Lunch
14.15 - 17.00
Optional Tour: to be determined
Download the Programme and Poster List here later on in May 2026
